GW : Keil Canal - cool but too slow

Achtung Englander · 09-19-06, 04:52 AM

Upon remembering on my fourth mission from Keil that GW has the canal mapped - "wow" I thought this will save me a lot of time

and it did - virtual time that is !!. I saved almost 2 days and a one hell of a lot of fuel

BUT

because it canal is narrow time compression was limited to x4 for most of the journey. So in actual terms it took me an hour. If I used the long route passed Denmark I could have done it in about 20 mins

so the funny thing is I spend more real time to save on virtual time

DanCanovas · 09-19-06, 04:54 AM

hehe and mind the unmarked lighthouse thing on the Wilhelmshaven side! i hit it and sank!

Achtung Englander · 09-19-06, 04:56 AM

you will not believe it - I sank too

I left it running to watch some telly - came back 30 mins later to find I collided and sank by colliding into that bloody lighthouse !!

stabiz · 09-19-06, 05:28 AM

Use SH3 Commander, it lets you tweak tc-settings. I have set my close-to-land-setting at 256x.

09-19-06, 06:20 AM

You will find a SH3 folder under "My Documents" on your computer.

The path is my documnts/SH3/data/cfg/main

Open the "main" file and locate the time compression settings (second section from top I believe). Change the setting for proximity to land from 4 to 32 and you'll be pleased with the canal. This will cut the trip down to 10 - 15 minutes.

Achtung Englander · 09-19-06, 06:40 AM

thanks

Darkseed · 09-19-06, 08:16 AM

I think most people crashed into that unmarked lighthouse on their first time through the canal, I know I did.

Jimbuna · 09-19-06, 08:37 AM

Lighthouse, what lighthouse? $%*"^BANG... Oh, that lighthouse!

Finnbat · 09-19-06, 12:42 PM

There are two peers and lighthouses also in the middle of the canal (there where the canal is nice and wide for a chance. You just think that oh´how nice... then bang bang and hiissss, down you go.

kylania · 09-19-06, 01:01 PM

How to exit safely:

Note, the structure seen above is not visible on the in game map, so make sure you take the green route out of the Kiel exit, not the red one.

09-19-06, 02:35 PM

While you're changing the time compression for LandProximity from 4 (or 1) to 32, you might also want to change EnemyDetected from 8 to 1 as well (better safe than sorry).

Also, the default game setting for max speed is 1024. You can change that to 2048 (or 4096 I suppose, if you want to really speed) to make those long patrols to the East Coast USA or tip of South Africa a bit faster.

Albrecht von Hesse

_Seth_ · 09-19-06, 02:46 PM

Someone talked about modding their subs, so that they could reach speeds up to 80 or 90 knots. Think about this challenge: The fastest through the Kiel-canal!
The winner gets a years supply of virtual uboot-coctails!

Zero Niner · 09-19-06, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Lighthouse, what lighthouse? $%*"^BANG... Oh, that lighthouse!

:rotfl:

Torplexed · 09-19-06, 11:51 PM

At least the Kiel canal in the game doesn't have locks in it like the real one. Talk about time-consuming. Flood up...flood down.

JScones · 09-20-06, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albrecht Von Hesse

Also, the default game setting for max speed is 1024. You can change that to 2048 (or 4096 I suppose, if you want to really speed) to make those long patrols to the East Coast USA or tip of South Africa a bit faster.

Or 8190 if you don't mind 1 fps and a minute delay between pressing a key and SH3 reacting.

I use 4096 all the time.

09-19-06, 04:52 AM	#1
Achtung Englander Loader Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 81 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	GW : Keil Canal - cool but too slow Upon remembering on my fourth mission from Keil that GW has the canal mapped - "wow" I thought this will save me a lot of time and it did - virtual time that is !!. I saved almost 2 days and a one hell of a lot of fuel BUT because it canal is narrow time compression was limited to x4 for most of the journey. So in actual terms it took me an hour. If I used the long route passed Denmark I could have done it in about 20 mins so the funny thing is I spend more real time to save on virtual time __________________ Achtung ! Spitfeur !!

09-19-06, 04:56 AM	#3
Achtung Englander Loader Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 81 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	you will not believe it - I sank too I left it running to watch some telly - came back 30 mins later to find I collided and sank by colliding into that bloody lighthouse !! __________________ Achtung ! Spitfeur !!

09-19-06, 05:28 AM	#4
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Use SH3 Commander, it lets you tweak tc-settings. I have set my close-to-land-setting at 256x. __________________

09-19-06, 06:20 AM	#5
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	To change time compression settings You will find a SH3 folder under "My Documents" on your computer. The path is my documnts/SH3/data/cfg/main Open the "main" file and locate the time compression settings (second section from top I believe). Change the setting for proximity to land from 4 to 32 and you'll be pleased with the canal. This will cut the trip down to 10 - 15 minutes.

09-19-06, 06:40 AM	#6
Achtung Englander Loader Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 81 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thanks __________________ Achtung ! Spitfeur !!

09-19-06, 04:54 AM	#2
DanCanovas Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 778 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hehe and mind the unmarked lighthouse thing on the Wilhelmshaven side! i hit it and sank!

09-19-06, 08:16 AM	#7
Darkseed A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 75 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I think most people crashed into that unmarked lighthouse on their first time through the canal, I know I did.

09-19-06, 08:37 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Lighthouse, what lighthouse? $%"^BANG... Oh, that lighthouse! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.* Oh my God, not again!!

09-19-06, 12:42 PM	#9
Finnbat A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 78 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	more traps There are two peers and lighthouses also in the middle of the canal (there where the canal is nice and wide for a chance. You just think that oh´how nice... then bang bang and hiissss, down you go. __________________

09-19-06, 01:01 PM	#10
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	How to exit safely: Note, the structure seen above is not visible on the in game map, so make sure you take the green route out of the Kiel exit, not the red one. __________________

09-19-06, 02:35 PM	#11
Albrecht Von Hesse Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	While you're changing the time compression for LandProximity from 4 (or 1) to 32, you might also want to change EnemyDetected from 8 to 1 as well (better safe than sorry). Also, the default game setting for max speed is 1024. You can change that to 2048 (or 4096 I suppose, if you want to really speed) to make those long patrols to the East Coast USA or tip of South Africa a bit faster. Albrecht von Hesse

09-19-06, 02:46 PM	#12
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Someone talked about modding their subs, so that they could reach speeds up to 80 or 90 knots. Think about this challenge: The fastest through the Kiel-canal! The winner gets a years supply of virtual uboot-coctails! __________________

09-19-06, 11:51 PM	#14
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	At least the Kiel canal in the game doesn't have locks in it like the real one. Talk about time-consuming. Flood up...flood down. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili-- Last edited by Torplexed; 09-19-06 at 11:54 PM.