basic setup questions

[Angry_Kitten]

when mapping controls for the plane,    

 

1. i have to use the SAVE AS in order for the game to remember it next time i start the game.  That raises the question of , 

 

                  IS the save as file, going to become the basic control set for EVERY plane in the game, or ONLY for the plane I have selected in game when i make the control save?

 

meaning if i start a quick mission, choose to fly a 109 F-4,  and go to options control, change how a gun is fired, hit save as,   does that new save as file replace ALL controls for every other plane, or does is simply stay with the 109 F-4 ?

 

2. Do i manually have to select the desired control file for each plane when i have made one?

[zzzxxxxzzz]

You don't need to use the "save as" ("apply" button yes), it is a good practice and let you have various configuration stored (for example: one for figthers and another for bombers)

 

The control configuration is the same for all planes

Edited April 22, 2021 by zzzxxxxzzz

[343KKT_Kintaro]

1 hour ago, pocketshaver said:

when mapping controls for the plane,    

 

1. i have to use the SAVE AS in order for the game to remember it next time i start the game.  That raises the question of , 

 

                  IS the save as file, going to become the basic control set for EVERY plane in the game, or ONLY for the plane I have selected in game when i make the control save?

 

meaning if i start a quick mission, choose to fly a 109 F-4,  and go to options control, change how a gun is fired, hit save as,   does that new save as file replace ALL controls for every other plane, or does is simply stay with the 109 F-4 ?

 

2. Do i manually have to select the desired control file for each plane when i have made one?

 

 

Hi, Pocketshaver. Again, I copy-pasted the same instructions I gave you today... but this time I higlighted some parts with bold letters and a higher size of text.

 

Launch your game and, on the main menu, click on "Options". Then, when you are in the "Options" page, click on "Controls". Once you are in the "Controls" page (see the below images), choose, out of two, the type of controls you want to set first, if axes controls (mainly with your HOTAS, your HOTAS is your joystick and your throttle lever) or key controls (mainly with your keyboard, but plenty of buttons are in modern HOTAS).

 

My advice is you set first all the axes controls, this way:

 

 

 

And then, the key controls... this way:

 

 

 

 

In my case, examples of axes controls are the stick, the throttle and one small wheel that is located on top of the throttle lever in my HOTAS and that I use as the propeller pitch. Examples of key controls are the letter G in my keyboard, which in my case is destined to toggle the undercarriage down and up, or the War Emergency Power toggle key (WEP), which in my case is a button on the throttle lever in my HOTAS. So, in my case, the undercarriage and the WEP are one in the keyboard, the other one in my HOTAS, but both are key controls as they are not axes.

 

Now, if you want to set the specific settings for a specific aircraft, please know that there are no specific settings for specific types, variants or subvariants in this game... if not explicitly notified as such in the very same lists of controls (the lists are partially visible on the two above screenshots).

 

So, as a conclusion, first of all go to the flashcards that correspond to the planes whose controls you want to set. It is reading the specific flashcard of one specific aircraft that you'll learn the specific controls you need to set in the lists of controls. Start first with the axes controls: a double click on the name of one control line in the list will display the pop-up window that awaits your click or axe's use so that a control is assigned on your HOTAS or keyboard. As I said, start first with the axes controls. Then, when you are running out of axes controls in your HOTAS, start setting the key controls (again, following the flashcards as this is your first contact with the simulator and the flashcards instruct on the basic controls you need, the bare bones!). As the flashcards only give instructions for takeoff, cruise flight and landing, you'll need to learn what other controls you need to set, but this will come with time, with experience, and simply exploring the lists of controls.

 

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE 1: before you plug your HOTAS, choose carefully the USB port in your computer as you'll need the very same plug every time you'll play your Cliffs of Dover simulator.

 

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE 2: every time you set controls in your game, go to the lower right corner and click on "Apply"... you'll be immediately kicked off the Controls page so you'll need to go back to the Controls Options page and, this time, click on "Save As...", which will open a window in your PC hardrive where you'll name and save your controls file... if you do not do so, your updated controls will not be kept the next time you'll play the game.

 

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE 3: every time you save your controls file, you need to overwrite the same file with the same name.

 

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE 4: in your Steam library, go to your Cliffs of Dover Blitz section, go the parameters (the toothed weel icon) and untick two boxes, the Steam overlay and the Steam downloads.