Got a HOTAS with Dual-Stage trigger? Map it to Gun-select AND Gun-fire

[Ebs]

Did a bit of poking around in the controls configs and came upon some 'combo' commands. It pi...annoyed me a little bit ;) that one had to map the gun select and gun fire to separate commands, until I figured out that the game would do it for me!

 

This allows you to map your first-stage trigger (X52/Warthog etc.) to Gun-Select (flipped up trigger cover)while held...second stage trigger fires. think of it like PAC1 and PAC2 in the A-10...

 

go into \Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\ka-50\joystick and open your joystick Lua in Notepad++ or whatever...Add the following line....

 

{combos = {{key = ""}, }, down = iCommandPlaneModeCannon, up = iCommandPlaneModeCannon, name = "Gun Select Dual", category = "Ins Cyclic Stick"},

 

save it, then go into the control options and map it to your first stage trigger. obviously map the second stage trigger to gun fire.

 

e.g. here's the first part of my lua. What I added is in red...

 

function layout()
return {
forceFeedback = {
trimmer = 1,
shake = 0.5,
swapAxes = false,
invertX = false,
invertY = false,
},
keyCommands = {
[color="Red"][b]{combos = {{key = ""}, }, down = iCommandPlaneModeCannon, up = iCommandPlaneModeCannon, name = "Gun Select Dual", category = "Ins Cyclic Stick"},[/b][/color]
{pressed = iCommandPlane_ABRIS_Axis_Decrease, name = "ABRIS Axis Decrease", category = "Ins ABRIS AMMS"},
{pressed = iCommandPlane_ABRIS_Axis_Increase, name = "ABRIS Axis Increase", category = "Ins ABRIS AMMS"},

[rrohde]

Great idea, thank you. I will give it a whirl.

[zaelu]

Not that great idea... imho.

 

And what if you don't fire? You have to keep pressing it while aiming the gun etc... Then if you get tired press it again cause if you hurry a second time you will accidentally deactivate the gun while trying to open fire...

 

I mapped first trigger to gun fire and second to release weapon... you can't fire both in Ka50... simple.

[Suchacz]

I mapped first trigger to gun fire and second to release weapon... you can't fire both in Ka50... simple.

Wow, great idea!

[cichlidfan]

Wow, great idea!

 

Agreed. I like this. :thumbup:

[Ebs]

Hey whatever works for you dude :)

[KLR Rico]

I mapped first trigger to gun fire and second to release weapon...

 

That's how I roll too.

 

I also use modifier and trigger to switch to gun mode.

[Suchacz]

For a single stage trigger you can do also one little LUA trick:

 

edit

 

"...\DCS World\Mods\aircrafts\Ka-50\Cockpit\Scripts\Devices_specs\WeaponSystem.lua"

 

change first line from

 

use_single_trigger = false --true

 

to

 

use_single_trigger = true

 

...but every update will reverse it to default.

[Ebs]

I'm pretty sure that just enables your trigger to fire the gun AND the missiles from one button. (not at the same time though, obviously)

[Suchacz]

I'm pretty sure that just enables your trigger to fire the gun AND the missiles from one button. (not at the same time though, obviously)

Exactly. I had to describe it more precisely.

 

With that you have both triggers (gun trigger and weapons release button) on one designated joy switch or on space bar.

Edited March 29, 2013 by Suchacz