Notifications
Clear all

TouchDown for Pioneer


Metamartian
(@metamartian)
Warrant Officer Registered
Joined: 13 years ago
Posts: 217
Topic starter  

I don't know if you guys know about this, but there is a piece of software called TouchDown that allows you to interface with games through a browser on a seperate device (be it a phone ipad or another PC etc). I think it works like a webserver but already this is outside my scope of knowledge.

You build a graphical interface and use it like shortcut keys. you can even program multiple keypresses to delve deeper into menu options etc.

I did try it with X3 and it worked quite well. That said I am less than useless when it comes to development/programming and wondered if some clever person here wanted to take the oppotunity to create a template for Pioneer?

If you are interested take a look here

http://desrat.lightning-bolt.net/TouchDown/


Quote
Metamartian
(@metamartian)
Warrant Officer Registered
Joined: 13 years ago
Posts: 217
Topic starter  

ok so, no interest so far. either people really are not bothered or i did a poor job selling it.

so i have taken my own challenge and will attempt create my own pioneer profile for use with touchdown.


ReplyQuote
spazeman
(@spazeman)
Petty Officer Registered
Joined: 12 years ago
Posts: 37
 

I had a look but didn't like the fact that it's a server so only had a quick fiddle.

Would be a great idea though.


ReplyQuote
Metamartian
(@metamartian)
Warrant Officer Registered
Joined: 13 years ago
Posts: 217
Topic starter  

you don't actually need a server to run it on. it's a small program that acts as a web server inside your own network. so you run it on the same pc as you are running pioneer and then with your phone or tablet you point it's browser to your pc's internal ip. you can then use the graphical interface on the tablet/ phone to access game commands. the best thing is you can command buttons in the profile in a macro like way. so on my profile i could create a web page called Market. in the browser i click n market and page changes to the market screen on my tablet,, i could then select refuel and the game would then refuel my ship for me. all touchdown does is interpret the image map of the web page you build into a keypress or keypresses depending on the codeing. someone over at touchdown also beleives you can retrieve game data and parse it through lua scripts back to your tablet/ phone.....but what that means i actually have no idea <img src="' http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_smile.gi f"' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

(another example is on my tablet i could have a page called destinations and a list of common jump destinations or in system destinations. all it would take is a press on the correct button and the game could auto set that desintation and engage the hyperdrive or autopilot etc) but this will take me a while as i have to learn how to use image maps and learn java etc <img src="' http://spacesimcentral.com/forum/public/style_emoticons//icon_e_smile.gi f"' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />


ReplyQuote