New UI - Weps Officer Auto solution and fire

Tindoria · 03-19-12, 03:12 AM

(wrongly posted in SHIII)

Hey folks,

I'm brand new to playing SH5. Installed from DVD and patched. Downloaded and installed JSGME, TDW-NewUI, Trevally harbour pilot and solution checker.

I found that shooting with connecting the dots very easy as explained on several youtube vids. 90' angle etc etc.
However - TDW-New UI 6.9 - after several tries of those white buttons in the pop up menu above the weps officer while looking through the attack scope in roughly the following sequence
1) target = nearest ship 2) lock target (with space bar) 3) autofollow target 4) ID target 5) solution to target 5) fire torp ------- > I keep missing.

Tried it with TDC off and with TDC on. (thought it might be the problem)

I ALWAYS miss like this because my scope is fixed on target. Tried firing with the scope in different leading positions and the torps follow the scope instead of a solution to target.

How do I use the weps officer to do the calculations? Is there a "connect the dots" firing mode in the new UI? Should I maybe play with the old UI until I move to manual TDC?

Trevally's solution checker is a rocking feature for manual TDC btw! Thx

Commander Mysenses · 03-19-12, 11:27 AM

Auto targeting is a bit counter-intuitive, had me a bit bamboozled for a while.
Here is the solution;
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...22&postcount=1

Tindoria · 03-19-12, 03:34 PM

Thank you very much for that link. Looks like the same principles are applicable while using TDW-New-UI-6_9_0 . (tested today)
The 1-2-3 are no longer visible but then again they're not needed!

Still don't know what the "solution to target" button is for in the weps officer menu. Doesn't seem to make a difference to accuracy if you press it just before breaking lock. (When you break the lock it greys out so it must be utillised somewhere while locked on target?) Doesn't seem to make a difference to calulations while TDC is on either?

Oh well - killed 2 convoys with the tutorial method today so the vanilla UI isn't needed.

Maybe The Dark Wraith will shed some light on it by posting a link to the manual for his UI.

thanks again

03-19-12, 03:12 AM	#1
Tindoria Nub Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	New UI - Weps Officer Auto solution and fire (wrongly posted in SHIII) Hey folks, I'm brand new to playing SH5. Installed from DVD and patched. Downloaded and installed JSGME, TDW-NewUI, Trevally harbour pilot and solution checker. I found that shooting with connecting the dots very easy as explained on several youtube vids. 90' angle etc etc. However - TDW-New UI 6.9 - after several tries of those white buttons in the pop up menu above the weps officer while looking through the attack scope in roughly the following sequence 1) target = nearest ship 2) lock target (with space bar) 3) autofollow target 4) ID target 5) solution to target 5) fire torp ------- > I keep missing. Tried it with TDC off and with TDC on. (thought it might be the problem) I ALWAYS miss like this because my scope is fixed on target. Tried firing with the scope in different leading positions and the torps follow the scope instead of a solution to target. How do I use the weps officer to do the calculations? Is there a "connect the dots" firing mode in the new UI? Should I maybe play with the old UI until I move to manual TDC? Trevally's solution checker is a rocking feature for manual TDC btw! Thx

03-19-12, 11:27 AM	#2
Commander Mysenses Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: AM98 - Rounding Hartland Point and sneaking up the Bristol Channel Posts: 173 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Auto targeting is a bit counter-intuitive, had me a bit bamboozled for a while. Here is the solution; http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...22&postcount=1

03-19-12, 03:34 PM	#3
Tindoria Nub Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much for that link. Looks like the same principles are applicable while using TDW-New-UI-6_9_0 . (tested today) The 1-2-3 are no longer visible but then again they're not needed! Still don't know what the "solution to target" button is for in the weps officer menu. Doesn't seem to make a difference to accuracy if you press it just before breaking lock. (When you break the lock it greys out so it must be utillised somewhere while locked on target?) Doesn't seem to make a difference to calulations while TDC is on either? Oh well - killed 2 convoys with the tutorial method today so the vanilla UI isn't needed. Maybe The Dark Wraith will shed some light on it by posting a link to the manual for his UI. thanks again