DCSTheWay

Imports waypoints right into the plane navigation system, like a Data Transfer Cartridge. DCS Forums thread here

What does it do?

You choose points on the DCS F10 map, press a button, and those points will be entered as steerpoints into your plane automatically. You can also share those waypoints with your friends, and you will all fly the same route, regardless of the module they choose.

What is supported?

Supported modules:

• F-16
• F/A-18
• A-10C and A-10C2
• Mirage 2000
• AV8BNA Harrier
• Ka-50 Blackshark
• AH-64D Apache
• F-16I Sufa Mod

Multiplayer is supported as long as the server has Player Exports turned on (most servers do).

How to install?

1. Download the latest zip file from the Releases section, and extract it.
2. Copy the TheWay.lua file from the folder you just extracted into Users/YourUsernameHere/Saved Games/DCS/Scripts. The DCS folder name may be DCS.openbeta if you are on the openbeta version of the game. If you are on Steam, the name will always be just DCS.
3. Edit the Export.lua file there and append this line at the end of the file, and save it:

local TheWayLfs=require('lfs'); dofile(TheWayLfs.writedir()..'Scripts/TheWay.lua')

If there is no Export.lua file already existing there, create it yourself, and it should include only the line above.

4. Run the installer from the zip file you've previously extracted.
5. After installation, the program will launch, and you can go fly! You can find a shortcut to TheWay on your desktop.

If you are updating from an older version, simply download the newest release, rerun the installer and replace your existing TheWay.lua file in Saved Games with the new one.

How to use?

Video tutorial here:

FAQ

I have a problem with my installation

Worry not, feel free to message me on Discord (Doge#4634) or the ED Forums thread and we'll have it sorted!

How do I use this for VR?

As I do not own a VR headset, it is hard for me to build a user interface for it. But, instead I have implemented a series of keybinds to help: CTRL+SHIFT+S: to save a point CTRL+SHIFT+T: to transfer the waypoints CTRL+SHIFT+D: to delete all waypoints

Credits

Special thanks to discord users: kukiric, Bepis, the88tench, okopanja, and the ED Forums users for their suggestions and help.

For nerds

The application is built using React.js and Electron. If you'd like to contribute, simply clone the repository and run npm install, then npm run react-start to start the React page, and npm run electron-dev to fire up the Electron side of things. If you'd like to build/package the code for production, run npm run package and check the dist folder for the created installer.

This is the way.