Turret Control Unit with Manual Mouse-Control and Auto-Leading

[steel vector]

Turrets in Simpleplanes are hard to make and even harder to Aim using mainly VTOL sliders or funky trees inputs that don't even work properly and miss their target. What if we had a Part that could control 2 assigned rotators and does all the aim work for you? Introducing the TCU or Turret control unit AKA Fire Control System FCS! The TCU can allow you to build turrets with ease for both Aircraft, Ships, and Tanks too. It can be aimed with using both your mouse or leave it up to the Internal computer to track the enemy and unleash your firepower upon them and focus more on flying your plane. The TCU has settings that allow you to assign rotators for both Azimuth and Elevation and has settings to limit firing angles for both rotators. You can even control multiple turrets and even turrets that are facing opposite directions

[lone trail]

I see a lot of auto aim planes coming from this but still its a cool idea.

[spring copper]

@steel vector bro u need to cook even more, each suggestion is so peak fr fr

[fallen eagle]

This sounds peak

[wintry depot]

Be great for CIWS

Jundroo hire this guy rn

[azure fern]

yes bro do this and i wish turrets could auto activate but oh well, hopefully they introduce something like this + the ability to intercept missiles

[fallen eagle]

great for any automated turret yo
the possibilities are endless
not that they werent before... they'd just be way easier to access with the TCU

[wintry depot]

Missile interception is REALLY sthm I want, it'd be great for defending against cruise missiles

Also maybe something that makes detached parts lockable because manually controlled missiles would be super OP in PvP against like tanks or naval vessels since there'd be no way to destroy them effectively

[hard fox]

I think instead of turret control unit (TCU), it should be called a fire control system (FCS).

[steel vector]

If this got implimented into the game then FCS would be the final name

[azure fern]

It would also be more realistic since fire control radars and something like an aegis combat system can detect small objects like that. Automatic air defense would be awesome. Only issue is it would be abused to make op planes but the thing is those already exist. Massive potential especially in the surface realm with naval guns and such. Imagine CWIS and naval guns that automatically work together through the FCS to fire at its own target.

[tight hamlet]

winterro have greatest auto aim funky tree code.it can hit target even from 10 mile.on Slope turrain too.

[azure fern]

These dinosaurs??

[tight hamlet]

https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/vibqQ6/DEATHTOASTER

[azure fern]

Pretty solid

[tight hamlet]

so it good or bad?

[long turtle]

For manual aim, you can put a camera/cockpit on the sight and map the rotators that move the gun to roll and pitch. Then you just use the mouse as joystick and voila - turret control. It's not perfect as your mouse doesn't track with the screen movement. Maybe a point-and-shoot camera somehow where your mouse stays locked in the middle of the view and the camera moves with your mouse. I could see that.

[azure fern]

Good yes but it would be hard to integrate into an application i think. I didnt take a look at the FT and variables if jt has any but i can

[drifting vigil]

+1 very desirable tbh

[fathom island]

@timid flare ( can i ping ? ) it would be a hell of an idea tho

[past venture]

The dev team is already reading those channels, I don't think it's relevant to ping them

[fathom island]

hmm yeah i hope 🙏

[eager seal]

Who's going to be the first to build a missile using the TCU/FCU to control the fins or thrust vectoring to steer into the target?

[azure fern]

missiles already do that

[dim lantern]

You still can't really do your own guidance modes onto your own FT targets.

[drifting vigil]

lol this would be nice for bullpups

[azure fern]

Just curious how this would work because this would ditch procedural missiles (which already have a thrust vectoring option on the rocket motor) and would require the missile to be built custom ground up. TVC doesnt work unless the thrust is mapped to interact with parts (which wont happen) or unless the source of the thrust itself pivots.

[drifting vigil]

you do know you can move the engines right? that's how everyone does TVC and mostly how it's done irl lol (obviously except vanes)

[dim lantern]

I wasn't talking about TVC at all and I don't think a p e w o r m was meaning that the point of the part would be to allow TVC, but to control it to make something go where you want it either.