T.Flight Hotas X
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Hi,
Just got back to BMS recently and updated my T.Flight HotasX key file for BMS 4.34 U4. It’s based on BlueRaven’s key file some years back. I simply changed some commands to suit single player for me. Credits to him.
If anyone is interested and still using the old trusty HotasX, you can download the attached key file “GreaseLitenin TrackIR SP v1.zip” and its corresponding diagram “T.Flight HotasX KeyMap v1.3 BMS 4.34U4.jpg”.
I also have the PowerPoint file of the diagram. It’s too large to attach here but you can download it here (https://gofile.io/d/iR9M0F) probably for a limited time only as it is a free file hosting site. You can customise the diagram and print it for easy reference. It’s work-in-progress though (screenshot below).
Cheers
UPDATES 23 Oct 2020:
1. Key File - Button 12 (see diagram) is now Paddle Switch and FLCS Switch Reset. More useful that way.
2. PowerPoint / JPG Diagram - To match key file plus further labelling refinements. PowerPoint download link reloaded (limited time). -
Just recently I was making HOTAS4 layout for my friend.
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Hi GrEaSeLiTeNiN, I’m starting again in Falcon BMS 4.34 (U4) and want to properly setup my T.Flight Hotas X. That diagram is very helpful! But since I use a head tracker I would like to know what lines should be modified in BlueRaven’s old 4.33 key file with Track IR. Where do I start?
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Hi! Out of interest, why not just use GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s keyfile? It is based off the BlueRaven keyfile, is for 4.34U4 and includes Track IR. I imagine there are differences between 4.33 and 4.34 keyfiles, making modifying the keyfile to 4.34 and then adding in mapping more difficult than simply using GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s file.
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Hi! Out of interest, why not just use GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s keyfile? It is based off the BlueRaven keyfile, is for 4.34U4 and includes Track IR. I imagine there are differences between 4.33 and 4.34 keyfiles, making modifying the keyfile to 4.34 and then adding in mapping more difficult than simply using GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s file.
You are correct! I totally overlooked the fact that GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s keyfile also uses headtracking. Thanks!
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@rainiere:
You are correct! I totally overlooked the fact that GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s keyfile also uses headtracking. Thanks!
Hi guys, I’ve made some updates. Please see earlier post #16. Cheers!
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Hello GrEaSeLiTeNiN and others,
I don’t have a TrackIR (yet).
Attached a non-TrackIR version of GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s keyfile (post # 16). -
Refer to post #16, the picture of functions on the T.flgiht HOTAS X:
I assume the red font is a “shifted” button?
What exactly does that mean, hold shift key on the keyboard? Or is there a button that is the shift function? Not being a wise guy i really don’t know.For buttons with more than one red text, is there multiple shifts? Or is the one button do many things but somethings are obvious negated in certain flight envelopes? (for example, nosewheel steering while at 30,000 feet is no longer NWS and is now MSL step? Again, not being a wise guy, I really am the dumbest BMS wannabe in this forum.
Thanks.
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Refer to post #16, the picture of functions on the T.flgiht HOTAS X:
I assume the red font is a “shifted” button?
What exactly does that mean, hold shift key on the keyboard? Or is there a button that is the shift function? Not being a wise guy i really don’t know.Yes – see the box near the trigger that says “BMS DX Numbers”. In BMS there is just a single shift layer for all joystick buttons… that “shift” button is hardcoded to be the “Pinky Switch”, which when tapped normally controls zoom-mode on the radar, hsd/tgp or wpn etc. (If you press/release quickly, it toggles the zoom on the sensor of interest … if you press and hold, it acts as DirectX shift button.)
This line in falcon bms.cfg determines that press-vs-hold timeout… I forget the default but I think it’s pretty quick, for my old hands.
set g_nHotasShiftQuickPressTimeLimit 100 // Millisecond timeout for disambiguating pinky-switch (tap) vs DX-shift (hold)NWS and is now MSL Step
Again yes – you are getting it! Some buttons are just contextual that way. If your gear is down and there is WOW (weight on wheels) then it engages NWS. If your air refuel port is open and connected to the boom, receiving fuel – it disconnects the refueling boom. In AA mode it selects next missile station… in AG modes it cycles bombing mode (CCIP/CCRP/DTOS).
(And, something I’m embarrassed to admit I just learned, after years flying off and on – if you press and hold MSL Step, it changes to next AA missile type. Until recently I’d been fumbling with MFD buttons or flipping between Dgft to Mrm modes… sigh)
The Falcon is a long slow learning curve… the RL plane plus all the idiosyncrasies of BMS… the quirks of mapping the RL buttons to various joysticks and keyboards… and the neverending struggle with Windows and NVidia graphics drivers…
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The Falcon is a long slow learning curve… the RL plane plus all the idiosyncrasies of BMS… the quirks of mapping the RL buttons to various joysticks and keyboards… and the neverending struggle with Windows and NVidia graphics drivers…
Yeah, what is it in real life, over a year of paid full time officer’s duty before one is ready for a mission in a Falcon? Us at-home computer warriors don’t have that much time without distractions. I think I’ll always be learning this game.
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(And, something I’m embarrassed to admit I just learned, after years flying off and on – if you press and hold MSL Step, it changes to next AA missile type. Until recently I’d been fumbling with MFD buttons or flipping between Dgft to Mrm modes… sigh)
No kidding. Thanks for saying that or I would fly another year before finding that out. Can’t wait to try it out in the evening.
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Hi, my first post here ^^
Does the GrEaSeLiTeNiN key file still work in 4.35? I use the Hotas X, too and finally want to take some time to get in F4 BMS. Usually I fly civil flight sims since 2000 and am doing a real-world ultra light license since a few years, so I know the basics of flying and I can takeoff, find my way around and land in the F-16 pretty “okay”, but once it comes to the actual fighting which requires to use lots of buttons, I am still confused I try to use my existing T.Flight Hotas X before buying some more advanced hardware maybe…
I installed the key file and although I have to select it again each time I start the game (a bit annoying), I think it works (when I press a button in the config screen, it shows the associated function which matches GrEaSeLiTeNiN’s description, but I don’t know enough yet about how the systems should behave to really say “it works”).