Mission Editor Additions

[DaleRFU]

I'm fairly new to DCS so these might well already be in place, but these are what I'd like to see in the ME.

 

1) Trigger zones having other shapes or even being able to draw your own shape. 

 

2) It would be handy if the range of the AI aircraft could be shown and how much range is left as you plot the flight plan of an aircraft. 

 

3) A trigger to allow countries to switch postures if something happens such as a unit being destroyed. 

 

4) More coalition options rather than just red and blue. So you could have as an example USA/Nato as blue, USSR as red and then another country as another colour. Plus giving the option as to whether they are classed as an enemy to each each coalition.

 

So far really enjoying the Sim.

[Northstar98]

4 hours ago, DaleRFU said:

1) Trigger zones having other shapes or even being able to draw your own shape.

 

A heavily requested wishlist item for the mission editor, and one I very much agree with.

 

4 hours ago, DaleRFU said:

2) It would be handy if the range of the AI aircraft could be shown and how much range is left as you plot the flight plan of an aircraft.

 

This is actually more difficult to determine without flying the mission because there are many variables that will determine the range (things like AB use, how long weapons are carried, if something drags the aircraft high or low).

 

4 hours ago, DaleRFU said:

3) A trigger to allow countries to switch postures if something happens such as a unit being destroyed. 

 

4) More coalition options rather than just red and blue. So you could have as an example USA/Nato as blue, USSR as red and then another country as another colour. Plus giving the option as to whether they are classed as an enemy to each each coalition.

 

Both I've requested in the past, I'd love to have multiple coalitions and the ability to set their respective allegiances or even to have their allegiances change mid-mission.

 

A certain F-16 orientated simulator has something like 6 coalitions (or teams as it puts it); a certain infantry focused battlefield simulator had 4, with the ability to have allegiances change mid-mission.

 

DCS did semi-recently implement the neutrals coalition, but right now it just comprises unassigned countries, there's also no control over who or not they're hostile too (I'll test it later but as of right now, they're non-aggressive to either coalition).