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While working on the TCN list, I noticed there is a problem with the coordinates in the balkans.

There is indeed a large difference between real life coordinates and F4 coordinates.
Seems like the same kind of error we noticed for SP3 in Korea.

For instance:
Asagio is real life 45° 08' 59N - 11° 39' 34E and in the current Balkan release, it's 19°38.64'N - 36°44.08'E.
These coordinates seems to be the red sea coast in Sudan

I know there is a *slight* decalage between F4 and the reality as far as the coordinates are concerned. But this seems to be a bit more than *slight*

Any idea on how to solve this? New theater.map?
It makes it impossible to update the TCN lists unless I used completely screwed data


BTW, a second confirmation would be nice - I then would be sure it's not my install

Cheers
RD

Hi Olivier

If its more pronounced at the Northern end of the theatre than the Southern and its a global projection problem, which hadn't been solved when the original DEM was converted.

If this is the case the only solution would be to restart the terrian from scratch using the fixed translation algorithm from the DEM to F4's format. Unfortunately this would also mean retiling the theatre and after spending a good 3/4+ hours a day (that doesn't include the other tilers) on that for over a year I'm a little reluctant to do it again

Snakeman will confirm but the Vietnam theatre used to be in a similar position.

Later

Chris

So basically it means the coordinates will not change when the next version is released.
I that case, I'll do the TCN list with the screwed lat/long. As long as I don't have to redo it in a few weeks or months

I though it was something relative to the theater.map (?) file. Same way with the lat/long problem we had with Korea and Widmak solved it quite quick.

Too bad we are off by such an important value - I'll make the TCN list with what I have currently in the hud

Thanks
Olivier

quote: I though it was something relative to the theater.map (?) file. Same way with the lat/long problem we had with Korea and Widmak solved it quite quick.

Must have missed that one - can you expand on the problem you discussed with Wid as the cure might be the same.

IIRC we acn create a new .map file with Fred's tools.

Later

Chris

It strated here: http://forums.frugalsworld.com/vbb/show ... adid=25208

Then Widmak and me got in touch and Widmak created a new Theater.map file to solve the problem.
It appeared that the Balkan theater.map had been used for Korea if I remember well and that's why the coordinates were screwed. By replacing simply the theater.map file with correct data, Widmak solved it in about's one hour time.

I'll get in touch with him and develop the problem. I hope we can fix it.
I don't want the coordinates to be exactly the same as IRL but near would be much better.
The actual difference is too big to be comfortable with, As I said, the coordinates in the current Balkan correspond to somewhere in Sudan.

Back later
Olivier

Chris,

Good news. Widmak made a new theater.map file and the Balkan coordinates are back to normal, IE exactly the same as in the prior version.
Apparently it seems the coord need to be reversed in the Northern hemisphere but I'm sure Widmak can explain it better than me

Anyway, all it takes is to replace the theather.map file and the coord get back to normal. I'll send the file to you via email so that you can release it in a hotfix or in the next update if you want.

great news isn't it. :p

Cheers
RD

Nice going Olivier and Wid

Cheers guys.

Got the file and it'll go out in the next update.

Later


Chris