Basic manual map questions from very green skipper

Limey · 07-15-09, 05:53 AM

Hi there I'm new here but I've been lurking for a month or so. The name is a clue to my nationality

I finally picked up SHIV on Monday after realisng that a sub sim was what I've really been looking for in nearly 20 years of PC gaming. I've been slowly getting to grips with it. The only downside is that my girlfriend seems to have turned into my mother, ordering me to bed at the stupidly early hour of 3am just as I finally slip inside the escort screen. Anyone would think I had a job and responsibilities. Doesn't she know there's a war on?

I am running stock 1.4 with real environment and ROW sound mods only. I will put TMO on once I've got more hours in.

Anyway I've turned off map contact updates and the other 'realism' stuff (all I left on is the very pretty external camera.) I suppose I must enjoy doing trig against the clock for fun. Werner's sonar-only attack video was really helpful (very cool being instructed in submarine operations by a German) but there's a few things I'd like to do with the charts that I can't seem to make work. Can anyone help?

1. The manual says you can rename marks and attach notes. My short term memory isn't too hot so being able to do this would be a big help. Does anyone know how?

2. The manual also talks about plotting a ship-centered range circle (using the compass tool) that will move along with the sub on the nav map. I haven't got that to work yet but it would be very handy in plotting contacts using the radar and sonar. Is that possible or another mistake in the manual?

3. If I want to enter range, speed, bearing and AOB data into the TDC manually is the only possibility to use the target data tool in the attack periscope view? Can any of those data points be entered with some other tool on the nav map or attack map views?

4. Finally what do you guys use the attack map for? If I don't have the PK switched on I can't think of a use for it, but I'm sure I'm missing something.

Thanks!

Limey

07-15-09, 05:53 AM	#1
Limey Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Basic manual map questions from very green skipper Hi there I'm new here but I've been lurking for a month or so. The name is a clue to my nationality I finally picked up SHIV on Monday after realisng that a sub sim was what I've really been looking for in nearly 20 years of PC gaming. I've been slowly getting to grips with it. The only downside is that my girlfriend seems to have turned into my mother, ordering me to bed at the stupidly early hour of 3am just as I finally slip inside the escort screen. Anyone would think I had a job and responsibilities. Doesn't she know there's a war on? I am running stock 1.4 with real environment and ROW sound mods only. I will put TMO on once I've got more hours in. Anyway I've turned off map contact updates and the other 'realism' stuff (all I left on is the very pretty external camera.) I suppose I must enjoy doing trig against the clock for fun. Werner's sonar-only attack video was really helpful (very cool being instructed in submarine operations by a German) but there's a few things I'd like to do with the charts that I can't seem to make work. Can anyone help? 1. The manual says you can rename marks and attach notes. My short term memory isn't too hot so being able to do this would be a big help. Does anyone know how? 2. The manual also talks about plotting a ship-centered range circle (using the compass tool) that will move along with the sub on the nav map. I haven't got that to work yet but it would be very handy in plotting contacts using the radar and sonar. Is that possible or another mistake in the manual? 3. If I want to enter range, speed, bearing and AOB data into the TDC manually is the only possibility to use the target data tool in the attack periscope view? Can any of those data points be entered with some other tool on the nav map or attack map views? 4. Finally what do you guys use the attack map for? If I don't have the PK switched on I can't think of a use for it, but I'm sure I'm missing something. Thanks! Limey