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Summary of Keyboard Commands for Modded Tornado in Year 2022 (NEW!)
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Frankie:
SUMMARY OF NEW KEYBOARD COMMANDS IN MODDED TORNADO - LAST MODIFIED 21 SEPT 2022
Tracking View (F1)
* Key 1 raises the height of the camera.
* Key 0 lowers the height of the camera.
* Key F1 followed by the Key i- activates a cinematic automatic panning view. Note: You can also hit Z, X, Shift+Z and Shift+X to further shift the panning along.
Reverse (Check Six) (F2)
* Key F2 shows the reverse view. Hit it twice to toggle the two different heights.
Full Screen HUD FLIR mode (Pilot and Navigator)
* Key Shift+D enables the full-screen HUD. First hit Home or PageDown.
* Note: when in Navigator screen, Key ] cycles through various TV-TAB modes (upper right screen of full-screen HUD)
Cloud types
* Key Alt+C - toggle cloud type
Enhanced Pause (Matrix Bullet-time effect)
* Key Shift+P activates the enhanced pause.
* Key Ctrl+Q quits the enhanced pause ands returns you to the simulation's external (tracking) view.
* Use the mouse and the 1, 0, 2 and Shift+2 keys to pan around while in Enhanced Pause mode.
Enhanced Pause Mouse controls
* move mouse forwards - pitch up (climb)
* move mouse backwards - pitch down (dive)
* move mouse right - roll right
* move mouse left - roll left
* move mouse forwards AND click the left mouse button - increase speed
* move mouse backwards AND click the left mouse button - decrease speed
* stop dead -- click both the left mouse button AND right mouse button
Enhanced Pause Keyboard controls
* Key 1 - pitch up (climb)
* Key 0 - pitch down (dive)
* Key Down arrow - dive around
* Key Up arrow - climb around
* Left arrow - rotate left
* Right arrow - rotate right
* Key 2 key - yaw left
* Key Shift+2 key - yaw right
* Key Plus (+) key - speed up
* Key Minus (-) key - slow down
* Key P key - stop
* Key 5 numeric keypad - stop
* Key 4 - toggle clouds on/off
* Key 5 - toggle horizon gradient on/off
* Key m - toggle mouse control on
* Key k - toggle keyboard control on
Thrust Reversal (THR) Indicator Switch
* Key Control+Backspace toggles the THR on and off
Floating gauges toggle keys in the Tracking View (F1) and in full-screen FLIR (Home, followed by Shift+D) view
* Key ` (Grave Accent)[/b] toggles RWR on and off
* Key / toggles the Stores Management Display on and off
* Scroll-Lock toggles the Central Warning Panel on and off
* Key 3 will cause any TV TAB-based TIALD view to go full-screen.
* Key 5 shows the EScope Terrain Following Radar profile at the bottom left of the screen.
* Key Shift+7 shows the Altitude Direction Indicator (ADI) display at the bottom left of the screen.
* Key Shift+9 toggles the Route Plan Display ON and OFF.
* Key Shift+8 toggles the half-screen-HUD view ON and OFF.
* Alt+T toggles the TV-TAB on and off.
* Alt+M toggles the MFD on and off.
* D cycles through the various modes of the MFD and/or TV-TAB. This key also activates these floating gauges: Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) and Secondary Control Surfaces Position Indicator
Weapon View
Hit Key V key for the weapon's POV. Hit Key V again for the external view of the weapon launched. Hit Key Z or Key X or Key 1 or Key 0 to pan/swivel the camera view angle of the weapon. Hit Key V for weapon's POV. Key V again - the camera angles from previous swiveling are retained. The original TORNADO didn't have this feature.
Pilot View -or- Lookup View Toggle options (Home)
* Key 4 toggles the clouds on and off
* Key 6 toggles the ironwork on and off
Navigator View (PgUp) shortcut to full-screen
* When in the Navigator's station (PgUp). pressing Key Shift+D toggles the full-screen TIALD and FLIR
Kneepad View Toggle options (NumLock)
* Key 3 toggles between Knots and Mach readouts
* Key Shift+4 toggles between Heading and Roll readouts
* Key Shift+5 toggles between Fuel and VAPP readouts
* Key 6 cycles among Allied/Enemy Airplanes and Ground Unit drones
* Key Ctrl+~ (i.e., Ctrl and Tilde key combo) toggles between level and tilt perspective in the external view
* Key 8 toggles among No Sound, Engine sound only and Engine+Effects sound
* Key 9 toggles between the Main Status Bar and the Drone Status Bar
* Key 0 toggles the Unlimited Flares on and off
* Note: The virtual kneedpad also shows the gear (undercarriage) and flaps speed limits - for your convenience!
