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[Pugnacious Stoat]

When ECM comes out, the tag laser will probably be getting a lot more use. One of the things I noticed when I tried it is that, to keep an enemy tagged, you have to hold down whatever button corresponds to the tag's weapon group. This is inconvenient, and disrupts the grouping and firing of other weapons, particularly if the only buttons you can comfortably hold down for prolonged periods of time are the left and right mouse buttons. Why not make tag laser activation a toggled state? That is, hit the button corresponding to the tag's weapon group once to start firing it, and then again to stop. That just seems to make a lot more sense.

[Mechteric]

Good idea, someone could probably come up with way to use macros to do this in the meantime

[Elder Thorn]

edit:

sorry, wrong topic tbh

BTT:
yes, TAG toggle would be very helpfull - it has been suggested a bajillion times though

Edited by Elder Thorn, 28 November 2012 - 01:24 PM.

[Ragor]

My workaround:
I've set 'left alt' to weapongroup 6 where my TAG is assigned to.
-> I can constantly use TAG with my thumb without any issues.

[Gremlich Johns]

Tried joytokey yet?

[Garagano]

CapperDeluxe, on 28 November 2012 - 01:00 PM, said:

Good idea, someone could probably come up with way to use macros to do this in the meantime

old news:
http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__1342463

I use it all the time. Its very useful for LRM boats or scouts. It Saves you the need to press the button and you can concentrate on the field and firing on the enemy.

My suggestion is: Ad a TOGGLE checkbox on the Setting Window for every key, so the User can choose the weapongroup that will permanently fire if fired once.
This will ease the use of TAG laser or the way to "chain - autofire" a laser array, without the need of macro tools, like autohotkey etc., or XML editing workarounds

The checkbox for the toggle function dont need to be big. Just make a small colour lighting up besides the key name. Or, if you right click on the command name, the font colour changes to blue, to indicate the toggle function is active for this command.

We need a toggle function for weapongroups! ... and the Q key =)

Edited by Garagano, 28 November 2012 - 03:34 PM.

[Poldi]

I did a macro for my G700 Logitech mouse, works for all keyboards/mice from the G.series

function OnEvent(event, arg)
   if (event=="MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESSED" and arg==6) then
	  if (toggle==null) then
		 PressKey(0x07);
		 toggle=1;
	  elseif (toggle==1) then
		 ReleaseKey(0x07);
		 toggle=null;
	  end
   end
end

You probably have to change the arg and key, but that's not much is it?

[King Arthur IV]

tag toggle would be nice.

[Rocket2Uranus]

Pugnacious Stoat, on 28 November 2012 - 12:57 PM, said:

When ECM comes out, the tag laser will probably be getting a lot more use. One of the things I noticed when I tried it is that, to keep an enemy tagged, you have to hold down whatever button corresponds to the tag's weapon group. This is inconvenient, and disrupts the grouping and firing of other weapons, particularly if the only buttons you can comfortably hold down for prolonged periods of time are the left and right mouse buttons. Why not make tag laser activation a toggled state? That is, hit the button corresponding to the tag's weapon group once to start firing it, and then again to stop. That just seems to make a lot more sense.

I like this.
this is more productive and mature compared to the "ECM BROKE MUH MISSILE BOAT" threads.

[Evilsmirk]

1) Find an easily reachable button (mouse thumb or keyboard hand's pinky finger for example).
2) Set weapon group to that button.
3) Set TAG to that weapon group all by itself.
4) Hold button down.

There's your toggle switch.

Edited by Evilsmirk, 07 December 2012 - 09:24 AM.

[Dr B00t]

8 months later and 2 QandA's and it's still not in the game...must be hard to code