VALENTINE'S DAY EDITION FLIGHT.EXE162. Tracking View's Subviews Overhaul and Improved Design
Mod: Improved Subviews
I've made a couple more improvements to FLIGHT.EXE.
#1. I've brought back the original 5 key to toggle on/off the gradient sky horizon. The reason for this is that in the Night-Vision mode (Shift+Tab), the gradient colours can be distracting.
Once again you can hit the 5 key to change this ......to this.
#2. I've also changed the FUEL/VAPP toggle key from 5 to Shift+5. From this ...
...to this.
#3. In most of the Tracking Views, you can now toggle a multi-selectable TV-TAB and MFD with Alt+T and Alt+M. Use the D key to cycle through the TV-TAB and MFD screens.
Like so...
Hit Alt+T to turn on the TV-Tabs in the Tracking View (F1)
Cycle through the TV-Tab screens with the D key...and so.
Hit Alt+M to turn on the MFD in the Tracking View (F1)
Cycle through the MFD screens with the D Key#4. Due to the third improvement, I have reduced the number of F1 tracking views (cycle forwards or backwards with [ and ] keys) from 11 to just 6.
Sub-view Sub-view Description (Note: hit F1, followed by [ or ] to cycle through the subviews)
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(00) Route Display Overlay - cue SAM intersect view when SAM alarm sounds; floating TV-TAB & MFD enabled.
(01) Route Display Overlay - weapons external view - cue SAM intersect; floating TV-TAB & MFD enabled.
(02) Route Display Overlay - "CCIP/weapons/tracking" 3-window view - cue SAM intersect; floating TV-TAB & MFD enabled.
(03) Route Display Overlay - Target Area view - cue SAM rolling/moving Intersect view
(04) TIALD & MiniMap TV-Tabs synchronised with 3D view of external environment - cycle both TV-Tabs with the D key!
"TIALD" mini-window. Move the crosshairs and the 3D landscape on the right will pan.
Hold down the Control key and move the mouse scrollwheel, and the 3D landscape on the right will raise/lower in altitude!
Toggle this mini-window and the one below with the D keyIn the upper-half of the screen, you can
- raise/lower the horizon with Shift+1 and Shift+0.
- pan left/right the landscape with Alt+z and Alt+x.
In the bottom-half of the screen, you can
- raise/lower the horizon with 1 and 0.
- pan left/right the landscape with z and x.
"Map" mini-window. Move the crosshairs and the 3D landscape on the right will pan.
Toggle this mini-window and the one below with D key(05) SAM launch / SAM Point-Of-View TV-Tab toggle - auto switches to imminent SAM Intercept view when SAM alarm goes off - cycle both TV-Tabs with the D key!
"SAM launch" mini-window.
Toggle this mini-window and the one below with D key"Shilka firing AAA with muzzle-flash" mini-window.
Toggle this mini-window and the one above with Tab(06) F1 original Tracking View (no-frills) with TV-TAB and MFD toggle on/off option
#6. The 6 key (toggle iron works on/off) now only activates when you are in the Pilot's Panel view
Previously when you were in an external view, e.g., Reverse, Tracking, Remote or Spectator view, you could hit the 6 key and hide the Ironworks of the Pilot's cockpit. Now the 6 key only works when you are in the Pilot's cockpit (Home key). 'Bug' has been resolved.
#7. In all Tracking sub-views, except sub-view 06, you can activate a top-half cockpit view
Toggle this top-half cockpit on/off with Shift+8#8. I've relabeled the Tracking subviews from TR1 to TR6 at the bottom of the screen status bar. "TR" stands for TRacking.
#9. Now you can go half-screen height map in Tracking View subviews TR1 and TR2. As usual, subviews TR3 and TR4 allow you to view the map at half-screen height.
#10. In Tracking View, if you activate the half Pilot cockpit with Shift+8, then enable the half-screen height map by hitting the M key. If you are in half-screen height, you cannot deactivate the half Pilot cockpit unless you remove the half-screen height map, for example, by hitting F1. Once the half-screen height map is gone, then you can hit Shift+8 to remove the half-screen Pilot cockpit.
Cheers
Frankie Kam
Update 20th February 2020After activating the TV-Tab with Alt+T, or activating the MFD with Alt+M, I've standardised the TV-Tab and MFD cycle key to the D key.
For the Tracking subviews TR4 and TR5, I've also standardised the TV-Tab and MFD cycle key to the D key.