Question about max range...

Is the fuel capacity (range) as historical value, or is it adjusted to reflect the fact that the earth is flat?

I noticed that GWX has the range for the type VII as 15000km,stock SH3 was 12038 (@ 12 knots & 4 mps wind speed) to account for the fact the earth is larger in game.

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I tested this a while ago when changing the setting by seeing how far my boat would go just loading a single mission and letting it run at 8 knots, I did get approximately what I set the max ranges too (historic).... I haven't had any problems reported and considering MO is packed with those original UHS settings, I don't think it has been a problem. Best economy would be 7-8 knots still....

If you have any adverse effects with this please let me know! :)

Thanks for the quick reply...

It's not that the uboat doesn't get the correct range. It's that the earth in SH is much larger the further north or south you are compared to real.

e.g. Breast, France to Boston, USA is over 10,000 Km in Silent Hunter, but is only about 6,000 Km along the real life Great Circle.

This is because SH is played on a Mercator projection of the world, where the shortest distance between two points is a loxodrome, or a line of constant heading, however the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the earth is a Great Circle. This results in increasing map scale in SH as you go further from the equator. :know:

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Warning!!!!!! For those that do not know this already, UHS can not be installed mid-patrol...... Your submarines will not surface properly and god knows what else...... Please finish your patrol, save, quit, install UHS, restart the game and a new patrol...... ;)

Interesting information, I will do some furthers tests and verify the changes....

So when Im looking at the world from high altitude and I can see the world curvature.. is all that only an optical illusion?

No, not an optical illusion. Just cleaver programming to make it appear as though the earth is curved. :yep:

And is why the ships go down below the horizon before they get to the horizon.

Posted by Elanaiba http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1263378&postcount=6 In this thread http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radioroom/showthread.php?p=1263378#post1263378

And from the same thread:
http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1265499&postcount=73 Elanaiba said
The Earth is spherical not cylindrical.

Wow. This is great. This update just fixed all the little things I've been nit-picking about. Awesome :up:

Just to confirm, it appears that no we install UHS AFTER NewUI, FX and IRAI...correct?

Quick question - I use Real Environment Revision 2 by w_clear and there is conflict with some files (NSS_Uboat...) when I try to load UHS via jsgme. What is proper path of installation - UHS over RE or RE over UHS?

This mod must to be the last one on your JGSME list

Many thanks for the update from this very important MOD and for telling us the correct install-order !!! :yeah:

Best regards,
Magic

Your very welcome.... Let me know if you have any issues

Yes, of course, I´ll do so.....:yeah:

The only issue for me is for the moment the compatibility to the MOD from "Beast" that I talked in another thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...=182194&page=5

Best regards mate,
Magic:salute:

Noticed a few issues upon further testing..... so here is an updated version

Download U-boat Historical Specifications 1.7

Version 1.7 (04/17/2010)


-Reduced hydrophones detection range to -7; -5 caused issues in rougher seas and heavier boats, hydrophones should start detecting around -13 meters
-Removed the rod antenna from TDW compatible version; was still popping out of the water at times
-Added compatibility for Equipment Upgrades Fix Mod by merging the anti-sensor coatings settings in UBoot_sensors.sim; UHS installs after this mod

Many thanks for the new version, especially for the compatibility with Equipment Upgrades Fix MOD !!! :yeah:

Best regards,
Magic:salute: