Phantom453 Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I notice that I can not seem to map a range of keyboard commands to HOTAS buttons at the moment, the ones you can not map appear lighter than those you can on the keyboard assignment mapping table (night vision goggles for example). Is this just a reflection of the beta state of the MI-8 at the moment, or do I have an issue with my keyboard and joystick lua files? Is anyone else having this issue? I couldn't find any posts about it? Is there a fix for this? Thanks for any advice.
Phantom453 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Posted September 10, 2013 Enclosed screenshot shows the problem I am having. As you can see, for the lighter shaded areas (like NVG in this instance) I can not select the corresponding box for the controller I want to map the function to - only the whole line. This only occurs for the lighter shaded boxes, the darker ones I can map as normal.
-MadCat- Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 Select any other joystick command field, no matter if assigned or not, and the press "delete category". That will add all those commands to the corresponding joystick.lua and make ALL fields in that column available. This way you have to reassign all joystick commands though. Note: only the currently displayed category (e.g. View, View Cockpit, ...) will be affected by "delete category". That way you can, to some degree, control what joystick commands will be deleted in the process. Or you can manually find the needed commands in the keyboard.lua and add them to the joystick.lua. All these files are found in the user\saved games\ dcs\config\input directory. Greetings MadCat Link -> Stateful button commands for many DCS modules
Phantom453 Posted September 12, 2013 Author Posted September 12, 2013 Thanks MadCat, Looks like I'll have to go down the path you have suggested. I was hoping there would have been a method which didn't require me re-mapping my whole controller/s
Phantom88 Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 I have this issue also,Any idea if this will be addressed in a patch? Thanks Patrick
lorenzoj Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 I've been waiting and wondering about this too. Remapping entire catagories seems a bit much to have to do for some catagories at least. Not so bad in those with few joystick assignments.
Phantom88 Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 I've been waiting and wondering about this too. Remapping entire catagories seems a bit much to have to do for some catagories at least. Not so bad in those with few joystick assignments. +1 Yeah,I've been getting by with using keyboard for some things,but I'd love to map itall to my TM Warthog:thumbup: Patrick
cichlidfan Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) If your screen looks like the screen shot from Phantom453 then you should delete the Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\mi-8mt folder. This will reset all of your controls to default and restore the missing commands. This is my installation and I have not touched it other than to map my axis controls. Edited September 28, 2013 by cichlidfan 1 ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
lorenzoj Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) I notice that I can not seem to map a range of keyboard commands to HOTAS buttons at the moment, the ones you can not map appear lighter than those you can on the keyboard assignment mapping table (night vision goggles for example). Is this just a reflection of the beta state of the MI-8 at the moment, or do I have an issue with my keyboard and joystick lua files? Is anyone else having this issue? I couldn't find any posts about it? Is there a fix for this? Thanks for any advice. I forgot earlier to remind people that "Clearing a Category" will only wipe out any joystick assignments and not touch the keyboard bindings. But the upside is that you will now be able to assign joystick buttons to all the lines in the category including the ones you were locked out of. Edited September 28, 2013 by lorenzoj
Phantom88 Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 If your screen looks like the screen shot from Phantom453 then you should delete the Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\mi-8mt folder. This will reset all of your controls to default and restore the missing commands. This is my installation and I have not touched it other than to map my axis controls. Great,I'll give that a try,Thank You:thumbup: Cheers!! Patrick
Phantom453 Posted October 9, 2013 Author Posted October 9, 2013 If your screen looks like the screen shot from Phantom453 then you should delete the Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\mi-8mt folder. This will reset all of your controls to default and restore the missing commands. This is my installation and I have not touched it other than to map my axis controls. Hi cichlidfan, I tried what you suggested above but it didn't seem to work for me. The enclose screenshot shows the default Mi8 key binding screen for me. As you can see, certain ones still cannot be assigned - NVG and the open close windows/ doors in this instance. There is currently no Mi-8mt folder in my Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\ folder. Hence this must be the default. It is also the latest one as the ne command "B" release bomb is there and I haven't changed anything. Anyone - any ideas??
71st_Mastiff Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Hi cichlidfan, I tried what you suggested above but it didn't seem to work for me. The enclose screenshot shows the default Mi8 key binding screen for me. As you can see, certain ones still cannot be assigned - NVG and the open close windows/ doors in this instance. There is currently no Mi-8mt folder in my Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\ folder. Hence this must be the default. It is also the latest one as the ne command "B" release bomb is there and I haven't changed anything. Anyone - any ideas?? you need to authorize that folder to share as admin:joystick: "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
Phantom453 Posted October 9, 2013 Author Posted October 9, 2013 you need to authorize that folder to share as admin:joystick: Can you expand a bit on this please Mastiff??
Lizzard Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 If you completly miss the mi-8mt folder something went wrong. rename the whole .../saved Games/DCS Folder to DCS_old or something and restart the Game..what happens then?! My Specs: I don`t care..it is a Computer..a black one..
71st_Mastiff Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) Can you expand a bit on this please Mastiff?? if you have DCS installed in a 64 bit OS, you need to allow as admin for those exe's, and folders that the game is writing back and forth from those folders and in C:\programfiles\ or programfilesx(x86) folder you need to right click and go properties/advanced and allow as admin or change the share attributes. Edited October 9, 2013 by Mastiff "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
Phantom453 Posted October 12, 2013 Author Posted October 12, 2013 If your screen looks like the screen shot from Phantom453 then you should delete the Saved Games\DCS\Config\Input\mi-8mt folder. This will reset all of your controls to default and restore the missing commands. This is my installation and I have not touched it other than to map my axis controls. I received the following additional bid of guidance from cichlidfan, which, with the directions above, solved this problem for me. "Before I assign any controls in DCS, I ALWAYS clear all buttons and axis settings, using the Clear Category button. Note that even if your category is set to all, that will not clear your axis settings so you will have to do it again for each axis column as well." Help from cichlidfan and others above is greatly appreciated.
Machinegun417 Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 I am having the same problem with a-10c. Can NOT get the taxi light switch command to work. I does NOT work in the cockpit either.
Phantom453 Posted October 14, 2013 Author Posted October 14, 2013 I am having the same problem with a-10c. Can NOT get the taxi light switch command to work. I does NOT work in the cockpit either. Hi Machinegun, Do you mean that you can't map the landing light/ taxi light switch to a controller, or do you mean it doesn't switch when you click on it with the mouse in the cockpit?
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