Released: Multi-Throttle Support for IL-2

[MikkOwl]

Originally Posted by Qpassa

Yeah ,but sometimes bandits start to attack you near the city and you can't evade and look to the wings

If you have time to look on the G940 and press a button, maybe you have time to look out the window? Either way, you need to look around to see what the enemy is doing.

The Feather Prop. If I want to select Engine 2 to do it ,how should I do? I just have one key configured for Feather Prop #1

If you are using IL-2's "feather prop" and want to use only one button:

1. Move a controller on the engine you want to select (for example, right throttle for the right engine on a twin engined plane). That engine will be selected.

2. Press the feather prop button.

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If you want to directly control the feather prop function of individual engines, with a unique button for each:

1. Assign the buttons for "Feather Prop. 1" and "Feather Prop. 2" (etc) in the Setup program. You can assign them to any controller button.

2. To feather or unfeather when flying, press the button you assigned for that engine. No need to move a throttle to select an engine.

You can use the mode 1, 2 and 3 on the G940 in creative ways to fit many more functions too.

Individually Pitch,select each engine Pitch.
Disable your program when I'm on flight is what I want to disable . (For the Feather Prop,Pitch etc for EACH engine)

You can do it. But you will have problems controlling each engine, because that is how IL-2 works. I don't think you will find it practical or useful to try.

1. Do not assign anything to "Prop. Pitch Axis 1" (and 2) in Setup.exe. Unassign it if you assigned something there before.

2. Unassign the "Feather Prop. 1", 2 3 4 etc in Setup.exe.

3. In IL-2, assign "Feather prop" to the button you want. Then assign a controller axis to "Prop. Pitch" in the HOTAS section at the bottom.

4. When flying, it is just like default IL-2. You can select engines manually. Each time you move a throttle on the G940, it selects the engine it controls. If you select an engine manually with buttons, the engine will get the power & prop pitch of the other engine. Example:

Your left engine is a bit damaged. You want to be careful with it. You move the left throttle down a bit to power down, and move the right one up to give more power. Then, you try to select the left engine with a button (to put in lower prop pitch), but it jumps the power up high. The same power as the right engine. Despite your left throttle is set to low power. The same thing happens with prop pitch too, and Magneto, and fuel mixture.

This is how the Il-2 engine control works. When another engine is selected, it will copy the power, prop pitch, magneto, radiator and fuel mixture from the old engine. It is difficult to handle. The only way you will be able to control pitch individually without 2 axis in a reliable way, is to not use multi-throttle. Because each time you move a different throttle, it selects that engine and copies the settings from the old engine.

If you assign two axis to "Prop. Pitch Axis 1" and 2 in Setup.exe you can control them individually however.

Another question: Have you done this with sockets?
Thanks

Sockets? Like, network connection? It uses UDP networking to connect the programs to IL-2.