Added support for ground power truck types in farp_truck_types_for_country(). Aircraft which require ground power to start, when ground power trucks have been disabled for performance reasons, will now be warm started automatically.

changelog.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 * **[Autoplanner]** Support for auto-planning Air Assaults
 * **[UI]** Improved frequency selector to support all modeled bands for every aircraft's intra-flight radio
 * **[Options]** New options in Settings: Helicopter waypoint altitude (feet AGL) for combat & cruise waypoints
+* **[Options]** New options in Settings: Spawn ground power trucks at ground starts in airbases/roadbases
 
 ## Fixes
 * **[Mission Generation]** Anti-ship strikes should use "group attack" in their attack-task

game/missiongenerator/aircraft/flightgroupspawner.py

@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ from dcs import Mission
 from dcs.country import Country
 from dcs.mapping import Vector2, Point
 from dcs.mission import StartType as DcsStartType
-from dcs.planes import F_14A, Su_33
+from dcs.planes import (
+    F_14A,
+    F_14A_135_GR,
+    F_14B,
+    F_5E_3,
+    F_86F_Sabre,
+    C_101CC,
+    Su_33,
+    MiG_15bis,
+)
 from dcs.point import PointAction
 from dcs.ships import KUZNECOW
 from dcs.terrain import NoParkingSlotError
@@ -26,6 +35,7 @@ from game.missiongenerator.missiondata import MissionData
 from game.naming import namegen
 from game.theater import Airfield, ControlPoint, Fob, NavalControlPoint, OffMapSpawn
 from game.utils import feet, meters
+from pydcs_extensions import A_4E_C
 
 WARM_START_HELI_ALT = meters(500)
 WARM_START_ALTITUDE = meters(3000)
@@ -360,11 +370,16 @@ class FlightGroupSpawner:
     def _generate_at_cp_ground_spawn(
         self, name: str, cp: ControlPoint
     ) -> Optional[FlyingGroup[Any]]:
+        is_airbase = False
+        is_roadbase = False
+
         try:
             if len(self.ground_spawns_roadbase[cp]) > 0:
                 ground_spawn = self.ground_spawns_roadbase[cp].pop()
+                is_roadbase = True
             else:
                 ground_spawn = self.ground_spawns[cp].pop()
+                is_airbase = True
         except IndexError as ex:
             logging.warning("Not enough STOL slots available at " + str(ex))
             return None
@@ -377,6 +392,24 @@ class FlightGroupSpawner:
         group.points[0].type = "TakeOffGround"
         group.units[0].heading = ground_spawn[0].units[0].heading
 
+        # Hot start aircraft which require ground power to start, when ground power
+        # trucks have been disabled for performance reasons
+        ground_power_available = (
+            is_airbase
+            and self.flight.coalition.game.settings.ground_start_ground_power_trucks
+        ) or (
+            is_roadbase
+            and self.flight.coalition.game.settings.ground_start_ground_power_trucks_roadbase
+        )
+
+        if self.start_type is not StartType.COLD or (
+            not ground_power_available
+            and self.flight.unit_type.dcs_unit_type
+            in [A_4E_C, F_5E_3, F_86F_Sabre, MiG_15bis, F_14A_135_GR, F_14B, C_101CC]
+        ):
+            group.points[0].action = PointAction.FromGroundAreaHot
+            group.points[0].type = "TakeOffGroundHot"
+
         try:
             cp.coalition.game.scenery_clear_zones
         except AttributeError:

game/missiongenerator/tgogenerator.py

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ AA_CP_MIN_DISTANCE = 40000
 
 def farp_truck_types_for_country(
     country_id: int,
-) -> Tuple[Type[VehicleType], Type[VehicleType]]:
+) -> Tuple[Type[VehicleType], Type[VehicleType], Type[VehicleType]]:
     soviet_tankers: List[Type[VehicleType]] = [
         Unarmed.ATMZ_5,
         Unarmed.ATZ_10,
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ def farp_truck_types_for_country(
     us_trucks: List[Type[VehicleType]] = [Unarmed.M_818]
     uk_trucks: List[Type[VehicleType]] = [Unarmed.Bedford_MWD]
 
+    ground_power_trucks: List[Type[VehicleType]] = [
+        Unarmed.Ural_4320_APA_5D,
+        Unarmed.ZiL_131_APA_80,
+    ]
+
     if country_id in [
         Abkhazia.id,
         Algeria.id,
@@ -230,7 +235,9 @@ def farp_truck_types_for_country(
         tanker_type = random.choice(tanker_types)
         ammo_truck_type = random.choice(truck_types)
 
-    return tanker_type, ammo_truck_type
+    power_truck_type = random.choice(ground_power_trucks)
+
+    return tanker_type, ammo_truck_type, power_truck_type
 
 
 class GroundObjectGenerator:
@@ -913,8 +920,9 @@ class GroundSpawnRoadbaseGenerator:
 
         self.ground_spawns_roadbase.append((sg, ground_spawn[1]))
 
-        tanker_type, ammo_truck_type = farp_truck_types_for_country(country.id)
+        tanker_type, ammo_truck_type, power_truck_type = farp_truck_types_for_country(
-        power_truck_type = Unarmed.Ural_4320_APA_5D
+            country.id
+        )
 
         # Generate ammo truck/farp and fuel truck/stack for each pad
         if self.game.settings.ground_start_trucks_roadbase:
@@ -1029,8 +1037,9 @@ class GroundSpawnGenerator:
         # tanker_type: Type[VehicleType]
         # ammo_truck_type: Type[VehicleType]
 
-        tanker_type, ammo_truck_type = farp_truck_types_for_country(country.id)
+        tanker_type, ammo_truck_type, power_truck_type = farp_truck_types_for_country(
-        power_truck_type = Unarmed.Ural_4320_APA_5D
+            country.id
+        )
 
         # Generate a FARP Ammo and Fuel stack for each pad
         if self.game.settings.ground_start_trucks: