Stratos Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) My request is for a F10 view map we can write over it, just like a virtual paper map the player carry on the cockpit and can use to mark the features needed for the mission. The possibility to write over that map during mission building, pre mission and during the mission itself will be a amazing addition. Specially for helicopter and attack pilots, you will be able to draw over the map suspected enemy positions, SAM locations, mark objective areas, define killboxes, entry and exit corridors... So much info you can put with some lines, that I think it will be a different world. Imagine flying a mission on a A10, you can see on the map the killbox you have to patrol, then while flying you found a enemy group and you mark it on the map so you have located, on another location you find a SA9, so you mark it in a way is easier for you to avoid... On the excellent simulator Steel Beasts they have a perfect representation of what I'm requesting here, just take a look of some examples: Thanks. Edited December 12, 2015 by Stratos Added a new pic 8 I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunf Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=DECOY= Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 good idea Water cooled i9-9900K | Maximus Code XI MB | RTX3090 | 64GB | HP Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly1606688174 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Could not agree more. Being able to do this in-game and in-editor would be a huge win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will487 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I like this idea very much!:thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramfiftysix Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 epic pen. :D Awesome idea. Perhaps add an F10 export feature with it so whatever you draw could be sent to a list of people at your airfield or something? Either way it'd be great for air to mud! Lord of Salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker450 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Great idea! You got me thinking... I wonder if there's a way to have an iPad synced with the game and displaying the map, you could then "draw" on the iPad... Like a virtual knee pad but with the actual F10 map. Just a thought. :) Speedpad for Inputs | My Simpit | Joystick Damper Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaelu Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The recon/jtac etc could draw in multiplayer in real time. It would be helpful! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] I5 4670k, 32GB, GTX 1070, Thrustmaster TFRP, G940 Throttle extremely modded with Bodnar 0836X and Bu0836A, Warthog Joystick with F-18 grip, Oculus Rift S - Almost all is made from gifts from friends, the most expensive parts at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstar98 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Yes excellent idea! Definitely some rep is in order for you! It would be great to have this in the mission editor as well as in real time - it would also be great if this could be applied to trigger zones too :thumbup: Modules I own: F-14A/B, Mi-24P, AV-8B N/A, AJS 37, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborg Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Very much seconded, as well as the ipad app idea. Ryzen 3600X - RTX 2080 - 32 GB Ram - DCS on SSD. DCS Modules : M2K-C, F18-C, FW-190D, Huey, Gazelle, Black Shark, Mig-15, all maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Very good idea indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacenavy90 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I love draw-able maps. :D Supporting this idea! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] | Mi-8MTV2 | MiG-21 | M-2000C | F-86F | P-51D | BS2 | UH-1H | FC3 | CA 1.5 | A-10C | i7 2700k --EVGA GTX970 --16Gb RAM --Seiki 39" 4K --Saitek X-55 Rhino --Saitek Pro Flight Pedals --TrackIR 5 --Win10 x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doveman Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Definitely +1. It would be even better if we could have a drawable map permanently displayed on a secondary monitor. It's a shame the full potential of secondary monitors and touchscreens isn't utilised. Main rig: i5-4670k @4.4Ghz, Asus Z97-A, Scythe Kotetsu HSF, 32GB Kingston Savage 2400Mhz DDR3, 1070ti, Win 10 x64, Samsung Evo 256GB SSD (OS & Data), OCZ 480GB SSD (Games), WD 2TB and WD 3TB HDDs, 1920x1200 Dell U2412M, 1920x1080 Dell P2314T touchscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yup. I'm super sick of jpegs making up the our only means of mission briefings in MP. It is totally inadequate when you can write missions that generate 100% dynamic tasking. And that is ignoring the whole unable to create your own routes thing. The right man in the wrong place makes all the difference in the world. Current Projects: Grayflag Server, Scripting Wiki Useful Links: Mission Scripting Tools MIST-(GitHub) MIST-(Thread) SLMOD, Wiki wishlist, Mission Editing Wiki!, Mission Building Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitormouraa Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) That's a great idea! I hope they can make it. Edited December 14, 2015 by Vitormouraa SplashOneGaming Discord https://splashonegaming.