Miscellaneous
* Backslash \ shows the Digital Integration credits (names) screen
* Key 8 toggles Soundblaster Tornado theme music on and off
Split-screen
* Hit Key F1 first to show the tracking view.
* Key ] cycles forwards to the split-screen, then to other views.
* Key [ cycles backwards through the various views.
* Key Ctrl+Tab clears the mini-windows, leaving just the Tracking View view
* Key m shows the half-screen map, corrected centered within the half-screen itself
* Key Shift+1 raises the horizon of the upper-half of the screen.
* Key Shift+0 lowers the horizon of the upper-half of the screen.
* Key Alt+z pans to the left of the landscape
* Key Alt+x pans to the right of the landscape
* Key 6 key will clear the make the bottom-half of the screen to go full-screen. This is basically Tracking View TR6. Hit the 6 key again to return to the previous Tracking view immediately! You can do this without having to cycle through the various tracking views with the [ or ] keys.
* Key 9 will make the upper-half of the split-screen go into full screen.
* In the bottom-half of the screen, you can raise/lower the horizon with 1 and 0. You can also pan left/right the landscape with keys z and x.
* Key M shows the half-screen map in the lower-half of the screen.
Night Vision Colours
* Shift+TAB toggles the green night colors on and off.
Tracking View
* Press and hold F1 to adjust the Tornado to a higher perspective
* Press and hold Alt+F1 to adjust the Tornado to a lower perspective
* Press 1 to shift the horizon down so that more sky is seen
* Press 0 to shift the horizon up so that more ground is seen
* Press 2 to shift the view point right-wards, perspective of vehicle shifts leftwards
* Press Shift+2 to shift the view point right-wards, perspective of vehicle/airplane shifts leftwards
Drone View
* Press 1 to shift the horizon up so that more ground is seen; drone perspective will shift up
* Press 0 to shift the horizon down so that more sky is seen; drone perspective will shift down
* Press 2 to shift the view point right-wards, perspective of drone shifts leftwards
* Press Shift+2 to shift the view point right-wards, perspective of drone shifts leftwards
Other External Views
* Key F2 shows the rear, "Check Six!" view
* Key F2 pressed a second time will show a lower "Check Six!" view
* Key F3 gives the flyby view of the Tornado after every 6 seconds
* Key 7 temporarily raises the viewpoint of the flyby view
* Key Ctrl+7 temporarily lowers the viewpoint of the flyby view
* Key F5 followed by Left-Square-Bracket shows you the drone's position in relation to the mission flight path
* Key 7 toggles between two Satellite 'looking down at the Tornado from above' views - one higher than the other
Full-screen HUD and TV-Tab views
* Key Shift+D in Pilot cockpit view (Home), will toggle between full-screen pilot HUD and the Pilot's cockpit
* When either the left or right Navigator's TV-Tab is in TIALD view, press Key 3 to toggle between full-screen TIALD view and normal sized TIALD views
* Key Shift+D will activate the full-screen FLIR and TIALD views when in the Navigator cockpit view (PgUp)
ZRK-Romb (Gecko) and ZSU-23-4 (Shilka) views
* Key F11 shows the ZRK-Romb-to-Tornado tracking view. Non-rotatable
* Key F12 shows the ZSU-23-4-to-Tornado tracking view. Non-rotatable
* Combo Keys Shift+Ctrl or Ctrl+Alt activates the rotatable individual vehicle view, ...press < or > keys to zoom in/out to the vehicle to see the vehicle better.
* ...which must be followed up with Alt+Shift to display a ZRK-Romb or ZSU-23-4 that has probably already locked onto your Tornado
* Press and hold Shift+Ctrl see the vehicle from a higher angle (e.g. imagine being higher than the vehicle, looking downwards)
* Press and hold Ctrl+Alt see the vehicle from a lower angle (e.g. imagine lying on the grass and you are looking up towards)
* Key 1 to shift the horizon down so that more sky is seen
* Key 0 to shift the horizon up so that more ground is seen
* Key 2 to shift the view point right-wards, perspective of vehicle shifts leftwards
* Key 9 to shift the view point right-wards, perspective of vehicle shifts leftwards
* Key Alt+Shift to toggle between a ZRK-Romb (Gecko) and ZSU-23-4 (Shilka) view
* Keys z, x, Shift+z and Shift+x to rotate around the ZRK-Romb (Gecko) and ZSU-23-4 (Shilka) vehicle
New command line parameters to simulate component failure
For example, if you use the below command line parameters of /pm and /e1, this means your Tornado will start with Pilot MFD failure and one engine is K.O.'ed.
