GWX - Kiel canal

frenema · 08-18-07, 11:58 AM

I noticed that it takes me 30~40 minutes IRL just to get through the canal because the max time compression is 4.

Anyway to change this? Time is valuable for me.

madmike81 · 08-18-07, 12:01 PM

If your using SH3 Commander you can alter the time compressions for different situations.

I highly recommend it!

JScones · 08-18-07, 12:14 PM

Yep. With x512 TC plus the plotting assistant...sweet.

GoldenRivet · 08-18-07, 12:38 PM

i have routinely used the kiel canal, with GWX1.03 i have noticed several spots where the time compression is up to 128 without adjusting any values in SH3 commander. Just be sure and use the option to plot the "search pattern" that leads you out of the canal or into it either way your are going.

dont think so much about the real life time used, think of the fuel conserved. by not going around the horn you have extended your lethal action range further out into the western approaches.

good hunting!

blue3golf · 08-18-07, 12:48 PM

I am on my way back from my first patrol out of Kiel. Talk about not thinking, I went all the way around the horn and now I'm coming back with all my torps and low fuel, I'll probably be flogged.

Brag · 08-18-07, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by blue3golf

I am on my way back from my first patrol out of Kiel. Talk about not thinking, I went all the way around the horn and now I'm coming back with all my torps and low fuel, I'll probably be flogged.

Call it a working up cruise

blue3golf · 08-18-07, 07:18 PM

Among other things

mowgli99 · 08-18-07, 07:23 PM

You can without commader by editing the files like me. I forgot how but a thread awhile ago called land proximity said how to.

Reverie · 08-19-07, 03:42 AM

In '39 and '40 one can still find adventure coming out of the straits.
Targets are still available if lookouts are attentive.
You can even run torpedo drills on incoming German convoys, just don't birddog them, and certainly don't fire on them !
Reverie

blue3golf · 08-19-07, 08:52 AM

Started my 2nd patrol last night and ran the canal, world of difference with the fuel, bridges were kind of cool too. Really waiting for that IID to come out, that'll change everything.

Sailor Steve · 08-19-07, 11:36 AM

I've not been able to use GWX yet, but I used to use Commander to change my 'Near Land' settings and charted my own path through the Kanal at 64x. Had lots of fun, and the actual path is much, much shorter.

08-18-07, 11:58 AM	#1
frenema Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 116 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	GWX - Kiel canal I noticed that it takes me 30~40 minutes IRL just to get through the canal because the max time compression is 4. Anyway to change this? Time is valuable for me.

08-18-07, 12:38 PM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i have routinely used the kiel canal, with GWX1.03 i have noticed several spots where the time compression is up to 128 without adjusting any values in SH3 commander. Just be sure and use the option to plot the "search pattern" that leads you out of the canal or into it either way your are going. dont think so much about the real life time used, think of the fuel conserved. by not going around the horn you have extended your lethal action range further out into the western approaches. good hunting! __________________

08-19-07, 11:36 AM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I've not been able to use GWX yet, but I used to use Commander to change my 'Near Land' settings and charted my own path through the Kanal at 64x. Had lots of fun, and the actual path is much, much shorter. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-18-07, 12:01 PM	#2
madmike81 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If your using SH3 Commander you can alter the time compressions for different situations. I highly recommend it!

08-18-07, 12:14 PM	#3
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Yep. With x512 TC plus the plotting assistant...sweet.

08-18-07, 12:48 PM	#5
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I am on my way back from my first patrol out of Kiel. Talk about not thinking, I went all the way around the horn and now I'm coming back with all my torps and low fuel, I'll probably be flogged.

08-18-07, 07:18 PM	#7
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Among other things

08-18-07, 07:23 PM	#8
mowgli99 Engineer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 215 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You can without commader by editing the files like me. I forgot how but a thread awhile ago called land proximity said how to.

08-19-07, 03:42 AM	#9
Reverie Planesman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 195 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	In '39 and '40 one can still find adventure coming out of the straits. Targets are still available if lookouts are attentive. You can even run torpedo drills on incoming German convoys, just don't birddog them, and certainly don't fire on them ! Reverie

08-19-07, 08:52 AM	#10
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Started my 2nd patrol last night and ran the canal, world of difference with the fuel, bridges were kind of cool too. Really waiting for that IID to come out, that'll change everything.