Helios 1.6.618 Fix1 (includes fix for missing images in MadKreator37's AH-6J profile)

Release 1.6.6181.1

User Notes

This release contains mostly bug fixes. If you have already downloaded Tobsen & Eightball's AH-6J community mod, then you can make use of @MadKreator37's interface and patches which are shipped in this release.

Developer Notes

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Unless otherwise indicated the items were contributed by @BlueFinBima

1. Add all known vehicles to the FC3 vehicle impersonation selection dialogue.

2. Give Style 1 C# interfaces the ability to be overridden by JSON and Lua.

3. Add vehicle impersonation to Style 1 C# interfaces and allow these impersonations to be generated into JSON interfaces

4. Restructure FC3 to enable loading of interface from JSON.

5. ImageManager fix for string comparison that failed for Turkish.

6. Patch & viewport for F-16 CMDS as requested in #949

7. Enhancement to allow viewports to be rendered outside of the monitor area. #948

8. Fix to resolve issue with Reset Monitors for a profile using viewports and the DCSGeneric interface resulting in an NPE in MonitorSetupGenerator.

9. Fix for a problem loading the alternate Circular-Shading.xaml file used for the F/A-18C ADI.

10. Graphical adjustments to the RadAlt for UH-60L and CH-47F.

11. Enable SoftInterface Lua loading for Helios internal interfaces

12. Adjustments to ImageRenderers to make using a new DrawingGroup applicable only when in design mode (ie Profile Editor).

13. Two new 5x7 dot fonts

    

14. Fix for a problem in Profile Editor with the sizing of some controls in the Preview Window. Specifically it appears to be with Controls that specify NoEffects which is implicitly what many of the special controls do under the covers. This fix explicitly addresses problems with the ImageDecorationRenderer.

15. Fix issue with the NumericTextDisplay causing problems when embedded in a composite control

16. Interface and Patches for community Mod AH-6J 1.1 @MadKreator37

17. Add brightness actions to the TextDisplay and NumericTextDisplay

18. Fix for BarGauge sizing #947

19. Fix for significant Memory leak in ColorAdjustmentEffect #898

Full change notes from previous releases

Iris Screen Exporter can be downloaded here

Helios 1.6.618

Release 1.6.6180.1

User Notes

This release contains mostly bug fixes. If you have already downloaded Tobsen & Eightball's AH-6J community mod, then you can make use of @MadKreator37's interface and patches which are shipped in this release.

Developer Notes

Click to see more information about this release

Unless otherwise indicated the items were contributed by @BlueFinBima

1. Add all known vehicles to the FC3 vehicle impersonation selection dialogue.

2. Give Style 1 C# interfaces the ability to be overridden by JSON and Lua.

3. Add vehicle impersonation to Style 1 C# interfaces and allow these impersonations to be generated into JSON interfaces

4. Restructure FC3 to enable loading of interface from JSON.

5. ImageManager fix for string comparison that failed for Turkish.

6. Patch & viewport for F-16 CMDS as requested in #949

7. Enhancement to allow viewports to be rendered outside of the monitor area. #948

8. Fix to resolve issue with Reset Monitors for a profile using viewports and the DCSGeneric interface resulting in an NPE in MonitorSetupGenerator.

9. Fix for a problem loading the alternate Circular-Shading.xaml file used for the F/A-18C ADI.

10. Graphical adjustments to the RadAlt for UH-60L and CH-47F.

11. Enable SoftInterface Lua loading for Helios internal interfaces

12. Adjustments to ImageRenderers to make using a new DrawingGroup applicable only when in design mode (ie Profile Editor).

13. Two new 5x7 dot fonts

    

14. Fix for a problem in Profile Editor with the sizing of some controls in the Preview Window. Specifically it appears to be with Controls that specify NoEffects which is implicitly what many of the special controls do under the covers. This fix explicitly addresses problems with the ImageDecorationRenderer.

