Stadimeter and Lock functionality

[Trevally.]

Originally Posted by finchOU

No man...I know the trig involved...Tan (mast height angle)=mast height (oppisite) / distance (adjacent)....what I'm saying is...the real TDC did solve the the range componet. Think they used Trig tables of know angles then calculated what the distance on their own....then put that into the TDC as the Range to target....so mast height to the TDC makes no sense to me.

ah - ok

My bigger problem is...I HAVE to lock a ship to USE the stadimeter or the recce manual. This is a huge turn off to me....plus i think its more time consuming and SA sucking. Obviously i'm not using any MODS until i get my new computer....so that was my question....whether there is a MOD that separtes "Locking" a ship....with the fuctionality of the Recce Man and Stadimeter.

The mod I use to fix the stock stadi uses the space bar to mark the target and send mast height to TDC - no lock on required.

It also has an option to follow the target

I would perfer a Stadimeter that just gives out an angle (or at least shows the angle)...to which a note pad would do the trig if you were allowed to manually enter mast height...vice....."selecting a ship" with the recce man. I personally dont like the way it is (what else is new). I guess I would perfer options.....vice one way to use the range finder.

I'm sure this could be done - are you up for making it