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What about a MOD for timing bomb relase? - walter_solito - 28.01.2009

Hi!

In real life when a bomber release it's bomb load , sometimes it release in a quick time for spot target and sometimes the relase is in a longer sequence between each bomb like when bombing lagre target such infantry and tank position.

So can be made a mod that allow player to set the relase time between each bomb relased (ex: setting 0 the bombs will relase all togheter quickly , setting the delay to 1 each bomb will wait 1 second to fall after the previous was relase , setting the delay to 3 we'll have 3 second between each bomb and so on....

I have read about this settings of delay in all book that explain bombardment!

cheers

walter

- WWSandMan - 28.01.2009

Can be done via a macro for your keyboard bomb release command. No need for a mod, just some time setting up the macro for your keyboard or HOTAS gear.

- Thrud - 28.01.2009

you speak of an intervalometer. i've used one in an A-10 to do as you described. the macro suggestion mentioned won't work when using the bombsight automation. As the sight ticks down to it's drop point, it salvos it's stick of bombs. this is when an intervalometer would then be used to control the timing of how long it takes to release the salvo.

i understand your suggestion and i would use it if it was built. the down side is that, in the sim so far, most targets that are made by mission builders are tactical. i see very few carpet bombing missions of entire large cities where this would be useful.

- 6S.Maraz - 28.01.2009

SandMan Wrote:Can be done via a macro for your keyboard bomb release command. No need for a mod, just some time setting up the macro for your keyboard or HOTAS gear.

?? Cannot work this way. If you are using the bombsight it will drop automatically all bombs at the same time. If you are dropping bombs manually, the game will always drop bombs in pairs at the same time (unless you have a single bomb left).

Maraz

- walter_solito - 29.01.2009

Hi!

Yes I'm thinking about an intervalometer to set the delay between each single bomb!

Someone know if it can be done by a mod?

I'm not sure if it can be done like the AI modification maked in Cert_AI_Mods because an intervalometer need an interface for setting the delays.

What about the configuration files that control the bomb load , if it can be found and edite we can set the delay in a xxxx.ini files manually before load mission!

Hope someone had those knowledge!

walter

- TH0R - 29.01.2009

I would very much love to see this mod. Contrary to some beliefs, there are many of us who utilize level bombing, even on the live servers.

For example, load 8x1000 lbs in a B-17 and try dropping them manualy. You will notice how much slower they can be dropped (pair after pair) compared to the 16x500lb loadout.


I would very much like to see either one bomb dropped at a time, or some kind of an option when we release them. Dropping them all at once without a delay or even a single key for releasing them all (I'm talking about manual, not auto release here) would also be very useful.


But then again, I'm no modder... Smile

- walter_solito - 30.01.2009

Some modders that take the challenge???

walter

- tityus - 29.10.2009

Is anyone fiddling with this idea?

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