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromium Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 +1 also another time. It coul be good to have png layers (with trasparency), so that you could write into a couple of real-time layers (red for red coalition and blue for blue coalition) and some fixed layer that you could write and save into the mission editor or import from an external file. Those fixed layer could (should?) be turnable on & off by trigger. That is my dream. Author of DSMC, mod to enable scenario persistency and save updated miz file Stable version & site: https://dsmcfordcs.wordpress.com/ Openbeta: https://github.com/Chromium18/DSMC The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dioxin Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Great idea! You got me thinking... I wonder if there's a way to have an iPad synced with the game and displaying the map, you could then "draw" on the iPad... Like a virtual knee pad but with the actual F10 map. Just a thought. :) Nah - ipads are too expensive - an android one would be okay, though :P Actually, you can do this already - just use a screenshot of the map on another device. Open it in your graphics/paint editor and draw away to your heart's content. Then refer whilst flying. Kneeboard Guides Rig: Asus B650-GAMING PLUS; Ryzen 7800X3D ; 64GB DDR5 5600; RTX 4080; VPC T50 CM2 HOTAS; SN-1 Pedals; VR = Pico 4 over VD Wireless + Index; Point Control v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarnoman Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 This is a very awesome idea, +1 and some rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbap Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 This is one of those litttle ideas that add so much to imersive experience. +1 Windows 7 Professional x64, EVGA GTX 1060 6GB, Intel Xeon W5650(i7) @ 4.1ghz, Asus P6TWS motherboard, 24gb DDR3, 500GB SSD. Hybrid joystick(Base: Saitek X55 - Grip:CH Fighterstick), Saitek X55 throttle, Saitek ruder pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boberro Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 It would be wise to add filters (based on user's name), whose writings we want to see as they may be morons who would write anything, especially nothing related to the battle. Generally it is good idea, but I don't think it would come faster than 2017 ;) Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFMTL Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Got my vote! [sigpic][/sigpic] US Air Force Retired, 1C371 No rank or title will ever be as important as the unit patch you wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Maybe drawing on "kneeboard" would be more realistic, right? i7-2600 @3.4GHz | Corsair 16GB @1600MHz. | MSI GTX1660Ti Gaming X | Samsung 256GB SSD (Win10HPx64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doveman Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 It would be wise to add filters (based on user's name), whose writings we want to see as they may be morons who would write anything, especially nothing related to the battle. Generally it is good idea, but I don't think it would come faster than 2017 ;) I'm not sure it's sensible to try and sync the drawings between all players on a server, partly for the reason you mention but also it's unrealistic (in that IRL you might just have a paper map/kneeboard that you write on, no auto-syncing electronic map) and it would take much longer to implement. For now, I'd be happy if ED gave us a separate program to run on our secondary monitors that contained the maps and allowed us to draw on them, or maybe it could just receive the map from DCS. That would leave out single-screen users though, unless they could alt-tab between DCS and the map but it could be that the easiest/fastest way to provide it to everyone is to incorporate it in DCS for single-screen users and have a separate program for dual-screen users. Main rig: i5-4670k @4.4Ghz, Asus Z97-A, Scythe Kotetsu HSF, 32GB Kingston Savage 2400Mhz DDR3, 1070ti, Win 10 x64, Samsung Evo 256GB SSD (OS & Data), OCZ 480GB SSD (Games), WD 2TB and WD 3TB HDDs, 1920x1200 Dell U2412M, 1920x1080 Dell P2314T touchscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromium Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 For real time writings I agree for the kneeboard. For planned writings I'm not. At the moment it's almost impossible to have a proper map planning for tactical commanders or observers, that may work also as ATS. Defining and monitoring a controlled airspace with boxes, routes, etc it's almost impossible at the moment unless using external sofware like LoATC. The ability to "preload" a layer in F10 map coalition sensible could be fantastic for real time actions and also for mission design. Author of DSMC, mod to enable scenario persistency and save updated miz file Stable version & site: https://dsmcfordcs.wordpress.com/ Openbeta: https://github.com/Chromium18/DSMC The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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