Request options for Compass rose in F10 map

[joker62]

The degrees on the compass rose (in F10 map) are difficult to read, at least for me, even with eyeglasses.

Please, is it possible:

- make the degrees numbers sharper or bigger (even better)?

- add some more colors besides the current one?

- add another (selectable) double sized compass rose?

Thank you for this very useful tools and for your attention.

Edited December 3, 2022 by joker62
added: or bigger (even better)

[TEMPEST.114]

Personally the 'hot pink' is the correct colour as it contrasts with everything on the map well and won't clash.

I too find it hard to read and think it should be double the size it is. I think that would be a huge UX improvement too.

The other one I would ask for is to have a small area in the dead centre that if you right click in it, it will take the line you draw FROM THE EXACT CENTRE of the Compass Rose - not pinning the line to the dead centre kind of undermines the entire point of it. 

[skypickle]

I think it would be better to have a 'compass rose tool' selectable from the menu bar and with a hot key - like 'C'. ?Then wherever you position the cursor, you would see a compass rose. Scrolling the scroll wheel should adjust the size. This would allow super fast BULLS and BRAA calls. -> move the cursor over the aircraft you are talking to, scroll the wheel until the compass reaches the bandit-> presto, instant number to read without screwing around with the ruler.

[Veteran66]

I'm surprised that DCS uses a Compass rose from the wiki 

 

see here: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Modern_nautical_compass_rose.svg

 

[Shaftoe62]

That's a fantastic find. I was doubting the magenta color as well but this is actually the official NOAA design.

I will use that for a Helios overlay for sure!

Thanks!

I even found a SVG version of it:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Compass_Rose-Black.svg

 

Edited January 4, 2024 by Shaftoe62