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Message started by Captain Sim on Feb 9th, 2011 at 3:14pm

Title: Re: USE WITH THIRD-PARTY AIRCRAFT - THE ONLY THREAD
Post by Textbooktam on Oct 14th, 2014 at 9:27pm

Xpel wrote on Oct 14th, 2014 at 1:34pm:
Hi.

1. I don't think there is actually some SDK that you can download but maybe I'm wrong. The PDF you are reffering to, has all the info you need to configure CS Weapon for third party planes. With this I mean, how you can fit the CS 3D Colimated HUD to third party aircraft.
It's a lot of work (needs many - many tests until accomplished) but If you care enough for some particular plane, it may worth the effort.

Good news for you are, that Razbam's A-7 HUD is already "made" from another user & you may download it from CS Liveries (Site, not forum). There you may find many interesting things also, like weapons, missions, etc.

2. You cannot attach weapons to any aircraft. Weapons will only show up at the moment they are triggered. For planes (like A-7) that have external weapon loadouts (by the plane developer I mean), you can use this for the "effect" & immersion.

3. Since fitting the colimated HUD in a 3d party plane, is really a lot of work, I preffer to adjust the aimpoint at plane's croshair point (if there is one of course). At the same time, this is much more realistic & immersive than having the F-14 or F-4 for example with an F-15 HUD (the CS 3D HUD is "F-15ish") and much too easier (needs very few tests to accomplish the right spot).

Finally, you always have the option to turn on/off the 2D HUD with your screen centered (& without moving your view of course, concentrating on target...)


Thanks for the speedy reply mate :)

Cant seem to find the liveries section on the Captainsim site that you refer to :(
Yeah I care enough to learn to do it because for me immersion is everything & I think this weapons pack is the best for that in an overall sense as I will never fly an f18 :)  I live to fly those classic missions over Vietnam & Korea in my Corsair, Skyhawk, F86, Mig15 etc.
I think you are right about retaining the aircrafts own HUD for realisms sake so I`d be interested in learning to do that for some of my models but my main aim is to get it working on my Corsair so any help at all will be greatly appreciated my friend.

kind regards  :)


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