4-12 wish list (Merged)

[T}{OR]

TBH, as much as you hate the sonar it is debatable that one can not hear a plane flying near by. Yes, not 1 km away (sonar). But close near by - see above posts.

[shauncm]

i dont know if the game engine could handle it, but flying through propwash and tip vortexes would make things interesting...

[FrankB]

I would appreciate several input device profiles.

My default throttle quadrant would be mapped to standard
1st lever - throttle
2nd lever - prop. pitch
3rd lever - mixture

however for bombers I would like to have profile like
1st lever - throttle for left engine(s)
2nd lever - throttle for right engine(s)
3rd lever - combined prop. pitch for all engines

and maybe for german planes with auto prop. pitch I would use the spare axis for e.g. trim...

[T}{OR]

Originally Posted by FrankB

I would appreciate several input device profiles.

My default throttle quadrant would be mapped to standard
1st lever - throttle
2nd lever - prop. pitch
3rd lever - mixture

however for bombers I would like to have profile like
1st lever - throttle for left engine(s)
2nd lever - throttle for right engine(s)
3rd lever - combined prop. pitch for all engines

and maybe for german planes with auto prop. pitch I would use the spare axis for e.g. trim...

Enable smart axis feature in conf.ini:

[rts]
UseSmartAxis=1


The mixture HOTAS option is missing though.


There is a prop pitch HOTAS option. Just select all engines again after firing them up and it will work for all.

[FrankB]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

Enable smart axis feature in conf.ini:

[rts]
UseSmartAxis=1

Thanks T}{OR, but my issue is not with assigning these functions to the axes, but to have these assignments saved and be able to switch between them without manually remapping.

In one mission I am fighter, so I want my fighter profile (one throttle). In the next one I would like to try some bombing in IL4, so I would like to switch to the bomber profile (left and right throttles) without manually remapping.
Of course I could have one throttle to control both engines, but that is so uncool...

[fruitbat]

Originally Posted by FrankB

Thanks T}{OR, but my issue is not with assigning these functions to the axes, but to have these assignments saved and be able to switch between them without manually remapping.

In one mission I am fighter, so I want my fighter profile (one throttle). In the next one I would like to try some bombing in IL4, so I would like to switch to the bomber profile (left and right throttles) without manually remapping.
Of course I could have one throttle to control both engines, but that is so uncool...

You can create different pilots which you can select depending on what mission you are flying, and these will have there relevant settings saved to them, just select on the main game screen, so you can a have a fighter pilot profile and a bomber pilot profile,



Also slightly different, you can also have different responses for you joystick and different axis by doing this,

from the arming screen,



you can then select 1 out of 4 possible,

[FrankB]

Originally Posted by fruitbat

You can create different pilots which you can select depending on what mission you are flying, and these will have there relevant settings saved to them, just select on the main game screen, so you can a have a fighter pilot profile and a bomber pilot profile,

Ah, interesting trick, but it will work only offline, no? (Which is not a problem for me since I am mainly offliner, but thinking ahead...)

Originally Posted by fruitbat

Also slightly different, you can also have different responses for you joystick and different axis by doing this,
from the arming screen, you can then select 1 out of 4 possible,

This is in fact what inspired my question - the possibility to adjust "just" the curves seemed somehow incomplete when it was marketed as a tool to switch between fighter and bomber profiles.

/me is going to create another user after so many years spent with John Doe.

[Fighterace]

A Gloster Meteor?

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by T}{OR

TBH, as much as you hate the sonar it is debatable that one can not hear a plane flying near by.

It seems to me that with the engines running and pilot helmet on, you'd have trouble hearing anything BUT your engine, your radio and perhaps nearby explosions. Engine noise from other planes would blend in with the noise of your plane.

So, the simple thing to do is just have one set of sounds you can hear with the engine running and one set you can hear when the engine is off.

Alternately, have an server option that allows the host to control sound levels.

[EAF331 Starfire]

Originally Posted by JG27_PapaFly

Sorry shauncm, didn't know you're such a gliding fan. 99% of us actually have their enigne on most of the time.


Thanks for the headsup, been doing exactly that for 6 years. However, it's not at all realistic.

If the game engine does not allow removal of the sonar, developers could eliminate all sounds not being produced by one's plane (read: sounds from nearby planes), as long as the plane's engine is on. If you're into gliding and your engine is off, outside sounds should be enabled.
How does that sound?

Seriously guys, sitting in a plane with a roaring 1000+ hp engine, with a headset on to exclude some of the noise and understand radio transmissions, pilots shouldn't be able to hear any sounds from nearby planes. I'm asking for a basic feature that should have been part of the game from day one. Quite possible the sonar was a feature introduced to make succesful surprize attacks less probable and thus help sell the game. Yet, most pilots shot down in ww2 never saw the plane that attacked them.

Originally Posted by T}{OR

TBH, as much as you hate the sonar it is debatable that one can not hear a plane flying near by. Yes, not 1 km away (sonar). But close near by - see above posts.

How about a compromise!?

Servers can get the ability to force on/off in the difficulty settings.
That way the player can vot ewith their feet.