Running request - Bindable Button / Axis options

Engine crank switch has left and right but not off. Off is needed in case you do the cold start by the book. So engine crank switch off position please.

2 minutes ago, Rongor said:

Engine crank switch has left and right but not off. Off is needed in case you do the cold start by the book. So engine crank switch off position please.

Does it not automatically switch back to off once the engine catches (either side)? What is the "by the book" need for a manual option?

14 minutes ago, Despayre said:

Does it not automatically switch back to off once the engine catches (either side)? What is the "by the book" need for a manual option?

It does but by the book is here:

https://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/procedures.html

Check #13 of Engine start

Yep, engine crank to neutral would be needed! Thanks

On 4/4/2023 at 11:17 PM, Dentedend10 said:

Yep, engine crank to neutral would be needed! Thanks

I just noticed, that for the right engine, after selection, if you left-click, it goes to Neutral.

For the left engine, after selection, if you right-click, it goes to Neutral.

Ergo, everyone can cross this off now.

(all on the assumption you haven't already waited too long and the switch goes back to Neutral on it's own) 

This is a list of BINDING requests. We here have evolved beyond, mice.

3 hours ago, Despayre said:

I just noticed, that for the right engine, after selection, if you left-click, it goes to Neutral.

For the left engine, after selection, if you right-click, it goes to Neutral.

Ergo, everyone can cross this off now.

 

(all on the assumption you haven't already waited too long and the switch goes back to Neutral on it's own) 

I have a switch on the throttle base with 3 positions and would like to be able to turn the switch back to neutral without having to pick up my mouse

2 hours ago, Dentedend10 said:

I have a switch on the throttle base with 3 positions and would like to be able to turn the switch back to neutral without having to pick up my mouse

Yup, got that with the last comment, I wasn't thinking when I wrote that, forgot it was specifically about "binding", not function.  (But if I delete my comment now, it'll look like you two are talking to your imaginary friend... )

On 3/17/2023 at 10:26 PM, Rongor said:

Engine crank switch has left and right but not off. Off is needed in case you do the cold start by the book. So engine crank switch off position please.

On 4/5/2023 at 8:17 AM, Dentedend10 said:

Yep, engine crank to neutral would be needed! Thanks

I had the same issue, i decided to edit it myself to make it work :

You can add : 

{down = device_commands.ENGINE_Crank, cockpit_device_id=devices.ENGINE, value_down = 0, name = _('Crank Center'), category = _('Engine Control Panel')},

Inside "default.lua" in : "Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\F14\Input\F-14B-Pilot\keyboard"
Then In-Game, you can search for "Crank Center" keybind.
You'll have to repeat this with every update or use a mod manager like OVGME.

pretty please with knobs on can we get 3 way controls with an else off option added please.
example wing position lights currently have 3 seperate commands bright/dim/off all seperate. can we get bright elso off and dim else off please. iv spent 2 days trying to do it with no joy 
so far its wing position lights, tail position lights same for red and white flood lights 

iv done it myself haha, im so chuffed with myself lol
wing and tail lights bright and dim all work
so do red and white flood dim and bright. they all are now on else off! 

Problem is EVERYONE has already done it themselves. At this point all HB has to do is cut and paste. But still they insist it will be a massive undertaking for a later date.

Please consider to add key bindings for adjusting the ASI speed bugs.

Posting this here because it is related to how some bindings work.  Apologies in advance if this not intended for this thread. 

Volume Increments not on an Axis are too coarse.   ICS volume, ALR-67, and probably the radio volumes, when bound to a digital switch, like a rotary dial instead of an analog axis, change values by about 25% on each turn/press.   Request this be reduced to about 5% (1/20 of range) or perhaps 10% (1/10 range) at most.     JESTER especially needs to be managed a little more precisely at times when you can't use the mouse.

Can anyone assist with some Axis problems.  Been flying the F-14 since release with my Thrustmaster rudder pedals and HOTAS Warthog.  Got a new computer recently and loaded the Tomcat back up along with every single module in DCS. I have had no issues binding axis or using my rudder pedals or throttle with any other aircraft.  For some reason the F-14 allows me to bind the Stick and left/right toe brakes, but not the rudder pedals itself or the throttle. 

