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SteelViking · 08-25-10, 07:49 PM

I did construction work for a while a couple years back.

Anyway, on to the info and screens. This is a picture of a normal, fully functional dial in Goblin. Notice that the green axis marker(Z axis I think) is pointing directly out of the face of the dial. All dials are like this, with the green axis perpendicular to the circular plane on which the needle rotates.

This is a picture of the primary fuel gauge in the DER. As you can see, the green axis is removed from perpendicularity with the surface by about 45 degrees(straight up). I watched the dial in game, and sure enough, the needle is still rotating around the green axis, causing it to behave weirdly as it travels around.

This is a picture of the clock in the electric engine room on the VIIA. In this one, as you can see, the green axis is parallel with the surface of the clock, and is pointing straight upwards(towards 12:00).

Edit: Somehow, this last image did not show up the first time I put it in, so here it is.

08-25-10, 07:49 PM	#343
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	I did construction work for a while a couple years back. Anyway, on to the info and screens. This is a picture of a normal, fully functional dial in Goblin. Notice that the green axis marker(Z axis I think) is pointing directly out of the face of the dial. All dials are like this, with the green axis perpendicular to the circular plane on which the needle rotates. This is a picture of the primary fuel gauge in the DER. As you can see, the green axis is removed from perpendicularity with the surface by about 45 degrees(straight up). I watched the dial in game, and sure enough, the needle is still rotating around the green axis, causing it to behave weirdly as it travels around. This is a picture of the clock in the electric engine room on the VIIA. In this one, as you can see, the green axis is parallel with the surface of the clock, and is pointing straight upwards(towards 12:00). Edit: Somehow, this last image did not show up the first time I put it in, so here it is. __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who! Last edited by SteelViking; 08-26-10 at 02:34 PM.