TYPE IIA Cruising Range Changed?

cj95 · 12-27-08, 02:13 PM

Did GWX 2.1+ mess with the cruise range of the TYPE II?

I remember in previous versions having to carefully nurture my fuel just to make it to the English coast and back at a bare 1/3 power.

Now I can zip along at 10 kts and still have plenty to fuel to spare to range all up and down the coast with no problems.

What up with this....I play the IIA because I like the limitations it requires...I dont want artificial cheats.

I cant speak to see if the other models have changed also.

Pisces · 12-27-08, 02:23 PM

It is mentioned in the GWX 2.1 manual. But I don't know if that was a leftover from earlier version, or introduced in 2.1. Their reasoning was that (in the game) degrees of longitude near the poles have the exact same length as on the equator. This is due to the type of map projection used in the game. A degree of longitude at or near the poles in reallife is almost nothing.

Since the type 2 is supposed to be used between the 50 and 60th lattitude parrallel the ingame distances to patrol zones are longer than would be experienced in reallife. And so the reported distances of endurance should be corrected for game balance. Makes sense to me.

Sailor Steve · 12-27-08, 06:25 PM

One of my old complaints has been that in reality there were only six Type IIAs. There were a lot more IIBs, and they did most of the North Sea patrols. The difference was a much longer range.

The longer range in GWX, as said, has to do with the fact that the SH3 world is flat, and distances are farther than in real life. It's not a cheat.

kenijaru · 12-27-08, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

...the fact that the... world is flat...

TAKE THAT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS!

i mean... really? is it flat?

12-27-08, 02:13 PM	#1
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	TYPE IIA Cruising Range Changed? Did GWX 2.1+ mess with the cruise range of the TYPE II? I remember in previous versions having to carefully nurture my fuel just to make it to the English coast and back at a bare 1/3 power. Now I can zip along at 10 kts and still have plenty to fuel to spare to range all up and down the coast with no problems. What up with this....I play the IIA because I like the limitations it requires...I dont want artificial cheats. I cant speak to see if the other models have changed also.

12-27-08, 06:25 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	One of my old complaints has been that in reality there were only six Type IIAs. There were a lot more IIBs, and they did most of the North Sea patrols. The difference was a much longer range. The longer range in GWX, as said, has to do with the fact that the SH3 world is flat, and distances are farther than in real life. It's not a cheat. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-27-08, 02:23 PM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	It is mentioned in the GWX 2.1 manual. But I don't know if that was a leftover from earlier version, or introduced in 2.1. Their reasoning was that (in the game) degrees of longitude near the poles have the exact same length as on the equator. This is due to the type of map projection used in the game. A degree of longitude at or near the poles in reallife is almost nothing. Since the type 2 is supposed to be used between the 50 and 60th lattitude parrallel the ingame distances to patrol zones are longer than would be experienced in reallife. And so the reported distances of endurance should be corrected for game balance. Makes sense to me.