where is the heading and pitch?

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:35 pm

while I love the game, and have recommended it to another forum I belong too, I have to ask this as I canb't work it out,

where is the pitch and direction numbers that you are facing?

just got a science officer, so when he / she says object located at pitch -y direction +x for example. how do I know what pitch and direction Im already facing to change my course to find this object?

other then that, this game is utter great, thanks in advance:)

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:01 pm

in the top center of the picture above you will see a compass with numbers of the compass which equal 360 degree totals and the center mark is the heading you are on now so you turn left or right to get to the desired heading. in the center you see twin "say up and down" indicators "most huds have only one in the dead center" going from "0" up to +90 degrees and from dead center "0" down going to -90 degrees and your heading is the center of the aiming sight. Hope this helps.

[Edited on 4-23-2009 by thetiebers]

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:23 pm

And once you get close enough it should pop up on your radar as a purple blip, fly to wards the blip!;)

Eclex · Post by **Eclex** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:42 am

,,, But no Beacons show up as blips. Right?

nschafer · Post by **nschafer** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:49 am

thetiebers, what HUD are you using. I like it.

Neal.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:15 am

Originally posted by Eclex
,,, But no Beacons show up as blips. Right?

I think that is correct!;)

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:45 am

Originally posted by nschafer
thetiebers, what HUD are you using. I like it.

Neal.

Nigel's one...

http://www.starwraith.com/forum/viewtop ... 477&page=1

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:32 pm

Originally posted by warsign
Originally posted by nschafer
thetiebers, what HUD are you using. I like it.

Neal.

Nigel's one...

http://www.starwraith.com/forum/viewtop ... 477&page=1

Yeah, this one is nice and clean, just like a real heads up display projection on the glass canopy of your cockpit!;)

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:35 pm

Originally posted by warsign
Originally posted by nschafer
thetiebers, what HUD are you using. I like it.

Neal.

Nigel's one...

http://www.starwraith.com/forum/viewtop ... 477&page=1

I modded the hud by adding color to the ZERO and other degrees for my bad eyes and added color to the compass 90 degree markings also. The only problem I have is that the info for the shields, gravity, velocity and such sit on the pitch indicator lines but I can live with it for now.

and I use a modded "warsign I believe" aiming site and firing indicators.

matthewfarmery · Post by **matthewfarmery** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:55 pm

thanks for that, the modified HUD that Nigel made is ok, using that now, thanks for the answers and just found my first hidden containers:)

nschafer · Post by **nschafer** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:49 am

Thanks for the info on the HUD mods.

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:14 am

Glad the hud works for you. It was made especially to make it easier to find containers.