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[WxTech]

Get it here:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/fpateotoceisojq/%2521_0_IL-2_Late_cockpit_tweaks.7z/file


From the included readme file:

This little cockpit mod applies to the Il-2 cockpit mod by Greif11, which is included in B.A.T.

It is principally for the later Il-2 models, fixing the lack of bombing guide lines painted on the cowling.

This required to make a new material entry in Body.msh.

Along the way, those elements also using the texture COWL.tga got cleaned up. Namely, the side canopy rails upon which slides the canopy, the fixed arch of the forward canopy, and the iron sight post outside on the cowling.

The rail and arch are also fixed for the early Il-2, as both cockpits share the same COWL.tga. I have here a folder for the Early Il-2, containing the altered Body.msh and COWL.mat and .tga files.

In Body.msh are the positions for the two PoVs, plus a third added by me. CAMERA is the 'normal' PoV. CAMERAIM is the 'sight view'. CAMERAUP (newly added) is a POV I've set to lean to the left, to help with taxying. This last view is enabled when the canopy is open and you hit the 'raise seat' key.

You can adjust these PoV locations as you see fit. Note that the original data have been disabled with preceding "//" characters. The topmost of these lines has appended to it, "//L U F". This tells you that the last three numbers, which set the X, Y and Z coordinates, when increased in value will move the PoV Left, Up and Forward, respectively. (The first 9 numbers are the transform matrix, which you will leave as they are.)

I include the cockpit class files for the IL-2 Late. Here I added my expanded 6dof limits, permitting to better move about and thereby improve the view of the outside world. The Java file for this is included also.


As ever, this work is offered for use by any and all, for any purpose whatsover, without restriction.


WxTech
Feb 23, 2022

[Atoka220]

That was quick
I'll look into it later and see if they actually work

Thanks again Glenn

[Whiskey_Sierra_972]

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In Body.msh are the positions for the two PoVs, plus a third added by me. CAMERA is the 'normal' PoV. CAMERAIM is the 'sight view'. CAMERAUP (newly added) is a POV I've set to lean to the left, to help with taxying. This last view is enabled when the canopy is open and you hit the 'raise seat' key.
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Hi mate!

Just a quick question....I can add the CAMERAUP value at every aircraft that miss it?

If this work only at canopy open....could this work also for aircraft with open cockpit like the CR.42 , A5M or a classfiles modification is anyway needed??

Thanks in advacnce for your reply!

[WxTech]

As far as I understand, any cockpit with an opening canopy should be able to have the CAMERAUP hook added.

Now, there are some cockpits where the open canopy command involves only a small sliding panel, and not the entire canopy section. I've not tried to set the third view hook in such cases, and so don't know if success would obtain.

As for cockpits having an already open canopy, I don't know what would happen here. If the CAMERAUP hook is fully dependent on the action of opening/closing a canopy, I would imagine this hook would not be recognized. I strongly suspect this to be the case, for there is no other way to know the state of the canopy. The construction of the 3D model, as regards the canopy being of the open or closed type, does not inform the code which permits to recognize the canopy configuration; it is the action of the toggling to command the change which does.

But hey, it's worth trying! No harm will attend the attempt.

[Whiskey_Sierra_972]

I'll give it a try for sure!

[Whiskey_Sierra_972]

Tested....no joy....moved camera view for test succesfully but even if I set value for cameraup the view doesn't switch....