File Housekeeping

File housekeeping

Viewing the script files available for each game
Selecting a single script file as the "active" file when many are available
Adding and removing game names
Creating a new script
Importing a script file into the games list
Copying a script file
Deleting a script file from the games list
Disabling all script use with a game
Changing the name of a script file
Changing a game's name
Changing the path to a game

Viewing the script files available for each game

Game names are at the top-most level in the list (on the left side of the opening and edit screens). If game names have been entered into the list, the names are always visible. Clicking on a "+" symbol next a game's name causes all the script files for that game to be displayed. Clicking on a "-" symbol next to a game's name hides the script file names.

Selecting a single script file as the "active" file when many are available

If multiple scripts are available under a game's name, only one can can be "active" (used by the game) at a time. The active script under a game will have a check-mark next to the script name.

To make a script the active script, open the desired script, and then select Make Script Active from the Options menu. A script also is made the active script when it is edited and saved.

Note: If there is no check-mark next to a script under a particular game name, then the game has been disabled (the game is no longer partnered with a script, in this case). Making a script active automatically re-activates the game title.

Adding and removing game names

If you wish to use your ThrustMaster control as more than a DirectInput game control, you need to add the game's name to the ThrustMapper's list of games. This allows software to automatically recognize when the game is run, and set up the control for that particular game.

To add a game, select New Game Title under the File menu. A dialog box appears asking for a game name and the location of the game program. A Browse button is available so you can navigate to the game location directly.

To delete a game from the game list, click on the desired game name and then select Delete from under the File menu. When you delete a game name from the list, its script files are removed also.

Importing a script file

The Import Script option under the File menu imports (copies) an existing script file. Select a game name from the list first, and then Import Script. In the dialog box that appears when you select this option, enter the new script name and the path to the file (or use the browse button to locate the file).

If you wish to copy a script that was loaded during software installation or you created, go the MAPS directory (the path usually is C:\TM\M3DI\MAPS. The file names have an STS extension, and contain both the game name and script name (example: QUAKE_MYFILE.STS). If the script file is in another directory or on another disk drive, use the Browse button to locate the file.

The new script file automatically will be saved to the MAPS directory, using the currently selected game and the your new name as part the name. Example: If you selected the game Deader, and added a game as "MYFILE2", the new file name would be DEADER_MYFILE2.STS. The new script will appear in the games list, and can be edited like any other script file.