Toggle Switch for Altitude Select

Hey Folks,

 

I'm trying to map the Altitude Select (BARO/RDR) function in the F18 to thr RDR ALTM switch on the TM Warthog Throttle, which is JOY_BTN25. This does not appear in the Special Keys section.

 

Would someone be able to walk me through this please? I'm ok editing .lua files, but I have no idea what to copy and paste into where etc... eg, Saved Games structure or the game installation structure.

 

Muchly appreciated

I'm using this line of code with JOY_BTN25:

{down = HUD_commands.HUD_AltitudeSw, up = HUD_commands.HUD_AltitudeSw, cockpit_device_id = devices.HUD,    value_down =  1.0, value_up =  0.0, name = _('Altitude Switch 2-Pos BARO/RADAR'), category = {_('Instrument Panel'), _('HUD Control Panel')}},

You need to add it to the file "default.lua" in the folder "...\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Input\FA-18C\joystick".

I recommend you insert it just below this line which is at the beginning of the file:

"join(res.keyCommands,{"

It's recommended to use a program like OvGME to manage this kind of mods. This will allow you to move the modified file out before an update and move it back in after the update. If you don't use OvGME (or JvGME) you will have to re-do the modification after every update or repair.

I'm using this line of code with JOY_BTN25:

{down = HUD_commands.HUD_AltitudeSw, up = HUD_commands.HUD_AltitudeSw, cockpit_device_id = devices.HUD,    value_down =  1.0, value_up =  0.0, name = _('Altitude Switch 2-Pos BARO/RADAR'), category = {_('Instrument Panel'), _('HUD Control Panel')}},

You need to add it to the file "default.lua" in the folder "...\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Input\FA-18C\joystick".

I recommend you insert it just below this line which is at the beginning of the file:

"join(res.keyCommands,{"

It's recommended to use a program like OvGME to manage this kind of mods. This will allow you to move the modified file out before an update and move it back in after the update. If you don't use OvGME (or JvGME) you will have to re-do the modification after every update or repair.

Many thanks LeCuvier. I'm still a little confused. I looked at that file earlier and found the 3 coded lines that pertain to this Altitude Select button further down, it seemed to exist in the file (although maybe not exactly as you have typed above). Or is that just the file DCS reads to display it in the options GUI page?

 

Sorry for my lack of understanding

Many thanks LeCuvier. I'm still a little confused. I looked at that file earlier and found the 3 coded lines that pertain to this Altitude Select button further down, it seemed to exist in the file (although maybe not exactly as you have typed above). Or is that just the file DCS reads to display it in the options GUI page?

 

Sorry for my lack of understanding

These 3 lines provide commands for push buttons. The first one toggles the switch ON/OFF/ON.... etc each time you push the button. The 2nd and 3rd lines go together and require 2 push buttons: One for Baro and one for Radar.

The line I added is for use with a maintained ON/OFF switch like the switch RDR ALTM on the WH throttle. The switch in the UP position will select Barometric and in the down position it will select Radar as source for the altitude indication.

These 3 lines provide commands for push buttons. The first one toggles the switch ON/OFF/ON.... etc each time you push the button. The 2nd and 3rd lines go together and require 2 push buttons: One for Baro and one for Radar.

The line I added is for use with a maintained ON/OFF switch like the switch RDR ALTM on the WH throttle. The switch in the UP position will select Barometric and in the down position it will select Radar as source for the altitude indication.

So the line you provided is in addition to those already in the file and over-rides them in the GUI?

Ok, I inserted that line into the default.lua, all it did was make all of the device bindings disappear in the Options/Controls GUI under F/A-18C Sim tab. I couldn't find the new line in the list of commands.

Ahhh.... ok, I got it to work.

 

Thanks again LeCuvier, greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers!

Ahhh.... ok, I got it to work.

 

Thanks again LeCuvier, greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers!

If you want to get a deeper understanding of what we are doing here, you may want to look at the how-to document posted here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2862001&postcount=214

Downloaded..... Great info in there.

 

Many thanks

I'm using this line of code with JOY_BTN25:

{down = HUD_commands.HUD_AltitudeSw, up = HUD_commands.HUD_AltitudeSw, cockpit_device_id = devices.HUD,    value_down =  1.0, value_up =  0.0, name = _('Altitude Switch 2-Pos BARO/RADAR'), category = {_('Instrument Panel'), _('HUD Control Panel')}},

You need to add it to the file "default.lua" in the folder "...\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\Input\FA-18C\joystick".

I recommend you insert it just below this line which is at the beginning of the file:

"join(res.keyCommands,{"

It's recommended to use a program like OvGME to manage this kind of mods. This will allow you to move the modified file out before an update and move it back in after the update. If you don't use OvGME (or JvGME) you will have to re-do the modification after every update or repair.

 

If you want to get a deeper understanding of what we are doing here, you may want to look at the how-to document posted here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2862001&postcount=214

 

 

Exactly what I needed! THANK YOU, SIR!!!

Just a little word of warning. Every now and then, especially with an early access product like the Hornet, new commands will be added in an update. This week's update added at a minimum the depress function of the sensor control switch.

 

 

 

When this happens, you'll need to create a new version of your mod from the updated default.lua.