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Originally Posted by Ducimus

edit: Oh BTW, while on the subject of fuel and distance, the distance from point A to point B in game, is acutally longer then it is in real life. I don't remember the exact number but i think the flat map in the game makes distances 30% longer then they are in real life. If you plot a course from San francisco to Tokyo in game, and then do the same on Google Earth, you will find your travelling for much farther distances in game then in real life. I know this was an influence to me while deciding on hard numbers for fuel, but i dont remember in what way it influenced me.

This is true. The amount of the difference depends on the route you travel. In RL the length of a degree of longitude, is dependent on the latitude you are at, but not so in the game. A degree is always 60 nm no matter where you are. In other words, the Silent Hunter world is flat.

I still think the concerns about fuel consumption are overblown. Eventhough the distances will be somewhat greater than in RL, our game boats are hardly affected by the weather. I have never lost more than 2 knots, no matter how "stormy" the seas. The S-boats were said to have very poor sea-keeping characteristics, but in this game, they cut through the waves with ease.