Triggering events and failures through key presses

777Driver · April 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM

I've finally got around to reading the documentation in depth, and I 've come across the part about using key shortcuts as triggers

Does this mean you can tie any fault or cockpit button to a key press (or click spot?)

Code

<[input_event][TriggerEngineFail][]
    <[string8][Message][Controls.Button]>
    <[float64][InputValue][1.0]>
    <[string8][Events][ Engine1FailEvent.Trigger ]>
>

Code

<[event_value][Engine1FailEvent][]
    <[string8][Input][1.0]>
    <[string8][Events][ Engine1FireDetected.Set ]>
>

ApfelFlieger · April 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM

You can program any inputs in the FS 4, whether virtually as a kind of touchdown or with visible elements. And you can use any events as input. In this article there is an example of this:

RE: F18 missiles

And see here:

https://www.aerofly.com/dokuwiki/doku.php/aircraft:tmd

It is the FS 2-Wiki, but also useable for the FS 4.

ApfelFlieger · April 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM

I still have additions to operate switches, knobs, buttons or click points on and in the aircrafts:

(1) The affected camera view must contain the tag "pilot" or "copilot" in the line <[string8][Tags][ ]>, here is an example from the C130:

Code

            <[camera][CameraCockpitFlightEngineeerFuelControlPanelCentre][]
                <[string8][Body][Fuselage]>
                <[tmvector3d][R0][ 10.65 0.01 1.20 ]>
                <[tmvector3d][Direction][1.0 0.0 1.2]>
                <[bool][InCockpit][true]>
                <[bool][Overhead][true]>
                <[string8][Tags][ cockpit jumpseat copilot ]>
            >

(2) The contact point of the element must not be more than approx. 4.60 m away from the camera position so that the operation also works.

The distance limit can be used constructively. For example, you can move click points up by 20 m "out of the view" with touch screens if they are not needed.

777Driver · April 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM

Thank you, it has been fascinating learning all of this, so much potential for some amazing add-ons.

ApfelFlieger · April 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM

Quote from 777Driver

... so much potential for some amazing add-ons.

🤣 Attention - it can be addictive! 🤣

FS 4 is also designed in such a way that you can save all additions for an aircraft in the user folder without intervening in the original FS 4 folder.

777Driver April 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM

777Driver April 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM