Being relatively new to DCS and TARGET, I was happy to find this thread. It gave me some good ideas to use in my scripts, reading through everything you guys discussed here. It would be great if this thread was more active. I'll share some of my script ideas to maybe get comments and make it better or help others with their own ideas.
I wanted to make a virtual AFTERBURNER DETENT that could do the following:
- Detent function activated or deactivated at any time during a flight
- When detent active, throttle should only go into afterburner with the press of a button, throttle should be freely controlable, and when throttle moves below detent, it should click behind the detent again.
At first this was for me more a test if it could be done, but I find myself using it very often to make sure I am not accidentally in afterburner and wasting fuel.
This is how I implemented the detent.
include "target.tmh"
// -------------------- INITIALISE --------------------
char afterburnerdetent_present = 0; // 0 - no detent present,
// 1 - detent present, at mil power
char afterburnerdetent_lifted = 0; // 0 - detent prevents throttle from going into afterburner,
// 1 - detent is lifted and throttle moves into afterburner
define AB 77 // detent position at AB% of full throttle reach
// -------------------- MAIN --------------------
int main()
{
Configure(&HCougar, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&JoystickF18, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&A320Pilot, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&A320Copilot, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&TCAQuadrant12, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&TCAQuadrant34, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&T16000, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&T16000L, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&LMFD, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&RMFD, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&TFRPRudder, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&TWCSThrottle, MODE_EXCLUDED);
Configure(&TFRPHARudder, MODE_EXCLUDED);
if(Init(&EventHandle)) return 1;
SetKBRate(40, 50); // (a,b) a = pulse duration, b = delay duration
SetKBLayout(KB_ENG);
// -------------------- IOUMD Buttons --------------------
SetShiftButton(&Joystick, S4, &Throttle, BSF, BSB, 0);
// -------------------- THROTTLE --------------------
// Left Throttle Button
MapKey(&Throttle, LTB, EXEC( "if (afterburnerdetent_present) {" // If detent present
"afterburnerdetent(0);" // Engage afterburner
"afterburnerdetent_lifted = 1;" // Lift detent
"DXAxis( DX_ZROT_AXIS, -AMAX );" // Left throttle to full afterburner
"DXAxis( DX_Z_AXIS, -AMAX );" // Right throttle to full afterburner
"}" ));
// EORMOTOR
MapKey(&Throttle, EORMOTOR, EXEC( "afterburnerdetent_present = 1;" // Engage afterburner detent
"afterburnerdetent(1);" ));
MapKeyR(&Throttle, EORMOTOR, EXEC( "afterburnerdetent_present = 0;" // Disengage afterburner detent
"afterburnerdetent(0);" ));
// THR_LEFT
MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_LEFT, DX_ZROT_AXIS, AXIS_NORMAL, MAP_ABSOLUTE);
SetSCurve(&Throttle, THR_LEFT, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
// THR_RIGHT
MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_RIGHT, DX_Z_AXIS, AXIS_NORMAL, MAP_ABSOLUTE);
SetSCurve(&Throttle, THR_RIGHT, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
} // ------- end main -------
// -------------------- AFTERBURNER DETENT --------------------
int afterburnerdetent(int x)
{
if (x == 1) { // Activate detent
SetCustomCurve(&Throttle, THR_LEFT, LIST(0,0, 25,25, 50,50, AB,AB, 100,AB));
SetCustomCurve(&Throttle, THR_RIGHT, LIST(0,0, 25,25, 50,50, AB,AB, 100,AB));
}
else { // Throttle back to full reach
SetSCurve(&Throttle, THR_LEFT, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
SetSCurve(&Throttle, THR_RIGHT, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
}
}
// -------------------- EVENTHANDLE --------------------
int EventHandle(int type, alias o, int x)
{
if ((&o == &Throttle) & (x == THR_LEFT)) { // Detect left throttle position for afterburner detent
if (afterburnerdetent_present & afterburnerdetent_lifted) { // If afterburnerdetent present and detent is lifted
if (Throttle[THR_LEFT] < (100-AB)*(2*AMAX)/100) { // If left throttle below afterburner detent value of AB%
afterburnerdetent(1); // Re-engage detent
afterburnerdetent_lifted = 0; // Detent is no longer lifted
}
}
}
DefaultMapping(&o, x);
}
