Set Speed 9 knots...please

Pandion · 03-19-10, 10:02 AM

Does anyone else find that no matter what speed you choose in the advanced controls the game only uses the set 1 to 5 settings realy annoying and is there a workaround that someones found

kylania · 03-19-10, 10:37 AM

Are you going 9kts though? You can't expect a ruler that goes from 1 to 5 to display a 9.

It'll remain on whatever speed it was probably (remembering that 1 to 5 is really 1/3 to flank).

Pandion · 03-19-10, 11:09 AM

Let me put it this way I set the speed 5 knots the pirate confirms 5 knots but my sub goes to 7 knots I ask for 9 knots again the pirate confirms the speed I asks for but the sub speeds up to 14 knots etc etc

Linavitch · 03-19-10, 11:41 AM

I noticed this after I spent promotion points on speed upgrades, all the stated speeds are about 2 knots slower than actual speed.

It seems that fuel consumption is based on commanded speed rather than actual speed though.

Pandion · 03-19-10, 12:05 PM

Just checked it ingame motor officer with no promotion points you get the speed you ask for

My fully maxed gives me 5 knts = 7, 10 knts = 13 15 knts = 20

So the higher the speed the bigger the discrepancy

Turm · 03-19-10, 02:15 PM

It does work, but it will display the 1-5 setting that's closest to your ordered speed.

However, a lot of things influence what speed you end up doing, in comparison to the speed you order.

If you order 7 knots in calm seas with no upgrades, the crew will run the engines at the speed to give you roughly 7 knots (that said, the 'advanced' scale isn't shown accurately anyway - the markings don't match the speeds).

If you order 7 knots in rough seas, the crew run the engines at the same speed as they would in a calm sea, resulting in you doing less than 7 knots, I think.

As above, promotion points can also upset this. So can recharging the battery - the crew won't compensate for running on one screw by upping the engine speed.

So the advanced speed controls do work, but not very reliably. Like a lot of things!!

03-19-10, 10:02 AM	#1
Pandion Watch Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 30 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Set Speed 9 knots...please Does anyone else find that no matter what speed you choose in the advanced controls the game only uses the set 1 to 5 settings realy annoying and is there a workaround that someones found

03-19-10, 10:37 AM	#2
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Are you going 9kts though? You can't expect a ruler that goes from 1 to 5 to display a 9. It'll remain on whatever speed it was probably (remembering that 1 to 5 is really 1/3 to flank). __________________

03-19-10, 11:41 AM	#4
Linavitch Officer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hull Posts: 239 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	I noticed this after I spent promotion points on speed upgrades, all the stated speeds are about 2 knots slower than actual speed. It seems that fuel consumption is based on commanded speed rather than actual speed though. __________________ Like music only more painful http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndID=108090746

03-19-10, 11:09 AM	#3
Pandion Watch Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 30 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Let me put it this way I set the speed 5 knots the pirate confirms 5 knots but my sub goes to 7 knots I ask for 9 knots again the pirate confirms the speed I asks for but the sub speeds up to 14 knots etc etc

03-19-10, 12:05 PM	#5
Pandion Watch Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 30 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Just checked it ingame motor officer with no promotion points you get the speed you ask for My fully maxed gives me 5 knts = 7, 10 knts = 13 15 knts = 20 So the higher the speed the bigger the discrepancy

03-19-10, 02:15 PM	#6
Turm Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 210 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	It does work, but it will display the 1-5 setting that's closest to your ordered speed. However, a lot of things influence what speed you end up doing, in comparison to the speed you order. If you order 7 knots in calm seas with no upgrades, the crew will run the engines at the speed to give you roughly 7 knots (that said, the 'advanced' scale isn't shown accurately anyway - the markings don't match the speeds). If you order 7 knots in rough seas, the crew run the engines at the same speed as they would in a calm sea, resulting in you doing less than 7 knots, I think. As above, promotion points can also upset this. So can recharging the battery - the crew won't compensate for running on one screw by upping the engine speed. So the advanced speed controls do work, but not very reliably. Like a lot of things!!