Visual Throttle Overlay – new tool!

[airtex2019]

Another tool from AirTex that literally nobody asked for!

https://github.com/arithex/ThrottleOverlay/#readme

Simple WPF app to easily visualize your joystick/throttle position
Use this tool to keep an eye on your throttle axis – this is especially useful, if you have a joystick with a dodgy/crappy throttle slider like mine (or a nicer throttle that slides around your desk and isn’t fixed relative to your seat).

Changes from green to yellow as you pass through the afterburner detent…!

Get it here…
https://github.com/arithex/ThrottleOverlay/releases/tag/v1.0.2021.1005

[Raptor]

Thank you! I was searching for options for something like that, will test later and report back.

[airtex2019]

I should try to make the initial configuration easier… in meantime, updating README:

Configuration settings in ThrottleOverlay.exe.config file:

• Configure the pid/vid and axis-id, for your throttle; and axis-reversal, if necessary.
• To lookup your pid/vid code, consult the DeviceSorting.txt or DeviceDefaults.txt files in your \Falcon BMS 4.35\User\Config directory.
• The PID is the first 4 hex character codes of the GUID; the VID is the next 4 hex character codes.
• VKB’s JoyTester app (https://vkbcontrollers.com/?faq=how-does-vkbjoytester-work) also conveniently shows your PID and VID.
• Most common axis IDs:
• X => 48
• Y => 49
• Z => 50
• RZ => 53
• Slider0 => 54

[FIrehawk7238]

@airtex2019 hi there tried your overlay tool, have a few questions:

1. config file change can be made on the fly or i have to restart exe everytime i made changes?
2. is there a way to find axis id easily because im using vjoy (8+ axis)

[airtex2019]

@firehawk7238

1. must restart after config changes

2. agreed, I really need to make a little config UI, to discover/select which axis to display

The PIDVID code for vJoy is BEAD1234… so it will be something like this

   <add key="ThrottleAxis" value="BEAD,1234,54"/>

But the “54” could be anything, with vJoy… I think the 8 axes used by Gremlin ordinarily are one of:

X => 48
Y => 49
Z => 50
Rx => 51
Ry => 52
Rz => 53
S1 => 54
S2 => 55

ps: I have not actually tested with vJoy, or anything other than a crappy 8-bit analog slider, so let me know if it works (or not)! I will happily install gremlin/vjoy and debug if necessary.

[airtex2019]

<p>Update! <br /><br />v1.0.2022.311: Bug fixes and performance improvements.<br /><a href=“https://github.com/arithex/ThrottleOverlay/releases/tag/v1.0.2022.311” target=“_blank”>https://github.com/arithex/ThrottleOverlay/releases/tag/v1.0.2022.311</a><br /></p>

[mypc]

<p>Does this work only with BMS, or with any other program?<br /><br />Also…screenshots?</p>

[airtex2019]

<p>@mypc Yep there’s nothing BMS specific about it. Anything that runs borderless-window or a normal window (not fullscreen-exclusive direct3d).<br /><br />Some snaps…<br /><a href=“https://imgur.com/a/qKVFjgb” target=“_blank”>https://imgur.com/a/qKVFjgb</a><br /></p>

[airtex2019]

Note – as of BMS 4.36, this tool may now be redundant.

I notice the new [shift+3] “SA Bar” overlay window shows the throttle position (and afterburner detent), on the indicator bar (mis-)labelled “RPM”.

For actual engine RPM, you can add it to the HUD with the following cfg:

set g_bNoRPMOnHud 0

Also new to 4.36, you can have an audible click when passing through the AB detent:

set g_bAfterburnerDetentClick 1