not realistic Shorcut / keybind to set auto ranging quickly and easily

[Hippo]

I expect to be flamed for requesting this, but can I really be the only person who is getting a little bit irked at having to do this (WEP, B6, A, ENTER, FAB) over and over in each mission?

Or just an option to have auto ranging set as the default?

*Ducks for cover*

Edited May 28, 2022 by Hippo

[Raptor9]

9 minutes ago, Hippo said:

*Ducks for cover*

Grab a helmet. 

My two cents: this is another case of asking for the DCS AH-64D to do something that it can't do in real life. Not due to limitations of player hardware, processing power, or user interface; this is altering the very functionality of the avionics.

Is it annoying? Maybe. But is it realistic to how the aircraft avionics was? Yes.

Also keep in mind that autorange isn't used nearly as prevalently in real life as it probably is in DCS due to the limitations of it when it comes to accuracy. If you have to "keep switching to it", I'm guessing you are often actioning the gun while your sight is HMD? In this case, the gun is intended to be used for close range suppression, so autorange isn't typically used and shouldn't matter at those close range shots anyway.

Edited May 28, 2022 by Raptor9

[Hippo]

Having a keybind that is a substitute for what would irl be the pushing of a few buttons in sequence is not altering the functionality of the avionics.
Having an option for auto to be the default would be.  But so what? It's a game.

  I do take your point, but I'm sure it's much easier IRL to push the physical buttons, than having to peck at them with a mouse cursor (even with VR).  An assist is justified.

Edited May 28, 2022 by Hippo

[Raptor9]

13 minutes ago, Hippo said:

But so what? It's a game.

A game that is intended to be a certain level of accuracy to the real-life counterpart. The module isn't going to make everyone completely satisfied with how it is implemented; but on one hand you have rivet-counters that demand absolute realism (sometimes even at the price of excluding those with physical limitations), and on the other you have players that want an arcade game where everything is balanced with everything else and all planes have afterburners.

19 minutes ago, Hippo said:

Having a keybind that is a substitute for what would irl be the pushing of a few buttons in sequence is not altering the functionality of the avionics.

Or there could just be 3 or 4 keybinds for the 3 or 4 buttons that need to be pressed. You could even bind them to 1, 2, 3, 4 on the keyboard and you would still be able to enter autorange easier than it is in real-life.

You did expect this would be controversial. A lot of people may agree with you, but a lot of people will not and will argue til their face turns blue on here. But I said my piece.

[spikenet]

Maybe grab Voice Attack and setup macros to do those repetitive things? just say "set autorange" or "set george tads video" and voila, it presses the buttons for you

Bailey already did a profile for voice attack that does all sorts of cool stuff.

Edited May 29, 2022 by spikenet

[Andartu]

Some just set keybinds for T,B,L,R 12345 etc.. also btw the whole KU is already usable with your Keyboard while press and holding Lctrl+Lalt by default. Actually very convenient.

[Floyd1212]

I have a modifier button set on my cyclic (right hand) combined with all the keys on the keyboard (left hand) to send button presses to the KU.  This helps so that you aren't looking down and trying to click buttons on the KU with the mouse.

If you are playing in VR, maybe not so helpful.

On a side note, an AR setup that would let you see your keyboard and other controls in "realspace" when looking down might be interesting.