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FS2020 SimEvents

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 6:29 pm
by auditdata
Hi,
I have this working so know it connects and events are passed.

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fs2020_event("LANDING_LIGHTS_TOGGLE")
Correctly I can see the landing light switch toggle in the C172
However nothing seems to change in the view using the following

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fs2020_event("VIEW_RIGHT")
Would you expect the cockpit view to move right?
None of the view SimEvents seem to do anything.
Am I misunderstanding this?
Clive

Re: FS2020 SimEvents

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 7:22 pm
by Ralph
As is mentioned quite a lot of times here on the forums: a lot of things FS2020 do not work or do not work as expected. They always say that they're gonna fix it, but for now they seem to be more focused on scenery, and certainly not on cockpit builders.

Re: FS2020 SimEvents

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 8:16 am
by auditdata
Thanks Ralf, you would think in their table of events they would have a column that said if it was implemented or not.
Save us all some time.
:shock:

Re: FS2020 SimEvents

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 8:57 am
by jph
auditdata wrote: Sun May 09, 2021 6:29 pm Hi,
I have this working so know it connects and events are passed.

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fs2020_event("LANDING_LIGHTS_TOGGLE")
Correctly I can see the landing light switch toggle in the C172
However nothing seems to change in the view using the following

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fs2020_event("VIEW_RIGHT")
Would you expect the cockpit view to move right?
None of the view SimEvents seem to do anything.
Am I misunderstanding this?
Clive
Hello Clive,
I am just wondering if this is supposedly for a custom view (graphic) with transparency - as opposed to a generic - 'change the view to' ? - as a similar thing - I think ? was in FSX ? //// or, as Ralph say, it is simply not working.
I cannot even find a list of fs2020 'events' online that are not, in some way, related to, and bastardised by some custom work around(s) by 3rd party companies that will cause major trauma ahead due to complete lack of a standard convention..
If the event is simply 'view_right' with no additional parameters, then it may well be SUPPOSED to emulate a joystick hat switch 3 o'clock position etc, which it doesn't seem to from what you say.
FS2020 promised 'to deliver the earth' .... but apart from nice graphics in specialised and limited areas, it seems to be a huge disappointment with a very visible lack of support.
Mind you. Cockpit builders are probably so far down the list of priorities for them that they simply do not care too much. Give it a few years more, maybe 5....

Re: FS2020 SimEvents

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 5:16 pm
by auditdata
I am just wondering if this is supposedly for a custom view (graphic) with transparency
I think this is more likely to be correct rather than it not working at all.
Thanks
:-)
Clive

Re: FS2020 SimEvents

Posted: Mon May 10, 2021 5:53 pm
by Ralph
G1000 events for example don't work either. I'm not sure about specific events like the views. You might have to check their forums.