in this cartoon arcade adventure the only control we have is the throttle to control a mixture of fuel / air flow to the engine.
Seriously Traveler, you keep throwing your "arcade" & "Gamey" word around alot.....well dude this is not REAL LIFE....... but it is the best damn compromise from all directions to give people what they need to feed on and enjoy ( no not talking about your need to feed on what is arcade, or what is gamey )
The Original OP wanted to know how to control RPM.
Yes, the OP wanted to know how to control RPM, and this very indepth discussion has given him his answer many times over.....
Manifold ( ie... Throttle ) increase : use the = key
Manifold ( ie... Throttle ) decrease: use the - key
RPM ( prop Pitch ) increase : use the NumPad + key
RPM ( prop Pitch ) decrease : use the NumPad - key
unless you want to go in and custom keymap these features to your HOTAS system.......
also, hitting the P key ( WEP ) will over ride the RPM setting and put it back to Full RPM
In this arcade game presented by Hitech Creations there is times when throttling back ( reducing manifold pressure ), and changing prop pitch ( adjusting RPM ) will be needed to reserve fuel, to prolong flight / stay on station. this is more important in the Main arena's where fuel burn is set at 2.0 x's ..but is also just as important in special events like Scenario's and FSO's even though fuel burn is most times set at 1.0 x's......
when one's plane is damaged and is leaking fuel they can change their tanks and run the fuel out manually to keep the plane balanced or if leaking oil, leaking water..... one can cycle their engine on /off to keep the plane from over heating ( temp going in to the red & pegged ) and prolong their flight / distance before the engine siezes up and stops
adjusting manifold pressure, adjusting RPM, watching the temp guage when engine is damaged...... is very much important in this Arcade game created by hitech Creations.....
hope this helps...
nuff said