15. Fix issue with the NumericTextDisplay causing problems when embedded in a composite control

16. Interface and Patches for community Mod AH-6J 1.1 @MadKreator37

17. Add brightness actions to the TextDisplay and NumericTextDisplay

18. Fix for BarGauge sizing #947

19. Fix for significant Memory leak in ColorAdjustmentEffect #898

Full change notes from previous releases

Iris Screen Exporter can be downloaded here

Helios 1.6.617 Hot Fix 1

Release 1.6.6171.1

Fix 1

Users Affected

People enabling the Color Adjustment Effect special control in their profiles

Problem Description

Resolves a significant memory leak introduced at 1.6.616. This memory leak only happens if using, and enabling, the Color Adjustment Effect special control in profiles. The problem is described in #898

User Notes

In this release, Helios delivers and interface and Toolbox components for the new C-130J Hercules module in DCS World. Additionally there are new modes for several controls, a few alterations to templates for other aircraft, and finally fixes for a bunch of issues raised against Helios. Thanks as always to @MadKreator37 for is considerable contributions which in this release include artwork for Hercules gauges and lots of testing.

Areas changed in this release are:

• C-130J Hercules for DCS World
• Mirage F-1 for DCS World
• F-4E Phantom II for DCS World
• Mirage 2000C for DCS World
• F/A-18C Hornet for DCS World
• CH-47F Chinook for DCS World
• A-10C II for DCS World
• F-16C for DCS World
• Changes to Controls
• Changes to Helios
• Fixes

[!NOTE] For DCS World users, this release has made several changes to HeliosExport16.lua with the result that Control Center Preflight Check will issue the message

The DCS export script at '%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\Helios\HeliosExport16.lua does not match configuration

and that a "DCS Setup" in one of the DCS interfaces in Profile Editor will need to be pressed. Similarly, Profile Editor will highlight that there is a file mismatch until "DCS Setup" in one of the DCS interfaces has been pressed to resolve the mismatch. Profile Editor issues the message

The DCS export script at '%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\Helios\HeliosExport16.lua' does not match configuration

Click to see full details of 1.6.617

## Developer Notes

Modules

C-130J Hercules for DCS World

1. Interface for communication between Helios and the module running in DCS World. @BlueFinBima
2. Toolbox Gauges, Panels & Viewport Templates. Code by @BlueFinBima artwork from @MadKreator37
   
3. Autobinding capability added to all of the C-130J Toolbox items (except for the Slip Ball). @BlueFinBima
4. Patches for the ARC-210 radio display and for the various 7 segment displays.

Mirage F-1 for DCS World

1. The Mirage F1 developers have added a named viewport for the RWR called "ALR300\ so alterations have been made to the viewport template for the F1 RWR. The now redundant patch for the ALR300 has been removed. This addresses the numerous reports relating to the ALR300 patch no longer applying. #901 @BlueFinBima

F-4E Phantom II for DCS World

1. Heatblur, the developers of this module, has provided named exports for all of the viewports, with the result that alterations have been made to the Viewport Templates to use the Heatblur names. An additional Viewport Template has been added to allow enablement of this module's viewports. Heatblur Doumentation @BlueFinBima
   

Mirage 2000C for DCS World

1. A cosmetic change has been made to the Backup ADI for this aircraft. #897 @BlueFinBima
   

F/A-18C Hornet for DCS World

1. Restoration of the alternate night-time images for the 2D standby ADI which had been removed in the previous release. #896 @BlueFinBima
2. Accuracy improvements for the IFEI Nozzle needles. Previously the position was estimated using Fuel Flow, however in this release their position is derived via a more accurate method. Advanced users please note that arguments 4019 and 4020 which were previously used for the nozzle positions have been retired. Users of the autobinding IFEI from the toolbox should notice no difference in operation other than the needle positions better match the needles of the in-cockpit version. All users of the F/A-18C interface will need to perform a "DCS Setup" in profile editor. @BlueFinBima

CH-47F Chinook for DCS World

1. Delivers new patches #894 following changes to files shipped by ED. The center MFCD and the Pilot's MFCD's no longer need patches. The SFDs viewports have been renamed to "LEFT_SFD" (copilot) and "RIGHT_SFD" (pilot) and the Viewport Templates have been updated accordingly. @BlueFinBima
2. Add the status of the external doors to the interface. @BlueFinBima

