Bomb Bay Doors and More We need this!

[_AH_Duff4r]

Download: Bomb Bay Doors

Readme:
- Manually open/close bomb bay doors.
- Display TAS in addition to IAS in the speedbar. (also requires the HUDConfig mod)
- Separate gear up/down controls.
- Separate tailhook up/down controls.
- **NEW** Separate radiator open/close controls
- The server can set various limited external view options while 'No External Views' is turned on.
-- External view only of player's own aircraft.
-- External views only while player is on the ground.
-- External views only when player is dead.
-- **NEW** External views of friendlies only.
- **NEW** Toggle music on/off while flying.
- **NEW** Modified airshow smoke (red, white, or blue...from the tail of the aircraft).

Great! Mod!
S~
Duff

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~.  if the friendly extrernals only works, we should get it. 

  can our testers please have a go in their test folders and let us know about the 'undocumented' features you find?   thanks.

[_AH_Duff4r]

Here's from the readme...

Allow external view only of of friendlies only (mission parameter)
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With this option, with 'No External Views' turned on in the difficulty settings, all players who have this mod can still shift to external view of friendly aircraft only (only F2/Shift+F2 and F8/Shift+F8 view).

On the server, in the [Mods] section of the mission (.mis) file add the line:  ViewExternalFriendlies  1

It can be done Server_Side

[_AH_Duff4r]

SUCCESS!!

Works awesome!!!

Obviously you must have the above mod installed.  OBTW the bomb bay doors work too!  (wavey)

Just open a .mis file with notepad and add the following below the last entry

[Mods]
  ViewExternalFriendlies  1

:cool:

S~
Duff

[_AH_Gonzo]

DL'ing to have a look see.

[_AH_Stiffy]

well, I installed it and have realized that F3 isnt one of the views allowed

i dont know about all of you but fly-by-view is something i use quite a bit

seems ill have to figure out another way to see behind me quickly

[_AH_Duff4r]

I'm lost???

What did you install where?

1.  This is the Bomb Bay door Mod. ==>  install it and set a key for Power=10.  This will now operate "Most all" of the bomb bay doors in the game.

2.  This can be used to set Friendly Views ONLY in a server.

Not sure why anyone would use any other part of this?

Here's the part of the readme that refers to views:

1.)  Allow external view of friendlies only (mission parameter)

With this option, with 'No External Views' turned on in the difficulty settings, all players who have this mod can still shift to external view of friendly aircraft only (only F2/Shift+F2 and F8/Shift+F8 view).

==> On the server, in the [Mods] section of the mission (.mis) file add the line:  ViewExternalFriendlies  1 <==

Add to the bottom of a .mis file like this:

[Mods]
ViewExternalFriendlies  1

Save file......Done!


2.) Allow external view only of player's own aircraft (mission parameter)

With this option, with 'No External Views' turned on in the difficulty settings, all players who have this mod can still shift to external view outside their aircraft only (only F2 and F8 view).

On the server, in the [Mods] section of the mission (.mis) file add the line:  ViewExternalSelf  1


3.) Allow external view only while player is on the ground (mission parameter)

With this option alone, with 'No External Views' turned on in the difficulty settings, all players who have this mod can shift to external views, but only while they are alive and their aircraft is on the ground (F2/Shift+F2/Ctrl+F2 and F8/Shift+F8/Ctrl+F8). If combined with the 'ViewExternalSelf  1' parameter described previously, all players can view only outside their own aircraft (F2 and F8) and only while on the ground and alive.

On the server, in the [Mods] section of the mission (.mis) file add the line:  ViewExternalOnGround  1


4.) Allow external view only when player is dead (mission parameter)

With this option, with 'No External Views' turned on in the difficulty settings, all players who have this mod can shift to external views, but only after they have died (F2/Shift+F2/Ctrl+F2 and F8/Shift+F8/Ctrl+F8).

On the server, in the [Mods] section of the mission (.mis) file add the line:  ViewExternalWhenDead  1

[_AH_Stiffy]

ok all i did was instal the bomb bay door mod,

but, in a mission i added 
[Mods]
ViewExternalFriendlies  1

when playing that mission, yes i could only see friendly
but, what i realized is that F3 (flyby view) was not available
and thats a view i use alot to see behind me

im not saying it wasnt working, what i was saying is that i didnt realize it wasnt available and wanted to point out that it wasnt available to others

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~. Thanks for the report, Stiffy.

   Sounds like it is working as advertised.. but the external views are quite limited.. no external padlock, no flyby view, etc.

   

[_AH_taldrg]

~S~  I ain't touching it.

[_AH_Duff4r]

Correct....Just the F2 and the F8 views.  Isn't that good enough??

