I thought mode switching would have an actual purpose too, like to allow contextual inputs and reduce the amount of firegroups needed. Instead it just ended up as a nagging feature with no way to turn it off.
Incorrect Cockpit Mode Message
- Thread starter Arkadi
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Don't put your discovery scanner on 2 in combat mode?
Make it a separate row with your composition scanner.
I've already used up my 100 allotted rows...
Yeah but, if the message wasn't there, this would actually be a sweet way of setting things up. I already do it with a bunch of stuff. I have Interdictor on secondary on every single fire group, because it only works in super cruise - so whenever I'm in supercruise, if I want to interdict, it's always secondary fire.
It'd be pretty nice if you could do this with all the scanners - have datalink, and er... the other one, on secondary in all fire groups, then when your in analysis mode, you just, use secondary fire button for scanner, could also have the DSS on primary fire for every group and boom, don't need to worry.
Hello Everyone, I have read the posts, but I am still having a switch mode issue in the SRV. I have the mode switches set with separate keybinds and the cockpit mode error still exists.
I have tried numerous keybinds for this slot and still no change. Anyone have any other ideas? And this only happens in the SRV, not in the ship.
I figured it out, I had to switch bindings in the game and then switch back to my custom bindings and it took the keybindings. (Bang my head)
I have tried numerous keybinds for this slot and still no change. Anyone have any other ideas? And this only happens in the SRV, not in the ship.
I figured it out, I had to switch bindings in the game and then switch back to my custom bindings and it took the keybindings. (Bang my head)
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I have come back to this after a break (never used the new FSS stuff) I have my fire groups set as Fire button Joy1, weapon, Fire weapon Joy2 one one fire group. I then have another fire group that uses Joy1 and Joy2 as different options. But when I am in fire group 1 and I press Joy2 to fire the secondary weapons assigned to it I get a stupid "Enter supercruise to use FSS mode" - what the actual F? Or is this a new value added feature?
Ps just to be clear I only have weapons on fire group 1 and when I select Joy2 to fire the secondary railguns it flashes the FSS message. My railguns still fire.
Ps just to be clear I only have weapons on fire group 1 and when I select Joy2 to fire the secondary railguns it flashes the FSS message. My railguns still fire.
A smart system that detects player intention? I do this with VoiceAttack macros which can accomplish this by remembering whether you're in supercruise or normal space and perform the relevant action for the button press.
it's 2020 and we still have to deal with annoying incorrect firing group notifications, either show them once or once an hour or give the player the chance to turn them off, let's hope they at least fix that before odyssey
You aint alone, OP. I've griped about the situation a couple of times, my most recent one on the suggestions forum only a few months ago
The idea of cockpit modes is actually very good, although it's a bit underused currently. X4 for instance has 3 modes (the third is the travel mode).
The issue with ED's modes is locking the hardpoints, Cockpit modes would be fine if they only affected visualizations. Analysis mode should display scan related stuff visualizations, like it currently already does with probing results or mining hotspot overlays, other stuff could be added like celestial body quick info, or space POIs scan results etc. Combat mode currently doesn't have any point other than to disable the visualizations from analysis mode, but it could also show it's own stuff like some aditional targetting info (target shields/ hull for instance).
Other games like Evochron use the HUD panels for this kind of thing, but it' won't be possible in ED due to the uber-minimalistic HUD design. What it doesn't really need to do is lock hardpoints to specific modes, which is probably the main cause of most complaints about it.
The issue with ED's modes is locking the hardpoints, Cockpit modes would be fine if they only affected visualizations. Analysis mode should display scan related stuff visualizations, like it currently already does with probing results or mining hotspot overlays, other stuff could be added like celestial body quick info, or space POIs scan results etc. Combat mode currently doesn't have any point other than to disable the visualizations from analysis mode, but it could also show it's own stuff like some aditional targetting info (target shields/ hull for instance).
Other games like Evochron use the HUD panels for this kind of thing, but it' won't be possible in ED due to the uber-minimalistic HUD design. What it doesn't really need to do is lock hardpoints to specific modes, which is probably the main cause of most complaints about it.
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