russian cockpit with english tooltips?

In the past a/c releases featuring russian cockpits, I enjoyed them very much but still did make use of english tool tips. In the MiG-21bis it seems to be russian cockpit = russian tooltips.

What do I have to do to have the russian cockpit with english tooltips here?

To change the language of just MiG-21 tooltips:

in \DCS World\Mods\aircraft\MIG-21BIS\Cockpit edit Hint_localizer.lua (with notepad ++!). In line nr 5 change "RU" to "EN" so that line nr 4, 5 and 6 will look like this:

if LockOn_Options.cockpit_language == "russian" then

country = "EN"

end

Thanks!

Keep in mind you have to re-apply this change after every DCS update because the file will get overwritten by the updater. I usually forget and find myself back with the Russian tooltips.

I'm working on a more permanent solution to this problem: learning all Russian words in Hint_localizer.lua. :)

learning all Russian words in Hint_localizer.lua. :)

That is the second planned step. Basics first.

That is the second planned step. Basics first.

no need above steps

just check the custom cockpit livery option

Hello everyone,

I stumbeld over this thread and tried to edit the file with windows' editor.

However, after I can't start any MiG missions (quick missions or training missions) The game just won't finish loading.

I tried to revert my changes, but that didn't help neither.

Could the file be compromied because windows editors wordwrap had been active when edited the file?

The current lines in the file are exactly this (including all the whitespaces):

if LockOn_Options.cockpit_language == "russian" then

country = "RU"

end

Does it have to look like this?

EDIT: Whitespaces seem to be autocorrected by the forum.

It is two whitespaces between "if" and "LockOn..." and four in front of "country"

Been there, done that.

The lines should look as You described, but Windows notepad messes up something else somewhere in the file, and the module stops working indeed.

Run a DCS repair, then edit the file again, but this time do it using Notepad++ app (recommended for any .lua files editing, just in case).

Thank you very much.

Both hints worked perfectly. Now back to learning how to fly this bird. :)

no need above steps

just check the custom cockpit livery option

Nice. Is there any way to actually change into a custom cockpit livery? I dig the russian cockpit, but it might be fun to jump into another cockpit if any others are supported. Are they?

The Hint_localizer.lua file is not present after the 1.5 update. Has anyone been able to get this to work lately?

There are in:

...:\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\MIG-21bis\Cockpit\

Have to re-set "EN" with the last update (1.52...)

I see, now it works. Thanks!

So, after the 1.5 update you have to manually edit config files to get the english cockpit back? Or is this dicussion limited to the tool tips only?