Charly_Owl Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Hi devs, This issue has been bugging me for some time, and I thought I'd raise it since I rarely see it mentioned. Setting up the Magnetic Declination for the KM-2 is pretty straightforward: you turn a knob, you get a deflection, and that's it. However... most players do not know what value to input by heart. The magnetic declination value changes from map to map and most developers have a Magnetic Declination value indicated on the kneeboard as a reminder (as an example, the Harrier, Tomcat, JF-17 all have this value in the kneeboard). However, for the Hind, it seems this was just omitted. Therefore, new CPG players need to sort of "guess" what the value to input is. This isn't practical and is easily remedied by adding a Magnetic Declination information field on the first kneeboard page. Could this "quick fix" be added in the near future? It would solve a bunch of headaches for people flying the Hind in multicrew. 9 Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Chuck's Guides on Mudspike Chuck's Youtube Channel Chuck's Patreon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_sukebe Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Here’s your answer: System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charly_Owl Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 The problem isn't that this information isn't available... the problem is that it isn't available in-game. In many missions where F10 map options are restrictive, your starting location isn't necessarily displayed. 3 Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Chuck's Guides on Mudspike Chuck's Youtube Channel Chuck's Patreon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quati Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Maybe it should be on the mission briefing page the same way that is displayed the wind and barometric pressure. That way it should be available for everyone independently of the module used. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeriaGloria Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Quati said: Maybe it should be on the mission briefing page the same way that is displayed the wind and barometric pressure. That way it should be available for everyone independently of the module used. I agree, but also through F10/ME so we can see how it changes with location, as I assume anything on mission briefing page will be based on Starting position. Hopefully we have a bright future of magnetic declination in DCS 2 Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiki Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 14 hours ago, AeriaGloria said: I agree, but also through F10/ME so we can see how it changes with location, as I assume anything on mission briefing page will be based on Starting position. Hopefully we have a bright future of magnetic declination in DCS I don't think any of the maps we have changes more than 1 degree either way. We can't fly to 1 deg precision anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeriaGloria Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 9 hours ago, admiki said: I don't think any of the maps we have changes more than 1 degree either way. We can't fly to 1 deg precision anyway. Yes true. Which I found pretty surprising to then have the KM-2 compensate to tenths of a degree. But I suppose it has to be as precise as the Greben Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 In the south atlantic map there are massive several degree swings on location, pretty much impossible without lots of effort to find it, so the posts relevance stands. SHouldnt have to have a script for it. ___________________________________________________________________________ SIMPLE SCENERY SAVING * SIMPLE GROUP SAVING * SIMPLE STATIC SAVING * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomTOTEN Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I remember seeing in a Wags mini tutorial the MAGVAR displayed on the F10 page near the coordinates. So hopefully it will be coming soon. I don't like using the kneeboard as a crutch for stuff like this. It should be a core feature as it relates to multiple modules. Our DISS is accurate to 1/10th of a degree. But it's not really relevant when we don't have MAGVAR that accurate, and the measuring tool is only accurate to whole degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeriaGloria Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 hour ago, randomTOTEN said: I remember seeing in a Wags mini tutorial the MAGVAR displayed on the F10 page near the coordinates. So hopefully it will be coming soon. I don't like using the kneeboard as a crutch for stuff like this. It should be a core feature as it relates to multiple modules. Our DISS is accurate to 1/10th of a degree. But it's not really relevant when we don't have MAGVAR that accurate, and the measuring tool is only accurate to whole degrees. PLEASE MAKE MEASURING TOO 1/10th degrees ACCURATE PLEASE. It would help so much, can even be special option! 1 Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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