why can't we set 1-2-3 pips on pips management?

[SlickPBW]

Follow procedure above starting with 2-4-0

 

[SlickPBW]

Things are only impossible until they are not.

 

[Mole HD]

I trust you know what I'm asking about.

but why?

Voice attack [yesnod]

 

[Aashenfox]

I got an easy way for you.

Reset, then put 4 pips in what you want to ultimately have 1. Now add 4 pips to what you want to ultimately have 3, now add 2 pips to what you want to have 2. You're done. Just remember 1 first, then 3, then 2.

 

[Captain Thea Kreutzer]

I trust you know what I'm asking about.

but why?

 

[verbz]

You can. First set up a 2-0-4 situation (easy) where you want a 1-2-3 end state. Then add 2 pips to the “0” system.

Thanks for posting this... its been annoying me wanting 1 2 3, cant wait to get home tomorrow and get my pips sorted.... virtual high five for you cmdr..... o7

 

[Zeeman]

yea but I'm not talking about pips pre set...

I'm asking about literal 1-2-3 pips on the pips system, we can't do it, what we can do is 1-2.5-2.5 pips, or 0.5-2-3.5 pips or several other combinations involving .5 pip.

that is super weird.

so why can't we have 1-2-3?

Good question, would be a handy setting, I'm sure it can be done, but never really thought about it.

edit - missed a few posts, seems to be a solution.

I do all my power management from a G13 pad, where I've programmed the keys to set the pips the way I want. It's a beautiful thing.

Yup, I can set it up on Powergrid, or the Warthog software, but still makes no sense why we can have it as an actual part of the game.

Z...

 

[the source 0179]

I always wondered why scanners aren't fitted into ship sensors. The basic sensor can detect the status of the selected ship, surely an upgrade should warrant scan etc. Oh well...

Yeah i brought this up a couple times before.
I think it should just be an upgrade to ships computer or you by a scanner controller which on fits in 1 slot and you can add say 3 scanners into it.

 

[Schmack]

With the TM-16000 top hat I can easily set my pips however I want, with one stroke downward being a reset to 2-2-2. You just go side to side a few times to go 3-0-3 and so forth. With the control right at your thumb, you can fiddle with it a lot and figure it out pretty quickly.

I'd like to be able to get that 7th pip without needing a multicrew

 

[Jmanis]

1-2-3 is easy, from reset (2 pips in everything)
2 x Left (3-1-1)
3 x Right (2-0-4)
2 x Up (1-2-3)

 

[Bortas]

All pip types r possible, it’s just a bit fiddly

Exactly. This is why FDev should implement a way to preset a bunch of pip-distributions... in combat there's simply no time to fiddle around to get the pip-setting we actually want, so most players are probably using third-party macro software to achieve this.

 

[Zeeman]

yea but I'm not talking about pips pre set...

I'm asking about literal 1-2-3 pips on the pips system, we can't do it, what we can do is 1-2.5-2.5 pips, or 0.5-2-3.5 pips or several other combinations involving .5 pip.

that is super weird.

so why can't we have 1-2-3?

Exactly. This is why FDev should implement a way to preset a bunch of pip-distributions... in combat there's simply no time to fiddle around to get the pip-setting we actually want, so most players are probably using third-party macro software to achieve this.

But they want you to sit there and constantly press buttons!

Yeah, seriously, I love this game, but someone has a love for 1980's style games where the controller was your enemy.

Z..

 

[jasonbirder]

Exactly. This is why FDev should implement a way to preset a bunch of pip-distributions...

I totally agree with this...its like the "Request Docking" situation...why not hot key/key bind?
Instead you have to perform a long sequence of key presses to get the right result...

Starting with the reset to 2-2-2 button though and then using the required sequence of key presses it is possible to set up Macros's for your preferred pre-sets...I've got 420,042,024 preset as shifted functions on the same hat switch as I have the individual pip mgmt controls