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Extra mission commands

jimkeir

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Hi,

As part of the editor package I've included a set of extra commands for the mission system. These are written as an FSX extension using simconnect, and it's a freebie.

Basically they give you access to all the SimConnect variables and events, dynamic waypoints (i.e. follow-the-player), the ability to attach effects to the player and AI, set weather, transfer values between missions and set a CinematicCamera to show both near and far targets at once.

You just use a CustomAction in your mission to call the appropriate function.

I'd be interested to hear what people think. Download from http://www.jimkeir.co.uk/FSXME/MissionDisplay.zip . Once it's installed, you're looking for 'simvar.exe' - the instructions are all in the docs.

Cheers,
Jim
 
Wow, that sounds really cool! Looking foreward to take a closer look at that. :)
 
Jim,

You said:

"a CinematicCamera to show both near and far targets at once."

Can you explain this a little bit, or preferably post a screenshot demonstrating this aspect.

Cheers,
Kevin
 
Hi,

Say you've got a CinematicCamera connected to object A and looking at object B. It's offset behind object A, and A is flying towards B. All is well; A is in the foreground, B is in the distance.

Now A turns around and flies in a different direction. The position of the camera is offset relative to object A; now that A is flying (say) away from B, the camera is closer to B than A is, and so A is completely out of shot.

The standard OffsetXYZ values are relative to A's orientation. Using the TARGETCAM command sets the camera to be relative to a vector from A to B, regardless of their individual orientations, so A and B are both always on screen.

Hmm... clear as mud :( I'll post some video tomorrow, it's about 2AM here.

Cheers,
Jim
 
That's totally clear - and great! :)

Seems to be a great option to view 2 jets passing each other at high speed. :D
 
Hi Folks

Jim -
Excellent, lovely implementation.

Hadn't really gotten round to playing with cameras.

ATB
Paul
 
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