A-10C II for DCS World

1. Fix for the clear screen issue on the A-10C II ARC-210. Users will need to re-add the radio to profiles in order for the new bindings to be created. @BlueFinBima

F-16C for DCS World

1. Changes made to the F-16C_50 interface and Lua driver to support the Fuel Flow amount as a single value. #899 @BlueFinBima
   

Changes to Controls

1. A new 4 position toggle switch has been introduced. This has three positions at 120 degrees from each other, and a center position. @BlueFinBima

   

2. Removed the "No Effects" Layout option in Profile Editor for special controls where is makes no sense to have them. @BlueFinBima

3. First / Last Position Released output bindings added to the Rotary Switch control to allow implementation of Rotary Switches which have a momentary First / Last position. @BlueFinBima

   

4. Enhancement to the Clickable Potentiometer and Clickable Encoder controls to allow the inner "Click" as if it were a pushbutton or a toggle switch. @BlueFinBima

   

Changes to Helios

1. Implementation of the ability to use LoGetAircraftDrawArgumentValue in the interface drivers. This enables values from the external model to be passed into Helios. @BlueFinBima

Fixes

1. Fix for the Control Center "Start at Login" not functioning at Windows login #927 @BlueFinBima
   

2. Fix to address an unnecessary missing image message from the Animated Linear Potentiometer control. #885 @BlueFinBima

3. several problems relating to the addition of Effects to controls within a profile. These problems are described in issues #892 and #893. @BlueFinBima

Full change notes from previous releases

Iris Screen Exporter can be downloaded here

Helios 1.6.617

Release 1.6.6170.3

User Notes

In this release, Helios delivers and interface and Toolbox components for the new C-130J Hercules module in DCS World. Additionally there are new modes for several controls, a few alterations to templates for other aircraft, and finally fixes for a bunch of issues raised against Helios. Thanks as always to @MadKreator37 for is considerable contributions which in this release include artwork for Hercules gauges and lots of testing.

Areas changed in this release are:

• C-130J Hercules for DCS World
• Mirage F-1 for DCS World
• F-4E Phantom II for DCS World
• Mirage 2000C for DCS World
• F/A-18C Hornet for DCS World
• CH-47F Chinook for DCS World
• A-10C II for DCS World
• F-16C for DCS World
• Changes to Controls
• Changes to Helios
• Fixes

[!NOTE] For DCS World users, this release has made several changes to HeliosExport16.lua with the result that Control Center Preflight Check will issue the message

The DCS export script at '%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\Helios\HeliosExport16.lua does not match configuration

and that a "DCS Setup" in one of the DCS interfaces in Profile Editor will need to be pressed. Similarly, Profile Editor will highlight that there is a file mismatch until "DCS Setup" in one of the DCS interfaces has been pressed to resolve the mismatch. Profile Editor issues the message

The DCS export script at '%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\Helios\HeliosExport16.lua' does not match configuration

Click to see full details of 1.6.617

## Developer Notes

Modules

C-130J Hercules for DCS World

1. Interface for communication between Helios and the module running in DCS World. @BlueFinBima
2. Toolbox Gauges, Panels & Viewport Templates. Code by @BlueFinBima artwork from @MadKreator37
   
3. Autobinding capability added to all of the C-130J Toolbox items (except for the Slip Ball). @BlueFinBima
4. Patches for the ARC-210 radio display and for the various 7 segment displays.

