Custom Profile

Use LotAtc Configurator

You can use the free tool LotAtc Configurator to edit/customize profile, easier and simpler than manual way!!!

Profile mechanism

At DCS startup, the %userprofile%/Saved Games/DCS/mods/services/lotatc/profiles/ directory is listed by LotAtc server and will be displayed in the DCS > Options > Special > LotAtc 4 DCS options page

Default profiles are provided with LotAtc server but you can add your own profiles to customize LotAtc as you want. It could be usefull for a specific campaign or mission for example.

Select a profile in DCS Special Page only works for DCS Gui, for dedicated server, check on this page

Create my profile

Use LotAtc Configurator.

Go into the %userprofile%/Saved Games/DCS/mods/services/lotatc/profiles/ directory. Just copy custom.lua to a new file for example my_profile.lua.

You can edit any profile with no restriction but files will be overwritten on next LotAtc server update, so copy them is a best choice.

Open the new profile with Notepad++ or any other text editor.

Do not use Notepad, it generally break the lua files, prefer Notepad++

Once done, start DCS, select your profile in the DCS > Options > Special > LotAtc 4 DCS options page

Select a profile in DCS Special Page only works for DCS Gui, for dedicated server, check on this page

Settings

Here all the settings with explanation, adapt as you want:

Name
ID	name
Type	str
Default	custom
Description	id of profile (filename)

Short
ID	short
Type	str
Default	Custom
Description	Short name of profile

Profile name
ID	profile_name
Type	str
Default	Custom
Description	Name displayed

Locked
ID	locked
Type	bool
Default	false
Description	If locked, it cannot be edited with LotAtc Configurator

Force player’s name
ID	force_player_name
Type	bool
Default	false
Description	Force the display of player’s name

Use callsign
ID	use_callsign
Type	index_array
Default	0
Values	0 - Do not use callsign on group name (activate callsign specific display on clients)
	1 - Use callsign for all units except humans (disable callsign specific display on clients)
	2 - Always use callsign for all units including humans (disable callsign specific display on clients)
Description	Use callsign instead of group name

Relief filter
ID	relief_filter
Type	bool
Default	true
Description	Relief filter

Speed filter
ID	speed_filter
Type	bool
Default	true
Description	Filter low speed airplanes/helicopter

Radar coverage simulation
ID	modelisation
Type	array
Default	global
Values	0 - global
	1 - monoradar
Description	Indicate radar coverage simulation to be used

Radar mode
ID	radar
Type	index_array
Default	1
Values	0 - See all, no radar
	1 - Cylinder model, no altitude management
	2 - Sphere model, radar are full sphere
	3 - Conic model, radar are sphere but have some blind cone (cone are defined in DCS)
Description	Radar modelisation to simulate

Ground radar mode
ID	ground_radar
Type	index_array
Default	0
Values	0 - Detect all ground units
	1 - Detect only SAMs units and ships
	2 - Detect only ships
	3 - No ground detection
	4 - Detect only moving ground units + SAMs/ships
Description	Ground radar modelisation to simulate for units with ground detection capabilities

Use RCS
ID	use_rcs
Type	bool
Default	true
Description	Use RCS management on radar side. Only USED with radar=3, ignored otherwise

Use radar scan period
ID	use_scan_period
Type	bool
Default	true
Description	If true, LotAtc will use the radar scan period, otherwise global value. Only working with monoradar radar modelisation

Automatic information mode for friends
ID	automatic_info_friend
Type	index_array
Default	1
Values	0 - For all
	1 - For only main radars units (AWACS/SAMs/ships..)
	2 - For only ground radars units (SAMs/ships..)
	3 - For none
Description	How LotAtc fills information about friendly unit. Type, classification, capabilities…. Not affecting datalink unit if datalink is used

Automatic information mode for neutrals
ID	automatic_info_neutral
Type	index_array
Default	1
Values	0 - For all
	1 - For only main radars units (AWACS/SAMs/ships..)
	2 - For only ground radars units (SAMs/ships..)
	3 - For none
Description	How LotAtc fills information about neutrals unit. Type, classification, capabilities…

Automatic information mode for enemies
ID	automatic_info_eni
Type	index_array
Default	1
Values	0 - For all
	1 - For only main radars units (AWACS/SAMs/ships..)
	2 - For only ground radars units (SAMs/ships..)
	3 - For none
Description	How LotAtc fills information about unit for enemies. Type, classification, capabilities…

Airport radar mode
ID	airport_radar_mode
Type	index_array
Default	2
Values	0 - Airport will not act as radar
	1 - Airport radar see all units ( flying and ground units)
	2 - Airport radar see only aircraft (planes, helicopters) in flight or on ground
	3 - Airport radar see only FLYING aircrafts or active transponders units (for both AI and human)
Description	Define how airport radar will be modelized with LotAtc. Only airport allowed could act as radar, it is depending of approach_all_airports value above

Airport Approaches
ID	approach_all_airports
Type	index_array
Default	1
Values	0 - No approach
	1 - Only coalition airport can have approach
	2 - All airports can have approach
Description	Allows approaches on airports

Use datalink
ID	use_datalink
Type	bool
Default	false
Description	Use datalink management

Datalink period
ID	datalink_period
Type	int
Default	5
Description	Delay of datalink updates of connected radar in seconds

Datalink Info mode
ID	datalink_info_mode
Type	index_array
Default	2
Values	0 - None, no datalink info management
	1 - All coalition units
	2 - Only coalition units with datalink (L16, L4…)
	3 - Only coalition units with L16 datalink only
Description	Get all information on unit through datalink

Use ESM
ID	use_esm
Type	bool
Default	true
Description	Use Electronic Support Measure management

RWR period
ID	esm_rwr_period
Type	int
Default	20
Description	Delay of RWR updates in seconds

Show weapons
ID	show_weapons
Type	bool
Default	true
Description	Weapons are visible like any other aircraft (respecting RCS if enabled)

Show human status
ID	show_humans
Type	index_array
Default	1
Values	0 - Show status for all coalitions
	1 - Only show status for controller’s coalition
	2 - Hide status for all
Description	Show if unit is a human or not

Tracking delay
ID	tracking_delay
Type	int
Default	0
Description	Tracking delay, time for the simulation to be able to make a track on a spot radar. Put 0 to disabled the feature and make track instant (as with LotAtc 1.x). Delay is in seconds

Use real tracking simulation
ID	use_realtracking
Type	bool
Default	false
Description	Spot radar and tracking are dissociated, it simulates tracking period. Heading and ground speed are computed

Range resolution
ID	use_range_resolution
Type	bool
Default	false
Description	If yes, when severals units are near each other, we will only have one track, due to resolution radar. Use false to see everybody in a patrol

Use TAF with M-2000C
ID	use_taf
Type	bool
Default	true
Description	Use TAF management (only with M-2000C)

Advanced configuration

You can also add config values from %userprofile%/Saved Games/DCS/mods/services/lotatc/config.lua in the profile.lua files, it allows to add specific password for example.

red_password        = "mymissionredpass" ,
blue_password        = "mymissionbluepass",

virtual_awacs_name 	= "myvirtualawacs_",
use_chat = false,

See all available values on the advanced configuration page.

You can create specific profile for a custom event/mission.