Wind speed

Tonnage_Ace · 02-27-06, 10:12 PM

Just a short question: when it says wind speed ... direction 194, is that the direction it's blowing or the direction it's coming from, if your heading in the same direction it's blowing, do you gain some speed or lose it, if you head in the opposite direction? Just wondering because why else would the developers put it in there.

GC1CEO · 02-27-06, 10:18 PM

I think wind speed does affect your speed by a knot or so, because in a storm I'll often be running at say 10 knots and have it constantly drop to 9 then 8 then up to 10 without any speed adjustments or course adjustments by me.

jasondef · 02-27-06, 10:39 PM

Wind direction is where its coming from. It seems to me that wind speed in this game mostly just relates to wave height of the seas, and the bigger waves is what slows you down when its windy, not the wind itself.

Tonnage_Ace · 02-27-06, 11:15 PM

What if the waves are like 7m/s, not big enough to effect speed, and direction is 194, does that mean if I head at 14 degress I'll gain a knot?

jasondef · 02-28-06, 12:54 AM

Maybe if you hoist a sail you would gain speed from the wind, other than that I don't think so. But I'm no expert, just speaking from short experience, so I could be wrong for the first time ever.

02-27-06, 10:12 PM	#1
Tonnage_Ace XO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Wind speed Just a short question: when it says wind speed ... direction 194, is that the direction it's blowing or the direction it's coming from, if your heading in the same direction it's blowing, do you gain some speed or lose it, if you head in the opposite direction? Just wondering because why else would the developers put it in there.

02-27-06, 10:39 PM	#3
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wind direction is where its coming from. It seems to me that wind speed in this game mostly just relates to wave height of the seas, and the bigger waves is what slows you down when its windy, not the wind itself. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

02-28-06, 12:54 AM	#5
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe if you hoist a sail you would gain speed from the wind, other than that I don't think so. But I'm no expert, just speaking from short experience, so I could be wrong for the first time ever. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

02-27-06, 10:18 PM	#2
GC1CEO Watch Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 21 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I think wind speed does affect your speed by a knot or so, because in a storm I'll often be running at say 10 knots and have it constantly drop to 9 then 8 then up to 10 without any speed adjustments or course adjustments by me.

02-27-06, 11:15 PM	#4
Tonnage_Ace XO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What if the waves are like 7m/s, not big enough to effect speed, and direction is 194, does that mean if I head at 14 degress I'll gain a knot?