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Buhring · 08-19-12, 10:17 AM

Redux from Narvik fjord in April 1940, I experienced some of the known, but bothering shortcomings of the SHIII engine.

1. I had 15 m/s winds and very heavy seas in the Olotfjorden, which is a few km large at best. This is completely unrealistic: there is simply no room for huge waves to form in such a restricted space. Is there any mod able to reduce waves in restricted areas? At worst, also something reducing waves height in generic coastal areas would do.

2. SH III doesn't map real depth of water, so I got stuck in ridiculously shallow waters, barely allowing me to get to periscope depth. On the contrary, Norwegian fjords are very deep bodies of water; the Olotfjorden itself reaches 553 m (more than 1,800 ft); it's not uncommon to have depths of more than 100 m at a few dozen yards from the coast. Is it possible to map real depths into the SH III world? and if it is, has anybody done that for Norwegian waters?

Thank you all -- and gute Jagd

HB

08-19-12, 10:17 AM	#1
Buhring Helmsman Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 108 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Environment mods for restricted waters Redux from Narvik fjord in April 1940, I experienced some of the known, but bothering shortcomings of the SHIII engine. 1. I had 15 m/s winds and very heavy seas in the Olotfjorden, which is a few km large at best. This is completely unrealistic: there is simply no room for huge waves to form in such a restricted space. Is there any mod able to reduce waves in restricted areas? At worst, also something reducing waves height in generic coastal areas would do. 2. SH III doesn't map real depth of water, so I got stuck in ridiculously shallow waters, barely allowing me to get to periscope depth. On the contrary, Norwegian fjords are very deep bodies of water; the Olotfjorden itself reaches 553 m (more than 1,800 ft); it's not uncommon to have depths of more than 100 m at a few dozen yards from the coast. Is it possible to map real depths into the SH III world? and if it is, has anybody done that for Norwegian waters? Thank you all -- and gute Jagd HB