There is a red exclamation mark next to both before I even try binding them.  Then when I bind them, there is a red exclamation mark next to the assigned axis for both.  I hover the cursor over the red marks and all it does is tell me the axis I just bound; it does provide the error/conflict.  I have gone into the UI layer options and General options and have nothing bound to the axis.  I have gone inside the RIO axis and have nothing bound there.  I can not figure out where the problem lies and I know it is not with my equipment.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  The F-14 is the only module giving me this problem. 

4 hours ago, Devil 505 said:

There is a red exclamation mark next to both before I even try binding them.

Giving it a shot now! 

19 hours ago, draconus said:

 

This stinks, no dice.  Tried deleting and it is a no go. Still showing red.

guys this thread is GOLD! 

On 3/17/2023 at 9:26 PM, Rongor said:

Engine crank switch has left and right but not off. Off is needed in case you do the cold start by the book. So engine crank switch off position please.

here you go mate, on else off/crank else center controls for both engines

{down = device_commands.ENGINE_Crank,     up = device_commands.ENGINE_Crank, cockpit_device_id=devices.ENGINE, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, cockpit_device_id=devices.ENGINE, name = _('Crank Left Engine Else Crank Center'), category = _('Engine Control Panel')},

{down = device_commands.ENGINE_Crank,     up = device_commands.ENGINE_Crank, cockpit_device_id=devices.ENGINE, value_down = -1, value_up = 0, cockpit_device_id=devices.ENGINE, name = _('Crank Right Engine Else Crank Center'), category = _('Engine Control Panel')},

Hi, could you please add the air source buttons on the right aft to the bindable buttons? They are all missing and are quite handy to have in my home cockpit for engine start and for example air refuelling.

thanks

Chris

On 11/6/2023 at 5:15 PM, Chrjs said:

Hi, could you please add the air source buttons on the right aft to the bindable buttons? They are all missing and are quite handy to have in my home cockpit for engine start and for example air refuelling.

thanks

Chris

i have them, arnt they in the standard file?

34 minutes ago, eatthis said:

i have them, arnt they in the standard file?

Nope.

On 12/22/2023 at 8:55 AM, draconus said:

Nope.

-- AIR SOURCE
{down = device_commands.AirSourceRam, cockpit_device_id = devices.COCKPITMECHANICS, value_down = 1, name = _('Air Source RAM'), category = _('Cockpit Mechanics')},
{down = device_commands.AirSourceLEng, cockpit_device_id = devices.COCKPITMECHANICS, value_down = 1, name = _('Air Source L ENG'), category = _('Cockpit Mechanics')},
{down = device_commands.AirSourceREng, cockpit_device_id = devices.COCKPITMECHANICS, value_down = 1, name = _('Air Source R ENG'), category = _('Cockpit Mechanics')},
{down = device_commands.AirSourceBoth, cockpit_device_id = devices.COCKPITMECHANICS, value_down = 1, name = _('Air Source BOTH ENG'), category = _('Cockpit Mechanics')},
{down = device_commands.AirSourceOff, cockpit_device_id = devices.COCKPITMECHANICS, value_down = 1, name = _('Air Source OFF'), category = _('Cockpit Mechanics')},

Having dabbed in the RIO seat a bit over the holidays (being my own RIO), i would certainly like to see some controls being added as orders we can issue to Jester. Ability to hook targets or assign "do not attack" to some comes first to mind, and of course MLC filter manipulation. I can see why some people swear by it.

Oh, and let's not forget.... Happy Ney Year everyone! 

On 8/18/2019 at 2:33 AM, Wintermute74 said:

Engine crank

 

And while I'm at it (adding unrequested keybindings), here's the missing neutral position for the engine crank switch:

 

 

{down = device_commands.ENGINE_Crank, cockpit_device_id = devices.ENGINE, value_down = 0, name = _('Crank Engine OFF (neutral)'), category = _('Engine Control Panel')},

 

 

Hi,

This is a much requested binding!  Noob question: when I edit the .lua file, it saves as .txt and then it's no longer read correctly in DCS. How do I edit the default.lua without changing its format?

Edit: nvm, got it, just had to 'save' instead of save as. Thanks for this!