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Hello, I am not new to DCS but I made a mistake repeatedly without realizing it. It took me many startups and references to the training, videos, and manual, to realize my mistake. Unsurprisingly my error was the flipping of an unnecessary switch. Armed with this knowledge I now have the power to screw up my navigation system if I want to. But to save others from this trouble I wish to share my knowledge. I don't have a perfect understanding but turning on the "AIRSPD SNSR TO DOPPLER" will effectively "invert" your navigation. If I had memorized the startup training I would not have made this mistake. Here is a picture of the left wall of the pilot seat:
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Hi everyone, I have a proposal for improvements to the map system used in the Hind. The current system works fairly well but it does have a number of shortcomings: Some areas have no maps and are completely blank. It always initialises with your position at the centre. The maps are fairly low resolution (not talking about scale). The only additional marks are waypoints and connecting lines. The map system automatically switches maps when flying across boundaries, and automatically places the own-position mark over the correct spot when changing maps or scales. Custom Images Firstly, as I (and probably a few others) have mentioned in several threads, it would really be great if we could load custom map images into the map slot. A way of going about this is to have a separate tab in the mission editor, where we can browse for and add a library of images to, exactly as with the briefing images. It would also be a good idea to have this image library be available via a menu option in the ground crew (perhaps tied into the mission planner system planned for DTC implementation). Then in the pilot cockpit, the cover/door for the map slot should be a clickable object. When open, the map area underneath would also be able to be clicked too. When left clicked it would bring up the library of images and their filenames, allowing you to select an image. When selected, the image loads into the map slot and the cover closes. It's then up to the pilot to set it up properly (by updating own position and selecting the appropriate scale, if applicable). It doesn't even need to be confined to maps of the 2 valid scales - the system has no way of knowing what has actually been placed into the map slot, whether it's a map of valid scale or a picture, a checklist or anything else that'll fit inside the slot. If you want to use the doppler system, then it's solely dependent on the pilot to place in a map of a valid scale, then to set their own position accurately and select the correct scale (and all that does is control the speed of the own-position mark for a given speed of the aircraft). Obviously if whatever is loaded isn't a map of a valid scale, then the own-position mark won't be usable (or even be applicable); in this case, however, it can be turned off independently from the rest of the doppler system. Doppler navigation however can still be achieved by using the DISS-15 readouts and course needle, in exactly the same fashion as the Hip. Ideally the map slot would accept any image resolution and would scale it appropriately to fill the map slot. If no images are in the library or the ME/pilot hasn't set any, then the system should fallback to the current system whereby a map is automatically selected based on current position and automatically changes based on scale and when the player reaches the edge of the current map. Though personally, the automatic updating of the own-position mark should be something in the difficulty options; the real system requires it be manually updated whenever the map is changed (either for a different location, or using a map of a different scale). Currently however, the own-position mark is automatically placed at own position and automatically updates when changing scale or when changing map. For those that want it though, the current implementation could stay as an option in the Mi-24P's misc settings. This is broadly similar to what was requested in this thread, but I'd extend it to custom images in general. User Marks/Drawings Another request is one shared with the F10 map and kneeboard, and that is the ability to edit images by drawing on them or placing marks on them. How this could work is similar to how you load map images into the slot above, so you would click on the cover to open it and then click somewhere in the map area. Only this time if the user right-clicks, it brings up the image in 2D (like the kneeboard and NS430 pop-up), with a few drawing tools available (such as markers in different colours and sizes, a set of symbols, an eraser/undo etc), allowing the user to draw on the image as desired, for whatever reason (such as drawing out a route, marking/annotating points of interest, marking possible enemy positions/axis of advance, whatever). When done the new image gets loaded into the slot, and the cover closes (perhaps there could also be an option to save the edited image, allowing you to use it later). EDIT: user marks/drawings was previously requested here.
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With the recent patch DCS 2.7.14.23966 Open Beta (and maybe the one before) the Paper Map indicator for the DISS-15 has stopped working in Multiplayer while the DISS-15 itself is working reliably. The map indicator is not moving after takeoff, even with Airspeed2Doppler on (which causes drift), no movement. Any takeoff, fresh airframe, no damage, green OPER light, DISS-15 directional readout working, Doppler "Hover and Low Speed Control indicator" working correctly. If the airframe is moved above a certain "trigger" altitude at any point during a sortie, the map indicator will suddenly "snap" into the correct positon (which is technically impossible) at the time and move. If the "trigger angels" are a fixed AGL or ASL altitude is unclear at this point, especially as terrain masking seems to also influence bug manifestation. Which does not make sense in a systemic context but hints as a coincidental bug manifestation maybe related to DCS "radar" odditities overall. If the airframe is moved back into usual Crocodile angels (treetop, below treeop, terrain) at correct attitude for the DISS-15 to work, the indicator will stop moving again. The "snap" can be repeated then in a different position. This means that the module has currently lost its only means of navigation (since placeable beacons, radio truck NDBs are bugged for years by now on all available terrain modules) and the airframe has to operate in VFR, a correctly preset DISS-15 oneway Doppler and a maybe available ARK-15 beacon direction to find a FARP, a target, a destination.
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