This fork is primarily intended for experimental development and improved compatibility with HUD changes such as Collimated HUD.)
Nuclear Option Tactical Tools is an immersion and QoL focused gameplay mod.
The mod aims to enhance cockpit immersion and reduce repetitive UI actions without automating core combat mechanics, with a heavy focus on ensuring non-mod users are not at a disadvantage and a vanilla feel for the new functionalities. Every component of the mod is togglable, and you can use your keyboard and HOTAS to interact with some of the new functionalities.
I sincerely hope you enjoy the mod as much as I enjoy developing it, feel free to hit me up on Discord !
Fly safe,
George
- Only works for single targets
- Takes 3 seconds to spool up
- ETA and bearing are displayed at the bottom of the target screen
- The interception solution is not updated if the target is not tracked
- The interception solution is reset and deactivated when you are being jammed
- The solution is based on the target's last 3 seconds of movement to ensure this feature provides no advantage in combat
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💾 Target list handling (Uses new bindings)
- Control and navigate through your target list
- Currently focused target is displayed on the targeting screen, as well as its information
- The inputs used for this feature will function when the Autopilot screen is not in use
- Target Navigation (Uses MFD Nav Left/Right):
- Short press -> Cycle through selected targets (Previous/Next)
- Long press -> Sort targets (Name/Distance)
- Target Pop/Keep Only (Uses MFD Nav Enter):
- Short press -> Deselect current target
- Long press -> Keep ONLY current target
- Save/Recall Group (Uses MFD Nav Up):
- Long press -> Save target group
- Short press -> Recall target group
- Smart Filter (Uses MFD Nav Down):
- Short press -> Keep only data-linked targets
- Long press -> Keep closest targets based on available ammo count
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💣 Target Screen delivery indicators and per-shot indicators to indicate launch/detonation "delivery" status
- Show indicators on each side of the Target Screen for each launched missile/bomb; indicators persist ~2s after impact
- Color delivery: green = armor hit, red = miss for instant outcome feedback
- Missiles are on the left side of the screen and bombs are on the right side of the screen
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- Shows a green dot below the target box on the Target Screen if the target is already being tracked by a deliverable
- Works with multiple targets, each target will have its own indicator
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🔘 Separate, dedicated buttons for slot selection (Uses new bindings)
- Can be assigned to any peripheral button
- Direct-select weapon slots via dedicated buttons (0–5)
- Slot order is based on the order weapons are first shown on the loadout screen
💥 Separate, dedicated buttons for Flares and Jammer selection (Uses new bindings)
- Can be assigned to any peripheral button
📊 Weapon & Countermeasure Display MFD (Uses new bindings)
- Shows flares/jammer status, current weapon name, and ammo in the cockpit
- Per-airframe layouts
- Toggling between new and original content (Uses MFD Nav Toggle Screens)
- Long press -> Toggle between new and original content
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- Displays weapon loadout on the MFD on active slot switch
- Preview duration is configurable (default: 1 second)
- Automatically hides after the specified duration for uncluttered gameplay
- Can be setup to only be shown once when the airframe starts
- Can be setup to display on the HMD (main UI)
- By default if the vanilla weapon panel is present, the loadout preview will follow its position
- By default if the vanilla weapon panel is not present, the loadout preview will stay in the top right corner
- The loadout preview's position is overridable with settings in Config Manager if you don't like the default behaviour
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- Changes HMD marker orientation for enemy air units when within a configurable distance threshold
- The enemy unit's icon points downwards when the enemy unit is under the threshold
- The speed at which the icon rotates when crossing the threshold indicates the enemy unit's speed
- Optional “near” sound cue
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- Horizon line always shown
- Cardinal directions are indicated and hidden when in front of the main HUD
- The transparency is configurable
- You can select for which airframe you want the Artificial Horizon to display by editing an included config file
- The default airframes for this feature are:
- SAH-46 Chicane
- VL-49 Tarantula
- UH-80 Ibis
- The default airframes for this feature are:
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- Shows an ILS widget on the HUD when you are cleared for landing at a friendly runway
- The widget ranges from -1° to +1°, this setting is configurable
- The widget's position is adjustable in Config Manager
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- Shows a bank angle indicator on the HUD at all times
- The indicator ranges from -45° to +45°, the max angle is configurable
- The preferred setting for the max angle is 45° since the needle will always point to the ground
- The indicator's position is adjustable in Config Manager
- The number of notches adapts to the max angle setting
- The transparency is configurable
- You can select for which airframe you want the Bank Indicator to display by editing an included config file
- The default airframes for this feature are:
- SAH-46 Chicane
- VL-49 Tarantula
- UH-80 Ibis
- CI-22 Cricket
- EW-1 Medusa
- SFB-81
- A-19 Brawler
- The default airframes for this feature are:
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- Shows a slip/skid indicator on the HUD at all times
- The indicator calculates the ratio between the lateral acceleration and the upwards acceleration to determine if you are slipping or skidding, and in which direction
