Sorry to ask a question that must have been asked a million times before... but can I jury-rig a request docking shortcut?
I've started using VoiceAttack recently and find it's a great addition to the game. I initially intended to use it only for commands that I don't already have bound to my HOTAS, but am finding myself switching pretty much any command that would otherwise require me to take my hand off the stick or throttle (e.g. button on the stick base). It's easier and faster, and 25 times cooler (math: it's actually 5 times cooler and 5 times nerdier, but multiplied together that's like 25 times).
I currently have the Nav Panel mapped to a hat switch left (1 button press). Depending upon which tab I was last on, it could be up to two tabs over (2 presses, mapped to HOTAS paddle). Then highlight the station (1 press, hat down), highlight the command (1 press, hat right) and finally select request docking (1 press, stick button 1). That's 6 clicks to accomplish something you have to do constantly. Even if I'm already on the Contacts tab, that's 4 clicks.
If the Nav Panel always displayed with the same tab selected, this could be automated with a macro in VoiceAttack. But it doesn't, it seems to remember (most of the time) the last tab I was on. Or if there was to hotkey the Nav Panel > Contacts tab, it could be automated, too.
The issue is different but equally annoying by playing in VR because I hate the "enable panel by looking at it" functionality. Especially the Comms panel, which I wish I could disable altogether. I find the Nav and Internal panels to be too far to the left and right; I'm old and have a bad back and dislike turning my head that far!
I've started using VoiceAttack recently and find it's a great addition to the game. I initially intended to use it only for commands that I don't already have bound to my HOTAS, but am finding myself switching pretty much any command that would otherwise require me to take my hand off the stick or throttle (e.g. button on the stick base). It's easier and faster, and 25 times cooler (math: it's actually 5 times cooler and 5 times nerdier, but multiplied together that's like 25 times).
I currently have the Nav Panel mapped to a hat switch left (1 button press). Depending upon which tab I was last on, it could be up to two tabs over (2 presses, mapped to HOTAS paddle). Then highlight the station (1 press, hat down), highlight the command (1 press, hat right) and finally select request docking (1 press, stick button 1). That's 6 clicks to accomplish something you have to do constantly. Even if I'm already on the Contacts tab, that's 4 clicks.
If the Nav Panel always displayed with the same tab selected, this could be automated with a macro in VoiceAttack. But it doesn't, it seems to remember (most of the time) the last tab I was on. Or if there was to hotkey the Nav Panel > Contacts tab, it could be automated, too.
The issue is different but equally annoying by playing in VR because I hate the "enable panel by looking at it" functionality. Especially the Comms panel, which I wish I could disable altogether. I find the Nav and Internal panels to be too far to the left and right; I'm old and have a bad back and dislike turning my head that far!
