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Old 05-07-11, 07:53 AM   #2
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There's a couple of places that set the draught in the game for a particular ship. I'm not at my regular computer, so I'm unable to check the Zinbu's .sim file found in its Data/Sea folder of TMO. The culprit is probably found in this file. It can be opened with skwasjer's Silent 3ditor.

The Recognition Manual "draught" entry comes from the Data/Sea/ .cfg file. This entry lists in meters the draught of each target ship. It has nothing to do with the actual mechanics of the draught though, I've set this figure to 100 meters and no change comes from it (except to change the RM figure). This file can be opened with Windows Notepad.

It's not surprising there can be an error found in the .sim file. Lots of entries to trip you up.

One note about the Data/Sea/ .cfg file; not all entries are just for listing a measurement in the Recognition Manual.

For instance the "Mast=" figure lists in meters the Mast Height found in the RM. It also is the figure used to calculate the math equation for the Stadimeter manual targeting. Unlike the "Draft=" parameter, the "Mast=" entry actually does more than simply state a measurement. An example of an error found in TMO 2.0 is the Mast=20 figure found in the Hiyru CV's Recognition Manual page. This file entry goes back to the first few months of SH4 being released. I think the stock mast height was changed to 31 meters around patch 1.3 or 1.4. For TMO its a simple error of plugging in an old file, for a later changed one. As it is, to have a correct manual targeting mast height for the Hiyru the figure needs to read 37 something meters. A huge difference from 20 meters in height for TMO (or 31 meters for the stock game.).
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