Trek64Trek64 Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 I've updated to version 4.002. But now my keyboard F keys no longer work. The default F1, F2, F3 ain't working anymore. I went into key mapping to "re-map" those keys and they still don't work. I have no external views or flyby either offline or online single-player. What is going on? Please help. Also, if someone has the answer to disabling the mouse before flying a mission please tell me how to do it. I want the mouse for menu navigation but not in game. Thanks.
dburne Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 Sounds like maybe it is set to Expert in the game. Choose Normal, or Custom and select your settings in there. Expert does not allow external views. As far as mouse, why need to disable if don't use it?
Trek64Trek64 Posted December 2, 2019 Author Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, dburne said: Sounds like maybe it is set to Expert in the game. Choose Normal, or Custom and select your settings in there. Expert does not allow external views. As far as mouse, why need to disable if don't use it? I sometimes accidentally bump the mouse on my small desktop and my forward cockpit view suddenly is looking straight down or some other direction just when I'm about to fire. It is annoying. I want to deactivate mouse view somehow. How could my game be set in Expert mode? I never changed it. I'll go back in and search for "Expert" setting. Thanks. Well, that didn't work. I am not on "Expert" mode, I"m on "Custom" mode where I've always been. Certain keys don't work anymore, and re-programming doesn't work. The F keys are not working since the last IL2 GB update. I tried a different flight sim and the F keys work as normal. It is only this sim. What did the latest update do to de-recognize my F keys? Edited December 2, 2019 by Trek64Trek64
Ghost666 Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Have you tried making a copy of your input folder then setting your key bindings to default. See if the F keys work. If they do, try putting your copied input folder back in and see if that works. Or after resetting bindings to default reassign them. Good luck
Art-J Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 There's a pilot's head movement section in the key assignments options menu. You can un-bind the mouse over there. Mind you however, when you do so, you won't be able to operate gunner's stations in bombers.
Trek64Trek64 Posted December 2, 2019 Author Posted December 2, 2019 (edited) Oh boy. Ghost666, I do appreciate the suggestion, but I do not know how to do that. What would cause my F keys to stop working for this sim only? They've been working with this sim for a couple of years. Art-J, thank you. I'll leave the mouse alone, I guess and move it to another part of the desk far out of the way. Surely, someone must have encountered this problem and can instruct a non-techie how to fix it? Everything was fine until I updated the sim to 4.0002 I even tried a different keyboard. Same thing. The sim refuses to recognize my F keys, which is ruining the experience entirely. I need my external views and flybys. Also, NONE of the F keys work in this sim after the update. I can't do any of the external views. Key combinations involving the F keys don't work. Re-programming the external views to non-F keys doesn't work. The update refuses to give me external views. Why? Edited December 2, 2019 by Trek64Trek64 new info
dburne Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Trek64Trek64 said: Oh boy. Ghost666, I do appreciate the suggestion, but I do not know how to do that. What would cause my F keys to stop working for this sim only? They've been working with this sim for a couple of years. Art-J, thank you. I'll leave the mouse alone, I guess and move it to another part of the desk far out of the way. Surely, someone must have encountered this problem and can instruct a non-techie how to fix it? Everything was fine until I updated the sim to 4.0002 I even tried a different keyboard. Same thing. The sim refuses to recognize my F keys, which is ruining the experience entirely. I need my external views and flybys. Also, NONE of the F keys work in this sim after the update. I can't do any of the external views. Key combinations involving the F keys don't work. Re-programming the external views to non-F keys doesn't work. The update refuses to give me external views. Why? When you went into Custom setting as I suggested, do you have " Allow Spectators" checked? If it is not you will not get exterior views.
Trek64Trek64 Posted December 2, 2019 Author Posted December 2, 2019 OMG! That was my problem! I had unchecked "Allow Spectators." Who knew that had anything at all to do with my external views? Finally I can again enjoy this sim. Thanks very much.
dburne Posted December 2, 2019 Posted December 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Trek64Trek64 said: OMG! That was my problem! I had unchecked "Allow Spectators." Who knew that had anything at all to do with my external views? Finally I can again enjoy this sim. Thanks very much. Have fun!
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