Traffic Zapper

[TSR2]

I've just noticed that in the latest patch for fsuipc (the patch is only available from the Pete dawsons forum you still need the latest full version) there is a very handy new "Traffic Zapper."

This is ideal if you want to fly with lots of AI but then find (as you approach heathrow for example) that your frame rates grind to a halt..

Here's the blurb...

1. A new FSUIPC control (number 1079) called “Traffic Zapper” is provided. This can be assigned to any keypress or joystick button. When used it deletes the nearest AI aircraft which is within the following constraints:

(a) if the user is airborne, within 1.5 nm range, and also within just 2.5 degrees relative bearing ahead of the user aircraft and 5 degrees elevation (above or below), or
(b) if the user is on the ground, within 0.25 nm range, and also within 15 degrees relative bearing ahead of the user aircraft, and 5 degrees elevation (above or below).

If no aircraft qualifies, the control does nothing. If an aircraft is deleted, a sound is heard. By default this is the "firework" wave file in the FS sound folder. You can change it in the FSUIPC.INI file by providing a different sound name for the "ZapSound" parameter -- it must be the name of a WAV file in the FS sound folder. Or, if you do not want a sound just set it to "ZapSound=None". However, the reason for the sound is so that you know something has been Zapped. FSUIPC cannot tell what you can see, and the aircraft which is zapped may not be in your display so you may not see it disappear.

Full version download... http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html
Patch... http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=55488

[DaveG]

Interesting, have to try that.
Thanks for the HU

[petermcleland]

I think that is only for FSX

[DanKH]

One for FSX, and one for FS9. depends on the version of FSUIPC ;-) look in his forum.