Opening All Torpedo Doors
 

In cfg/commands i deleted [cmd309] and [cmd312]. I also removed line(;Key0=0x57, , "w") from [cmd323] it is possible to have several or all torpedo doors open at the same time.
Using the "q" and "y" commands open Tube 1 wait for Weapons Officer to confirm then cycle to the next tube and repeat. Then cycle back to Tube 1, tubes 1and 2
should be both open. You can have all doors open using this.

I'm speechless, it actually works!! I never thought it would be that easy, thank you so much buteobuteo! :rock::rock:

Just for clarification, salvo firing still means cycling through the tubes and firing individually, right? Either way, this will greatly improve efficiency. Thanks.:)

So you delete those two commands, remove a sinlge line from the third one...and thats it? Wow, good work there mate! Looking forward to trying this out!

Now that's what I call a great first post!!! :up:

Many thanks! :ping:

Ok, it works great. Now How do you close the doors again if you decide not to use the tube? When I press 'Q' again it just tells me it's opening the already open tube. If it closes on it's own after a period of time I'm not so bothered but it would be nice to do.

I cycle thruogh any open tubes not fired and close them with the "w" key
They close automatically after firing

Hmm, I must have done someting wrong as pressing W does nothing.

Funny. When I press 'Y' it takes me to the damage control screen; is your commands.cfg from a mod to start with?

In this section:

[Cmd311]
Name=Close_sel_torpedo_tube
;Key0=0x57,,"W"
Ctxt=1

is the highlighted line commented out as well?


Edit: Ok I took the comment out of the key line in that section and it works perfectly. Don't get a message that they are shutting but aside from that it's brilliant. Good work Guy!

I'm using Ducimus's flavoured to taste 1-5b mod which i think has modified the command cfg file, maybe he could help

I did not change line 311, it reads:-
[Cmd311]
Name=Close_sel_torpedo_tube
;Key0=0x57,,"W"
Ctxt=1

You also get no confirmation from W/O when doors close. I Checked using external camera and the doors do close.

EGAN you obviously type quicker than me!

I can't understand why mine worked with-out editing line 311 whilst your's did not.

Glad you sorted it though.

I don't know. Just one of those things I guess. Got a chance to try it out in combat too - took out a large Compo merchant and an old split maru with a volley of six torps fired in under 10 seconds! one shot prematured but all the others hit.

This is great - thanks again!

yes! this is soooo good - another bugger solved!

now we have full control for all tubes, no more waiting between shots! :up:

great job buteobuteo!

This is fantastic, somebody give this man a medal!!! :up:

Works perfectly, I opened 2 then 4, and 2 stayed open!! I then closed 2 and it closed, waited, closed 4 and it closed :D I was worried that maybe the tubes wouldn't close automatically after firing anymore but no worries. Opened a few, fired a tube and it started closing, fired another and it closed, etc. You are a genius buetobueto!

My only concern now is trying to remember what tubes I've opened in case I don't fire all of 'em, so I can quickly get everything closed back up again. I use Shoot! for voice recog, so I think I'll write an .xml tonight for a "Close All Tubes" command that will cycle thru each tube in turn and issue a close command on each.

Now to make it perfect - is it possible to add a "Closing tube X" message to the orders window, just for confirmation? Like the "Opening tube X" that's already there?

Perhaps if the Torp select buttons could remain highlighted for the ones that have the doors open.

Thank you kindly