The keycommands for the menu petals are designed in a way as to enable them to be mapped to an eight way hat on a game controller. These keycommands can be changed or set to a controller using the Jester category under F-14 Pilot in the DCS keybinds. The Jester menu is by default brought up using A and selection of a menu item (1 to 8) are done using CTRL + 1 to 8. To order/control Jester a command wheel is used for quick access, this wheel is dynamic depending on current mode selected and also depending on current situation.įeedback to the pilot from Jester is via the ICS using a library of recorded audio, simulating the experience of having a RIO actually talking to you and apart from acknowledging orders he will also communicate pertinent information to the pilot depending on situation.įinally, in a multiplayer environment a RIO joining a Tomcat in flight will find all controls at the rear seat in the position where Jester left them and if the human RIO disconnects Jester will resume control of the systems in the configuration the human player left them. When controlling the systems at the RIO seat he performs all actions that a human RIO would have to do. He is also modelled to take into account the limitations of a real human meaning that, amongst other things, his current headposition, visual spotting range and what his hands are doing are modelled fully.

He is fully integrated into the rear cockpit controlling nearly all back seat systems with a focus on systems not controllable from the pilot seat. The Jester AI aims to be a functional AI radar intercept officer, RIO, for the Heatblur DCS F-14, enabling a multicrew experience in a single player (per aircraft) environment.

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