MissileCamera: Remote Control

BepInEx 5 addon for Nuclear Option. Extends MissileCamera with remote-control (RC) munition clones, fullscreen mouse guidance, throttle / afterburner, formation follow, and datalink / SATCOM link rules.

Plugin GUID: com.at747.missilecamera.remotecontrol
Soft dependency: com.at747.missilecamera.bepinex (MissileCamera). If missing, RC offers an install prompt and stays off until MC is present.

Note

Current release is 2.0.0 (main / v2.0.0). Ongoing work continues on dev.

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Critical requirements

Important

Install MissileCamera first. Without it, Remote Control shows an install prompt and stays disabled until Missile Camera is present. Both plugins go in BepInEx/plugins/.

Important

BepInEx 5 (x64) is required. Use the same loader setup as MissileCamera.

Warning

Steering authority is host / single-player only (Server.Active && missile.LocalSim). Pure multiplayer clients cannot pilot missiles.

Important

Multiplayer presence: if you join a server that does not run this addon, RC mounts and controls are disabled for that session (fail-closed). They return when you leave that server. Hosts / servers that include the addon stay enabled.

Caution

Do not replace vanilla weapon assets. RC options are separate loadout entries. Removing the DLL mid-campaign may leave orphaned mount keys in saved loadouts.

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What it does

• Whitelisted DL and SATCOM mount clones (unique display names, encyclopedia entries)
• Injection only on hardpoints that already carry the stock weapon
• Fullscreen RC via MissileCamera: War Thunder–style world-space aim, stock aero / G-limits
• Configurable aim input: Mouse / WASD / Arrows / NumPad / Custom binds
• Jet / solid throttle and afterburner (Motor thrust + VFX; gauge stays 0–1)
• Formation follow (P): other allied RC missiles fly parallel slots on the lead aim ray
• Datalink quality for DL (mesh range, LoS degrade, jam break); SATCOM stays full link
• Missile picker in fullscreen (L)
• AI loadouts can equip RC clones (bots do not remote-pilot — Seek runs normally)
• RC munitions cost +10% vs stock
• Auto-exit MissileCamera fullscreen when your tracked ownship is destroyed
• By default, only official RC clones are remote-controllable (third-party munitions ignored). Optional AllowAnyMunition unlocks any allied LocalSim munition

Whitelist

Role	RC name	Stock base
DL Jet	ALM-D500	ALM-C450
DL Jet	AGM-98D	AGM-99
DL Jet	AGM-68D	AGM-68 (AGM_heavy*)
DL Jet	AAM-46 Longstrong	AAM-36
DL Jet	DLhM-300S	AShM-300
DL Jet	76mm DLG Shell	76mm Guided
DL Solid	Tusko-D	Tusko-B
SATCOM Jet	ALND-4S	ALND-4
SATCOM Solid	Piledriver TBM-S	Piledriver TBM

Note

AGM-68D is cloned only from AGM-68 racks (AGM_heavy*), never AGM-48 (AGM1*). AAM-46 Longstrong only from AAM-36, never AAM-29.

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Install

1. Install BepInEx 5 and MissileCamera.
2. Download MissileCameraRC-2-0-0.zip from Releases (2.0.0).
3. Extract MissileCameraRemoteControl.dll into:

…/Nuclear Option/BepInEx/plugins/

4. Launch once to generate BepInEx/config/com.at747.missilecamera.remotecontrol.cfg.

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How to use

1. Equip an RC clone on a compatible hardpoint.
2. Launch the missile, open MissileCamera Fullscreen (default K in MissileCamera).
3. Press T to take / release remote control (or L to pick from the list).
4. Aim with your configured input mode; manage throttle / afterburner with the binds below.
5. Optional: P toggles formation follow for other allied RC missiles.

Tip

World-space aim: the reticle is a command point in the world. Turning the seeker slides the marker on the FLIR — fly the nose onto the marker, War Thunder style.

Note

While you hold RC, proximity fly-by airburst is disabled so CPA near-misses do not detonate. Impact fuse still works. On release, seeker handoff resumes autonomous guidance toward the RC-chosen target.

Tip

Set General.AllowAnyMunition = true only if you want to remote-pilot non-RC / third-party munitions. Default is off (official clones only).

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Default keybinds

Action	Default
Take / release RC	T
Open RC missile list	L
Formation follow	P
Afterburner (hold)	Left Shift
Throttle up	Right Shift
Throttle down	Right Ctrl
Aim	AimInputMode: Mouse / WASD / Arrows / NumPadArrows / Custom

AimInputMode in config: Mouse (default) / WASD / Arrows / NumPadArrows / Custom.
Custom uses the CustomAim keybinds (AimYawLeft/Right, AimPitchUp/Down).

Useful config toggles:

Key	Default	Meaning
General.AllowAnyMunition	false	Remote-control any allied LocalSim munition
General.AiEquipRcClones	true	AI loadouts swap stock → RC clones
Control.AutoFormationFollow	false	Auto-engage formation on Take
Control.PhysicalAimEnabled	true	Whether in-game mouse/key input steers the missile
Updates.CheckForUpdates	true	Compare AppVersion to latest full GitHub release
Updates.DontShowAgain	false	Suppress outdated-version prompt (set by in-game checkbox)

All binds and options are in the BepInEx config file.

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Branches

Branch	Purpose
main	Stable releases
dev	Ongoing development / pre-releases

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Build from source

dotnet build MissileCameraRemoteControl.csproj -c Release

Point game / reference paths via a local Directory.Build.props (not committed).

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Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

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NOXMFD integration

Remote Control works through MissileCamera's seeker feed. Besides cockpit fullscreen (K), you can pilot from NOXMFD via the companion extension NOXMFD: RC Missile Camera.

Note

Install order: BepInEx 5 → MissileCamera → this plugin → NOXMFD → NOXMFD.RcMissileCamera.dll.

When the extension's MISSILE CAMERA page is open, McBridge.RequestCapture(true) keeps the feed live headlessly. McRcBridge treats bridge capture like fullscreen for control eligibility (IsControlAllowed), so TAKE / aim / throttle / formation / detonate work from the browser without pressing K.

Surface	In cockpit FS (K)	NOXMFD extension page
Take / release	T	TAKE / RELEASE buttons
Afterburner	Hold Left Shift	AB click-toggle
Aim	Mouse / WASD / etc.	Drag on feed surface
Manual detonate	Hold Space ~600 ms	Hold DETONATE ~600 ms

Bridge-side performance tuning (render FPS, JPEG size, marker labels, suppress duplicate cockpit MFD) lives in MissileCamera's [MissileCameraBridge] config — see the MissileCamera README.

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Credits

Thanks to project contributors

• Mursisru — MissileCamera: Remote Control author, maintenance, and releases
• roke77 — NOXMFD (browser MFD host for the RC Missile Camera page)
• lupfine — original remote-camera / Bridge integration concept

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Licence

MIT — see LICENSE.