I'm always shooting up all of my 20mm before I run out of enemy planes to shoot at! Hmm... I wish I could set my guns up to work like the M-16 does; select fire for accurate short bursts or full automatic for "hosing" down the one that just won't hold still. Once again, Thrustmaster Target software comes to the rescue.
Thrustmaster is not the only programmable, two-stage trigger available, but since it's what I have, I'll describe what I did to make it work. First, I needed a command from the keyboard for firing 20mm that will not accidentally destroy my wingman if I hit the wrong key. Any modifier key (Shift, ALT, Ctrl) coupled with your favorite "Fire" key should work, but I like CTRL simply for my own programming consistency. I chose [CTRL+'C'] for my cannon fire button.
Using TARGET Script Editor software, I assigned a script to send a [PULSE+CTRL+"C'] command to my CLoD Spitfire when the trigger is pressed halfway to the first stage position (TG1), which is my short burst position. I also assigned another script line to execute a simple [CTRL+'C'] to the second stage (TG2) position for full automatic fire. The "PULSE" modifier in the stage 1 command causes a key to act like a quick "Press and release", even if you hold the button down longer than the desired period of time. In my setup, this fires about three rounds even if I get all excited and forget to release from the first position. If I need to activate phasers, I simply pull the trigger fully to the second stage and voila! I'm Audie Murphy on full auto!
Here is the applicable lines of script from the Thrustmaster TARGET SCRIPT EDITOR CLoD Spitfire.tmc file I wrote for my Warthog equipped system:
MapKey(&Joystick, TG1, PULSE+L_CTL+'c');//Short burst cannon trigger
MapKey(&Joystick, TG2, L_CTL+'c');//Full automatic cannon trigger (TM picture says "TX2" in error)
You can cut and paste these lines into your own profile if you use TARGET Script editor, or make your own using TARGET GUI.
The only thing left to do is to assign "Control C" into the CLoD aircraft controls menu where "Fire Cannon" is the option.
Assign another control of your choice to your "Fire machine guns" option. I like the "Weapons Release Button" (S2), because that's where the fire button is in the real Spitfire airplane.
Hope this gives you some more 20mm trigger time...
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