=475FG= Dawger Posted October 30, 2023 Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Will Autostart be user customizable? That is all. **************************************************************************************************************** SOME EXPLANATION INEVITABLY REQUIRED BELOW Why? Because I never want to flip switches in a cockpit again. Plus, all sorts of really neat stuff can be customized in the Autostart and greatly improves quality of life for those of us with only a short time left on this Earth and don't wish to spend it mouse clicking all over the place. It is a fabulous feature in modules that give customer access. Edited October 31, 2023 by =475FG= Dawger 2 1
draconus Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 19 hours ago, =475FG= Dawger said: Because I never want to flip switches in a cockpit again. Hurry while it's on sale! https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/dcs_flaming_cliffs_3/ 2 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
=475FG= Dawger Posted October 31, 2023 Author Posted October 31, 2023 4 hours ago, draconus said: Hurry while it's on sale! https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/dcs_flaming_cliffs_3/ I know you are trying to be clever but FC3 is actually worse. Nothing is customizable on them. That is essentially what not providing access to the Autostart macro is, FC3 level. Out in the real world every manufacturer produces a normal procedures checklist. It is normally written by the Test pilots in conjunction with the engineers and is quite suitable for a Test program. A lot of read and do instead of do and review. For real world missions, whether they be civilian or military, those checklists quite often are completely unsuitable and have to be extensively modified for the average mission. This is analogous to that. The manufacturer is giving us the unoptimized engine start check in a macro format. All I want is the ability to customize that macro to suit my needs. I had the same thing out in the real world, although they were pretty high maintenance items. 1
Morphine Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 I know you are probably looking for an easier interface, and it requires manual text editing, but the Autostart is customizable now. Look for a file called "Macro_sequencies.lua" for each aircraft you own in your main DCS directory. You can change various parameters and even add new steps if you like. 1
draconus Posted October 31, 2023 Posted October 31, 2023 34 minutes ago, =475FG= Dawger said: I had the same thing out in the real world... Who switched the switches for you? Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
=475FG= Dawger Posted October 31, 2023 Author Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, draconus said: Who switched the switches for you? My copilot. Its pretty great once you get one trained up. And before I had copilots, it was always a flow and review the checklist to make sure all was done. In the actual plane, what you can do by feel and muscle memory is impossible in DCS. Switch flipping on the ground in DCS is even more drudgery than IRL. In the air, its all on the HOTAS in DCS if I need it semi-regularly. 1
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