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Originally Posted by ichso
I wanted to test this mod anyway, sounds really interesting. There will be always something to do, no more 2 weeks just waiting for something to happen  .
When I return from my current patrol, I will make a backup of my savegames (in case I mess everything up by accidently sailing to south africa ) and install it.
Do you need images of real starmaps or is it enough to find e.g. the polar star and then use the sextant readings ? |
This mod has a great potential but also many questions to answer yet... Read on both topics contained in readme file. Today maybe my friend will come, he's a captain of private sailing ships (?) and we gonna try to navigate with stars, books, maps. I haven't changed camera angle as mentioned in those topics, the problem is Freddie made this very chaotic, he doesn't have pure GWX...
Also in one thread we concluded that using ctrl+left click on map may help. It shows your precise position under mouse cursor. I use it only in ports as I have lighthouses and other landmarks to determine my starting point before just hitting high seas. It can also be used if the stars are visible and sunrise/set can be observed or sun and moon at the same time to simulate celestial navigation. But that's not a concern as it's stormy all the time near the British islands...
Draw your course, write it down, it's your best friend. I'm just leaving Wilhelmshaven for my 7th patrol. Currently in realtime as I'm laying in my captains corner reading HMS Ulisses and listening to the latest gramophone tracks. It's better to be coming back than leaving behind this beautiful morning...