Re GWX2

[robj250]

I just started playing GWX2 and I have a few questions:
1. Who put a coffee cup on the work table. I ask this because there is a coffee cup stain in the bottom left of the Nav Map. Is there a mod that will clean that up.

2. On my submarine, any ship or convoys, there is NO tail. Why? Is there a mod available that I can use to put the tails back on?

3. When I go to the bridge, there is a circular instrument on the right side which continually turn. Is that a standard BUILD on all submarines, even though radar has not been installed?

4. When using SH3, I made movies which I post on YouTube and also on your video thread. In GWX2, the slooooow sinking of a vessel, which I would be capturing with Fraps, expecially if I was attacking a convoy, would place my sub at risk because of the convoy escorts. Would someone PM me regarding this issue.

5. On the right side of the Nav Map, there are three scales, which I cannot read. What are they for? I do not use manual targetting.

The main reason I'm asking about tails on ships and my sub, is that I usually go hard port or starboard to get into specific positions and the tail was a guide that would show me when I would have turned far enough.

Could someone please answer my questions? I would greatly appreciate it.

Rob

[FIREWALL]

Hi rob :D

Can't help with #1 BUT #2 data/menu/gui : remove contline dds and dashline dds.
#3 eye candy
#5 I'd like to know how to get rid of nanograph myself.

Hope I was a little help.

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2. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128097&highlight=tails
it's a little bit of reading, but in there you'll find what you are looking for, sorry but I dont know exactly where it is.
3. I think its called the RDF antenna. A radio antenna. It's always there and turning. I dont think there is anything to do about it.

I could only help with 2 of your questions.

edit: firewall found question 2

[Hanomag]

Kaluen robj250,


The tails were removed to add realism and make tracking or plotting intercepts courses more difficult. As far as putting them back I am unsure.

The coffee stain..umm Bernard put it there? Dunno about cleaning it up tho'.

The three scales I believe are for plotting fuel usage, distances. I think.

Sorry couldnt be more helpful, Im sure one of the L33T folks will be able to answer all or most of your questions better.

[FIREWALL]

Kaluen robj250,


The tails were removed to add realism and make tracking or plotting intercepts courses more difficult. As far as putting them back I am unsure.

The coffee stain..umm Bernard put it there? Dunno about cleaning it up tho'.

The three scales I believe are for plotting fuel usage, distances. I think.

Sorry couldnt be more helpful, Im sure one of the L33T folks will be able to answer all or most of your questions better.

DID YOU EVEN BOTHER TO READ ANYONE ELSES POSTS BEFORE YOU POSTED!!!

[robj250]

Kaluen robj250,


The tails were removed to add realism and make tracking or plotting intercepts courses more difficult. As far as putting them back I am unsure.



If a watchman on the bridge was to spot a ship, he would know what direction it would be travelling, so I fail to see the "realism" regarding tails.

Rob

[robj250]

DID YOU EVEN BOTHER TO READ ANYONE ELSES POSTS BEFORE YOU POSTED!!![/SIZE]

FIREWALL, I don't believe that comment was necessary. Have you ever tried to SEARCH for something and get hundreds + hundreds of entries to look through.

[FIREWALL]

rob read the first couple of posts. they will be of some help.

[robj250]

Hi rob :D

Can't help with #1 BUT #2 data/menu/gui : remove contline dds and dashline dds.
#3 eye candy
#5 I'd like to know how to get rid of nanograph myself.

Hope I was a little help.

Thank you Sir.

Rob

[Penelope_Grey]

The reason behind the tail removal was so that when you received a contact report for a convoy or task force you didn't know EXACTLY what heading the contact was on. This was done for realism because when a U-Boat received a report in real life, they too were a bit uncertain of the exact heading.

However since the tails are controlled by one single TGA that meant that removing them removed them for everything including your own sub. But... when you are within visual range of the contact(s) if you zoom in enough on your chart you will see which way they are all headed and thus... get your exact heading.

Hopefully you now see the realism behind it.

1. no doubt one of the GWX graphic designers did it, which one, not sure, but since there are only two or three it shouldnt be too hard to work out if you check the manual

2. Yes there is a mod available to put the tails back on to get pinpoint data yet again. Should be in the SH3 mods section somewhere.

3. Standard build, yes. Its an RDF loop and all U-Boats had them it was a Radio Direction Finder so it could locate the origin of an enemy transmission at sea in the U-Boat vicinity.

4. I don't get what you mean and even if I did, my movies are rubbish.

5. Its a nomograph and is used for conversions. Basically you can get away with not using it in SH3 but it was of great use to a real navigator on a U-Boat so while it is functional, it also doubles as a bit of added extra.

[FIREWALL]

Trust Me.:D Even with tails Gwx is a head banger when trying to get ahead of a convoy.