Mirage F-1 for DCS World

1. The Mirage F1 developers have added a named viewport for the RWR called "ALR300\ so alterations have been made to the viewport template for the F1 RWR. The now redundant patch for the ALR300 has been removed. This addresses the numerous reports relating to the ALR300 patch no longer applying. #901 @BlueFinBima

F-4E Phantom II for DCS World

1. Heatblur, the developers of this module, has provided named exports for all of the viewports, with the result that alterations have been made to the Viewport Templates to use the Heatblur names. An additional Viewport Template has been added to allow enablement of this module's viewports. Heatblur Doumentation @BlueFinBima
   

Mirage 2000C for DCS World

1. A cosmetic change has been made to the Backup ADI for this aircraft. #897 @BlueFinBima
   

F/A-18C Hornet for DCS World

1. Restoration of the alternate night-time images for the 2D standby ADI which had been removed in the previous release. #896 @BlueFinBima
2. Accuracy improvements for the IFEI Nozzle needles. Previously the position was estimated using Fuel Flow, however in this release their position is derived via a more accurate method. Advanced users please note that arguments 4019 and 4020 which were previously used for the nozzle positions have been retired. Users of the autobinding IFEI from the toolbox should notice no difference in operation other than the needle positions better match the needles of the in-cockpit version. All users of the F/A-18C interface will need to perform a "DCS Setup" in profile editor. @BlueFinBima

CH-47F Chinook for DCS World

1. Delivers new patches #894 following changes to files shipped by ED. The center MFCD and the Pilot's MFCD's no longer need patches. The SFDs viewports have been renamed to "LEFT_SFD" (copilot) and "RIGHT_SFD" (pilot) and the Viewport Templates have been updated accordingly. @BlueFinBima
2. Add the status of the external doors to the interface. @BlueFinBima

A-10C II for DCS World

1. Fix for the clear screen issue on the A-10C II ARC-210. Users will need to re-add the radio to profiles in order for the new bindings to be created. @BlueFinBima

F-16C for DCS World

1. Changes made to the F-16C_50 interface and Lua driver to support the Fuel Flow amount as a single value. #899 @BlueFinBima
   

Changes to Controls

1. A new 4 position toggle switch has been introduced. This has three positions at 120 degrees from each other, and a center position. @BlueFinBima

   

2. Removed the "No Effects" Layout option in Profile Editor for special controls where is makes no sense to have them. @BlueFinBima

3. First / Last Position Released output bindings added to the Rotary Switch control to allow implementation of Rotary Switches which have a momentary First / Last position. @BlueFinBima

   

4. Enhancement to the Clickable Potentiometer and Clickable Encoder controls to allow the inner "Click" as if it were a pushbutton or a toggle switch. @BlueFinBima

   

Changes to Helios

1. Implementation of the ability to use LoGetAircraftDrawArgumentValue in the interface drivers. This enables values from the external model to be passed into Helios. @BlueFinBima

Fixes

1. Fix for the Control Center "Start at Login" not functioning at Windows login #927 @BlueFinBima
   

2. Fix to address an unnecessary missing image message from the Animated Linear Potentiometer control. #885 @BlueFinBima

3. several problems relating to the addition of Effects to controls within a profile. These problems are described in issues #892 and #893. @BlueFinBima

Full change notes from previous releases

Iris Screen Exporter can be downloaded here

Helios 1.6.616 Hot Fix 2

Release 1.6.6162.1

User Notes

This Hot Fix resolves:

1. several problems relating to the addition of Effects to controls within a profile. These problems are described in issues #892 and #893.
2. Delivers new patches for the CH-47F #894 following changes to files shipped by ED. The center MFCD and the Pilot's MFCD's no longer need patches. The SFDs viewports have been renamed to "LEFT_SFD" (copilot) and "RIGHT_SFD" (pilot)..

In this release, we have a change in attitude in Helios. We make a step forward in the appearance of ADI's (mainly) with new 3D components. We also deliver the ability to globally alter the colors used in a profile, and this has the potential to easily deliver night versions of profiles at the flick of a switch (literally). Additionally, there are numerous changes to interfaces, and a few bugs smashed along the way.

