Autolevel autopilot mod available for the Mosquito

[jmossr]

This mod provides a basic autopilot for the Mossie - It passes IC but works in single player sessions only: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3330835/

Enjoy!

[Terry Dactil]

Thank you - thank you - thank you!

We can now move into the navigator's seat and do useful things with the radios..

We had been asking for this for years, but ED seems not to be bothered about finishing half the essential features on the Mosquito.

Great work and a thousand thanks.

EDIT: The mod works perfectly for me. However, pressing keys when in VR is always a pain but this can be avoided if you have Voice Attack.

Here is my  Voice Attack profile that uses the verbal commands Autopilot set /hold - Level /Orbit /Off that selects the required mode and then resets the VHF radio to default channel 1. (You can modify all of this to suit your own preferences)

Mosquito Autopilot-Profile.vap

Now I need to find out how to set the default centered view in VR 90° left when I move into the Nav seat. I can get there eventually with several twists, turns and re-centering, but I would like it as a default option. Any ideas? Maybe there is a way to link VR to a snap view?

Edited December 4, 2023 by Terry Dactil
Voice Attack stuff added.

[jmossr]

Was the radio dead too at that moment? Detection of the autopilot "switches" is tied to the radio indicator lights. So  the radio needs to be powered and working for the autopilot commands to work.

Edited December 4, 2023 by jmossr

[Slippa]

Good to see this, as mentioned it's been wanted for a long time so well done for doing it. Glad to see 4eyes chuffed with his favourite bird again.

I unpacked it and put it in Saved Games/DCSOpenBeta/. I didn't have a Scripts folder so created one and put it in there. It didn't work so I tried putting it in OvGME, enabled it and loaded OB again. Still no joy. I'm bound to be doing something wrong, I haven't used any mods for a bit. There's probably been a couple of updates since I checked any. Gutted, I've lost the old galleon mod. I liked having those dotted about for eye candy on little missions I've messed with for training. Have to feel for modders that work on their wonders. They must update with everything crossed every time.

[jmossr]

@Terry Dactil Your voice attack profile is very nice addition. Thank you!

 

1 hour ago, Slippa said:

I unpacked it and put it in Saved Games/DCSOpenBeta/. I didn't have a Scripts folder so created one and put it in there.

It may be just a typo. On my pc the folder is 'Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Scripts' 

[Terry Dactil]

On 12/5/2023 at 8:44 AM, 4eyes said:

I found a problem.  

If you lose and engine while flying the Mosquito while in auto pilot the "off switch" D  C  D  will not work. Nothing works.  You cannot disengage from the auto pilot.  All you can do is fly in a circle until you run out of fuel. 

 

 

Confirmed there is a problem here. Although in my case it is only when the right engine is feathered and shut down. Everything works OK when the left engine is feathered. Also everything goes back to normal when the right engine is unfeatheres and running again. Not fixed by restoring fuel cutoff, magnetos or radiator - the engine has to be running again.

[jmossr]

On 12/6/2023 at 7:49 PM, Terry Dactil said:

Confirmed there is a problem here. Although in my case it is only when the right engine is feathered and shut down. Everything works OK when the left engine is feathered. Also everything goes back to normal when the right engine is unfeatheres and running again. Not fixed by restoring fuel cutoff, magnetos or radiator - the engine has to be running again.

This is valuable information. I can reproduce the problem this way.
Really weird - I'm looking into it.

[jmossr]

A new version, 1.3, is available that fixes the problem of the autopilot freezing when losing or shutting down an engine.

 https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3330835/

[jonsky7]

Thanks very much for this, superb!

BTW who are Eric and Patrick from the comments section, I'm nosey (curious) lol

[Art-J]

^ Cuesta brothers I'd hazard a guess. Maybe they want to implement similar solution in their flyable mods.

Edited December 10, 2023 by Art-J

[Terry Dactil]

Yay!

Installed version 1.4 and everything works OK now.

You had me worried when version 1.3 was not responding to Voice Attack. Thanks for fixing it so quickly. Much appreciated!

[BIGNEWY]

On 12/4/2023 at 1:36 AM, Terry Dactil said:

We had been asking for this for years, but ED seems not to be bothered about finishing half the essential features on the Mosquito

Hi, 

we are planning an auto pilot with the AI multicrew, but it will take time. The mossie is still in early access awaiting some more work from the team, as soon as we have news we will share it. 

thanks

[Slippa]

On 12/8/2023 at 9:09 PM, jmossr said:

A new version, 1.3, is available that fixes the problem of the autopilot freezing when losing or shutting down an engine.

 https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3330835/

I’m gonna have another look at this. 

Again, really good job for doing this. Nice to see something productive for the Mossie, along with the other vintages. They do get left behind.

[Terry Dactil]

Make sure you get version 1.4

1.3 fixed the feathered engine bug, but then only responded to mouse clicks and not keystroke. All of that has been fixed in 1.4. 

[jmossr]

Thank you all for your feedback. I'm glad I could contribute a little to this great community.

Oh, and I still don't know who Eric and Patrick really are. They haven't contacted me yet. 

 

[Hillman]

Thanks for this fantastic mod!

My dream was (in VR) to be able to say to VoiceAttack: "Navigator" and then engage the autopilot and switch to the navigator position. And then back again saying "Pilot".

This is now working thanks to this mod. Only small downside is that it then might be switching the channel I'm monitoring and this cannot be changed back again from the navigator seat. To make this tool even better would be if there was some way to have it remember the original channel or maybe use some other custom keyboard combinations for activating the autopilot. Had a look in the script file, but it's beyond my competence for now!

Anyway thanks for making the Mosquito much more playable again!

[Slippa]

On 12/11/2023 at 8:15 PM, Terry Dactil said:

Make sure you get version 1.4

1.3 fixed the feathered engine bug, but then only responded to mouse clicks and not keystroke. All of that has been fixed in 1.4. 

Good shout, will do, cheers Tel

 

On 12/11/2023 at 10:09 PM, jmossr said:

Thank you all for your feedback. I'm glad I could contribute a little to this great community.

Thank you, again.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too