C:\TORNADO\FLIGHT>FLIGHT /pm /e1
Full list of command line parameters:
/ab airbrakes
/pm pilot MFD
/ad ADC (autopilot)
/rd ground/air radar
/e1 engine 1
/rw RWR
/e2 engine 2
/sp SPILS
/ec ECM
/sw wing sweep
/fl flaps
/to navigator TAB1
/gr gear
/tt navigator TAB2
/hd HUD
/tr thrust reversers
/nm navigator MFD
End of list
Frankie:
May 2025 Update of Modded Tornado Special Keys
Numlock
Kneepad Settings View1
1 = Speed Unit
Knots->Mach
2 = Angle
Bank->Roll
3 = Approach Speed
Fuel->VAPP
4 = Mode
Normal->Super (invincible, unlimited fuel)
5 = Horizon effect
Flat->Tilt
6 = Panel Colour
Green->Red
7 = choose damage effects row1 (Engine1 out, Flaps, Pilot MFDs, TV-TABs)
8 = choose damage effects row2 (Engine2 out, Gear, Radar, HUD)
9 = choose damage effects row4 (Afterburner, Sweep wings, RWR, Electronics)
Enter = Save/Clear damage settings toggle
0 = unlimited chaff and flares;
Kneepad Settings View2
1 = Visibility (as per original 1993)
2 = Ground Textures (as per original 1993)
3 = Hill Textures (as per original 1993)
4 = Sky/Clouds (toggle on/off)
5 = Horizon Textures (as per original 1993)
6 = Fog/Overcast toggle
7 = Devices (as per original 1993)
8 = Sound effects (as per original 1993)
0 = Min/Max visuals (as per original 1993)
< or > = Toggle between Kneepad1 or Kneepad2 view
p Pause/Unpause (subtle darkening)
Home Pilot Panel View
Shift+D Full screen HUD
Shift+D again Full screen non-HUD view
1 pan up
0 pan down
< pan left
> pan right
Ctrl+1 reset/recenter non-HUD view
d return to Pilot Panel view
Ctrl+ Auto-Thrustreverser (THR) selector
Backspace
PgDown Navigator Panel View
Shift+D Full HUD / Full TIALD view toggle
3 When viewing TIALD in MFD, will go full-screen TIALD
V Weapon's POV.
Vx2 External view of the weapon launched.
Z,X,1,0 Pan/swivel the camera view angle of the weapon.
The original TORNADO didn't have this feature.
F1 External view defaults to external view TR0 (see bottom-right status bar)
1 shift view up
0 shift view down
2 shift view left
Shift-2 shift view right
7 view looking down
Ctrl+7 looking down but looking ahead further
i cinematic slowly rotating anti-clockwise view
o Action sub-view
TAB Toggle front/rear looking Action sub-view
9 toggle alternate bottom status bar
` (Grave Accent) toggles RWR on and off
/ toggles the Stores Management Display on and off
Scroll-Lock toggles the Central Warning Panel on and off
5 toggles EScope Terrain Following Radar
Alt+T toggles the TV-TAB on and off.
Alt+M toggles the MFD on and off.
D cycles through the various modes of the MFD and/or TV-TAB.
This D key also activates these floating gauges:
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) and Secondary Control Surfaces Position Indicator
] Cycle to new external views:
Ctrl+Alt Show Sam Launcher or AAA unit
F11 Toggle between Sam Launcher and AAA unit
F12 Activate Tri-missile view
F1 Missile launch and flying view
F2 Rear Missile POV
F3 Front Missle POV
] and [ keys show Tracking View split level (TR01 to TR06)
Meaning of Tracking Views1 to 6
TR1 (Superimpose waypoint, MFD, TAB, Weapon armed status)
TR2 (Action 2-way or 3-way split-screen - shows weapon delivery impact point)
TR3 (Waypoint/Target view split-screen)
TR4 (TIALD ground reconnaisance split-screen)
TR5 (SAM view)
TR0 (default no-frills external view)
Shift+8 toggle Split-screen HUD (upper-half)
m toggle Split-screen map (lower-half)
6 quick escape key to TR0
Shift+P Bullet-time freeze view
mouse move left rotate view left
mouse move right rotate view right
- slow down camera
+ speed up camera
mouse left & right buttons stop camera
up arrow shift camera up
down arrow shift camera down
Ctrl+Q exit Bullet-time freeze view
Ctrl+F1 Reset external view
F2 Reverse (check six!) high view
Shift+F2 Reverse (check six!) low view
F3 Flyby View with current viewpoint height retained
7 lower bystander viewpoint
Ctrl+7 raise bystander viewpoint
Ctrl+F3 Flyby from ground zero viewpoint
Shift+F3 Flyby from plane's level viewpoint
F5 Drone View
1 Shift camera down
0 Shift camera up
2 Yaw camera left
Shift+2 Yaw camera right
Alt+c Dither / Solid clouds toggle
End
Edit by Frankie Kam
10/5/25
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