ruggbutt
2nd April 2010, 09:03 PM
I've put together a profile for those of you who are using CH Products.
Notes from the "read me"
This profile configures Fighterstick/Pro Throttle/Pro Pedals. I've included 3 JPG's (FS/PT/PP) showing which buttons are mapped to which commands.
http://teambsr.com/ruggbutt/joystickmap.jpg
Fighterstick
This profile is a 3 Mode profile. Modes are switched using the switch on the right side of the Fighterstick. Green is Air to Air mode, Red is Navigation Mode, Gold is Air to Ground mode. You can change modes without changing the state that your jet is in. Say you're in Air to Air Mode but you want to select a command (reset clock for example) you can change into that mode, set the clock and your jet will remain in Air to Air mode. Only when you move the Cross Hat to the right will you send the Air to Air/Nav/Air to Ground mode command to your jet. Additionally, I'm using the button low on the front of the Fighterstick as a "shift" command. This effectively doubles the commands you can send with your CH Gear. In the JPG's where you see a command with a "/" that delineates which is a primary and which is a secondary (shifted) command. For instance, the red button on the Fighterstick will lock your target when you press it. If you hold the shift button and press the red button, you will unlock your target.
I've also scripted this profile with some neat tricks. I have Snap Views setup on the Thumb Button on the Fighterstick. A quick click to the right fills your screen with your HUD zoomed in. Click it again and you return to normal view. It's a toggle. Hold the button to the right and you snap into a right/down view in the cockpit, which shows your radar and gauges on that side of the pit. A quick click to the right will bring you back to normal view. If you hold the button to the left it will give you a left/down view in the cockpit. A quick click to the right will bring you back to normal cockpit view. If you are in an exterior view you can return to normal cockpit view by quick clicking left. These commands work with TrackIR as well, there are no conflicts.
In Air to Ground mode moving your Castle Hat to the right will change the MFD zoom. It's a toggle. It will switch back and forth from narrow to wide FOV.
Pro Throttle
I've heavily scripted some of the buttons and axis on the throttle. If your airbrake is extended and you go to full throttle the airbrake will automatically retract. Just like the real jets. Chaff and Flares are also on a toggle. Click the button to release countermeasures and it will continue to release until you toggle it off. Addtionally, you will release 8x Chaff or 5x Flares while holding the shift button down. The center button on the front of the Throttle is set aside for VOIP such as TeamSpeak or Ventrilo. You'll have to map this button yourself. The airbrake switch toggles on and off if you quick click it. If you hold the button the airbrake will remain open only as long as you're holding it. Release it and the airbrake closes. This works well for formation flying when full extension of the airbrake would be overkill. There's a TrackIR Enable/Disable button and I've mapped it the default keys in the Naturalpoint software. Autopilot Modes: When using the AP modes on the Castle Hat holding the button will enable the AP profile. A quick click will disable the AP. The minijoystick will operate the radar cursor in all of the Jets. No need to map it to an axis.
Pro Pedals
The pedals are scripted to give you analog (pressure sensitive) braking. Push the pedals a little bit, you slow down gradually. Push farther, you slow faster. Push all the way forward and you're using maximum braking.
When using this profile, when you open FC2.0's command menu remove any keybinds that are there by default under the columns that say CH Control Manager. You don't need those commands and they'll interfere with this profile. Just like they did in Lock On and FC1.0.
http://www.ch-hangar.com/forum/images/ch_hangar/buttons/download_button.png (http://www.ch-hangar.com/files/Profiles/jet_sim_profiles/ruggbutt_fc2.zip)
Notes from the "read me"
This profile configures Fighterstick/Pro Throttle/Pro Pedals. I've included 3 JPG's (FS/PT/PP) showing which buttons are mapped to which commands.
http://teambsr.com/ruggbutt/joystickmap.jpg
Fighterstick
This profile is a 3 Mode profile. Modes are switched using the switch on the right side of the Fighterstick. Green is Air to Air mode, Red is Navigation Mode, Gold is Air to Ground mode. You can change modes without changing the state that your jet is in. Say you're in Air to Air Mode but you want to select a command (reset clock for example) you can change into that mode, set the clock and your jet will remain in Air to Air mode. Only when you move the Cross Hat to the right will you send the Air to Air/Nav/Air to Ground mode command to your jet. Additionally, I'm using the button low on the front of the Fighterstick as a "shift" command. This effectively doubles the commands you can send with your CH Gear. In the JPG's where you see a command with a "/" that delineates which is a primary and which is a secondary (shifted) command. For instance, the red button on the Fighterstick will lock your target when you press it. If you hold the shift button and press the red button, you will unlock your target.
I've also scripted this profile with some neat tricks. I have Snap Views setup on the Thumb Button on the Fighterstick. A quick click to the right fills your screen with your HUD zoomed in. Click it again and you return to normal view. It's a toggle. Hold the button to the right and you snap into a right/down view in the cockpit, which shows your radar and gauges on that side of the pit. A quick click to the right will bring you back to normal view. If you hold the button to the left it will give you a left/down view in the cockpit. A quick click to the right will bring you back to normal cockpit view. If you are in an exterior view you can return to normal cockpit view by quick clicking left. These commands work with TrackIR as well, there are no conflicts.
In Air to Ground mode moving your Castle Hat to the right will change the MFD zoom. It's a toggle. It will switch back and forth from narrow to wide FOV.
Pro Throttle
I've heavily scripted some of the buttons and axis on the throttle. If your airbrake is extended and you go to full throttle the airbrake will automatically retract. Just like the real jets. Chaff and Flares are also on a toggle. Click the button to release countermeasures and it will continue to release until you toggle it off. Addtionally, you will release 8x Chaff or 5x Flares while holding the shift button down. The center button on the front of the Throttle is set aside for VOIP such as TeamSpeak or Ventrilo. You'll have to map this button yourself. The airbrake switch toggles on and off if you quick click it. If you hold the button the airbrake will remain open only as long as you're holding it. Release it and the airbrake closes. This works well for formation flying when full extension of the airbrake would be overkill. There's a TrackIR Enable/Disable button and I've mapped it the default keys in the Naturalpoint software. Autopilot Modes: When using the AP modes on the Castle Hat holding the button will enable the AP profile. A quick click will disable the AP. The minijoystick will operate the radar cursor in all of the Jets. No need to map it to an axis.
Pro Pedals
The pedals are scripted to give you analog (pressure sensitive) braking. Push the pedals a little bit, you slow down gradually. Push farther, you slow faster. Push all the way forward and you're using maximum braking.
When using this profile, when you open FC2.0's command menu remove any keybinds that are there by default under the columns that say CH Control Manager. You don't need those commands and they'll interfere with this profile. Just like they did in Lock On and FC1.0.
http://www.ch-hangar.com/forum/images/ch_hangar/buttons/download_button.png (http://www.ch-hangar.com/files/Profiles/jet_sim_profiles/ruggbutt_fc2.zip)