New custom autopilot for people who like throwing the stick around in manual. When activated, will not be cleared by RCS manual input, but can be disabled via the disable AP keybind or by burning the torch (trust me on this). while AP is on, will provide rotational hold and stability, but no auto thrust for translation. Relative velocity info remains as autopilot is enabled, but your basically translating as if in manual. Reverts to completely manual state if disabled or torch is fired.
#New autopilot for manual flyers.
half fox
tender cipher
If I understand correctly what you want is to be able to astrogate without moving. Correct?
torpid magnet
i believe the intent is an autopilot that purely keeps bearing, nothing else
half fox
i believe the intent is an autopilot that purely keeps bearing, nothing else
exactly. whenever i'm in combat, i always find it hard to pull off maneuvers and also get a good shot lined up while flying manual. basically you could have the AP set to target say a rock or enemy ship, and the AP would hold bearing to keep guns on target while leaving you free to translate via keys without disabling it.
urban scarab
Sounds like you kind of want an autopilot dummy plug with FBW?
Which... yeah, I'd be on board for that being an added option too.
verbal musk
New custom autopilot for people who like throwing the stick around in manual. Wh...
You can already do that by just holding RMB for bearing and applying manual RCS and torch.
What would be interesting is manual "autopilot" that just gives you throttles:
When installed, AP inputs don't cut manual mode, instead they vary the thrust on variable thrust RCS:
- RMB dragging increase and decrease amount of rotational thrust in given direction, instead of changing target attitude.
- LMB dragging adjusts the amount of translational thrust, instead of changing target velocity vector.
- The inputs are "springy", when released they immediately bounce to zero.
- Optional FBW tuning toggle for gimbals (translation and rotation - simple logic, just actuate relevant gimbals all the way when providing input, shift them back when not)
- Compatible with driving stick (at least without FBW) toggles.
Could include HUD overlays.
I propose:
- LIDAR boxes with doppler velocity vectors corresponding to position shift over the next x seconds (probably only radial if Doppler ☹️ )
- Ship's position projection like in racing autopilot, but only rotation, over same x seconds.
- plume impingement indicators (like NDCI firing cones but for engines)
Make it the ultimate manual flight suite.
Something like all manual counterpart to fully automated EI autopilot.
You get shitton of cool features to assist manual flight but no actual AP.
I'd definitely have it on some, if not all my ships.
steady lodge
You can already do that by just holding RMB for bearing and applying manual RCS ...
This feels like what the ER-42 should be.
Because this is a racing chip. You're flying manual - but the computer gives you finer control over things.
That said, I think it should have FBW proper to adress the gimbal conversation. Or maybe pressing X turns FBW on and off mid flight?
devout trail
Yeah, I think the intent is to have 'target lock' with full manual control, so you don't have to HOLD RMB
I could expand on this by adding:
FBW (at least)
Comfort override toggle
Ability to target lock, OR bearing lock (not sure how target lock would work with FULL manual control on top of it, though)
I like the Dopper overlay, maybe have a bit like NDCI, but for enemy ships (est weapon facing)