Developer Notes

Click to see more information about this release

1. Custom Gauge Ball control added to the Custom Controls section of the Toolbox to give the ability to use a 3D sphere in your gauges. The 3D Sphere can rotate around all three axes, and can have the lighting direction adjusted. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

2. Custom Gauge Cylinder control added to the Custom Controls section of the Toolbox. This gives the ability to use a 3D cylinder in your gauges which will help with the likes of compasses and some ADIs. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

3. Color Adjustment Effect Control has been added to the Special Controls section of the Toolbox. When added to a profile, it provides the ability to adjust the colors used in the profile. Other controls can be bound to the Color Adjustment Effect control so that when the profile is running, the colors can be enabled/disabled, or individual color channels dynamically adjusted. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

4. The F-16, M-2000C, AV-8B, A-10C, F/A-18C, AH-64D and UH-60L attitude indicator gauges in the toolbox have been upgraded to be 3D.
   

5. Fix for a bug where reflections on some gauges (notably in the AV-8B) were not being scaled correctly.

6. The M-2000C interface has been fixed to resolve a long-standing mis-calibration for the ADI Pitch.

7. The "Missing Image" image has been changed from the old black cross on a red background to have words, and converted to xaml to improve scaling.
   

8. The UH-60L VSI has been created with associated interface elements. This gauge autobinds to all of the H-60 interfaces.

9. Significant improvements to the DCS UH-1H Huey interface. @MadKreator37

10. F-5E interface has been altered to address an incorrect function for the ADI Pitch Trim Knob described in #19 @MadKreator37

11. F-4U interface change to add the F-4U Water Gauge @MadKreator37

12. Add support for LuaScript bindings to optionally have UTF-8 string encoding. (#888). This allows binding non-Latin text values in values returned from Luascript bindings.

    

13. Enhancement to add the Fuel Gauge Totalizer to the DCS F-16C_50 Interface #889
    

14. A new "Info" message has been added to explicitly describe the location where a Soft (ie JSON) interface is loaded from.

15. Fix for the pilot "Radio Remote Channel Switcher", "Mode Switch" argument 44 in the Mosquito interface. @MadKreator37

16. Fix for #883 which also moves the code into Helios.Controls (leaving a stub in DH98Mosquito for backwards compatibility). The toolbox Locking Three Way Toggle Switch is now a Helios.Base.LockingThreeWayToggleSwitch instead of Helios.DH98Mosquito.LockingThreeWayToggleSwitch which was previously the case in 1.6.6150.2.

Unless otherwise indicated, the items in this release were contributed by @BlueFinBima
Thanks to @linknetx for guidance & testing of the changes to the BMS Falcon F-16 ADI.
Thanks (as always) to @MadKreator37 for his willingness to test new functions, and flush out obscure bugs.

Full change notes from previous releases

Iris Screen Exporter can be downloaded here

Helios 1.6.616 Hotfix 1

Release 1.6.6161.1

User Notes

This Hot Fix resolves several problems relating to the addition of Effects to controls within a profile. These problems are described in issues #892 and #893.

In this release, we have a change in attitude in Helios. We make a step forward in the appearance of ADI's (mainly) with new 3D components. We also deliver the ability to globally alter the colors used in a profile, and this has the potential to easily deliver night versions of profiles at the flick of a switch (literally). Additionally, there are numerous changes to interfaces, and a few bugs smashed along the way.

Developer Notes

Click to see more information about this release

1. Custom Gauge Ball control added to the Custom Controls section of the Toolbox to give the ability to use a 3D sphere in your gauges. The 3D Sphere can rotate around all three axes, and can have the lighting direction adjusted. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

2. Custom Gauge Cylinder control added to the Custom Controls section of the Toolbox. This gives the ability to use a 3D cylinder in your gauges which will help with the likes of compasses and some ADIs. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

3. Color Adjustment Effect Control has been added to the Special Controls section of the Toolbox. When added to a profile, it provides the ability to adjust the colors used in the profile. Other controls can be bound to the Color Adjustment Effect control so that when the profile is running, the colors can be enabled/disabled, or individual color channels dynamically adjusted. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

4. The F-16, M-2000C, AV-8B, A-10C, F/A-18C, AH-64D and UH-60L attitude indicator gauges in the toolbox have been upgraded to be 3D.
   

