Hello mates.
This post is a little gift for those that play Elite Dangerous on PC with mouse+keyboard.
It uses 2 autohotkey scripts (the base one calls the other, so don't worry about it) to make your life easier.
It requires a mouse with 1 extra button (those buttons on the side for the thumb)
Keybind macros for fast pip management:
xbutton 1 + w: flee mode - 4 pips to engines and 2 pips to shields
xbutton 1 + s: defensive mode - 4 pips to shields and 2 pips to weapons
xbutton 1 + a: pursuit mode - 4 pips to engines and 2 pips to weapons
xbutton 1 + d: combat mode - 4 pips to weapons and 2 pips to shields
xbutton 1 + e: offensive mode - 3 pips to weapons and 3 pips to shields
xbutton 1 + q: dodge mode - 3 pips to engines and 3 pips to shields
I used this configuration to match my keyboard keys and keep it all tight:
SHIFT: throttle to zero
SHIFT+w: thrust forward
SHIFT+s: thrust backward
w: thrust up
s:thrust down
a: thrust left
d: thrust right
q: roll left
e: roll right
space: boost
mousewheel up: throttle to 50%
mousewheel down: throttle to -50%
Xbutton1 + mousewheel up: throttle to 75%
Xbutton1 + mousewheel down: throttle to -75%
As you can see, by using pip macros in those keys, one can dogfight and actively manage the pips without going for other keys.
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Another macro used is an emergency elite process shutdown.
Why? Sometimes, one needs to close a malfunctioning window, before it freezes the whole Windows OS.
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The second script is based on a script called livewindows.
It creates a tiny window on the bottom right corner of the screen, and when it detects the Elite game client, it starts watching it.
(You need to play in any windowed mode.)
Now you can alt/tab and watch your browser while having a little peek of what's going on in the game. You will see when the hyper-jump ends, or when you reach a super-cruise destination.
When outside the Elite game client, any press on the mouse Xbutton1 (first alternate button), will immediately make the Elite window active and roll the mousewheel down to stop you ship. No more crashing into stars!
Changing the keybinds is easy, and Autohotkey has a great community support.
Anyway, here it is the link. There's also an elite icon there, used by the script to change the taskbar symbol.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pDEowswCiWecXw0YzvEW-x9-2x5eHptf?usp=sharing
Cheers!
PS: you need Autohotkey installed, or at least, the portable version.
https://www.autohotkey.com/
This post is a little gift for those that play Elite Dangerous on PC with mouse+keyboard.
It uses 2 autohotkey scripts (the base one calls the other, so don't worry about it) to make your life easier.
It requires a mouse with 1 extra button (those buttons on the side for the thumb)
Keybind macros for fast pip management:
xbutton 1 + w: flee mode - 4 pips to engines and 2 pips to shields
xbutton 1 + s: defensive mode - 4 pips to shields and 2 pips to weapons
xbutton 1 + a: pursuit mode - 4 pips to engines and 2 pips to weapons
xbutton 1 + d: combat mode - 4 pips to weapons and 2 pips to shields
xbutton 1 + e: offensive mode - 3 pips to weapons and 3 pips to shields
xbutton 1 + q: dodge mode - 3 pips to engines and 3 pips to shields
I used this configuration to match my keyboard keys and keep it all tight:
SHIFT: throttle to zero
SHIFT+w: thrust forward
SHIFT+s: thrust backward
w: thrust up
s:thrust down
a: thrust left
d: thrust right
q: roll left
e: roll right
space: boost
mousewheel up: throttle to 50%
mousewheel down: throttle to -50%
Xbutton1 + mousewheel up: throttle to 75%
Xbutton1 + mousewheel down: throttle to -75%
As you can see, by using pip macros in those keys, one can dogfight and actively manage the pips without going for other keys.
-----
Another macro used is an emergency elite process shutdown.
Why? Sometimes, one needs to close a malfunctioning window, before it freezes the whole Windows OS.
-----
The second script is based on a script called livewindows.
It creates a tiny window on the bottom right corner of the screen, and when it detects the Elite game client, it starts watching it.
(You need to play in any windowed mode.)
Now you can alt/tab and watch your browser while having a little peek of what's going on in the game. You will see when the hyper-jump ends, or when you reach a super-cruise destination.
When outside the Elite game client, any press on the mouse Xbutton1 (first alternate button), will immediately make the Elite window active and roll the mousewheel down to stop you ship. No more crashing into stars!
Changing the keybinds is easy, and Autohotkey has a great community support.
Anyway, here it is the link. There's also an elite icon there, used by the script to change the taskbar symbol.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pDEowswCiWecXw0YzvEW-x9-2x5eHptf?usp=sharing
Cheers!
PS: you need Autohotkey installed, or at least, the portable version.
https://www.autohotkey.com/
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