[REQ] Time-stamped Navmap Marks

onelifecrisis · 02-03-08, 04:42 PM

...so each pencil mark shows the time (and even date if possible :hmm: ) that it was made.

Anyone think this is possible? Would be extremely useful

lambda*sqrt(u*x) · 02-03-08, 04:43 PM

OLC, I proudly stand aside you with this request!

difool2 · 02-03-08, 05:07 PM

Interesting mental image... :hmm:

Pisces · 02-03-08, 05:13 PM

It's possible to edit them out-of-game by text-editing. Ingame I doubt it.

[edit: I forgot to add, it's in the savegame .map file]

Turm · 02-04-08, 09:22 AM

I'd also love to have this feature

I make do by keeping a brief paper log during my patrol and noting down main events and locations. I can then cross-reference it with points on the map and work out what I need to. Bit of a pain though, especially when making points to calculate ship/convoy speeds over a long distance if I forget to note the time.

Fingers crossed but I fear not much hope

gimpy117 · 02-04-08, 07:43 PM

i just want the contacts back...anybody got a link??

Sniper_Fox · 02-05-08, 01:58 AM

this would be exellent, i hate having to make some messy ass writing with the ruler tool, just to tell me i got a contact here at 0241, or w/e i need to write. its so barbaric and a pain in the ass. itd be twice as fast, easier, and much better and professional looking if there was a free hand tool. it could be like the ruler tool, except you would beable to curve the lines andwhatnot.

Reece · 02-05-08, 03:51 AM

Quote:

itd be twice as fast, easier, and much better and professional looking if there was a free hand tool.

Been tried on many occasions - hard coded!

onelifecrisis · 02-05-08, 07:56 AM

I thought of a workaround. I'll share it in case others find it useful.

When I get a contact report I always draw a line from it in the reported direction, and then draw a "corridor" 22 degrees wide. Assuming the contact does not change course, it will be somewhere in this corridor.

I then draw a circle 16km in radius (because I play with 16km Atmosphere) to act as an indication of maximum spotting distance and give me an idea of how close to that corridor I need to get.

Recently I started drawing two circles instead of one (the extra circle being an 8km circle inside the first circle, indicating visibility in light fog or at night time) and that's what gave me the idea of drawing a clock

The "hands" of the clock show a time of 8:20. Neat huh?

The circle-drawing tool makes this really easy because on it's inner ring it already has the 12 points of the circle marked (0, 30, 60, 90, 120... )

lambda*sqrt(u*x) · 02-05-08, 08:55 AM

Awesome solution, OLC... far away from your request, yet a useful workaround!

onelifecrisis · 02-05-08, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

reported 11h30 -> draw a 113km line

That does have the advantage of allowing for 24hr times :hmm:

Turm · 02-05-08, 09:13 AM

You are a genius!

Remarkably elegant and simple!

The solution by Mikhayl is indeed perhaps more useful and simple, but it's not as... well... 'sexy' :hmm:

Though I'm sure it's possible to make another small mark or circle next to the clock to indicate AM or PM, a bit like the dot you sometimes see on digital alarm clocks.

Pisces · 02-05-08, 12:38 PM

Indeed brilliant!

However, now I need to re-learn how analog clocks work.

Digitals are so much simpler.

onelifecrisis · 02-05-08, 01:10 PM

lol it's not that good

glad you like it

Vader 1 · 02-06-08, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onelifecrisis

lol it's not that good

glad you like it

It actually is ...no need to rewrite the book so to speak and a very easy work around ...well done sir I tip my hat

Vader

02-03-08, 04:42 PM	#1
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	[REQ] Time-stamped Navmap Marks ...so each pencil mark shows the time (and even date if possible :hmm: ) that it was made. Anyone think this is possible? Would be extremely useful __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

02-03-08, 04:43 PM	#2
lambdasqrt(ux) Mate Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Some U-Boat pen in Austria Posts: 59 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	OLC, I proudly stand aside you with this request! __________________ SH III 1.4b + GWX 3.0 + TMT v2 + OLC GUI MkIId + ACM + Ext. FreeCam + no submarine icon on map + SH3 Cmdr 3.2 85% (ext. views ON)

02-03-08, 05:13 PM	#4
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	It's possible to edit them out-of-game by text-editing. Ingame I doubt it. [edit: I forgot to add, it's in the savegame .map file] Last edited by Pisces; 02-04-08 at 10:22 AM.

02-05-08, 01:58 AM	#7
Sniper_Fox Engineer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North of Malta, shadowing your pretty little C3 Cargo! Posts: 212 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	this would be exellent, i hate having to make some messy ass writing with the ruler tool, just to tell me i got a contact here at 0241, or w/e i need to write. its so barbaric and a pain in the ass. itd be twice as fast, easier, and much better and professional looking if there was a free hand tool. it could be like the ruler tool, except you would beable to curve the lines andwhatnot. __________________ Im a one U-boat wolfpack. Ive hit the bottom of the Mediterranian at 250 metres in my VIIC and brought that babe back up, and still made it back to La Spezia. Ive sunk more destroyers than I have merchants...youll wish you never sailed into U-87s hunting grounds. When you pull into port, dont lull yourself into a false sense of security, your mines and subnets are just a petty challenge for my crew and I.

02-05-08, 07:56 AM	#9
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	I thought of a workaround. I'll share it in case others find it useful. When I get a contact report I always draw a line from it in the reported direction, and then draw a "corridor" 22 degrees wide. Assuming the contact does not change course, it will be somewhere in this corridor. I then draw a circle 16km in radius (because I play with 16km Atmosphere) to act as an indication of maximum spotting distance and give me an idea of how close to that corridor I need to get. Recently I started drawing two circles instead of one (the extra circle being an 8km circle inside the first circle, indicating visibility in light fog or at night time) and that's what gave me the idea of drawing a clock The "hands" of the clock show a time of 8:20. Neat huh? The circle-drawing tool makes this really easy because on it's inner ring it already has the 12 points of the circle marked (0, 30, 60, 90, 120... ) __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

02-03-08, 05:07 PM	#3
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Interesting mental image... :hmm:

02-04-08, 09:22 AM	#5
Turm Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 210 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I'd also love to have this feature I make do by keeping a brief paper log during my patrol and noting down main events and locations. I can then cross-reference it with points on the map and work out what I need to. Bit of a pain though, especially when making points to calculate ship/convoy speeds over a long distance if I forget to note the time. Fingers crossed but I fear not much hope

02-04-08, 07:43 PM	#6
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	i just want the contacts back...anybody got a link??

02-05-08, 08:55 AM	#10
lambdasqrt(ux) Mate Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Some U-Boat pen in Austria Posts: 59 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Awesome solution, OLC... far away from your request, yet a useful workaround! __________________ SH III 1.4b + GWX 3.0 + TMT v2 + OLC GUI MkIId + ACM + Ext. FreeCam + no submarine icon on map + SH3 Cmdr 3.2 85% (ext. views ON)

02-05-08, 09:13 AM	#12
Turm Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 210 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	You are a genius! Remarkably elegant and simple! The solution by Mikhayl is indeed perhaps more useful and simple, but it's not as... well... 'sexy' :hmm: Though I'm sure it's possible to make another small mark or circle next to the clock to indicate AM or PM, a bit like the dot you sometimes see on digital alarm clocks.

02-05-08, 12:38 PM	#13
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Indeed brilliant! However, now I need to re-learn how analog clocks work. Digitals are so much simpler.

02-05-08, 01:10 PM	#14
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	lol it's not that good glad you like it __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.