Flight Assist

Flight Assist

Formerly known as Auto Hover

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[b]Version 3.0 is a near total rewrite. Some features are missing. If you notice something is missing, or would simply like to request a new feature, please leave a comment here asking about it. All of the math is the same, so the script should mostly act the same, once you get the new version set up.

I will be working on making improvements to the control algorithms once I get the rest of the script working well.[/b]

What is Flight Assist?

Flight Assist is a program that allows you to precisely control your ship without having thrusters in all directions. While in gravity, you can use the hover module to stop all lateral motion, while only having upward thrust (like a helicopter). In space. you can use the vector module to automatically align your thrust vector with your prograde vector, bringing you to a complete stop without having to have thrusters in all 6 directions.

Setup Instructions

[olist] [*]Place programmable block, edit it, and select FlightAssist from the "Browse Workshop" menu [*]Create a block group named "Flight Assist" and add your cockpit (or remote control block), gyroscopes, and optionally a text panel to the group. The names of these blocks do not matter, they just have to be in the block group. [/olist]

After you compile the script, the programmable block's Custom Data field will be populated with a config. You can edit any of these variables and recompile the script. If you mess something up, just delete the entire CustomData field and recompile the program.

Ship Toolbar FlightAssist is controlled by running the program from your ship's toolbar with various arguments. Drag the programmable block to your toolbar and select "Run" from the options.

Run Arguments:

• Stop - Completely stops Flight Assist

• Hover Disabled - Keeps the hover module on, so you can still see your speed and angles, but it won't rotate you at all.
• Hover Smart - New experimental mode that automatically enabled/disables gyro override so you can fly normally, and the script will only take control when you stop moving your mouse or holding a movement key. If you add a number at the end of the argument, Flight Assist will maintain that speed moving forward.
• Hover Smart # - Replace '#' with any integer 0 - 100 to set your target speed. Your ship will angle downward to build up speed, and then angle back up to maintain that speed. Works better with more gravity.
• Hover Stop - Stops all lateral motion
• Hover Glide - Keeps you level, but cancels sideways movement
• Hover FreeGlide - Keeps you level, and doesn't cancel any movement

• Vector Disabled - Keeps the vector module on, so you can still see your speed, but it won't rotate you at all.
• Vector Brake - Points your thrust vector along your prograde vector and activates dampeners to bring you to a stop.
• Vector Prograde - Aligns your heading to your prograde vector (forward)
• Vector Retrograde - Aligns your heading to your retrograde vector (backward)

Problems/Questions

If you are having issues with the script, feel free to email me (Address is at the top of the script) for help.

You may use this script any way you want, including modifying it. Please just give me credit if you use or modify it.