Digital Combat Simulator – DCS Plugin 2.0.0.0

Hi friends
I install the dcs patch, but in the game can not data to the tuninig center why?

@mohammad I believe the issue you are having is addressed on the previous page:

http://www.xsimulator.net/community...simulator-–-dcs-plugin.4762/page-5#post-84068

The problem was solved
The problem was-region
change to us is ok

@value1 I have a special request for the DCS plugin. Would you be available for a skype session. I am willing to pay you for it if you like. I am designing a flight 2 DOF gimbal similar to a a gyro with a 6 DOF chair at its centre. (I have attached an image for it ). This means that there are two additional motors that rotate the Gimbal rings for pitch and roll. I take it this will need some special attention so that the pitch and roll is not sent to the 6 DOF chair. I can work this out myself but it will be quicker with your help. Either way I completely appreciate the work that you have done on this plugin so far. Thank you.

I will start my own Build thread but I felt that this question relates more to this plugin than anything else only because it is about isolating the pitch and roll out of the 6 DOF chair, yet still getting the heave, sway, yaw, and surge out of the central chair. Its not really about getting additional axis as it only exercises 6DOF in total. Its more in how the inputs from the game are interpreted by the SimTools software.

@value1 I have identified an extra value which would greatly benefit this plugin. local slipball = LoGetSlipBallPosition()

I sent you a PM with the details

I have researched this a great deal over the past few days. I've now found that the slipball and turn indicator values are named differently depending on the aircraft used.

The export.lua script used by the plugin needs to be a little more complex. It needs to first identify the aircraft being used and based on that information call the correct instrument names to obtain the right values.

I have started coding an export.lua file which will output the necessary values. Is it at all possible to get the plugin source code so I may attempt to add to the plugin for the community?

I don't want to have to start from scratch and unlike the LFS and other plugins the source code for dcs is not available only the dll. I hate to be bothering others to do this work as new aircraft releases mean new amendments will be required. I'm also anxious to get stuck in as my project can't work without these modifications.

Here is a helicopter tuning flight I completed. From the numbers it can be seen that no usable force value is being output for stationary pirouettes. The turn indicator and slip ball instrument can be seen at the bottom of the instrument panel. The turn needle deflection corresponds with rate of turn even when in a stationary hover. It is this value along with that of the slip ball on the same instrument which I would like to add as extra forces. Like I've said above the naming of these in the export.lua differs between aircraft although it is present on all of them.

hi all

Finally got everything going in sim tools using LFS to check and everything fine

But DCS no motion, sim tools see DCS "game running" but zero motion


Any idea's. ?????????

Ps I'm running the steam version of dcs and downloaded the dcs plug in today

-Have you checked the game patched correctly? ie that the export.lua file is in your saved games/dcs/scripts folder (I think the path is the same for the steam version but double check the file has been correctly installed.

I'll check that shortly, it said game patched etc + sim tools went blue game started etc
which leads me to believe that side of things are ok

I only got going with sim tools earlier but got everything running in LFS no probes with motion etc

I really don know what to do

in addition to checking the export.lua open dcs and tuning centre together and see if you have numbers shown in the top row while in flight like in my video above.

ensure you have axis assignments and the interface settings tabs completed for dcs in game engine. You would have done this already for LFS if you got motion so just repeat for DCS. Select dcs from the drop down menu in game engine and complete the required fields.

yes its there, 3kb file in correct place


still no joy )-:

I had a lot of issues initially. It was down to me not setting up game engine interface and axis settings tabs correctly.

Keep trying and if you've no joy I'll explain how to test if DCS is outputting data tomorrow. It requires adding some more code to the export.lua and checking a log file it creates. I'm not at my PC at the moment to get it for you.

bug thanks that sorted it ! top man


just got to sort the motion now everything mixed up ,

phew thank goodness its going

Hi all,

I have everything feeling convincing and pretty good for first settings

Only using roll and pitch .....matching that of the aircraft ( unlike racing Sims where I set for g forces)

Landings feel Brill


Just a question when loop the loop or a 360 degree roll half way the software snaps the position to the far opposite to match data , instead of rolling in opposite direction is there any option to change this ?????
(sim commander in race Sims when car flips etc handles this very well)

EDIT : the "washout " setting is the only way to do this ?


I'll read the instructions and test for the other effects ( yaw etc , should be simple now )