It would be really great to have keyboard shortcuts to increase / decrease time scale in +/- 5 increments, just as UI arrow buttons do.
It would be especially useful in VR, where any change you want, requires you to remove the headset. There are ways to convert radio switches to keyboard keys, so this would allow to switch time scale with the radio.
(alternatively, it would be great if you could "map" time scale to a radio channel. But this is probably complicated, while adding shortcuts should be easy).
I can add keyboard shortcuts that are only available while the timescale window is open. Any other approach would take up unnecessary CPU time and can lead to undesirable behavior for users.
That's a very very very important function :) I go very often to training menu to enable. Actually it is great now, that this window is persistent most of the time. But it disappears if you go Online, or if you switch to 100% time scale (which I can just avoid).
Maybe we could keep it when you go online? As it is now, it goes disabled and sets everything to 100%. But actually flying with different timescale is possible in Online mode and this is great, because you can train something together with friends. Same is true for piro flip trainer.
Bu in general, these 2 hotkeys to increase and decrease time scale are already such a time saver for me, especially in VR..
Oh ... before I reprogrammed the entire user interface, it was not possible to change the time scale while you were in an online flight meeting. For the others, it looks weird if you have anything other than 100%.
I can imagine. But it's really fun if you can meet with friends, talk about how you train, show things, use piro trainer if needed. These are really features. It wouldn't be a bad option to have user time scale printed next to its name. But then, time scale is not the only thing.. user might have different gravity, each used might have different wind etc..
@Klaus-Eiperle did these shortcuts go to a recent version by any chance? I think now, but not sure.. I think the shortcuts listed in Settings do not list anything. I tried "-" key and switched some fixed-wing models, no idea what this key is doing :)
You can switch through the models with the + and - keys. I didn't have time to add the timescale shortcuts. It took me 3 weeks to update the website (responsive design) and the PayPal payment interface.
Ok, I see. Then you might be unhappy to hear that "+" does not really work. I think it is because on US keyboard it's actually a "=" key, and you get '+' by pressing that with a shift. Not a big problem though..
I am currently working on the next helicopter. I was not aware that Unity3D has a bug here. I ask for a + and normally this should work. Thank you for your tip.
My first thought was to have it done by an external company, but then I turned on my brain and did it myself. The outside company would use Wordpress and Elementor. I think it is way better not to use a CMS, which results in more security and faster loading times. I used Pinegrow and Visual Studio Code.
Now I have added the keyboard shortcuts for the Time Scale. While the Time Scale window is visible, you can use PageUp and PageDown keys. And Now I use the key code + function for asking for the plus key. Maybe this helps on English keyboards.
