Limit/Suppress AI radio callouts for player flights

changelog.md

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 * **[Mission Generation]** Introducing the Armed Recon flight plan, i.e. CAS against any Theater Ground Object
 * **[Doctrine]** Ability to customize the startup time allocated to the player
 * **[Mission Generation]** Ability to choose whether player flights can spawn on the sixpack or not
+* **[Options]** New options in Mission Generator section: Limit AI radio callouts & Suppress AI radio callouts.
 
 ## Fixes
 * **[UI/UX]** A-10A flights can be edited again

game/missiongenerator/aircraft/aircraftbehavior.py

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ from dcs.task import (
     PinpointStrike,
     AFAC,
     SetUnlimitedFuelCommand,
+    OptNoReportWaypointPass,
+    OptRadioUsageContact,
+    OptRadioSilence,
 )
 from dcs.unitgroup import FlyingGroup
 
@@ -151,6 +154,19 @@ class AircraftBehavior:
         # Do not restrict afterburner.
         # https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/digital-combat-simulator/dcs-world-2-5/bugs-and-problems-ai/ai-ad/7121294-ai-stuck-at-high-aoa-after-making-sharp-turn-if-afterburner-is-restricted
 
+        if flight.client_count and flight.flight_type != FlightType.AEWC:
+            # configure AI radio usage for player flights to avoid AI spamming the channel
+            if flight.coalition.game.settings.silence_ai_radios:
+                group.points[0].tasks.append(OptRadioSilence(True))
+            elif flight.coalition.game.settings.limit_ai_radios:
+                # the pydcs api models this in a quite strange way for some reason,
+                # and has no proper support to choose "nothing"
+                radio_usage = OptRadioUsageContact()
+                radio_usage.params["action"]["params"]["value"] = "none;"
+                group.points[0].tasks.append(radio_usage)
+
+            group.points[0].tasks.append(OptNoReportWaypointPass(True))
+
     @staticmethod
     def configure_eplrs(group: FlyingGroup[Any], flight: Flight) -> None:
         if flight.unit_type.eplrs_capable:

game/settings/settings.py

@@ -797,6 +797,20 @@ class Settings:
             "which are known to work as of DCS World 2.9.4.53990."
         ),
     )
+    limit_ai_radios: bool = boolean_option(
+        "Limit AI radio callouts",
+        page=MISSION_GENERATOR_PAGE,
+        section=GAMEPLAY_SECTION,
+        default=True,
+        detail="Avoids the target-detection callouts over the radio by AI. (except for AWACS flights)",
+    )
+    silence_ai_radios: bool = boolean_option(
+        "Suppress AI radio callouts",
+        page=MISSION_GENERATOR_PAGE,
+        section=GAMEPLAY_SECTION,
+        default=False,
+        detail="Keeps the AI silent at all times for flights with human pilots. (except for AWACS flights)",
+    )
     # Mission specific
     desired_player_mission_duration: timedelta = minutes_option(
         "Desired mission duration",