5. Fix for a bug where reflections on some gauges (notably in the AV-8B) were not being scaled correctly.

6. The M-2000C interface has been fixed to resolve a long-standing mis-calibration for the ADI Pitch.

7. The "Missing Image" image has been changed from the old black cross on a red background to have words, and converted to xaml to improve scaling.
   

8. The UH-60L VSI has been created with associated interface elements. This gauge autobinds to all of the H-60 interfaces.

9. Significant improvements to the DCS UH-1H Huey interface. @MadKreator37

10. F-5E interface has been altered to address an incorrect function for the ADI Pitch Trim Knob described in #19 @MadKreator37

11. F-4U interface change to add the F-4U Water Gauge @MadKreator37

12. Add support for LuaScript bindings to optionally have UTF-8 string encoding. (#888). This allows binding non-Latin text values in values returned from Luascript bindings.

    

13. Enhancement to add the Fuel Gauge Totalizer to the DCS F-16C_50 Interface #889
    

14. A new "Info" message has been added to explicitly describe the location where a Soft (ie JSON) interface is loaded from.

15. Fix for the pilot "Radio Remote Channel Switcher", "Mode Switch" argument 44 in the Mosquito interface. @MadKreator37

16. Fix for #883 which also moves the code into Helios.Controls (leaving a stub in DH98Mosquito for backwards compatibility). The toolbox Locking Three Way Toggle Switch is now a Helios.Base.LockingThreeWayToggleSwitch instead of Helios.DH98Mosquito.LockingThreeWayToggleSwitch which was previously the case in 1.6.6150.2.

Unless otherwise indicated, the items in this release were contributed by @BlueFinBima
Thanks to @linknetx for guidance & testing of the changes to the BMS Falcon F-16 ADI.
Thanks (as always) to @MadKreator37 for his willingness to test new functions, and flush out obscure bugs.

Full change notes from previous releases

Iris Screen Exporter can be downloaded here

Helios 1.6.616

Release 1.6.6160.2

User Notes

In this release, we have a change in attitude in Helios. We make a step forward in the appearance of ADI's (mainly) with new 3D components. We also deliver the ability to globally alter the colors used in a profile, and this has the potential to easily deliver night versions of profiles at the flick of a switch (literally). Additionally, there are numerous changes to interfaces, and a few bugs smashed along the way.

Developer Notes

Click to see more information about this release

1. Custom Gauge Ball control added to the Custom Controls section of the Toolbox to give the ability to use a 3D sphere in your gauges. The 3D Sphere can rotate around all three axes, and can have the lighting direction adjusted. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

2. Custom Gauge Cylinder control added to the Custom Controls section of the Toolbox. This gives the ability to use a 3D cylinder in your gauges which will help with the likes of compasses and some ADIs. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

3. Color Adjustment Effect Control has been added to the Special Controls section of the Toolbox. When added to a profile, it provides the ability to adjust the colors used in the profile. Other controls can be bound to the Color Adjustment Effect control so that when the profile is running, the colors can be enabled/disabled, or individual color channels dynamically adjusted. There is a Wiki page relating to this control here

4. The F-16, M-2000C, AV-8B, A-10C, F/A-18C, AH-64D and UH-60L attitude indicator gauges in the toolbox have been upgraded to be 3D.
   

5. Fix for a bug where reflections on some gauges (notably in the AV-8B) were not being scaled correctly.

6. The M-2000C interface has been fixed to resolve a long-standing mis-calibration for the ADI Pitch.

7. The "Missing Image" image has been changed from the old black cross on a red background to have words, and converted to xaml to improve scaling.
   

8. The UH-60L VSI has been created with associated interface elements. This gauge autobinds to all of the H-60 interfaces.

9. Significant improvements to the DCS UH-1H Huey interface. @MadKreator37

10. F-5E interface has been altered to address an incorrect function for the ADI Pitch Trim Knob described in #19 @MadKreator37

11. F-4U interface change to add the F-4U Water Gauge @MadKreator37

12. Add support for LuaScript bindings to optionally have UTF-8 string encoding. (#888). This allows binding non-Latin text values in values returned from Luascript bindings.

