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#4450094 - 11/23/18 01:05 AM Controller Twitch?  
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I found this by accident and hopefully may help others with controller setting troubles. It worked for me anyway.

I renamed/deleted the "WOTRKeys.xca file" located in "C:\Users\*Name*\AppData\Roaming\OBD_Games\OBDWW2 Wings Over The Reich\".
This file will be regenerated, I flew first before checking "Re Mapping/Controllers" page in "Workshop"

Doing this fixed my controller axis jitters in the "Re Mapping/Controllers" page in "Workshop"
It also settled the stalls in game which were much too sensitive for me as its hard for me tell the difference
between the Flack burst sounds when present and the wind buffeting of a stall.

Good Luck

Can anyone help with this:
I'm having trouble mapping the WEP button to the end of the "Throttle" movement as it seems
the in game bindings want to fight with my bindings for the Throttle in the controller software.
I use the software supplied for the controller for the key bindings.

#4450365 - 11/24/18 10:26 PM Re: Controller Twitch? [Re: kollie]  
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I don't think you can bind the "end" of the throttle to anything other than throttle.


Regards,

Polovski,
OBD Software, developers of immersive flight sims;
Wings Over Flanders Fields and Wings Over The Reich
http://www.overflandersfields.com
http://www.wingsoverthereich.com
#4450382 - 11/25/18 01:32 AM Re: Controller Twitch? [Re: kollie]  
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Pol,

Actually, it is possible to have WEP at the end of throttle travel, but not through WOTRkeys.exe. In my case, I created a CMS control through CH Control Manager that gives me WEP when my throttle is positioned anywhere in the last 15% of throttle travel. I wrote this CMS script several months ago, and intended to provide a CH Profile with documentation at that time, but had several deaths in the family and other real life interruptions. I plan to send it to you in the next few days, now that my schedule allows it.

It may be possible to program WEP to the throttle with other controller software, but my only experience is with CH.


There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines; there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.

— Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff,1979.
#4450472 - 11/25/18 10:27 PM Re: Controller Twitch? [Re: kollie]  
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BirdDogICT, sorry to hear of your family losses, there's nothing that can really help with that especially several.

Indeed not with WOTRkeys but the script sounds good. Please let me know when you have something I am sure kollie would like to know.


Regards,

Polovski,
OBD Software, developers of immersive flight sims;
Wings Over Flanders Fields and Wings Over The Reich
http://www.overflandersfields.com
http://www.wingsoverthereich.com
#4450497 - 11/26/18 03:23 AM Re: Controller Twitch? [Re: kollie]  
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It's a fairly simple script, courtesy of Ruggbutt at the CH Hanger (sadly, the CH Hangar is no more)

%DEFINE WEP CMS.B1
%DEFINE Throttle CMS.A1
%DEFINE PT_Throttle JS2.A3
%DEFINE Throttle_Detent 30
%DEFINE WEP_Zone 10

script
Throttle = ((PT_Throttle -Throttle_Detent) * 255) / (255 - Throttle_Detent);
WEP = ([PT_Throttle <= WEP_Zone]);
endScript


Line 1 defines WEP as CMS Button B1
Line 2 defines the throttle as CMS Button A1
Line 3 identifies the Pro Throttle axis as Joystick2, Axis 3 (i.e., Z axis)
Line 4 defines the Throttle Detent as 30 (Z axis values range from 255 (no throttle) to 0 (full throttle), so that you would hit the detent before full travel of the throttle). The value of 30 is somewhat arbitrary, you would only need this line if you create a physical detent with Velcro or something like it.
Line 5 defines the WEP Zone. A value of 10 turns on WEP just after reaching full throttle when you are balls to the wall. Again, this value is arbitrary.
These values work well if your Pro Throttle is calibrated.

The only annoying thing about this script is that when your joystick is at full throttle position, it continuously sends the "w' command. It's not a problem in-game, but is in Windows.


There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines; there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.

— Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff,1979.
#4450524 - 11/26/18 09:44 AM Re: Controller Twitch? [Re: kollie]  
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Great thanks, how simple is it to run the script?


Regards,

Polovski,
OBD Software, developers of immersive flight sims;
Wings Over Flanders Fields and Wings Over The Reich
http://www.overflandersfields.com
http://www.wingsoverthereich.com
#4450580 - 11/26/18 04:24 PM Re: Controller Twitch? [Re: kollie]  
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CH Control Manager translates the script into a DirectX command. You have to create a CMS Control within CH Manager and attach it to the appropriate axis and save it within a CH Map. Once the map is loaded, DirectX does the rest.


I don't know if this is applicable to Kollie's SST program for his Saitek controller...I included this here to illustrate that the coding is pretty simple with the right controller software.


I will include documentation on this with my profile. I also created a CMS script for differential brakes, they are a big help in steering when you have limited rudder authority during taxi to runway.


There are no accidents and no fatal flaws in the machines; there are only pilots with the wrong stuff.

— Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff,1979.
#4450653 - 11/26/18 09:51 PM Re: Controller Twitch? [Re: kollie]  
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Hopefully Saitek have something similar, many thanks BirdDogICT - I'll add sometihng to the FAQ


Regards,

Polovski,
OBD Software, developers of immersive flight sims;
Wings Over Flanders Fields and Wings Over The Reich
http://www.overflandersfields.com
http://www.wingsoverthereich.com

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