[REQ] Time-stamped Navmap Marks

onelifecrisis · 02-05-08, 07:56 AM

I thought of a workaround. I'll share it in case others find it useful.

When I get a contact report I always draw a line from it in the reported direction, and then draw a "corridor" 22 degrees wide. Assuming the contact does not change course, it will be somewhere in this corridor.

I then draw a circle 16km in radius (because I play with 16km Atmosphere) to act as an indication of maximum spotting distance and give me an idea of how close to that corridor I need to get.

Recently I started drawing two circles instead of one (the extra circle being an 8km circle inside the first circle, indicating visibility in light fog or at night time) and that's what gave me the idea of drawing a clock

The "hands" of the clock show a time of 8:20. Neat huh?

The circle-drawing tool makes this really easy because on it's inner ring it already has the 12 points of the circle marked (0, 30, 60, 90, 120... )

02-05-08, 07:56 AM	#9
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I thought of a workaround. I'll share it in case others find it useful. When I get a contact report I always draw a line from it in the reported direction, and then draw a "corridor" 22 degrees wide. Assuming the contact does not change course, it will be somewhere in this corridor. I then draw a circle 16km in radius (because I play with 16km Atmosphere) to act as an indication of maximum spotting distance and give me an idea of how close to that corridor I need to get. Recently I started drawing two circles instead of one (the extra circle being an 8km circle inside the first circle, indicating visibility in light fog or at night time) and that's what gave me the idea of drawing a clock The "hands" of the clock show a time of 8:20. Neat huh? The circle-drawing tool makes this really easy because on it's inner ring it already has the 12 points of the circle marked (0, 30, 60, 90, 120... ) __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.