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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Bench/Tower Sitters Revisited

« Last post by Randy1 on Today at 09:58:58 AM »

It takes more to drop an ammo bunker now. It was too easy to use a single fighter to drop all the ammo.

The problem is though during a gang bang, the single country has limited players due to heavy defending loads.  There are few left to kill ammo bunkers.  The gang bangers have extra players so dropping ammo bunkers is easy.

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Hardware and Software / Re: VKB Rotary encoder on NXT joystick?

« Last post by Randy1 on Today at 09:50:15 AM »

Thank you AKIron.  That really helped.  This is indeed my first encoder wheel.

Bizman, that was my thought as well.  Best to be cautious first to make sure you have not jumped into something bad.  It is straight from VKB.  Thank you.

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Hardware and Software / Re: VKB Rotary encoder on NXT joystick?

« Last post by AKIron on Today at 08:15:58 AM »

If you have flaps with multiple positions an encoder could be useful for that. Say the flap lever has 4 positions. You want full flaps fast, just smack the encoder wheel at least 4 clicks (more won't matter) and down come the flaps. Be more careful with the clicks if you want only one notch in either direction.

There can be considerations like how quickly will the flaps or other function respond. It may have a built in delay like 1 second between allowing a change in input. If so, Joystick Gremlin can come to your rescue.

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Hardware and Software / Re: VKB Rotary encoder on NXT joystick?

« Last post by AKIron on Today at 08:11:19 AM »

In case you don't know an encoder is a two direction momentary switch. A click when rotating in either direction is a switch press and release. Instead of limiting its use to something with a range like a zoom it could be used as something like getting gear up or down. Assuming the gear or other function has two separate triggerable states like up/dn, in/out. Assign one rotational click as gear up and the other direction down. You wouldn't want to assign it to something that toggles, like pressing "g" to get the gear up with the next press of the same key to get it down. That takes too much concentration to rotate it only one click. With each rotational direction supplying a different function, up or down, then it doesn't matter if you rotate it one click or 5.

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Hardware and Software / Re: VKB Rotary encoder on NXT joystick?

« Last post by Bizman on Today at 01:02:30 AM »

I got a windows Warning when I tried to install the config software so I backed off installing it but will try again.

The small blue screen telling that Windows can't authenticate the program that's being installed? If that happens when you've just clicked the "install" button of a software and if you believe said software comes from a legit source (downloaded from the manufacturer's website instead of "Harry Hacker's fool proof apps for <apply name of your device>", you can most often continue "at your own risk".

FWIW I've got those warnings even when trying to install Microsoft's very own software! That may be due to a hiccup in their evaluation server or simply a poorly hidden attempt to try to force people using their Store only.

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Squadrons / Re: Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group *Selectively* Recruiting - See Link in Sig

« Last post by thndregg on Today at 12:18:57 AM »

Welcome "lazydog8" to the group. <S>

We still have open spots for fighters and bombers. Check out our recruiting policy and requirements at https://www.dickweedhbg.com/Recruiting.html

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Friday Squad Operations / Last Days of the Luftwaffe Frame 2

« Last post by SNO on Today at 12:13:41 AM »

Logs are up

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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Bench/Tower Sitters Revisited

« Last post by The Fugitive on Yesterday at 08:09:58 PM »

What's this?

It takes more to drop an ammo bunker now. It was too easy to use a single fighter to drop all the ammo.

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Aces High General Discussion / Re: Bench/Tower Sitters Revisited

« Last post by hazmatt on Yesterday at 08:00:06 PM »

The new ammo bunker destruction rating 

What's this?

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Friday Squad Operations / Re: Allied Orders Frame 2

« Last post by Devil 505 on Yesterday at 07:47:04 PM »

Orders forwarded in case someone couldn't get them to you sooner.