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Graf Paper · 11-02-08, 09:14 AM

That video looks gorgeous!

I was wondering about the behavior of the ships in the 15 m/s storm conditions. The ships seemed a little too calm. Wouldn't a raging storm cause waves to break over the bows and also cause ships to "nose under" from time to time while riding the heavy seas?

Is that a necessary trade-off to make this mod or is it more to do with the wave height settings?

One thing I think this mod will allow is to make attacking ships in a storm more successful. The current "bobbing" behavior of ships now causes a lot more misses from the ships being raised up high enough in the water by the waves so that your torpedo passes under them harmlessly, even though your torpedo is set to run at 1 meter or less.

I know some people might say to use magnetic pistols but they are highly unreliable and tend to detonate prematurely in rough seas.

So that's another reason why I think this mod will actually add to the realism in regards to torpedo attacks.

I can hardly wait for a release of this mod, Philipp!

11-02-08, 09:14 AM	#48
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	That video looks gorgeous! I was wondering about the behavior of the ships in the 15 m/s storm conditions. The ships seemed a little too calm. Wouldn't a raging storm cause waves to break over the bows and also cause ships to "nose under" from time to time while riding the heavy seas? Is that a necessary trade-off to make this mod or is it more to do with the wave height settings? One thing I think this mod will allow is to make attacking ships in a storm more successful. The current "bobbing" behavior of ships now causes a lot more misses from the ships being raised up high enough in the water by the waves so that your torpedo passes under them harmlessly, even though your torpedo is set to run at 1 meter or less. I know some people might say to use magnetic pistols but they are highly unreliable and tend to detonate prematurely in rough seas. So that's another reason why I think this mod will actually add to the realism in regards to torpedo attacks. I can hardly wait for a release of this mod, Philipp! __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.