    

13. Enhancement to add the Fuel Gauge Totalizer to the DCS F-16C_50 Interface #889
    

14. A new "Info" message has been added to explicitly describe the location where a Soft (ie JSON) interface is loaded from.

15. Fix for the pilot "Radio Remote Channel Switcher", "Mode Switch" argument 44 in the Mosquito interface. @MadKreator37

16. Fix for #883 which also moves the code into Helios.Controls (leaving a stub in DH98Mosquito for backwards compatibility). The toolbox Locking Three Way Toggle Switch is now a Helios.Base.LockingThreeWayToggleSwitch instead of Helios.DH98Mosquito.LockingThreeWayToggleSwitch which was previously the case in 1.6.6150.2.

Unless otherwise indicated, the items in this release were contributed by @BlueFinBima
Thanks to @linknetx for guidance & testing of the changes to the BMS Falcon F-16 ADI.
Thanks (as always) to @MadKreator37 for his willingness to test new functions, and flush out obscure bugs.

Full change notes from previous releases

Iris Screen Exporter can be downloaded here

Helios 1.6.615 Fix 1

Release 1.6.6151.1

User Notes

This is a minor fix level for 1.6.615, and includes small updates to the DCS F-4U and DCS Mosquito interfaces. It also provides behavior and appearance capabilities for the Locking Three Way Toggle Switch that was introduced in Helios 1.6.6150.2.

Full change notes from previous releases

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Helios 1.6.615

Release 1.6.6150.2

User Notes

This release delivers an interface for the DCS DH98 Mosquito FB Mk. VI as well as many auto-binding gauges and a Lever Panel. There is fix for the erroneous "Not All Patches Have Been Installed" pop-up which can sometimes appear when DCS Patches are applied. There is a new version of the Three-Way Toggle which has the ability to block movement into a switch position, and finally the limit on the Screen Replicator Controls refresh frequency has been raised from 10Hz to 60Hz, however higher refresh rates will impact performance.

Developer Notes

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1. Interface for the DCS Mosquito FB Mk. VI. @BlueFinBima & @MadKreator37

2. Auto-binding Toolbox controls for the DCS Mosquito FB Mk. VI. It is not anticipated that every gauge will appear in the Toolbox over time. @BlueFinBima
   

3. Doc files for many plugins have been converted to MarkDown format and the instructions corrected.

4. New Locking Three Way toggle which allows profiles to block switch positions. @BlueFinBima

5. Fix for #877 which is the pop-up dialog saying "Not All Patches Have Been Applied" - typically for the Community Mods PatchSet when no patches can be applied or have been excluded. @BlueFinBima

6. Raise the Screen Replicator Control Frequency to 60Hz (from 10Hz) as requested by @MadKreator37 and Discord user @ Eli (176864240060203008) @BlueFinBima

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Helios 1.6.614

Release 1.6.6140.2

User Notes

This release delivers an interface for the new DCS F4U-1D Corsair as well as changes to the interfaces for the DCS CH-47F Chinook and DCS FW-190 A8. The BMS Caution Panel has also been updated, and there have been some changes made to some DCS F/A-18C gauges. Finally a new ClickType has been added to the Helios rotary controls. Thanks to all contributors.

Developer Notes

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1. New F4U-1D Corsair interface and RP22 BatBomb viewport template @MadKreator37 .
2. Corrections to CH-47F interface required by ED changes at 2.9.17.11733. @MadKreator37
3. Improvements to the FW-190 A8 interface @MadKreator37
4. Refactoring of Falcon BMS Caution Panel component and missing file for Falcon Caution Panel added. @Todd1215
5. Reduced duplicate code in Falcon BMS Caution Panel component. Implemented a more dynamically generated code. #868 @Todd1215
6. New needles for the DCS F/A-18C Hornet VVI and IAS gauges. @BlueFinBima
7. DCS F/A-18C Hornet VVI and RadAlt re-recalibration. @BlueFinBima
8. Reverse swipe clicktype added to rotary controls. @BlueFinBima

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