[1.12.x] GPWS - Warning System for Planes Updated

[linuxgurugamer]

Original mod made by @bssthu, original thread here:  https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/101297-wi

GPWS

This mod was inspired from http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/55408-0-24-Dev-slowdown-Nagging-Nadia-v0-13-beta by SolarLiner, and http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/43134-0-22-GPWS-for-Jets-Planes-v1-2-Hear-yourself-land!-or-crash! by Cryphonus.

This mod adds warning sounds for KSP. GPWS means "ground proximity warning system", a terrain awareness and alerting system. I also add TCAS ("traffic collision avoidance system") warning.

How to Use

• For planes:
  • Fly an aircraft with landing gear(s).  The mod recognizes stock, FireSpitter, & KSPWheel landing gear 

• For Landers:
  • It will warn you if it thinks you are crashing.
  • There is a button on either/both stock and Blizzy's toolbar.  Click it to open GUI to edit settings or view current warning status. You are free to turn off warnings you don't want to hear.
  • You can edit settings.cfg for more accurate adjustment.
  • P.S.1. This mod uses feet for plane altitude.
  • P.S.2. Change "Descent Rate Factor" to allow faster/slower sink rate. (Set to 2 means you are allowed to sink 2 times faster than default.)

Supported Warning List

Plane

• sink rate
• sink rate, whoop whoop pull up
• terrain, terrain
• terrain, terrain, whoop whoop pull up
• don't sink
• too low gear
• too low terrain
• bank angle
• altitude callout (1000, 500, approaching minimus, minimus, 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10)(use feet by default)
• (reduce thrust)
• traffic
• v1, rotate
• gear up
• (stall) (joystick vibration tested on x1 controller) (I don't think it will work on linux or osx)

Lander

• sink rate
• horizontal speed
• altitude callout (1000, 500, 100, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10)(use meter by default)
• (reduce thrust)

Dependencies

• Click Through Blocker
• ToolbarController
• SpaceTuxLibrary

Available via CKAN

Availability

• Download: https://spacedock.info/mod/2659/GPWS - Warning System for Planes Updated?ga=<Game+3102+'Kerbal+Space+Program'>
• Source Code:  https://github.com/linuxgurugamer/KSP_GPWS/
• License:  CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Changes

• Changed from Update to FixedUpdate to reduce cpu, no need to check more often than the physics tics
• Made it only do checks every other FixedUpdate to save CPU
• Cleaned up some code
• Added Toolbarcontroller
• Added ClickThroughBlocker
• Added KSP_Log
• Changed method of determining whether vessel is a plane or not from looking at the landing gear to using the vesseltype
• Change volume reference from VoiceVolume to max of Voicevolume and SHIP_VOLUME
• Updated text on setting screen a bit to make it make more sense
• Updated MM config to include KSPWheel and stock wheel in code to determine if has gear or not
• Moved initialization of button styles into Registertoolbar, now only does 1x and avoids unnecessary if's in the OnGUI loop

Edited March 20, 2021 by linuxgurugamer

[Stone Blue]

AWESOME SAUCE!  Thank You!

[HebaruSan]

FYI, the remote version file is timing out.

https://ksp.spacetux.net/avc/GPWS

[Coyote21]

If your looking for something to do with this, I found that the sound was way too low a volume. I could hardly hear the audio warnings over the jet noise even with Volume at 100%.

I feel like all I do these days is whinge about how your mods could be better LGG. I hope you realise it's actually a combination of the huge number of your mods I use, my boundless confidence in your skills, and a belief that you can tweak and fix anything with little more than a wave of your hand.

My short term fix is to just to increase the volume of the .wav files in the mod's Sounds folder. 

[traisjames]

What is the XInputInterface.dll?

[linuxgurugamer]

4 hours ago, traisjames said:

What is the XInputInterface.dll?

Are you sure you are in the right thread?

[traisjames]

8 hours ago, linuxgurugamer said:

Are you sure you are in the right thread?

This is the zip file contents.

[linuxgurugamer]

Actually, they are there for some reason, so you do need to put them into the main game directory, I think.

Best to install via CKAN

 

Ok.  Not needed, left over from something else.  CKAN does not install it, I'll get a new version out to remove it

Edit: I need to test

Edit2:  Those files are used to provide force feedback.  It's optional, I need to fix CKAN to install it

Edited April 17, 2021 by linuxgurugamer

[linuxgurugamer]

New release, 0.4.0.1

• Updated version file for the version access to be http

[linuxgurugamer]

There is currently a conflict inCKAN between this mod and AFBW.  It will be fixed later today

[linuxgurugamer]

New release, 0.4.0.2

• Added AssemblyFileVersion
• Updated version file for 1.12
   

[Mr_Pistachio_]

Great mod for kerbal aviation enthusiasts. The latest release seems to be a bit buggy now compared to previous releases. The mod plays the gear up sfx three times now and it doesn't save any settings you select after the current flight.

[ason]

I just quit my game to install this and when i restarted game i got a bug that i never got before, i get to start screen and my mouse is moving but nothing happens when i click start game or any of the other options....

Any ideas how to fix this ?

 

Edit: deleting this mod solved  it but i would really like to play with this mod, so if you know a fix please let me know

 

Edit2: sorry didn't see dependencies part, works now

Edited November 2, 2021 by ason

[pyropelush]

I'm really sorry for posting on an 'old thread' but I just have to say that it's a very nice mod. It has genuinely helped me out in certain scenarios with the callouts , It's also just very nice to hear "TERRAIN TERRAIN, PULL UP" when I've messed up. Thank you for this really cool mod.

I really would recommend others to get it!

Edited March 15, 2022 by pyropelush

[P4ralysis]

Im really sorry posting on an old thread but its kinda not working for me, the GPWS module isn't showing up 

i really like this mod and i wanna try and experience this

 

Edited February 16, 2023 by P4ralysis

[RedDwarfIV]

I really like this mod.

I did edit the warnings though, since they tended to loop immediately rather than have a moment of silence between soundings. I also replaced the "horizontal speed" sound effect with a 737/787 overspeed alarm. It was super weird going 400m/s above the Mun while hearing a computer voice saying what sounded like "hollyhopbullseed-hollyhopbullseed-hollyhopbullseed-hollyhopbullseed-" over and over.