View Single Post
Old 01-02-07, 07:29 PM   #8
dertien
Lieutenant
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Antwerp Belgium
Posts: 259
Downloads: 130
Uploads: 0
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by _Seth_
Is the SHIII map accurate enough to navigate underwater (with stopwatch and speed& range calculations)? I mean: can i plot the course on a RL map, and then sail the submerged route by excact calculations?
Hello Seth,

what did you have in mind ?

The problem with adding things to the SH3 map is that, it sucks up computing ressources if you zoom in to the extreme levels. This means, that you can only have a few markers and lines and scribbles on your map before you start to have a stutter effect when you zoom in to the max. Having a real map, where you could actually plot your patrol on and never open the SH3 map so to speak would be grand.

The stutter effect may be due to the fact that my PC is not up to SH3 standards, but nevertheless.

specs:

OS: A tuned Microsoft Vista
SH3 running GWX and some enhancements (periscope degree by degree scale and a few others, just realism enhancements not eye candy)
Particles density in options set to 45

Hardware:

Geforce 6600 SLI 256 MB
Athlon 3200
Ram 500 Megs (this is somewhat low, but doesn't seem to bother during gameplay, only loading times can be up to 5-7 minutes. Time to put on a cuppa.

If you mean using Wazoo' s method of speed calculation, using the stopwatch and the protractor drawing tools, it is VERY accurate. It takes some practice, time and common sense, but once you've got the routine, you can sink almost anything, that your torpedoes or yourself can catch up with. You can do that on your RL map or a noteblock as well.
Sometimes, you get a 'funkmeldung' about an enemy convoy and you can spare yourself the trouble of the calculation.

But I repeat my question, what did you have in mind ?
__________________
If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea, and I have an idea and we exchange ideas each of us will have two ideas. G.B.Shaw
dertien is offline   Reply With Quote