mark feature

[gutted]

i think it would be cool if after taking a bearing/range reading either through scope's stadimeter or via radar or sonar... you can call up some kind of "mark" command to have an X plotted on the map for you with a time stamp.... to simulate being the commander and calling it out to some other shmuck to plot it.

gets old jumping from station to station to do everything myself.


oh.. and get rid of that awful notepad. if you're going to put controls in the scope view.. atleast let me set the item directly (.ie speed), or if you keep the scratchpad thing.. let me be able to update the TDC with any one piece of info (like in SH3), and not clear out everything i've done in the TDC when i clear the scratchpad.

seriously.. the pad in SH3 was mostly usable, would have been better if i could adjust the speed manually in it.. but it was usable for entering ranges after i already dialed in the speed manually. but in SHIV UBM.. it was simply unusable. could no longer input just a range by itself and not have everything you've done porked. not providing a value in the pad caused that dial to go to 0. and clearing the pad reset your whole solution.


imo though, that screen real-estate would be better used for the actual TDC dials, so you dont have to constantly jump between Attack Map and Scope views.

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by gutted

i think it would be cool if after taking a bearing/range reading either through scope's stadimeter or via radar or sonar... you can call up some kind of "mark" command to have an X plotted on the map for you with a time stamp.... to simulate being the commander and calling it out to some other shmuck to plot it.

Yes that would be great. But it also needs to be able to add some kind of user input to it. Like you could add some text to it to note like a location, estimated speed or range, or whatever 'tag' you want to put with it. Like a dialog box opens up and you can type whatever you want to be associated with that 'mark'.

[makman94]

Originally Posted by gutted

i think it would be cool if after taking a bearing/range reading either through scope's stadimeter or via radar or sonar... you can call up some kind of "mark" command to have an X plotted on the map for you with a time stamp....

this will not be just nice to be done but it MUST be done ! ok Ubi....we learned our lesson about finding reative to north bearings or having to 'fight' with the tricky distance counter ruler !! if we have a measured distance and bearing (for example ,from attack peri) ,you have to put a button on peri with the name ''MARK'' ! doing the same thing again and again....isn't really adding to the 'feeling' of game . and i will no more have to fight using Pato's images, Malloy's ruler...etc ! i will have the navmap only for drawing lines angles....etc according to the sended (BY ME) marks !!

this is more than needed to be done !!

great spot you mentioned Gutted