Set Speed 9 knots...please

[Pandion]

Does anyone else find that no matter what speed you choose in the advanced controls the game only uses the set 1 to 5 settings realy annoying and is there a workaround that someones found

[kylania]

Are you going 9kts though? You can't expect a ruler that goes from 1 to 5 to display a 9. :O: It'll remain on whatever speed it was probably (remembering that 1 to 5 is really 1/3 to flank).

[Pandion]

Let me put it this way I set the speed 5 knots the pirate confirms 5 knots but my sub goes to 7 knots I ask for 9 knots again the pirate confirms the speed I asks for but the sub speeds up to 14 knots etc etc

[Linavitch]

I noticed this after I spent promotion points on speed upgrades, all the stated speeds are about 2 knots slower than actual speed.

It seems that fuel consumption is based on commanded speed rather than actual speed though.

[Pandion]

Just checked it ingame motor officer with no promotion points you get the speed you ask for

My fully maxed gives me 5 knts = 7, 10 knts = 13 15 knts = 20

So the higher the speed the bigger the discrepancy

[Turm]

It does work, but it will display the 1-5 setting that's closest to your ordered speed.

However, a lot of things influence what speed you end up doing, in comparison to the speed you order.

If you order 7 knots in calm seas with no upgrades, the crew will run the engines at the speed to give you roughly 7 knots (that said, the 'advanced' scale isn't shown accurately anyway - the markings don't match the speeds).

If you order 7 knots in rough seas, the crew run the engines at the same speed as they would in a calm sea, resulting in you doing less than 7 knots, I think.

As above, promotion points can also upset this. So can recharging the battery - the crew won't compensate for running on one screw by upping the engine speed.

So the advanced speed controls do work, but not very reliably. Like a lot of things!! ;)