Setting best economy speed
 

I've been digging through some old threads (cruising the Black sea which is quiet at the moment) and found an incredibly useful thread from Average Joe that I thought was worth mentioning:

"Here's a small speed-change I made to the VIIC class submarine .cfg file (NSS_Uboat7c.cfg).

Default values:

[EngineProperties]
AllStop=0.00
AheadSlow=0.40
AheadOneThird=0.57
AheadStandard=0.80 <---CHANGED to: AheadStandard=0.45
AheadFull=0.94
AheadFlank=1.00
BackSlow=-0.26
BackStandard=-0.40
BackFull=-0.53
BackEmergency=-0.66

This helps me in 2 ways:

1.) Submerged, and 'accidently' creating a new plot-course, especially when extremely close to a pack of DD's, or convoy merchants.

Since SH3 defaults to 'Ahead-Standard' when plotting a new course, sub-noise (props, electric motors, etc.) increases greatly! If this happens I usually get detected; mostly during critical points when trying to slip past escorts, and into a convoy of merchants.
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2.) Setting for best fuel-economy cruise speed with the VIIC/42.

The VIIC/42's best 'econ-cruise' speed seems to be right at 9-knots. The change above sets 'Ahead-Standard' setting to 9-knots."



The only change I've made to Average Joe is setting AheadOneThird (rather than AheadStandard) to 0.45, as I don't use the auto plot when in contact with the enemy and it automatically gives me the best economy speed when I hit the '2' key, while giving me options to increase speed if I wish.

100% of the credit goes to Average Joe. :up:

Average Joe passed on a while back as I recall, I believe it was the spring of 2006.

:(

That is really bad. :(
Looking at old threads he was one of the earliest pioneers in SH3 and subsim. I wish I'd known him as a few simple suggestions have greatly enhanced the way I play.

I'll dedicate my next BB to him.