[REQ] Warn me of the land!

Penta · 03-30-08, 06:33 PM

One of the problems of the computer interface....When on time compression, it is absurdly easy to die suddenly by running into islands and other bits of things that make you run aground...Because apparently even on time comp, you don't stop in time.

Um. Yeah.

A nice warning and stopping of time compression when last waypoint has been reached would be nice.

Later, we might try...not letting you plot courses through land?

LukeFF · 03-30-08, 06:35 PM

You can set your time compression to drop to a certain level when near land...

Penta · 03-30-08, 06:37 PM

How? Pleeeeease tell me how.

LukeFF · 03-30-08, 06:40 PM

Open up your SH4 folder in My Documents, and open up main.cfg. You want to adjust the line that says LandProximity.

AVGWarhawk · 03-30-08, 07:27 PM

Penta, I feel your pain. I did the same thing. I zoomed in on the map and my navigation line went right over a tiny island. My crew said nothing.

joegrundman · 03-30-08, 07:47 PM

Several of my crews got to spend most of WW2 reenacting Lost

CaptainHaplo · 03-30-08, 09:57 PM

Is there a way to define how close to "land" the landproximity kicks in? Often it doesnt kick in soon enough. If we could increas what "proximity" distance it engages, we would solve the problem. Anyone know how?

kriller2 · 03-31-08, 03:39 AM

Yes if you look in My documents/SH4/ there is a document ( I think it's "main.cfg"? controling how much timecompression is alowed, f.ex. you can set the timecompression to slow down to "x1" with "Landproximity=1", then the TC will drop to 1 instead of 8 when near land.

LukeFF · 03-31-08, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Is there a way to define how close to "land" the landproximity kicks in? Often it doesnt kick in soon enough. If we could increas what "proximity" distance it engages, we would solve the problem.

No, it's hard-coded. Your best option, like I wrote above, is to adjust the time compression value. 4x or 8x should be enough to stop you from running aground.

kriller2 · 03-31-08, 03:42 AM

BTW I have allso tried running on ground on a very small island, which I could'nt see on the nav-map so it seems the engine has a little problem with small islands.

03-30-08, 06:33 PM	#1
Penta Seaman Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 38 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Warn me of the land! One of the problems of the computer interface....When on time compression, it is absurdly easy to die suddenly by running into islands and other bits of things that make you run aground...Because apparently even on time comp, you don't stop in time. Um. Yeah. A nice warning and stopping of time compression when last waypoint has been reached would be nice. Later, we might try...not letting you plot courses through land?

03-30-08, 06:35 PM	#2
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	You can set your time compression to drop to a certain level when near land... __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

03-30-08, 06:40 PM	#4
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Open up your SH4 folder in My Documents, and open up main.cfg. You want to adjust the line that says LandProximity. __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

03-30-08, 07:27 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,277 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Penta, I feel your pain. I did the same thing. I zoomed in on the map and my navigation line went right over a tiny island. My crew said nothing. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-30-08, 07:47 PM	#6
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Several of my crews got to spend most of WW2 reenacting Lost __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

03-30-08, 06:37 PM	#3
Penta Seaman Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 38 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	How? Pleeeeease tell me how.

03-30-08, 09:57 PM	#7
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Is there a way to define how close to "land" the landproximity kicks in? Often it doesnt kick in soon enough. If we could increas what "proximity" distance it engages, we would solve the problem. Anyone know how? __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

03-31-08, 03:39 AM	#8
kriller2 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Yes if you look in My documents/SH4/ there is a document ( I think it's "main.cfg"? controling how much timecompression is alowed, f.ex. you can set the timecompression to slow down to "x1" with "Landproximity=1", then the TC will drop to 1 instead of 8 when near land. __________________ *Kriller2.* [MODs] Real Environment mod and Pacific Enviroments 4 mod

03-31-08, 03:42 AM	#10
kriller2 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	BTW I have allso tried running on ground on a very small island, which I could'nt see on the nav-map so it seems the engine has a little problem with small islands. __________________ *Kriller2.* [MODs] Real Environment mod and Pacific Enviroments 4 mod

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