S~
Duff

[_AH_Stiffy]

its just something i would need to relearn, if i didnt use it so much it wouldnt be a issue

[_AH_Duff4r]

To revisit this...
1.  The host (server) must have this mod installed.
2.  The host (Server) must open the .mis file and add case sensitive [Mods] to the bottom of the .mis file and then under that: ViewExternalFriendlies  1
Like this:

[Mods]
ViewExternalFriendlies  1

3.  Now he MUST Switch OFF External views, YES switch them OFF!  This does force people entering the server to have the MOD.  If they don't have this MOD the DO NOT have ANY external views.

4.  This is easy!  For any one NOT hosting there is nothing to do but install the mod by unzipping into (Your Game Folder/Mods

5.  Nothing to configure nothing to do just fly and hit {Shift+F2 or Shift+F8}

S~
Duff

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~.  F2 and Shift F2  i use very rarely..  it's a start..at least you could see around your plane on the ground so as to avoid collisions on the ground... and let you watch the action after you're on the ground or under water..  not sure if it is enough to be worth the trouble, though cuz for me.. might as well be locked in the cockpit completely if only F2 and F8 are working.

  but that's just my opinion..   too bad they didn't open them all, then allow the host to decide what would remain available.  i use ..well i'm not sure what the default button is.. maybe F3 or F4..  external padlock enemy and friendly.. Stiffy uses flyby.. whichever that one is....  .. i can only guess that there are some others using some of what ever else is available. 



   

[_AH_Moggy]

To revisit this...
1.  The host (server) must have this mod installed.
2.  The host (Server) must open the .mis file and add case sensitive [Mods] to the bottom of the .mis file and then under that: ViewExternalFriendlies  1
Like this:

[Mods]
ViewExternalFriendlies  1

S! Duff4r:

Would this work only for a DF server?  Or would it also work in a regular coop mission if the host has the mod installed & configured as above?

[_AH_Duff4r]

Yes, as near as I can tell it works in any format.  That said we need to try this.

The mod is easy to install and uninstall.  Unzip it to your mods folder.  Remember with this....you can control ALL the bomb bay doors, not just a select few.  I would think that most people would enjoy this.

The views are a bonus.  Don't like the BB doors?  Delete or put a ( - ) in front of the folder.

F3 and F4 views?  I not sure what these are...never use such stuff.  I use F2 when dead or once in a while to see the damage to my ride!  Gonna go see what they do.

Flyby F3

Padlock enemy F4 ==>  BBQ that will still work?  It's not a view its an action

Duff

[_AH_BBQhead]

S~.

Duff4r.. it's the external padlock that i use.. when external views are off, it doesn't work... on accounta it's an external view... hence my question about it working with this mod..  i don't know what the default button is for it cuz i changed it ages ago to a button on my stick.

     

 

   

[Foxbat]

S! Rainy day here so I installed and tested the mod. It does indeed work as advertised. And yes it does take away all of the padlock views such as external ground padlock both enemy and friendly etc.
I'll bet that whoever wrote this could easily add the other views so you could fully control them all.
Might be worth asking for over at AAA. Until then I don't think it will work for us the way we thought.
The bomb door part does work though. As long as the host does not turn off external views this mod doesn't effect anything but the doors and something with the hud readings.

[_AH_taldrg]

~S~  If it ain't broke....why mess with it? I press keypad #1 and my doors open. What else do you want 'um to do.....flap?

[_AH_Duff4r]

BBQ - Again, I didn't know there was sucha thing as External padlock.  Never used that either....

Fox - Cool, glad you tested this and yes, I'll bet that can be done.  I'll ask for the hell of it :-}

TD - This Mod simply adds working Bomb Bay doors to if not all, nearly all planes that have them.  It's an update to what you already have.

In truth I'm not much into the bomber thing so "no biggie" here.

Guess we put this on the "back burner" until the next version comes along!
S~
Duff

[_AH_Duff4r]

...Got your PM. I'll put this on the list for the next release. I won't be able to get it in the initial 2.0 release, because I've already had to submit that to get included in the next Unified Installer release. When I get it working, I'll contact you and let you and your guys test it first. It may be a month or two before I get back to this mod. Gotta work on a couple other projects in the meantime.  :lol-029:

[Foxbat]

S!
  I have been trying to use the speedbar part of this mod which should show the 3 extra speeds in TAS.
I have added the [Mods] line with the SpeedbarTas=1 in the confi.ini.
What happens now is I get the same three I had when I switch but I have to hit the button 3 times on the last one it shows . So I have to hit the key 7 times to get back to the 1st. It never shows the TAS speeds just KMH , KIAS and MPH. It hangs 3 extra times on the KMH one. Its like its trying to show the 3 TAS speeds but can't for some reason. Any ideas?

[Foxbat]

S! OOPs! I forgot you need the previous hud mod installed for this to work. Got it fixed.