- The sensitivity of the indicator (ratio at max offset) is adjustable in Config Manager
- The damping of the indicator is adjustable in Config Manager
- The indicator's position is adjustable in Config Manager
- The transparency is configurable
- You can select for which airframe you want the Slip/Skid Indicator to display by editing an included config file
- The default airframes for this feature are:
- SAH-46 Chicane
- VL-49 Tarantula
- UH-80 Ibis
- CI-22 Cricket
- EW-1 Medusa
- SFB-81
- A-19 Brawler
- The default airframes for this feature are:
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- Set main and texts MFD colors
- Optional alternative attitude (horizon/ground) colors
- Works with vanilla and modded cockpit UI elements
- The MFD main color is updated in real time ingame
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- A short booting animation is displayed on airframe start
- The animation lasts for 2 seconds
📷 New cockpit camera QoL inputs (Uses new bindings)
- Adds a button that smoothly resets the cockpit's camera FOV to it's set default value when pressed
- The reset speed is configurable in Config Manager
- Adds a button that focuses the cockpit's camera on the closest airbase when held
🛩️ NOAutopilot Control Menu (Uses new bindings)
- Full HOTAS-friendly menu navigation for the NOAutopilot mod with intuitive short/long press inputs
- Toggleables are visually indicated on the new MFD menu
- Opening/Closing the menu (Uses MFD Nav Toggle Screens):
- Short press -> Open/Close the menu
- Menu Navigation (Uses MFD Nav Up/Down/Left/Right):
- Short press -> Single-step navigation
- Long press -> Continuous navigation
- Staged Value Adjustment (Uses MFD Nav Enter on +/- buttons):
- Short press -> Increment/decrement by 1 step
- Long press -> Rapid adjustment
- Set Staged Value to Current (Uses MFD Nav Enter on staged value fields):
- Loads current flight values into editable fields, rounded to appropriate increments
- Clear Staged Value (Uses MFD Nav Enter on C buttons):
- Short press -> Resets individual parameters to OFF state
- Long press -> Resets all parameters to OFF state and disengages entire autopilot
- Apply Staged Values (Uses MFD Nav Enter on SET button):
- Commits all staged values to the autopilot system
- Speed Mode Toggle (Uses MFD Nav Enter on Target Speed value field):
- Long press -> Switches between Mach and True Air Speed (TAS) modes
- Navigation Mode Toggle (Uses MFD Nav Enter on Target Bearing value field):
- Long press -> Enables/disables autopilot bearing hold mode
- Extreme Throttle Toggle (Uses MFD Nav Enter on Target Climb Rate value field):
- Long press -> Allows autopilot to command full throttle range when enabled
- System Toggles (Uses MFD Nav Enter on specific buttons):
- Autopilot -> Engage/disengage entire autopilot
- Auto-Jammer -> Toggle automatic countermeasure deployment
- GCAS -> Ground Collision Avoidance System on/off with status indication
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- I recommend you switch to the excellent Vanilla Icons Plus mod for the same functionnality and more
- Download it here
- Current mod users should deactivate the feature using Config Manager
- Enemy AA units are recolored on the main map
- The color is configurable
- You can select which units are recolored by editing an included config file
- Download the BepInEx version corresponding to your OS here
- Extract the content of the ZIP file to the root of your Nuclear Option folder (usually [your steamapps folder]/common/Nuclear Option)
- Your Nuclear Option folder should normally have a new folder called BepInEx inside
- Download Configuration Manager here
- 🚨 Make sure you download the BepInEx5 version 🚨
- Extract the content of the ZIP file to the root of your Nuclear Option folder
- The BepInEx folder in your Nuclear Option folder should now have a new folder called plugins inside
- Press F1 in-game to display the configuration menu
- If the configuration menu doesn't show up, follow these steps :
- Go to Nuclear Option/BepInEx/config and open BepInEx.cfg
- Set HideManagerGameObject to true
- You can change the shortcut by editing the setting Show config manager in com.bepis.bepinex.configurationmanager.cfg
- Download Nuclear Option Tactical Tools here
- Extract the content of the ZIP file in Nuclear Option/BepInEx/plugins (where Configuration Manager is already located)
- The plugins folder should now have a new folder called NOTT inside
- Open Configuration Manager once the main menu of Nuclear Option is loaded
- Click on the NOTT tab
- Hovering your mouse over each setting will give you more details
- Disable/Enable the components you want, and edit their settings if appliable
- RESTART THE WHOLE GAME (activated mod components are patched on game start)
You can configure these modules using text files located in the mod's folder. As time goes on I will allow more features to be precisely configured using text files.
- Open the config folder located in Nuclear Option/BepInEx/plugins/NOTT
- Open the two text files and follow the instructions in the comments (comments start with //)
- Open Configuration Manager once the main menu of Nuclear Option is loaded
- Click on the NOTT tab
- Bind the controls as you would in-game
- Press ESC to cancel the assignement
- Press SUPPR to clear the assignement
- That's it !
- QoL (qol_1.1.6.1b3)
- FQ-106 Kestrel (fq106_2.0.2)
- Vanilla Icons PLUS (VanillaIconsPLUS_1.5.1)
- NOAutopilot (NOAutopilot v4.17.1)
- ThirdPersonHud (ThirdPersonHud v1.2.2)
Restart the game, I BEG YOU.
- You can either send me a DM on Discord (look for cleunaygeorges), or report it in the mod's thread
- You can also submit an issue on GitHub
- When submitting bugs, I request that you provide two files :
- LogOutput.log, found in [your steam folder]/steamapps/common/Nuclear Option/BepInEx/
- Player.log, found in [your user folder]/AppData/LocalLow/Shockfront/NuclearOption/
- Please be as descriptive as possible so that I can reproduce the bug
- NO LOGS, NO HELP
- Feel free to suggest additions
- You can also submit a pull request if you want to help me develop the mod !
Coming soon