Hints/treads/sites for ED scripting wanted

[Ashnak]

Hi all,

I'm (ok, will be...) new to use scripts to control ED aspects. If it matters, my plan at the moment consists of
- get a USB numpad (should be in the mail today...)
- use AutoHotKey to get keypresses from the numpad to execute actions in ED that can't directly be accessed through ED's options

So now I have the problem that I'd like some sample scripts to see how that's done, and if what I want is even possible (or at least has been done yet), like assign one row of keys to "target powerplant", "target left drive", "target right drive".

A short google search came up with a few useful links and a lot of drivel, so I'd appreciate it if someone here could give me a link (or better search terms) to any place where I could read up a little bit on these kinds of scripts. Not necessarily limited to AutoHotKey - after all, one scripting language is pretty much like any other.

 

[Truesilver]

I can't link you to .ahk ED scripts, sorry, but I can suggest that you try Voice Attack.

VA requires a small payment (after a free trial, iirc) but it's well worth it and comes with many premade ED options.

I personally use it much more for macro keybinds than voice activation, although of course it does both. I prefer to use my own macros, not the premade ones.

Unlike .ahk, which is more like coding, with VA all the under the hood stuff has been done for you, so making your own bespoke macros is way faster.

 

[Aussiedroid]

There are some limitations when it comes to automating some of the aspects of ED. Firstly, there is no direct mappings for some things in the side panels. Docking is an example, but also as you have mentioned outside of the panels there is other things like sub-systems that do not have mappings.

Now, this doesn't mean its not possible, but there is a caveat that the panel needs to be in a starting position for the sequence to work correctly. Same wider issue applies for subsystems, since every ship is likely going to have different modules installed (so there is no set list where you could say go 'Previous' 4x and always hit it. Will hit the same limitations if you use AutoKey, VA or Scripting like I have done for my Warthog profile (link in my sig if helps in any way to see some examples).

Some things like PIPs on the other hand are fixed and can always be configured correctly with the right sequence, so your mileage may vary.