[I'm goin' down]

Originally Posted by Daniel Prates

Maybe the solution would be removing the constantly-updating contacts.

Like this:

1 - Option 'no contact update' on: you're on your own, period.

2 - Option off: all sensor stations could have an extra button, where you order it's operator to input current bearing (or range and bearing, like for instance with radar). In that moment and ONLY THEN, one single marking input would appear on the map, identified by station and a number (as you order more updates, the following contacts would receive progressive numbers so you don't get lost). To make it realistic, there could be inacuracies on the drawing of the map marker, and perhaps a minimum hiatus between markings.

That would mean only that your crewmen would be feeding in the navigator with sporadic data, which is both realistic, and prevents the boredom of doing everything yourself.

What do you guys thing? is it doable?

#2 - give the man a cigar for thinking out of the box. CapnScurvy may know if it can be done. Nisgeis may know also.