ELI5 Adding Weapons to Aircraft's LUA?

[Nealius]

I want to add some training weapons to the F-16 and F/A-18C, but aside from adding said weapons in the aircrafts' LUA files, I don't know how this works.

 

In DCS there are EDM models for CATM-120 and CATM-88. There is also a CAP-9 that has a white body instead of a blue body. How would I add these to the F-16 and F/A-18C?

[stormrider]

I want to add some training weapons to the F-16 and F/A-18C, but aside from adding said weapons in the aircrafts' LUA files, I don't know how this works.

 

In DCS there are EDM models for CATM-120 and CATM-88. There is also a CAP-9 that has a white body instead of a blue body. How would I add these to the F-16 and F/A-18C?

 

 

A far as I know, the files for the playable versions are encrypted. On the other hand, you can add the weapons for the AI planes.

[Nealius]

So no more modding for player aircraft?

[stormrider]

So no more modding for player aircraft?

 

 

There are mods like the A-4 or the Littlebird, but AFAIK they're are limited in the features that they can implement, like weapons and sensors.

[razo+r]

So no more modding for player aircraft?

 

It should still be possible.

 

First, you need to find the CLSID of those catm weapons. I dont remember exactly anymore where the list is, but its somewhere in /script/(database)

 

Then you add the founs CLSID to the station and aircraft you want.

[Nealius]

weapons_db is claimed to have the CLSID for all weapons, but it doesn't. Even weapons we have implemented in game are not in these lua files.

[Hawkeye60]

https://github.com/pydcs/dcs/blob/master/dcs/weapons_data.py

 

 

this should have every weapon/fuel tank clsid in the game

[RodBorza]

https://github.com/pydcs/dcs/blob/master/dcs/weapons_data.py

 

 

this should have every weapon/fuel tank clsid in the game

 

Thanks for that.

 

This is a good thread.

I want to add or replace the rockets in the Huey rocket laucnhers with APKWS rockets.

 

How can I do that?

 

Most solutions I have found are only for FC3/LOMAC aircraft.

[razo+r]

Thanks for that.

 

This is a good thread.

I want to add or replace the rockets in the Huey rocket laucnhers with APKWS rockets.

 

How can I do that?

 

Most solutions I have found are only for FC3/LOMAC aircraft.

 

Works the same way. Add or replace the CLSID of the rockets with those of the APKWS.

[RodBorza]

Works the same way. Add or replace the CLSID of the rockets with those of the APKWS.

 

Thanks.

 

But I can't seem to find the files for the Huey.

I read in some other post that they are encrypted for playable aircraft.

 

Is that so?

 

Or is there a way to work around it?

 

Thanks.