Worst annoyances in DW?

Wim Libaers · 08-21-06, 03:05 PM

First, I'd like to stress that I like DW. This is not a thread to say how horrible DW is, because it isn't. However, there is always room for improvement, and certain changes would be nice. This is just to see which changes people would like most.

My two leaders:

- The "realistic" sub physics. Something strange is going on when you get a huge down angle during an ascent, including the sub slowing down and even going backwards. It would not be so bad if it only was a display problem, but it has an impact on how the game is played. The long time required for depth changes and the occasional TA cut are problems.

- Contact marking oddities. Drop a buoy contact on the navmap and you may no longer be able to mark it again later from the gram. Or the helo dipper may give incorrect bearings when first lowered into the water. Or updating contact bearings from a gram display may fail. clicking the frequency dot instead of trying to mark a bearing may help here, but the system seems a little hard to use, and with little information on success on the nav map (I sometimes see long ages on merged contacts, even on those where I have a good and recently marked or even tracked contact).

goldorak · 08-21-06, 03:20 PM

The drunken planesman problem dates back to 1.03 patch.
My understanding is that SCS is fixing this bug for the next patch.

azreark1 · 08-21-06, 03:31 PM

the thing that gets me...its probably the same as the "drunken planesman" but i'v never seen/heard it called that, is when making depth changes the computer makes so many changes to the angle of the boat that its hard to keep track of contacts. with the advanced mode you can control EVERYTHING except the bow planes...i would like to see in the update something so that you can actually control the angle on them...now i know that it would be a huge change to the game and would make the update patch huge but i think the overall effectiveness it would make to the game would be a great increase to control of the boat and us hardcore submariners.

DivingWind · 08-21-06, 03:45 PM

Lets dont start on this! Everything will be fixed in coming patch(es),eventually...

Driftwood · 08-21-06, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DivingWind

Lets dont start on this! Everything will be fixed in coming patch(es),eventually...

You have great faith, Grasshopper.

goldorak · 08-22-06, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DivingWind

Lets dont start on this! Everything will be fixed in coming patch(es),eventually...

I'm not so confident that everything will be fixed :rotfl:, but surely the most glaring problems yes.

Camaero · 08-22-06, 01:33 AM

How many more patches are currently planned? Are any features planned for future patches or an expansion pack? Or will all future patches be pure bug fixes?

Just wondering!

Thanks!

Nexus7 · 08-22-06, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DivingWind

Lets dont start on this! Everything will be fixed in coming patch(es),eventually...

Aye... and there's a sticky thread on that matter, monitored by sonalyst...

wetwarev7 · 08-22-06, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nexus7

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Originally Posted by DivingWind

Lets dont start on this! Everything will be fixed in coming patch(es),eventually...

Aye... and there's a sticky thread on that matter, monitored by sonalyst...

True, although I think it's a good idea for us to remind them we are still waiting in a constructive manner from time to time....

"Yoohooo.....We're still playing DW you know....Just wanted to make sure you haven't forgotten us....:p "

08-21-06, 03:05 PM	#1
Wim Libaers Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Flanders Posts: 569 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Worst annoyances in DW? First, I'd like to stress that I like DW. This is not a thread to say how horrible DW is, because it isn't. However, there is always room for improvement, and certain changes would be nice. This is just to see which changes people would like most. My two leaders: - The "realistic" sub physics. Something strange is going on when you get a huge down angle during an ascent, including the sub slowing down and even going backwards. It would not be so bad if it only was a display problem, but it has an impact on how the game is played. The long time required for depth changes and the occasional TA cut are problems. - Contact marking oddities. Drop a buoy contact on the navmap and you may no longer be able to mark it again later from the gram. Or the helo dipper may give incorrect bearings when first lowered into the water. Or updating contact bearings from a gram display may fail. clicking the frequency dot instead of trying to mark a bearing may help here, but the system seems a little hard to use, and with little information on success on the nav map (I sometimes see long ages on merged contacts, even on those where I have a good and recently marked or even tracked contact).

08-21-06, 03:31 PM	#3
azreark1 Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denison, TX Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	the thing that gets me...its probably the same as the "drunken planesman" but i'v never seen/heard it called that, is when making depth changes the computer makes so many changes to the angle of the boat that its hard to keep track of contacts. with the advanced mode you can control EVERYTHING except the bow planes...i would like to see in the update something so that you can actually control the angle on them...now i know that it would be a huge change to the game and would make the update patch huge but i think the overall effectiveness it would make to the game would be a great increase to control of the boat and us hardcore submariners. __________________ Ens Devon "Azrearl" Hathaway VMC CO USS Dallas (SSN 700) Last edited by azreark1; 08-21-06 at 03:33 PM.

08-21-06, 03:45 PM	#4
DivingWind Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lithuania Posts: 211 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Lets dont start on this! Everything will be fixed in coming patch(es),eventually... __________________

08-22-06, 01:33 AM	#7
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	How many more patches are currently planned? Are any features planned for future patches or an expansion pack? Or will all future patches be pure bug fixes? Just wondering! Thanks! __________________

08-21-06, 03:20 PM	#2
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The drunken planesman problem dates back to 1.03 patch. My understanding is that SCS is fixing this bug for the next patch.