The new (old) map

[Ze-Jamz]

Please dont moan about a map border...Its horrible agreed but there are alot..alot more things to worry about and fix before that gets 2 mins work from a Dev..that 2 mins can go on something...important

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Nepe_EAF51

It happened to me too. There is a option (new?) in the map, called "User something", with 3 buttons. Try with all of them, as one of them, the one that lets you measure distances at least, does not allow for map zoom, or at least that was my experience.

In relation with the topic, I also have to agree. I don´t like the new map at all.

Wow, i didn't know that. I saw the new map but i didn't try the menu so i missed the distance measuring tool.

Border or not, this is very useful and a sign of what's possible. I keep thinking about how cool it will be to eventually have a full set of navigation tools so we can plot waypoints in flight, useful for multiplayer and also for using your own alternate route in single player.

Originally Posted by Phazon

and then that "soundtrack" starts up and all sense of immersion is already gone before you even get into the cockpit.

If you mean the menu soundtrack it's actually historical: it's a German marching song from time of the battle of Britain that's called "bombing England" or something like that

[Orpheus]

Originally Posted by Ze-Jamz

Please dont moan about a map border...Its horrible agreed but there are alot..alot more things to worry about and fix before that gets 2 mins work from a Dev..that 2 mins can go on something...important

I agree with the sentiment. I've stated this before: while I agree that there are 'more important things', I still think this should be removed. I can't imagine it was a particularly taxing thing to implement, and reverting it back to a pre-beta state would, I hope, be very easy for the devs.

I don't have high hopes that they'll change it back, frankly, which is why I posted up asking for a community fix. That won't happen overnight either, but it's a start. I can't for the life of me understand why they thought it would be a good idea; to please the 'old hands' from IL2 1946 remains my only guess, but it's eye-jarringly out of place. But, if enough people say 'remove the border' then maybe, just maybe we'll get lucky... if not, it's in the hands of the community.

[FG28_Kodiak]

Originally Posted by Nepe_EAF51

It happened to me too. There is a option (new?) in the map, called "User something", with 3 buttons. Try with all of them, as one of them, the one that lets you measure distances at least, does not allow for map zoom, or at least that was my experience.

In relation with the topic, I also have to agree. I don´t like the new map at all.

Have you ever tried the scroll weel of your mouse, works fine for me

ive no doubt a simple dump (LOL) could probally have that border modded. but Clearly guys it might be a placeholder. by friday it may be different. i dont believe for 1 second they deliberatly designed it that way.

[Nepe_EAF51]

Originally Posted by FG28_Kodiak

Have you ever tried the scroll weel of your mouse, works fine for me

Yup, you are right, I wrote too fast It's moving the map what doesn't work, because you are using the mouse for measuring.

The option in the map is not called "User something" as I said, but "Tools". 3 buttons will appear, labelled P, L, T

P seems to activate normal mode
L let you measure distances
T let you measure angles (find headings)

In all of them the mouse wheel acts as zoom.

[Wolf_Rider]

there ain't nothing wrong with the newer map... move it or resize it by grabbing one of the corners, and treat it as a map with the tools included.

I would agree the edge binding could of a higher res and more leather like colouring, especially in consideration of resizing, or something to take account of resizing...

its fine and 40's

[ATAG_Doc]

There's a distance measuring tool on the map now? Hmmm

[Wolf_Rider]

ruler, pencil and angle indicator

[Phazon]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

If you mean the menu soundtrack it's actually historical: it's a German marching song from time of the battle of Britain that's called "bombing England" or something like that

I know its a real song, but it doesn't have to sound like someone recording a midi song from a keyboard in their bedroom. How about a real historical soundtrack from the times be used, those recordings aren't copyrighted so nothing stopping them for inserting something in.

Edit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EktYo4JZbM

^^^
Sounds infinitely better!!