Pioneer

Pioneer biplane in the style of the 1906 box-kite flyers, with its own dirt airstrip and hangar north of Armadillo.

Pioneer biplane in the style of the 1906 box-kite flyers, with its own dirt airstrip and hangar north of Armadillo. It is sold at the RCO Vehicles dealer like every RCO vehicle (see Overview).

Seats and keys

Two people fly standing in the leather basket, the pilot on the left with the control lever. Wings and the front box break off when they hit something; it explodes only when the engine hits the ground.

• Pilot: Shift throttle up, Ctrl throttle down (brake on the ground), W / S stick forward / back, A / D steer on the ground and bank in the air. F1 shows the list of controls

Configuration

Change a value and restart the server. In config/config.lua of rco-pioneer:

Setting	What it does	Default
Config.Locale	Language of the on-screen hints (en, pt-br, or your own file in locales/)	'en'
Config.Debug	Extra messages in the F8 console to find problems	false
Config.Hints	Small “Plane Control” tab while flying; the key opens the list of controls	true
Config.HintsKey	Key that opens the list of controls	'F1'
Config.Flight.TakeoffSpeed	Speed on the ground where it lifts off by itself, km/h	34
Config.Flight.StallSpeed	Slowest it flies; slower, the wings stall, km/h	30
Config.Flight.CruiseSpeed	Speed it settles at with the stick let go, km/h	45
Config.Flight.MaxAirSpeed	Level flight at full throttle, km/h	70
Config.Flight.MaxHeight	Metres above the ground where the engine stops climbing	400
Config.Effects.Backfire	Flame and bang from the exhaust: at start-up, when lifting off and now and then	true
Config.Effects.StartSmoke	Puff of smoke from the engine when it starts	true
Config.Crash.Explode	Explodes only when the engine hits the ground	true
Config.Break.Enabled	A wing or the front box that hits something comes off (the repair kit puts it back)	true
Config.Break.Speed	Slower knocks than this (km/h) break nothing	15
Config.Damage.Below	Health (%) below which it is badly damaged: black smoke, engine warning on the HUD, slow until repaired	30
Config.Sound.Enabled	Plays the vehicle’s own sounds	true
Config.Sound.Volume	Overall volume (0 to 1)	0.8
Config.Sound.Range	How far it is heard, in metres	70.0
Config.Sound.MaxVehicles	How many of them one player hears at the same time	8

config/config.lua has more flight settings, each explained in the file.