Ever play Silent Hunter 3?
One thing I really enjoyed about SH3 was the 'ruler/compass tool' that
was available in tactical map screen. You know, you could "anchor" at
a certain point on the map, and then draw a line with a 'ruler' tool...
and put in multiple lines as many as you want...
I was thinking about this ruler tool. Especiallu when I'm using buffs,
planning a good flight course is always very important. According to
the direction of approach a bomber can go into a much more effective
bombrun - for example, when you approach a Vehicle field from North-
South direction, you have a bombing course which can knock all three
hangars with a single pass.
Now, some of the mor experienced players may be able to set the
perfect plane heading with their eyes ony, but for me, every time I up
a buff and approach my target, following the planned course, there are
always some differences between my flight heading and the actual
direction of the target.
If we only had a "ruler" tool, which we can use to "draw" in multiple
straight lines, then it could be so much more easy to plane a great
flight course. Especially if the 'angle' of the lines drawn shows its exact
heading.
If this is possible, then I can draw a line on the clipboard map so I can
visually confirm my exact course of travel. All I have to do is follow the
line I drew with my plane icon on the map, match the direction of travel,
and then planning a flight course would become so easy and cool.
I mean, we already have a similar functioning 'draw line' tool. When you
plan a course of the task group you can 'draw in' some lines on the map.
So please, can we get a modified version of this "ruler tool", so we can
use it to draw line on the map?
