Mod to activate NVG on L and Mistral version?

I am looking for a talented modder here to take on the task to activate NVGs on the L and the Mistral version. Doesn't matter if it doesn't show on the pilots 3D models, but this limitation doesn't make sense to me and I am pretty sure there were Ls involved in the night missions during Op Harmattan in Lybia. This is seriously limiting our missions at BSD as lot of them are done under NVG, and all but the L and Mistral choppers have this capability.

I am looking for a talented modder here to take on the task to activate NVGs on the L and the Mistral version. .

Your going to need one hell of a programmer for that gruesome task.

Step 1: Go into Mods\aircraft\SA342\Input\keyboard\default.lua

Step 2: Find line #506 (SA342 Night Vision Goggles On/Off) and comment the line out using --

Step 3: Find line #505 (Night Vision Goggles) and remove the -- to activate it

Done :D

Thanks! Will this pass an integrity check?

Affirm, passes the IC.

Your going to need one hell of a programmer for that gruesome task.

 

Step 1: Go into Mods\aircraft\SA342\Input\keyboard\default.lua

Step 2: Find line #506 (SA342 Night Vision Goggles On/Off) and comment the line out using --

Step 3: Find line #505 (Night Vision Goggles) and remove the -- to activate it

 

Done :D

It didn't work for me in single-player, and I think it messed up some binds...

It didn't work for me in single-player, and I think it messed up some binds...

Entire "procedure"...

If it destroys your bindings you must be running some other stuff that interferes. One thing that might cause issues is if you have binded the (old) nightvision to another key. And now that device no longer excists. Try resetting the lines back how they where, start game. Set the binding for the Goggles back to "default" and then make the change to the code.

If you messed up the syntax in the lua file however, DCS might decide to ignore it during parsing, causing all the bindings in it not to load. That might be what happened to you. Check if you did it like the GIF

Nope, checked 3 times, it's removing my keyboard binds (the default), and I can't reassign them while the change is in place. No mods, didn't mess up the file.

Still think your doing something wrong while saving. Might be the editor, might be something your doing. No way to tell for me.

Try this (JSGME ready) one out of the box and let me know how that works :)

So, now it worked even though it's seemingly an identical file to the one I used... I'm using normal notepad to edit since I don't have Notepad++, I saved after exiting (doh) and only did the simple edit. Maybe my file was bad from the get go? I've tried using JSGME with my file before, and simply editing the file (with a backup, of course).

So I'm either being stupid and missing something completely obvious, or it's a problem with my files/install. Thanks either way :)

I'm using normal notepad to edit since I don't have Notepad++

The file may have been corrupted when edited/saved using Windows Notepad (it's been known to cause issues in the past).

Notepad Plus Plus: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

Programmer's Notepad: http://www.pnotepad.org/

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=599686&postcount=1

Thanks Crash0. You rock man.

Guitrz. Windows notepad is really bad to edit the lua files. Always use Notepad++.

It seems that in the latest version, these lines are different now, and none are commented out:

--Night Vision Goggles
{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift'}}}, down = device_commands.Button_5, up = device_commands.Button_5, cockpit_device_id = devices.HEAD_WRAPPER, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('SA342 Night Vision Goggles On/Off'), category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},
{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift','RCtrl'}}}, 	down = iCommandPlane_Helmet_Brightess_Up  , name = _('Night Vision Goggles Gain Up')  , category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},
{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift','RAlt'}}} , 	down = iCommandPlane_Helmet_Brightess_Down, name = _('Night Vision Goggles Gain Down'), category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},

Yet the NVG's for the L and the Mistral are nonfunctional in the current version as of today. Anyone wrestle this down yet?

/Fargo

The mod still works. It is the instructions on how to do it that are no longer valid. :huh:

To implement NVG on all Gazelle models, do the following:

Like before, edit the following file:

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\SA342\Input\keyboard\default.lua

or for the beta:

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\SA342\Input\keyboard\default.lua

In the section titled "--Night Vision Goggles", comment out the following line by adding -- at the start of the line:

{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift'}}}, down = device_commands.Button_5, up = device_commands.Button_5, cockpit_device_id = devices.HEAD_WRAPPER, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('SA342 Night Vision Goggles On/Off'), category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},

Just below that line insert the following line:

{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift'}}}, down = iCommandViewNightVisionGogglesOn, name = _('Night Vision Goggles On/Off') , category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},

This is exactly the same mod. They just removed the pasted line above. When done, the "--Night Vision Googles" section should look like this:

--Night Vision Goggles
--{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift'}}}, down = device_commands.Button_5, up = device_commands.Button_5, cockpit_device_id = devices.HEAD_WRAPPER, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('SA342 Night Vision Goggles On/Off'), category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},
{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift'}}}, down = iCommandViewNightVisionGogglesOn, name = _('Night Vision Goggles On/Off') , category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},
{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift','RCtrl'}}}, 	down = iCommandPlane_Helmet_Brightess_Up  , name = _('Night Vision Goggles Gain Up')  , category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},
{combos = {{key = 'H', reformers = {'RShift','RAlt'}}} , 	down = iCommandPlane_Helmet_Brightess_Down, name = _('Night Vision Goggles Gain Down'), category = _('Night Vision Goggles')},

Note, with this mod...

- when you enable NVG, it will enable/disable it for both pilots at the same time whereas the default setting allows the pilots to have NVG enabled separately IIRC.

- It does not animate the goggles moving up and down in the SA342M model.

- In the SA342 L, Mistral, and Minigun models, the NVG is not mounted on the helmets, but it still works.

- I think someone said it also only shows up in one eye for VR. I assume that is still true.