F2 view camera correction

[insider]

found some similar topics but no exact advice was given.

Is it possible to move F2 camera a bit backwards ? it feels too close for me.

Which script parameters should be modified to save it 'forever' ?

(default view is on pic#1 and second ya want to save is on pic#2)

Edited January 19, 2014 by insider
not enough information in the post

[Laro]

Inside "DCS World\Config\View\View.lua" i think, copy this file to "Saved Games\DCS\Config\View\" and edit the file. I can't tell what exactly you have to change so....try & error :blush:

 

Edit: View.lua not Server.lua

Edited January 19, 2014 by Laro

[insider]

Inside "DCS World\Config\View\View.lua" i think, copy this file to "Saved Games\DCS\Config\View\" and edit the file. I can't tell what exactly you have to change so....try & error :blush:

 

Edit: View.lua not Server.lua

 

thx i'll give this a try; there however must be some X/Y/Z camera position coordinates, but don't know which variable !? chase/cockpit/combat is all i've seen...

[cichlidfan]

You do realize that the F2 view can be zoomed out with the mouse wheel?

[insider]

You do realize that the F2 view can be zoomed out with the mouse wheel?

 

I do realize, don't want to scroll every time :)

[cichlidfan]

In that case, you might be stuck. That view does not appear to be defined in Vew or Server luas. Chase and Combat views are not F2.

[insider]

In that case, you might be stuck. That view does not appear to be defined in Vew or Server luas. Chase and Combat views are not F2.

 

so it must be somewhere i think...

 

 

SnapViews["Su-33"] = {

[1] = {-- player slot 1

[1] = {

viewAngle = 71.824692,--FOV

hAngle = 0.000000,

vAngle = -32.458889,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[2] = {

viewAngle = 38.591434,--FOV

hAngle = 42.504570,

vAngle = -42.790123,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[3] = {

viewAngle = 30.427544,--FOV

hAngle = 0.000000,

vAngle = -41.808968,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[4] = {

viewAngle = 34.392349,--FOV

hAngle = -32.597401,

vAngle = -35.293747,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[5] = {

viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV

hAngle = 129.012665,

vAngle = 14.547977,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[6] = {

viewAngle = 43.977936,--FOV

hAngle = 0.000000,

vAngle = -4.951577,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[7] = {

viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV

hAngle = -129.012665,

vAngle = 14.491872,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[8] = {

viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV

hAngle = 82.862923,

vAngle = -9.500000,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[9] = {

viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV

hAngle = 0.000000,

vAngle = 38.979362,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[10] = {

viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV

hAngle = -82.461266,

vAngle = -12.843998,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[11] = {--look at left mirror

viewAngle = 68.786629,--FOV

hAngle = 15.618313,

vAngle = 7.522498,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[12] = {--look at right mirror

viewAngle = 69.165199,--FOV

hAngle = -15.683434,

vAngle = 8.549150,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = 0.000000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

[13] = {--default view

viewAngle = 87.468338,--FOV

hAngle = 0.000000,

vAngle = -9.500000,

x_trans = 0.000000,

y_trans = -0.115000,

z_trans = 0.000000,

rollAngle = 0.000000,

},

},

}

 

 

 

so what cameras does it define here ?

[cichlidfan]

Those are in-cockpit snap views. Activated with Numpad0+Numpad[number in bracket].

[insider]

cichlidfan

may it then be possible to save F2 camera position after in-game editing ?

can't believe this is not defined by any scripts...

[Blaze]

It's not editable, sorry.

[Devrim]

I was looking for this too. Couldn't find either.

 

Especially F2 and F6 views suck! Everytime I have to correct the view to see the direction or set the proper zoom... :\

[Blaze]

For F2 you set the zoom once, and as long as you don't change it again it sticks for the rest of the flight.....

[Nealius]

It would be nice if the Num Enter key centered the external views to default like in the cockpit. From a tracking free camera view I have to change the FOV to see the aircraft, then when I change to F2 view my FOV is all F'ed and I have to adjust the FOV again to fix it. Would be a lot easier to just hit the Enter key to reset it.

[Blaze]

RCtrl+Num Enter resets FOV in all external views.

[Mustang]

RCtrl+Num Enter resets FOV in all external views.

 

Apart from F11, which can be a real pain.

[Nealius]

RCtrl+Num Enter resets FOV in all external views.

 

Why are the keys not standardized? There should be one key for resetting FOV in all views. Having two different keys perform the same function in different views is just unnecessary.

[Snacko]

This may not be ideal, but you can set a default External FOV in the View.lua. So, you can adjust it to make your view a little further out. On my triple monitor setup I have it set to 145 so I don't always start zoomed way in. Since my screen is so wide, it does not look terrible except for the far edges.

 

-- ExternalViewAngleDefault = 60.0 -- ORIGINAL

ExternalViewAngleDefault = 145.0 -- THIS IS REALLY THE DEFAULT FOV ZOOM TO THE AIRCRAFT.