auto engine controls

[Angry_Kitten]

I was under the impression that the automated engine controls would set the engine modes and throttle to conditions required by the moment like a pilot would.  

 

If you in a furball with a fighter, it would smack you to combat or emergency and so on. 

 

However had an interesting flight in a G4 tonight. the engine blew itself by being in EMERGENCY mode the whole time. The minute i got within 1 mile of the first b25d, the engine was kept in emergency mode by the AI program.  Till it blew out. 

 

Second flight kept me in emergency mode UNTIL i started diving at altitude under 700m but every other moment above that it would only take me out of emergency mode DURING  a dive, and the moment i leveled out it was back to emergency mode. Although the Engine RPM was kept at 85-90%

[56RAF_Stickz]

Disclaimer - I have seldom used the auto settings except on test server from time to time, however you still control the throttle when automated. So if you have full throttle, engine will be in emergency - but prop pitch and rads will be out of your control (but in a 109 they would be anyway). Probably more noticeable on allied aircraft where there is less automation. So mixture, prop pitch and rads are automated not throttle (how does the game know if you are landing or making a overhead recovery for instance)

[Angry_Kitten]

The 109s and 190s, the moment i try to lower the throttle it blows right back to maximum.

[Ghost666]

15 hours ago, pocketshaver said:

The 109s and 190s, the moment i try to lower the throttle it blows right back to maximum.

Dose this just happen with the 109s and 190s, or all planes?

Is this right after you spawn?

If you move your throttle to max what happens, dose it go to min?

 

If it is all planes and happens the first time you touch the throttle. I would guess that your throttle axis is inverted. This can be rectified in the Key Settings, by clicking on the little circular arrow where your throttle  is bound.

 

If not need more info.

[56RAF_Stickz]

just in case - you are using a throttle axis to set it and not a keyboard I assume. Its possible otherwise if using keyboard keys to control it that there is also an axis control mapped somewhere in your setup which will override any switch you use (or you will see it change and then jump back as you describe).

If you cannot get it working put up a screenshot of your in game engine control settings page - or as ghost666 says more info.

[Angry_Kitten]

using a thrustmaster hotas system.  using the HOTAS throttle for the game.  Have it keyed in on the settings page to it as best i can. Its hard figuring out the "stops" the game wants you to use to make the 100% and 0% settings.  

 

I did more diving into it, and it seems ANY time i get within 5km of an enemy plane the throttle goes right to emergency and stays there.  

I did manage to see that any setting between 60 and 100% that i go to by manually adjusting the slider, automatically goes back to 100% and seems to reset that manual throttle position as being 100%, and any movement down instantly cuts throttle to 0000%. 

 

explanation, say throttle slider is a stick with numbers 0 to 10 on it.  MANUALLY sliding between 4 and 10 auto resets the throttle to 100%, and that number becomes the new "100%"  ie 4 becomes the notch for 100% throttle setting until i slide the throttle up to 10 again. 

 

however ANY movement below 4 automatically drops throttle to 0%

[56RAF_Stickz]

First of all, perhaps the auto setting is controlling your throttle - it doesnt on mine but perhaps your settings in game differ - I use realistic setting usually, so my merely selecting auto engine control may not match your normal setting.

But this is quite confusing, you have thrustmaster (of some type) with a throttle axis. I take it you are not running any additional s/w control for it. You do not have to set "stops". When you setup in engine settings page for throttle, are you moving the slider fully forwards and then fully back then press accept and it showing axis assignment in the box.  The game should recognise the slider as an axis and assign it.  The setting give 100% and 0% from that - fully forward is 100% and full back 0%. You dont need to set it (in fact its a separate activity to adjust it otherwise). Dont make any stops, just sweep full forwards then full back. Dont press any key(s) until axis assignment shows in box  then press accept.

Is it wrong for all planes?

You do have game control page, the joystick box ticked(although I am guessing that the plane would not be controlled in roll and pitch by it if it wasnt). 

I would suggest (purely to test) select full real, spawn in an aircraft then move your throttle slider forward and back and see if your in cockpit throttle moves in relation to it (and stays). If that doesnt work your/slider axis is either buggered or your setup is wrong.

Take a screenshot of your engine setup page as a jpg and post it here else.

[Angry_Kitten]

ill work on that last suggestion in a day or two, i have noticed a few issues in OTHER planes

 

i set it up the way the game tells me to, so i dont think its a set up.  

 

I let the AI control the radiotors, etc, and throttle as im still trying to learn flying in this game. And its fun just to cruise and kill bombers. 

 

fw190 and Bf109 family,  the throttle does as i said before. I have managed to throttle down and keep it at 80-85% manually, but it seems the moment i do anything like roll, climb, get close to the enemy, the throttle knocks back to 100% and goes back to emergency mode. 

 

I was in a flight last night with fw-190 A5 for 20 minutes with emergency mode on and throttle at 100% with no issue, but the moment i get a bullet in the engine cowling, fuel, or oil system, its instantly "engine ripping itself apart"