The Battery bug, and optimal settings

Zel · 06-24-09, 04:54 PM

Hi all, this is my first post here on the forum. I've observed the following bug, which appears in SH4 v1.3 and v1.4, but not on the versions prior to v1.3. I don't know if it appears in v1.5.

The bug basically limits your submerged endurance to some 102 km at 2 knots, or 27.5 hours. Increasing the values in the submarine .sim files will only result in increased recharge times.

I've tried some settings, and came up with this, which seems to be the optimal setting.

Use the Silent 3ditor tool to edit the fleet submarines sim files, and give them submerged endurance of 115 miles at 2 knots. In game, it will translate to this:
9 kt - 3.7 hours, 33.6 km
7 kt - 4.2 hours, 37 km
5 kt - 7 hours, 57.3 km
4 kt - 10 hours, 75 km
3 kt - 17.5 hours, 93 km
2 kt - 27.5 hours, 102 km
1.5 kt - 51.5 hours, 138 km (need to ventilate)

These are the values which correspond to battery level drop to 10%

Time to fully recharge battery: 3.5 hours at 9 knots surfaced.

Zel

ETR3(SS) · 06-24-09, 05:25 PM

Welcome to Subsim!

Let me say that you are dead on with your findings. I can't recall if 1.5 still has this problem or not though. If I remember correctly the sharp drain in battery amperage kicks in when you dip below X kts while submerged, I think it's somewhere in the vicinity of 4kts. But your table looks good there!

06-24-09, 04:54 PM	#1
Zel Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 45 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	The Battery bug, and optimal settings Hi all, this is my first post here on the forum. I've observed the following bug, which appears in SH4 v1.3 and v1.4, but not on the versions prior to v1.3. I don't know if it appears in v1.5. The bug basically limits your submerged endurance to some 102 km at 2 knots, or 27.5 hours. Increasing the values in the submarine .sim files will only result in increased recharge times. I've tried some settings, and came up with this, which seems to be the optimal setting. Use the Silent 3ditor tool to edit the fleet submarines sim files, and give them submerged endurance of 115 miles at 2 knots. In game, it will translate to this: 9 kt - 3.7 hours, 33.6 km 7 kt - 4.2 hours, 37 km 5 kt - 7 hours, 57.3 km 4 kt - 10 hours, 75 km 3 kt - 17.5 hours, 93 km 2 kt - 27.5 hours, 102 km 1.5 kt - 51.5 hours, 138 km (need to ventilate) These are the values which correspond to battery level drop to 10% Time to fully recharge battery: 3.5 hours at 9 knots surfaced. Zel

06-24-09, 05:25 PM	#2
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Welcome to Subsim! Let me say that you are dead on with your findings. I can't recall if 1.5 still has this problem or not though. If I remember correctly the sharp drain in battery amperage kicks in when you dip below X kts while submerged, I think it's somewhere in the vicinity of 4kts. But your table looks good there! __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.