Discussion Status.json: request new bit for JumpType

[Clicker]

Hi there,

I am continuing to develop a Thrustmaster TARGET script which aligns the ship system states in game with those I need to track within the script via decoding the Flags value within status.json.

As such I need to be able to easily distinguish between a Supercruise jump and a Hyperspace jump. Therefore, I’d like to request a new Flags value bit for JumpType within status.json.

I know we have a bit for FSDCharging, however, it’d be useful to augment this by including an additional bit which signifies if the jump is to be Supercruise or Hyperspace.

Many thanks for your consideration.

Clicker

 

[Robert Maynard]

+1 from me for this additional flag.

When in supercruise already, it is obvious that FSDCharging indicates an imminent hyperjump.

When in normal space supercruise can be entered while an FSDTarget is set - which means the purpose for which the FSD is charging is ambiguous in that it could be to supercruise or a hyperjump.

 

[Lombra]

What about StartJump?

 

[Robert Maynard]

That's published at the start of the countdown - not during the charging period.

 

[Clicker]

Thanks Lombra...StartJump is where I got the idea from however, I want to avoid having to harvest the journal files if I can.
I also want to avoid having to use (or write) an external application if I can as well.

Clicker

 

[Lombra]

Feels more like an event thing rather than a state to me, though.