INS Random Start Position

[Rudel_chw]

Hi,

I'm having trouble to get a random INS start position .. I have the option enabled on my mission:

 

However, everytime I run the mission, the PCN shows a correct PP position instead of a random one:

 

 

Not sure if the problem started on the last DCS Update or not, as this is the first time that I'm trying this random position option.

[Charly_Owl]

I'm having the same issue; the initial position is always correct regardless of the option selected.

[Rudel_chw]

43 minutes ago, Charly_Owl said:

I'm having the same issue; the initial position is always correct regardless of the option selected.

Hi, thanks a lot for confirming … I was starting to believe that it was only me

@Vibora please, can you take a look into this issue? .. I was editing an INS training mission when I noticed this, and I can’t find any workaround to have the student enter a manual starting position 

Edited March 14, 2023 by Rudel_chw

[fausete]

Hi guys,

If I'm not mistaken this is not an issue. There's a chance that the initial position might still be correct, or even that the error will be smaller than the accuracy of the INS.

Then that is compounded with how the RNG works. Basically it will always use the same seed unless you close the game and open it again.

[Rudel_chw]

2 hours ago, fausete said:

Then that is compounded with how the RNG works. Basically it will always use the same seed unless you close the game and open it again.

 

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your answer ... I tested further and you are correct, it just happened that I got the correct coordinates by chance, and then since I was building my mission, I kept test flying and back to editing, but since I never quited DCS, the random correct coordinates just kept showing every time I tried my mission.

Now I restarted DCS and my aircraft has this position:

 

... while the PCN shows a different starting position .. not a large difference, but enough for what I wanted to do:

 

 

Thanks again for solving this mystery 

Edited March 14, 2023 by Rudel_chw

[fausete]

No problem Rudel, we ran into exactly the same behaviour when testing it and it also confused us at first