Is there an Odometer?

[Nightside]

Does anyone know of a mod that adds an odometer to a wheeled vehicle? Or some other way to determine distance covered across the ground?

[StupidAndy]

the velocity measurer on the navball displays horizontal velocity, that's basically an odometer

[SchwinnTropius]

I'm not sure there is one, and I'm not sure how well it would work. Any time you launch a wheeled vehicle, it comes with brand new parts as if straight off the assembly line (probably was), and then it's recovered and recycled. Maybe for a vehicle in one flight, it would be cool to track distance travelled.

[Nightside]

49 minutes ago, StupidAndy said:

the velocity measurer on the navball displays horizontal velocity, that's basically an odometer

I would call that a speedometer, since it is measuring current speed whereas An odometer measures distance travelled.

 

[Urses]

@Nightside

Try with the F3. Distance covered over ground tab maybe?

Or try with Waypoint Manager. You can can see airline from your vehicle for a specific waypoint.

Funny Kabooms 

Urses 

Edited May 6, 2017 by Urses

[StupidAndy]

22 minutes ago, Nightside said:

I would call that a speedometer, since it is measuring current speed whereas An odometer measures distance travelled.

since I know nothing about cars I wouldn't really know that

you can put a flag where you start, and see how far away it is at the end, but that only works with a straight line...

[Waxing_Kibbous]

Cool idea, it would be handy for mods where stuff breaks also

[DStaal]

I know RoverScience tracks how far you've gone on a planet - you might check with them on how they do it.  (Though I suspect it's 'straight-line from first landed point'.)

[Drew Kerman]

You'll be wanting Persistent Trails

[Nightside]

14 hours ago, Drew Kerman said:

You'll be wanting Persistent Trails

Thanks! I will try it out.