When you think you got them setup they ziged when I zaged.:D

Some of us and I'll will speak for myself don't have the peepers we used to have and need a little help.

These little adjustments we make may take a bit of realism away but it's better than not playing at all.

And I believe in my heart that the Gwx team with all their hard work want us all to enjoy it the best way we can IMHO.

[Penelope_Grey]

No... we want you to suffer and be as miserable as is humanly possible. :arrgh!::arrgh!::lol:

[Brag]

No... we want you to suffer and be as miserable as is humanly possible. :arrgh!::arrgh!::lol:

Is that where sufragettes came from? :88) :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

Hi rob :D

Can't help with #1 BUT #2 data/menu/gui : remove contline dds and dashline dds.
#3 eye candy
#5 I'd like to know how to get rid of nanograph myself.

Hope I was a little help.

Thank you Sir.

Rob

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If you get stuck for tails and contact colours, PM me and I'll send you them http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[robj250]

Trust Me.:D Even with tails Gwx is a head banger when trying to get ahead of a convoy.

When you think you got them setup they ziged when I zaged.:D

Some of us and I'll will speak for myself don't have the peepers we used to have and need a little help.

These little adjustments we make may take a bit of realism away but it's better than not playing at all.

And I believe in my heart that the Gwx team with all their hard work want us all to enjoy it the best way we can IMHO.

Hi Firewall:

I really enjoyed attacking convoys in SH3. I eventually found it easy to find a position of advantage. However, one thing that Penelope does that I've never tried, was a night surface raid in the convoy. It seems that the escorts find you anyway. I have tried snorkel depth attack in SH3 and that's neat. :ping:

[FIREWALL]

Trust Me.:D Even with tails Gwx is a head banger when trying to get ahead of a convoy.

When you think you got them setup they ziged when I zaged.:D

Some of us and I'll will speak for myself don't have the peepers we used to have and need a little help.

These little adjustments we make may take a bit of realism away but it's better than not playing at all.

And I believe in my heart that the Gwx team with all their hard work want us all to enjoy it the best way we can IMHO.

Hi Firewall:

I really enjoyed attacking convoys in SH3. I eventually found it easy to find a position of advantage. However, one thing that Penelope does that I've never tried, was a night surface raid in the convoy. It seems that the escorts find you anyway. I have tried snorkel depth attack in SH3 and that's neat. :ping:

I seem to get nailed everytime. But thats half the fun for me is to keep trying. :D I kinda like the early 1940 era in a VIIB boat. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Link sent Rob http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[KeptinCranky]

as to your question #4 concerning movies:

:know:

I've only experimented with making movies a bit, with limited success I might add...

But keep in mind that not all ships in GWX sink slowly all the time, It's quite possible for any ship, from flimsy tugboat to enormous Ocean Liner to disappear into the depths within a few minutes of being hit, sometimes even with just one eel

There's quite a few factors involved, some random, some dependent on where you hit the ship, whether it was with a magnetic or impact eel, and depending on what it's carrying. I can comprehensively confirm that (reasonably) rapid sinkings are still common enough not to get frustrated by the occasional stubborn ship that keeps clinging desperately to positive buoyancy for hours on end.

As far as surface attacks go, it's a tactics game and well worth taking the time to get yourself some skills in that area, especially early on, :up:

[robj250]

as to your question #4 concerning movies:

:know:

I've only experimented with making movies a bit, with limited success I might add...

But keep in mind that not all ships in GWX sink slowly all the time, It's quite possible for any ship, from flimsy tugboat to enormous Ocean Liner to disappear into the depths within a few minutes of being hit, sometimes even with just one eel

There's quite a few factors involved, some random, some dependent on where you hit the ship, whether it was with a magnetic or impact eel, and depending on what it's carrying. I can comprehensively confirm that (reasonably) rapid sinkings are still common enough not to get frustrated by the occasional stubborn ship that keeps clinging desperately to positive buoyancy for hours on end.

As far as surface attacks go, it's a tactics game and well worth taking the time to get yourself some skills in that area, especially early on, :up:

Thank you Sir for your useful information. I have started a patrol using GWX2, sunk a small merchant (I could have gone and made supper while it was sinking :rotfl: ) and hope to finish it and make a movie of the mission as I have done so often with SH3.

Rob

[KeptinCranky]

Glad to be of help :up:

I like movies, never got one quite right myself though but I will at some point :cool:

[robj250]

Glad to be of help :up:

I like movies, never got one quite right myself though but I will at some point :cool:

Give one a try; you will never know whether you got it right unless you try. :up:

Rob

[Laufen zum Ziel]

There is a mod for the tails and there is a mod to lower the rotating RDF antenna.

I use the RDF by going to my Navbigator? Radioman and asking him for messages. If anything was heard on the RDF he will tell you how far away.

Research SHIII Mods forum. The tail one was fairly recent and the RDF is an older mod.


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