add a "Scooter Ball" command

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add a "Scooter Ball" command #400

Open callmepartario opened 3 years ago

callmepartario commented 3 years ago

failure to call the ball on carrier landings result in a lowered grading
the hornet and tomcat have their own 'Tomcat Ball' and 'Hornet Ball' commands. can these be replicated with our radio?
in both the hornet and tomcat, this command is implemented without a default keybinding.
looks like this might be another radio function.

F-14, in: DCS\Mods\aircraft\F14\Input\F-14B\keyboard\default.lua {down = device_commands.CARRIER_ballcall, cockpit_device_id = devices.ICS, value_down = 1.0, name = _('Tomcat Ball'), category = _('Communications')},

FA-18C, in: DCS\Mods\aircraft\F14\Input\FA-18C\keyboard\default.lua {down = intercom_commands.MsgHornetBall_EXT, cockpit_device_id = devices.INTERCOM, value_down = 1.0, name = _('Hornet Ball'), category = _('Communications')},

xanstin commented 3 years ago

Damn just brought this up with Nelson last night....beat me to it. :) It works with Viacom for one of our squadron members in the A-4 which goes direct to the script.

clutchtomcat commented 3 years ago

I can confirm that the Supercarrier "Salute" direct command (not through the radio comms) works. Those two commands might work on similar logic.

callmepartario commented 3 years ago

The ball call shows up in the radio menu when you are on short final and the FLOLS overlay comes up, otherwise it shows "Clara".
you have to have made the previous ATC radio calls - "Inbound", and "See you at 10", for it to show up
When you select it the voice says "Hornet Ball". (we could supply a new sample).

xanstin commented 3 years ago

I think for us VR users a key bound like was done for "pilot salute" would be ideal. I at least don't have the dexterity to be fishing for the mouse on short final to dig through comms menus

clutchtomcat commented 3 years ago

The ball call shows up in the radio menu when you are on short final and the FLOLS overlay comes up, otherwise it shows "Clara".

you have to have made the previous ATC radio calls - "Inbound", and "See you at 10", for it to show up

When you select it the voice says "Hornet Ball". (we could supply a new sample).

Would you happen to know which F-key it was for the ball call? I can program that into VoiceAttack as a stopgap until a keybind gets coded.