Adding switches to 3dbuttons.dat?
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I’ve been flying Tornados in the Israel theatre, and noticed at some point that the Tornado GR4 cockpit doesn’t have an altimeter setting knob.
Not a problem, I think, I bet I could just get the callback from the F16 3dbuttons.dat and copy it in to the one in the TORN folder in ckptart!
I used the location of the HSI Inc/Dec button in that file and rem-ed out the HSI lines, but it doesn’t appear to make a difference - in fact any change I make to 3dbuttons.dat in that TORN folder has no effect on the clickable cockpit in the Tornado.
did this change at some point, or am I missing a schoolboy step somewhere?
there is no ckptart folder in the theatre ‘art’ folder, so it must be getting it from the main art/ckptart folder.
Looking in the editor I can see that the GR4 has ‘TORN’ set as it’s cockpit, but I’ve got a nagging feeling that that reference is no longer used.
Any pointers as to where to go with that? I can use the keyboard functions to set my alt, but I’d like to be able to do it in the cockpit.
cheers
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Change it in the DB to the same as an F16 and see if it changes to a different pit. At least then you will know if that entry in the DB is still being used or not (I suspect it is…)
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Ahh, good shout to test that.
I changed the Cockpit ref in the DB to F16, no change. I was sure there was another field somewhere, so went back into the editor, picked the Tornado, clicked on CT record - and there it was, the Graphics > Normal tab said 1710.
Sure enough, in the ckptart folder there is a 1710 folder, , and in that folder is the two tornado files and putting the callbacks in there worked fine.
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I changed the Cockpit ref in the DB to F16, no change. I was sure there was another field somewhere, so went back into the editor, picked the Tornado, clicked on CT record - and there it was, the Graphics > Normal tab said 1710.
Sure enough, in the ckptart folder there is a 1710 folder, , and in that folder is the two tornado files and putting the callbacks in there worked fine.
Great news this, Skipper, thanks you a lot!
Please keep on, I’m interested a lot on your results too, as a frustrated Tornado driver
And even getting something to reactivate the altimeter and swing-wing command on the left of the throttle… I hope.With best regards,