Show radar altitude when navball in surface mode

[m_sporkboy]

When the navball is in "surface" mode, make the altimeter at the top of the screen show terrain altitude rather than sea level altitude.

Alternately, add a toggle button to pick which one you want to show.

I think there's a mod that does something like this, and I always use the KER readout anyway, but it seems much more noob-friendly to have this behavior in stock.

 

[pandaman]

Yes, many have said this would be a very welcome feature before, including myself.

I use KER, purely to get info that I feel should really be stock.

Hopefully one day...

[Superfluous J]

I'm sorry but this is far too simple and elegant for this game. At LEAST tie it in to pilot skill or a SPH upgrade or - better yet - both.

[Wjolcz]

1 hour ago, 5thHorseman said:

I'm sorry but this is far too simple and elegant for this game. At LEAST tie it in to pilot skill or a SPH upgrade or - better yet - both.

I would actually like this post because I enjoy sarcasm, but I'm not gonna. Just in case someone from SQUAD sees this and think it's the bestest idea.

Edited December 15, 2015 by Veeltch

[Hobbes Novakoff]

I don't think so. Make it a separate thing just below the ASL altitude meter. Or just make the altimeter clickable. But I think having it auto-switch would actually harm more than help. Since most rocket launches are over the ocean, your radar altitude would be about 1km above your ASL altitude. This would be a problem, especially when trying to follow a special launch profile. If you deviate by a fraction of a degree, you'd be over a different part of the ocean, and you'd end up missing the maneuver. Not to mention polar orbits, which would cause an even worse effect as you fly over the mountains. I don't mind the new focus on plane parts the last few updates (in fact, I actually prefer planes), the key thing is that it hasn't been a detriment to rockets. This would be.