A Moose Framework-based script for DCS World that simulates WWII-era pilot intuition and reconnaissance, enhancing immersion in historical aviation scenarios by providing realistic target spotting without modern aids.
Description
The WWII Pilot Intuition System bridges the gap between modern DCS gameplay and historical WWII aviation. In an era without radar or advanced avionics, pilots relied on visual scanning, formation flying, and intuition to maintain situational awareness. This script recreates that experience by alerting players to nearby air and ground threats through voice-like messages and optional visual markers.
Whether flying solo or in formation, players receive timely warnings about bandits, ground units, and tactical situations, promoting better tactics and deeper immersion in WWII-themed missions.
[Features]
-- Dynamic Detection Ranges: This core feature simulates historical WWII reconnaissance by dynamically adjusting spotting distances based on formation flying and environmental conditions. Detection ranges for air and ground targets are boosted when flying in close formation with wingmen, reflecting how pilots in WWII relied on mutual support for better situational awareness. For instance, a solo pilot has base detection ranges (e.g., 5km for air targets, 3km for ground). In a 2-ship formation (two pilots flying within 1km of each other), ranges double to 10km air and 6km ground. A 4-ship formation triples them to 15km air and 9km ground, up to a maximum multiplier of 6x. Environmental factors further modify this: at night (22:00-06:00), ranges are reduced by 50%; bad weather can apply an additional 30% penalty. This encourages tactical formation flying and adapts to real-world conditions, making solo flights more challenging and formations more rewarding.
-- Realistic Messaging: Simulates pilot radio calls for spotting bandits, ground threats, and formation feedback.
-- Formation Integrity Monitoring: Alerts for wingmen presence and formation status.
-- Intelligent Threat Assessment: Advanced aspect angle and clock position calculations accurately determine bandit orientation and position relative to your aircraft, providing precise tactical information about whether threats are nose-on, tail-chase, or flanking.
-- Combat Focus Filtering: Realistic tunnel-vision behavior during close combat—when engaged with an immediate threat (HOT bandit within 1km), distant or non-threatening bandits are automatically suppressed to reduce message clutter and simulate pilot focus under stress.
-- Dogfight Assistance: Warnings for merging bandits, tail threats, head-on encounters, and more.
-- Visual Markers: Optional smoke or flare markers for spotted targets. The illumination system provides a limited number of illumination flares (default 3 per sortie) that can be dropped manually via the F10 menu to mark positions or targets. Flares have a cooldown between drops (30 seconds) and are reloaded to full capacity upon landing at a friendly airbase.
-- Independent Scanning Toggles: Separate controls for air and ground target detection per-player.
-- Player Customization: Configurable settings via in-game F10 menu, including per-player overrides for scanning preferences and alert frequency modes.
-- Environmental Awareness: Reduced detection ranges at night or in bad weather.
-- Multiplayer Support: Works in both single-player and multiplayer environments.
See the readme at https://github.com/iTracerFacer/WWII_PilotIntuition for detailed documentation and instructions.
Highly recommend firing up the included example mission so you can watch how the system behaves in real time (Use Ctrl-Z and Shift-Z to speed up and reset the speed)
Thank you for taking the time to read through my scripts and give them a try! All of my scripts are in constant development, so please check regularly on GitHub at https://github.com/iTracerFacer for the latest versions and updates. Your feedback is greatly appreciated!
