Would a fighter pilot have to switch firegroups and potentially take his focus off dmg to ping a target? Please let us assign this to a separate hotkey.
Feature Request: Hotkey for Kill Warrent Scanner
- Thread starter Cmdr Dem Kronos
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You can use other weapons while using the KWS.
It would still be nice to have a hot key option
I think it would be nice if Frontier allowed us to hotkey much more stuffs. Period.
For turret user, a hotkey to switch from "forward fire" to "fire at will" to "target only" would avoid a lot of fines.
A hotkey to switch to predefined power pip situations (juggling with the cursor keys in a hurry is a recipe for "Y U NO PEW? oh wait, no pip to WEP)
For turret user, a hotkey to switch from "forward fire" to "fire at will" to "target only" would avoid a lot of fines.
A hotkey to switch to predefined power pip situations (juggling with the cursor keys in a hurry is a recipe for "Y U NO PEW? oh wait, no pip to WEP)
+1 would love more hotkey options
If you have any coding experience at all, Autohotkey will let you assign a hot key to the series of key presses that sets power how you want it.
But I'd love to be able to set hot keys for all functions. I wouldn't use them all, but nice to be able to test skill and planning by using as many functions in battle as I can remember, rather than being constrained by the UI.
But I'd love to be able to set hot keys for all functions. I wouldn't use them all, but nice to be able to test skill and planning by using as many functions in battle as I can remember, rather than being constrained by the UI.
dayrth
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Hot key would be nice, but in the mean time I do this:
Fire group 1 - 1 = primary weapons, 2 = secondary weapons
Fire group 2 - 1 = primary weapons and scanner, 2 = secondary weapons
Fire group 3 - 1 = Scanner, 2 = secondary weapons
Assign a hat on joystick to fire group select, (this does have a hot key).
Go to fire group 3 to start scan. Switch to fire group 2 to fire. Switch back to 3 to stop firing.
As long as you don't release the trigger the scan is not interrupted.
Fire group 1 - 1 = primary weapons, 2 = secondary weapons
Fire group 2 - 1 = primary weapons and scanner, 2 = secondary weapons
Fire group 3 - 1 = Scanner, 2 = secondary weapons
Assign a hat on joystick to fire group select, (this does have a hot key).
Go to fire group 3 to start scan. Switch to fire group 2 to fire. Switch back to 3 to stop firing.
As long as you don't release the trigger the scan is not interrupted.
Yup, for some reason we can keybind Chaff and Heatsink Launcher but we cannot keybind:
-Scanners
-Weapons (Mines, Missiles)
-Limpets
-Are scanner restricted because of the need to hold down the button? Why not just have a button for ACTIVATING it , why the need to hold it down
-Mines, like chaff are mainly a deterrent or defensive option, why have those locked to a fire button and not being able to link certain weapons to a hotkey?
-Scanners
-Weapons (Mines, Missiles)
-Limpets
-Are scanner restricted because of the need to hold down the button? Why not just have a button for ACTIVATING it , why the need to hold it down
-Mines, like chaff are mainly a deterrent or defensive option, why have those locked to a fire button and not being able to link certain weapons to a hotkey?
I like the way the groups are arranged. The added complexity of having to select a firegroup that includes some of your weapons and kws or just weapons and just scanners makes for a more personal set up and leaves even the best with the chance of getting it wrong.
If it's really troubling you put weapons on trigger 1 and kws on trigger 2.
If it's really troubling you put weapons on trigger 1 and kws on trigger 2.
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Yeah. I stopped using them a long time ago after too many incidents where I opened fire on a clean target. I accept it's pilot error but having a function that can only be mapped to a trigger is a nuisance. The extra bounty cash was not worth the hassle and the risk.
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Brilliant. I never thought to put them on a the other trigger. Now I like them too. Which is good because now your not the only person that actually thinks its a good idea.
* ahem, sorry, its been a long week...
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