ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Description of the issue:
The length of the Scale on the world map is so small to be effectively unusable as a method of determining distances on the World Map. The ability to estimate / measure distances on the map in order to locate departure or destination locations for bush flights that do not start & end at airports/helipads/heliports is not possible.
In addition, the values shown below the scale appear to be incorrect.
[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Default install - no mods or addons / yes
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
Every Time
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:
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Start the game, click on free flight to get to the world map.
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See Pic 1. First, notice the minute length of the scale in relation to the size of the display (screen area).
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Notice that the scale measures108.23 NM for a world view that spans approximately 1/3 of the globe!
The scale is not an effective way to measure distances than span this continental view of the world. -
In Pic #3, let’s try to estimate the distance between Seattle & Spokane using the scale. It shows a distance of 6.8 NM. How many 6.8 NMs are needed to span the width of Washington State on the screen - can you guess? According to this website, the straight line distance between the two cities is 228.42 miles (198.49 NM), so the answer is 29.19. Did you guess correctly?
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On my screen, the scale measures 0.5" (i.e. as measured by a ruler held against the screen of my 55" TV) , so 198.49 NM should equal 29.19 x 0.5" = 14.6" between the two cities. The actual distance measured by the ruler was 18", so the scale appears to be “off” by about 23%.
Expected behavior:
- A graduated scale that is proportional to the screen width - perhaps 50 - 70%, that makes measurements possible.
- A scale that accurately displays the correct distance between scale markings.
YOUR SETTINGS
What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
N/A
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No, No
[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
N/A
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
Intel Arc 770 (16GB, v32.0.101.6314)
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
Hardware: i7-12700K, 32 GB 5200 MHz DDR5 CL40
Graphics Tab: Full Screen 4096 x 2160; HDR: On; Resolution: 2457x1295; AA: TAA; Render scaling: 60; AMD FidelityFX: 150; VSync: Off; FRL: N/A; Dynamic FRT: Off; TLOD: 400; OST Pre-Cache: Ultra; Disp. Map: On; Buildings, Rocks: High; Trees, Plants, Grass: Medium; OLD: 200; V. Clouds, Texture Res: Medium; AF: 4x; TS: 4x4; Water: Medium; RayTracing: On; SM: 2048; TS: 512; CS: High; WE: Medium, AO: High; CR: 256; RR: Medium; LS: High; DoF, MB: Off, GCRR: High; CQ, TAQ, AT, RT, ST: Medium, Fauna: High.
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