nattydread
03-19-07, 02:16 AM
This may be a small thing, but it would add to immersion.
I personally love manual TDC, but in SHIII I felt to hands on, I felt like I was actually plugging the information into the TDC and pushing the firing buttons. What I'd like to see is my observatiosn being fed to crew who do that actual inputing and pressing of the firing buttons.
So, im looking through the periscope and I chose a Angle on Bow of 45 deg. Once i choose it, I want to hear the Skipper call out, "Set angle on bow to 45 deg!" I then want to hear the TDC operator repeat the call out and input it followed by , "set!" I want the same process to be followed for all the other info i feed the operator. I want o have him tell me the TDC is set, I want to be able to ask for solution checks to make sure the TDC is showing the same info as Im seeing as the target continues on its way. So, I'd call out a TDC, "solution check!", the TDC operator reports back bearing and distance info the TDC is spittig out so I can check it with what Im seeing in the scope. I want to be able to yell dynamic bearing info to the operator, for instance. I have the scope's cenetrline on the center of the ship during the TDC solution process, but I can then move the center-line to another part of the ship, giving me a slightly different bearing that I can have relayed to the TDC operator and fed into the TDC so I can actually aim each torp at specific places along the length of the ship. Each time the TDC opertor repeats the info and confirms by yelling, "set!"(or randomly some other similar word or phrase, so you dont sick of hearing it).
When i fire the button, I want to hear the Skipper yell out the tube and fire, the first officer/XO, whomever will repeat the order and hit the fire button himself. I'll hear the reply and hear the button get pressed in the distance and notice the slight delay in the firing of the torp. This will make it feel like a crew/team effort, and that Im not in my own little world once I set up for a shot and execute.
Now if we had that in SHIII let me know, its been awhile since I played...but i thought i remembered everything being a bit too much at my finger tips.
I personally love manual TDC, but in SHIII I felt to hands on, I felt like I was actually plugging the information into the TDC and pushing the firing buttons. What I'd like to see is my observatiosn being fed to crew who do that actual inputing and pressing of the firing buttons.
So, im looking through the periscope and I chose a Angle on Bow of 45 deg. Once i choose it, I want to hear the Skipper call out, "Set angle on bow to 45 deg!" I then want to hear the TDC operator repeat the call out and input it followed by , "set!" I want the same process to be followed for all the other info i feed the operator. I want o have him tell me the TDC is set, I want to be able to ask for solution checks to make sure the TDC is showing the same info as Im seeing as the target continues on its way. So, I'd call out a TDC, "solution check!", the TDC operator reports back bearing and distance info the TDC is spittig out so I can check it with what Im seeing in the scope. I want to be able to yell dynamic bearing info to the operator, for instance. I have the scope's cenetrline on the center of the ship during the TDC solution process, but I can then move the center-line to another part of the ship, giving me a slightly different bearing that I can have relayed to the TDC operator and fed into the TDC so I can actually aim each torp at specific places along the length of the ship. Each time the TDC opertor repeats the info and confirms by yelling, "set!"(or randomly some other similar word or phrase, so you dont sick of hearing it).
When i fire the button, I want to hear the Skipper yell out the tube and fire, the first officer/XO, whomever will repeat the order and hit the fire button himself. I'll hear the reply and hear the button get pressed in the distance and notice the slight delay in the firing of the torp. This will make it feel like a crew/team effort, and that Im not in my own little world once I set up for a shot and execute.
Now if we had that in SHIII let me know, its been awhile since I played...but i thought i remembered everything being a bit too much at my finger tips.