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difool2 · 02-24-07, 05:24 PM

In SH3 you can get flat seas or a chaotic mixture of waves going every which way,
with the wave heights directly proportional to the wind speed. I was wondering if you
could be in calm winds yet still experience a sizable groundswell from a distant storm.
Given the size of the Pacific this should be more common than it would be in the
Atlantic I would guess.

I also wish there was a sextant in the game-get a star or sun sighting to get latitude,
but I guess it would require a table or something to consult.

02-24-07, 05:24 PM	#1
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	2 unrelated questions: groundswells and sextants In SH3 you can get flat seas or a chaotic mixture of waves going every which way, with the wave heights directly proportional to the wind speed. I was wondering if you could be in calm winds yet still experience a sizable groundswell from a distant storm. Given the size of the Pacific this should be more common than it would be in the Atlantic I would guess. I also wish there was a sextant in the game-get a star or sun sighting to get latitude, but I guess it would require a table or something to consult.