Map coordinate mismatch?

[Capn kamikaze]

I've noticed what could be an issue with the 3D rendered maps not matching up with things like the mission editor and the height map effecting at least the Caucasus map and the Syria map.

I am seeing things like SCUDs not landing anywhere near their target points, even with wind turned off, and I mean by several miles, also planes flying in mountainous regions are exploding in mid air, as if they've run into a mountain which they clearly have not.

So could there be some sort of difference between the 3D map that we see, and what is shown in the mission editor and the terrain height map?

I had initially thought this was an issue only on the Syria map, but I've just encountered it on the Caucasus map too, so I would guess it's a bug in DCS itself.

[Flappie]

If you're playing with stable version, the SCUD has a wrong range drawn in F10 view. Try to aim at something closer to the SCUD and see if it works.

According to the latest changelog, this bug was fixed in open beta.

 

Now, you're talking about aircraft exploding in mid-air, and I've read about it before, here, but I couldn't reproduce the issue. Do you use mods?

Edited December 18, 2020 by Flappie

[Capn kamikaze]

I'm playing open beta, the SCUDs are not just falling short, or flying long, they're also missing off to one side or the other by about 5-7nm.

The SCUDs are targeting airfields about 80nm away, and missing by about 5-7nm, I would expect the SCUD to be capable of much more accuracy than that at those sorts of ranges.

I am using three mods, but not anything related to the aircraft it's happening to, or mods that could theoretically effect the maps, the only mods I have are some extra planes, I've seen it happening with the Su-24 and Su-34, neither of which I have any mods for.

I'll uninstall the mods anyway and try it again, but I don't see how having the F-22, C-130 and "Military aircraft" mods would have an impact on those.