MrReynolds Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 (edited) I've posted a query in the problems section, but maybe you editor guys can help..... I would like to get FAC calls giving coordinates for pilots to manually add as TPs. Cool. I am having troubles converting the 6 digit map coordinates into the 5 digit PVI-800 coordinate. alphasixone has told me that the seconds in the PVI-800 are actually 1/10 of seconds. I can dig that. But how do I convert the seconds digit for the PVI? I thought you would divide the 2 digit map no. by 6...? Here's my final post in the other thread: So, i've placed 2 vehicles onto the map. Didn't worry about their map coordinates, just jumped into the mission. Slaved to TP1 - oooh, it's a tank. (45, 05, 6 / 039, 29, 0) Created a TP3, lased it and it's the same coordinates. Slaved to TP2 - oooh, its an MLRS!!! (45, 05, 5 / 039, 29 , 1) Ccreated TP 4 - and again it's the same coordinates. So TPs from ME work. Leave mission to see the map coordinates and here they are: Tank = (45, 05, 46 / 39, 28, 31) MLRS = (45, 05, 40 / 39, 28, 39) Is the above proving that everything works fine and that my maths is dodgy as hell or could there be a small problem with co-ordinate linking between map and the simulator real world? Sorry for double posting, but the problem thread is being bugged down by poor people who can't even get the game to run :music_whistling: Mr.R. Edited January 3, 2009 by MrReynolds doh, spelling mistake
ronht Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 My understanding from a previous thread is that the map and the real world coordinates don't match up at this time and that it is being addressed in a future patch. ron 1
MrReynolds Posted January 3, 2009 Author Posted January 3, 2009 Oh, thank you!!! (didnt see the previous thread) Glad it's not something I'm doing wrong. I can now go on and plink some tanks! :D
AlphaOneSix Posted January 3, 2009 Posted January 3, 2009 ronht is correct. I can't find the thread right now, but there is a slight difference between the mission editor map and the "in-game" map. Also, the PVI-800 doesn't do seconds at all, it just does tenths of minutes. In other words, seconds would be divided by 60 and then rounded to the nearest tenth. 15"30' = 15.5 15"15' = 15.3 15"40' = 15.7 etc. Which get entered into the PVI-800 as 155, 153, or 157.
MrReynolds Posted January 3, 2009 Author Posted January 3, 2009 Dudes, thanks a lot. It was stopping me from enjoying the flying. Couldn't let go of it until i found out if it were me being a bumbling buffoon or the software!!!! :megalol:
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