ron533 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Hi Modders! I love the F10 icons mod that adds functionality like the rotational NATO icons mod: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3311426/ and also the bigger Russian icons mod which are already pointing to the direction of flight: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3314507/ I would very much love to have a "speed indicator" as a vector line if possible, i.e. Longer line = Faster speed, say, in increments of 100 Knots, in the direction of flight. Maybe also color difference to indicate altitudes, LO-MED-HI... I know I know...but while I'm dreaming, why not?? This way you could see direction AND speed indication of F10 Icons (aerial target only). [I'm familiar with LOT ATC, but don't want an external program]. Can be done? Any takers?? Cheers, Ron Edited July 4, 2022 by ron533 Title changed Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarLiner Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I agree this would be fantastic and make JTAC GCI so much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 No one??.... Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarLiner Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 11:37 AM, ron533 said: No one??.... Unfortunately this might be out of the scope of modding, or too niche to bother with. Hopefully one day ED will #bless us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) That is what I generally had in mind.... Edited July 3, 2022 by ron533 Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 @ron533 Here is something that I quickly made to see if this was possible: https://github.com/chump29/DCS_Mod/blob/master/GCI.lua This uses MiST You need to adjust the map zoom to see the dotted line draw It updates every 10 seconds, mainly for testing This is a proof-of-concept more than a released script It should work with all blue plane/helo groups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, Chump said: @ron533 Here is something that I quickly made to see if this was possible: https://github.com/chump29/DCS_Mod/blob/master/GCI.lua This uses MiST You need to adjust the map zoom to see the dotted line draw It updates every 10 seconds, mainly for testing This is a proof-of-concept more than a released script It should work with all blue plane/helo groups Very nice!! looks like a promising start I've seen more scripts there...any documentation on what they do? Cheers!! Edited July 6, 2022 by ron533 Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 @ron533 I did some refactoring to get it more how you imagined it. I think DCS is limited right now regarding drawing in near-real-time. The velocity vector game me some pain, so I decided to hold off until DCS drawing tools become more fine-tuned. I also added some descriptions to a few of my scripts, although they were written for my missions. I tried to keep some more generic if you find them useful. Let me know if you see anything worth using. Take a look @ https://github.com/chump29/DCS_Mod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Chump said: @ron533 I did some refactoring to get it more how you imagined it. I think DCS is limited right now regarding drawing in near-real-time. The velocity vector game me some pain, so I decided to hold off until DCS drawing tools become more fine-tuned. I also added some descriptions to a few of my scripts, although they were written for my missions. I tried to keep some more generic if you find them useful. Let me know if you see anything worth using. Take a look @ https://github.com/chump29/DCS_Mod Thanks!! I will test it as soon as possible. The vector is already implemented by default if you use Russian icons, it's directional , not speed related but good enough for now, until it's easier to implement. The problem is showing ,multiple targets with their info - simultaneously. Also in your script, can you control track history? in time there will be too many dots from too many aircrafts drawn on the map... Cheers! Ron Edited July 12, 2022 by ron533 Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I have the speed line in there, just not the vector pointer. I didn't know where to cut the track history off. If you have an idea, I'd be happy to implement it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Chump said: I have the speed line in there, just not the vector pointer. I didn't know where to cut the track history off. If you have an idea, I'd be happy to implement it. This looks much better!! * I was thinking 10 seconds of track history maybe enough? configurable in the script. * Can the track dots display color by altitude? instead of non informational black, so we can lose the altitude/vector line, and just use the Russian directional icons for direction? * What about the individual aircrafts in a group? In the screenshot only the leader shows the info, while the rest of the formation is ignored. *The direction/heading is wrong in the screenshot, the F-15 are heading East while the heading shows 1 degree, the F-4 is heading South, while it shows 3 degrees. * Can the info box be moved not to overlap the Aircraft's name? configurable fonts color? Thank you very much for your efforts!! Cheers, Ron Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) On 7/12/2022 at 4:53 PM, ron533 said: * I was thinking 10 seconds of track history maybe enough? configurable in the script. * Can the track dots display color by altitude? instead of non informational black, so we can lose the altitude/vector line, and just use the Russian directional icons for direction? * What about the individual aircrafts in a group? In the screenshot only the leader shows the info, while the rest of the formation is ignored. *The direction/heading is wrong in the screenshot, the F-15 are heading East while the heading shows 1 degree, the F-4 is heading South, while it shows 3 degrees. * Can the info box be moved not to overlap the Aircraft's name? configurable fonts color? Track history updated Updates every 10 seconds Shows 30 seconds of history Color-coded to altitude of unit < 1000ft: Green < 2500ft: Yellow >= 2500ft: Red Information box updated Fixed heading Moved further up Only shows for entire group, not per unit Updates every 1/4 second Removed goofy vector line See what you think now @ https://github.com/chump29/DCS_Mod/blob/master/GCI.lua Edited July 14, 2022 by Chump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron533 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) On 7/14/2022 at 9:31 PM, Chump said: Track history updated Updates every 10 seconds Shows 30 seconds of history Color-coded to altitude of unit < 1000ft: Green < 2500ft: Yellow >= 2500ft: Red Information box updated Fixed heading Moved further up Only shows for entire group, not per unit Updates every 1/4 second Removed goofy vector line See what you think now @ https://github.com/chump29/DCS_Mod/blob/master/GCI.lua This is great Chump!! It's real help as GCI!! I was testing it with some planes and every too often the track was gone, as seen on the screenshot, I had to jiggle with the view to make it re-appear. Can you take a look please? Also - in which line can I change the fonts color and size? I appreciate it very much Chump!! Edited July 16, 2022 by ron533 1 Callsign SETUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) There is nothing I can do about how the F10 map renders. I have found that turning on Show All Routes at the top helps it draw in real-time. The info font/color can be changed on lines 114-116: {0, 0, 1, 1}, -- font color in RGBA {0, 0, 0, 0.1}, -- background color in RGBA 10, -- font size EDIT: I added this to the config section so you wouldn't have to dig through the script. Edited July 17, 2022 by Chump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 7/6/2022 at 4:48 AM, ron533 said: I've seen more scripts there...any documentation on what they do? I went through and cleaned up everything in the repository. I added a readme that should help you out if you are interested. https://github.com/chump29/DCS_Mod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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