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don1reed · 06-02-06, 02:02 PM

Tnx, gentlemen.

Toggling: I'm thinking like how the sea state toggles the use of deckguns--only CLEAR/OVERCAST skies would be the toggle for determining whether player is allowed to view his position on the chart.

Presently, as part of my seafaring prep, I use the "ruler tool" to draw a course rather than the waypoint tool. I then pull down the protractor and get azimuth courses and convert kilometers into nautical miles. I jot them down in a note book then I erase all data from the chart. I then zoom into chart where the scale is 25km long (13.5 nm) about the most one could hope to see from the bridge of a Typ 7C. I then begin patrol, making course changes based on time and speed of my notes. If the weather permits, I get a position fix, if not, I stay zoomed in.

Once every noon, called an "ETMAL", if weather allows, I place an "X" at my position...and so forth throughout the patrol. In this way I know how many nm I've made good from Etmal to Etmal.

I use SH3 Commander to knock down the TC to x128 when near land so I don't accidently run aground. When you're in Kiel and have to use the Kiel Canal to get to the North Sea, the game default is x4 TC...way too slow...anyway, tnx for the tips.

rgds,

06-02-06, 02:02 PM	#5
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	Tnx, gentlemen. Toggling: I'm thinking like how the sea state toggles the use of deckguns--only CLEAR/OVERCAST skies would be the toggle for determining whether player is allowed to view his position on the chart. Presently, as part of my seafaring prep, I use the "ruler tool" to draw a course rather than the waypoint tool. I then pull down the protractor and get azimuth courses and convert kilometers into nautical miles. I jot them down in a note book then I erase all data from the chart. I then zoom into chart where the scale is 25km long (13.5 nm) about the most one could hope to see from the bridge of a Typ 7C. I then begin patrol, making course changes based on time and speed of my notes. If the weather permits, I get a position fix, if not, I stay zoomed in. Once every noon, called an "ETMAL", if weather allows, I place an "X" at my position...and so forth throughout the patrol. In this way I know how many nm I've made good from Etmal to Etmal. I use SH3 Commander to knock down the TC to x128 when near land so I don't accidently run aground. When you're in Kiel and have to use the Kiel Canal to get to the North Sea, the game default is x4 TC...way too slow...anyway, tnx for the tips. rgds, __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell Last edited by don1reed; 06-02-06 at 02:19 PM.