Icebergs

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Hello all,

... Looking at the .rnd campaign file here and I have a question.

Has ANYONE actually seen an iceberg in-patrol in career mode?

[AG124]

Kind of embarrassing, but a long time ago I actually hit one and sank off the coast of Labrador. :oops: Seriously, I did - I'm not joking. The most idiotic thing I've ever done on patrol... :oops:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Kind of embarrassing, but a long time ago I actually hit one and sank off the coast of Labrador. :oops: Seriously, I did - I'm not joking. The most idiotic thing I've ever done on patrol... :oops:

Sounds like time compression jumped up and bit ya. :-? Thanks for responding AG124 sir.

I have yet to see one in career mode. I have been beginning to think that the iceberg feature was broken.

Just for confirmation's sake... has anyone else seen one?

[CWorth]

They are out there up North but from what I have seen in other threads on the subject very few were put in.So you will almost never see one.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Thanks CWorth.... gives me some ideas. :smug:

[timetraveller]

Actually there are several of them. They all start north of the Arctic Circle, and I think all drift southward. They are defined in the .RND layer. It's a big ocean though, and you might never see one. If you are handy with the mission editor, make a single mission and put a few in. As someone said, don't hit one (in the dark).

TT

Please forgive the length of the following, but here they are:

(EDIT: Let's shorten this up a little)

GroupName=Iceberg_39_01
Group# = RndGroup 1
Starting Lat = 70.45
Starting Lon = -65.35
Game entry date = 1939/11/03
Game exit date = 1940/05/02
Speed = 5 knots
DelayMinInterv = 2,220
Unit 1 = Iceberg (Environmental)
Total units = 1
Waypoints = 9
Route length (in-game) = 4,698.5 km (3,436.9 km actual)
Time on map (in-game) = 507.4 hours (30,444 minutes)
Ending Lat = 44.00
Ending Lon = -43.25


GroupName=Iceberg_39_02
Group# = RndGroup 2
Starting Lat = 71.75
Starting Lon = -56.92
Game entry date = 1939/11/03
Game exit date = 1940/05/02
Speed = 5 knots
DelayMinInterv = 1,860
Unit 1 = Iceberg (Environmental)
Total units = 1
Waypoints = 6
Route length (in-game) = 3,694.3 km (2,664.6 km actual)
Time on map (in-game) = 398.9 hours (23,937 minutes)
Ending Lat = 51.20
Ending Lon = -36.28


GroupName=Iceberg_39_03
Group# = RndGroup 3
Starting Lat = 71.32
Starting Lon = -61.78
Game entry date = 1939/11/03
Game exit date = 1940/05/02
Speed = 5 knots
DelayMinInterv = 3,060
Unit 1 = Iceberg (Environmental)
Total units = 1
Waypoints = 8
Route length (in-game) = 4,626.5 km (3,372.2 km actual)
Time on map (in-game) = 499.6 hours (29,977 minutes)
Ending Lat = 47.27
Ending Lon = -39.17


GroupName=Iceberg_39_04
Group# = RndGroup 4
Starting Lat = 72.92
Starting Lon = -19.25
Game entry date = 1939/11/03
Game exit date = 1940/05/02
Speed = 5 knots
DelayMinInterv = 2,220
Unit 1 = Iceberg (Environmental)
Total units = 1
Waypoints = 7
Route length (in-game) = 3,817.1 km (2,323.3 km actual)
Time on map (in-game) = 412.2 hours (24,733 minutes)
Ending Lat = 56.08
Ending Lon = -36.08

Lot's more....

TT

[Type941]

And timetraveller wins the longest post of the year award! :up:

BTw, in my Bismarck movie, you can see the icebergs nicely when the ships are near the icepacs of Greenland. :rock:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

And timetraveller wins the longest post of the year award! :up:

BTw, in my Bismarck movie, you can see the icebergs nicely when the ships are near the icepacs of Greenland. :rock:

Thanks Time Traveller and Type 941...

TT- I think I found 60 Iceberg entries in the .rnd layer. I have even gone far north of the game map hunting for them. (before I noticed the spawn dates) Maybe they just don't come too far south... will check some of the long/lats in the M.E.

Type 941- Yessir! I have all versions of your Bismarck movie and remember a scene where one of the ships passes behind an iceberg in the fog... and a lightning strike at the same time... VERY COOL SHOT!

I may eventually due some tinkering with the last IC mod to increase the commonality of icebergs in certain areas at certain times.

Thanks CWorth.

Ahh woops, now i get it.