SDK Question Note to Martin - EngineStatus flags

[Col_Klonk]

Any chance of making a change to the Attitude modes to binary flags.
This will eliminate the need to switch between modes.
Maybe some systems (Shuttle) require the switching (Set a Flag), but it would be nice for the better co-ordinated nauts to be able to operate both at the same time... much like aircraft controls

Also is it possible to set negative hover thrust... Press the craft onto a Low-G object so that it can drill a locking pin into the dirt ?
:thumbup:

;/** \brief Engine status */
;typedef struct {
;	double main;       ///<     -1 (full retro) .. +1 (full main)
;	double hover;      ///<     0 .. +1 (full hover)
;	int attmode;       ///<     0=rotation, 1=translation
;} ENGINESTATUS;

; NOTE TO MARTIN
;================
; ATTMODE SHOULD BE SET TO BIT FLAGS WHERE BOTH CAN BE OPERATED AT THE SAME TIME
EngineStatus	Struct
	main		Real8	0.0	; -1 (full retro) .. +1 (full main)
	hover		Real8	0.0	;  0 .. +1 (full hover)
	attmode		DWORD	0	;  0=rotation, 1=translation
EngineStatus	Ends

;New Idea ?
AttMode_None		        equ	0	;
AttMode_Rotation		equ	1	; Binary bit flags settings
AttMode_Translation		equ	2	;
AttMode_Other_Etc		equ	4...	;

 

[jedidia]

You can achieve what you want by intercepting keyboard inputs in clbkConsumeBufferedKey, and then setting thruster levels manually (autopilots set thruster levels manually all the time, it's pretty simple).

 

[Col_Klonk]

Ja, I had thought along those lines wrt the reaction controls... just that having that voice going mad would make one dilly.
We'll have to disable the voices for that :thumbup: