Throttle Range modification

[Shadow_1stVFW]

Has the possibility to create a custom throttle range option been explored at all? Namely for the use of afterburner detents that some HOTAS already have?

 

I know that it is possible to create a curve that will put the military power stop as whatever position you like. But since this is a curve, the power movement will not be linear to that point. Closer to higher settings more throttle movement will be required to change the engine RPM than at lower settings.

 

Here is an example of what I mean vs what I'm suggesting:

 

 

 

My suggestion is to have a button, preferably in the controls screen that allows you to set a custom point on your throttle curve, beyond which, the afterburner will be engaged. For example, I move my throttle through 80% of it's play, now I push the button. From now on 80% of my throttles' motion will move the throttle to the mil power stop, 81% and beyond are only afterburner settings. Allowing for a linear progression through all power regimes.

[RAZBAM_ELMO]

I wish dcs had this

 

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[SCU]

I would pay if they sold this feature!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(jk lol)

[M1Combat]

Have you tried "User Curve" or am I just not understanding something?

[nomdeplume]

Tried enabling the "User Curve" checkbox?

 

(It could definitely be made easier, though!)

[bkthunder]

That F-16 sim that can't be named has a very simple feature to set Idle and A/B detents.

I don't see why this is so difficult to implement in DCS...

[Shadow_1stVFW]

That F-16 sim that can't be named has a very simple feature to set Idle and A/B detents.

I don't see why this is so difficult to implement in DCS...

My thoughts exactly. Seems like a simple fix, but I don't know the coding for it, maybe it's complicated

 

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[Frederf]

I've done this sort of thing with user curve. This would have to be a general DCS engine upgrade to have "dual zone" axis tuning.

 

Right now the curve is altered by I think Gamma and Fourier functions to ensure smoothness. Mathematically it'd just be best to make them two curves with an enforced meeting in the middle.

 

I don't really know if it's worth it to change though, you can really get quite good results with use of the user curve option.

[NeilWillis]

You can achieve the same thing using the dead zone and the slider option checked. Set the throttle to full military power, then move the slider until the dots coincide and you have a small gap (1-2 mm).

 

Then try the afterburners in a mission, and adjust if necessary.

 

Job done!

[Shadow_1stVFW]

Figured it out

 

Have you tried "User Curve" or am I just not understanding something?

 

Tried enabling the "User Curve" checkbox?

 

(It could definitely be made easier, though!)

 

I've done this sort of thing with user curve.

 

Thanks guys, I actually never knew how the User Curve function worked. I've never tried to use that and had the "slider" boxed checked at the same time. I got something much closer to what I was looking for. So thanks for cuing me into that. While you get pretty good results, I still think it can be a little easier, but that's not really RAZBAM's problem.

 

 

For anyone interested, this is my profile with a Thrustmaster Warthog, throttle detent as depicted in the picture. You have to ensure that your "slider" box is checked to make this work