How to edit Rudder?

[mido]

Does anybody know how to edit the behavior of the rudder? If the boat turns to a new heading it automatically goes either to "rudder full starboard or port" (left or right) which slows down the boat a lot. I would like to change it to 15 degrees left or right, that would be realistically "rudder standard starboard or port".
I think that is more like in real life too. Rudder full left or right would only be used in emergency turns what you could still do with the keyboard commands. I think in SH3 it was that way.

you can specify the rudder turn angle by settuing the compass to "Rudder" dial and setting the specific value

[mido]

Originally Posted by jhapprich

you can specify the rudder turn angle by settuing the compass to "Rudder" dial and setting the specific value

Thanks, I knew this already. I still would like to change it so it uses this automatic behavior for course changes and for plotted courses.

hmm, i guess this is hardcoded in the game engine....

[mido]

Come on, somebody should know how to do this...

[Karle94]

Originally Posted by mido

Come on, somebody should know how to do this...

In the .sim file for ships and subs there is a section for the rudder. There`s a value for the drag factor of the rudder. Lowering this will reduce the loss of speed, as well as reducing the effectiveness of the rudder.