Compass heading readout

Inajira · 02-04-08, 01:50 AM

Hi all,

I have played SH3 for some time and enjoyed it, but I just got hold of SH4 yesterday and have just started playing. My question is, how do I determine the EXACT compass course of my sub? The compass dial on bottom right is not distinct enough to get an exact reading, so short of changing course and having my navigator read out the new course to me (and I don't want to change course just to KNOW my course), how can I see the exact figure?

I think SH3 had the same issue but it was fixed at some point, IIRC.

Thanks

Quillan · 02-04-08, 09:32 AM

The easiest way is to go to either the TBT or one of the periscopes, turn until it is oriented at 0 degrees, then hit the = key. That's the shortcut for "Match heading to view", so it won't change your course, but the nav officer will call out "New course XXX" and that's your current heading. Just remember, if you were following a plotted course, to click the "Return to course" button.

Inajira · 02-04-08, 09:45 AM

Thanks! Ah well, I was hoping it would be quicker than that, but its better than peering at the compass dial

Rockin Robbins · 02-04-08, 10:53 AM

All real marine compasses have a lubber's line running fore and aft, aligned with the centerline of the vessel so that the pilot can easily read the exact present course and the reciprocal. SH4 for some reason doesn't have it. There was an early mod to install one, but none of the big mods incorporate it, for some maddingly inexplicable reason.

Ducimus, lurker, WernerSobe, ROW team: get to work!

Inajira · 02-05-08, 03:00 AM

Yeah, I've done quite a bit of sailing and navigation and the omission of such a simple device is just maddening! Does anyone know of an early mod I can grab that puts it in?

Thanks... while we are here I'm also trying to recall what range "Long" is (as reported by the crew)? 10-20nm? Usually when I get a contact report at long range I immediately go to the map and bracket my sub with two concentric circles.

Munchausen · 02-06-08, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inajira

Yeah, I've done quite a bit of sailing and navigation and the omission of such a simple device is just maddening! Does anyone know of an early mod I can grab that puts it in?

The mod you're looking for is called dialrings_and_heading_indicator.7z (it's a 7zip file) ... do a forum search to find it (I think it's one of DrBeast's mods). It changes the dial casings on the HUD to polished brass and adds a "v" index to the compass. You'll probably need to install it manually.

You can also check your heading on the TDC. Just look at the bottom wheel (your sub) ... the outer dial gives true bearings. Your true heading (as indicated on the outer dial) corresponds to zero relative bearing (inner dial).

Munchausen · 02-06-08, 08:14 PM

Or ... you can use the following heading indicator:

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimimadrid

Maybe you can need this.
A extra heading indicator and a new needle for the compass.

The mod is JSGME conform, but to switch the indicator or needle on, you need to activate them with JTxE.(JTxE will replace lines in the menu_1024_768.ini. No interference to other installed Mods)
There are two versions:
1. for TM-Hud 2. for MetalHud

Download Link --> http://www.file-upload.net/download-...ading.rar.html

After installing with JSGME, you will found a JTxE in the SH4 Main Folder.

With JTxE you can switch the necessary Heading Hud or the Needle on or off, like in JSGME.

But remember: before uninstalling this Mod with JSGME, you must uninstall first the JTxE Parts.

Hope it helps you.

Regards
jimimadrid

It works.

P.S. The link sent me to a website in German but there's an icon of a British flag, bottom left ... click on it if you want to read the ads in English. Or just click on the download icon and get the files.

Inajira · 02-07-08, 04:57 AM

Thanks, Munchausen, I'm gonna check the TDC for that and if its not good enough there I will check out the mod

Munchausen · 02-08-08, 07:00 PM

The TDC is accurate but an index mod (either one) is handier.

Elder-Pirate · 02-08-08, 11:45 PM

Not to shabby.

This part will be tricky for me though:...Quote: But remember: before uninstalling this Mod with JSGME, you must uninstall first the JTxE Parts...Unquote.

02-04-08, 01:50 AM	#1
Inajira Loader Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 90 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Compass heading readout Hi all, I have played SH3 for some time and enjoyed it, but I just got hold of SH4 yesterday and have just started playing. My question is, how do I determine the EXACT compass course of my sub? The compass dial on bottom right is not distinct enough to get an exact reading, so short of changing course and having my navigator read out the new course to me (and I don't want to change course just to KNOW my course), how can I see the exact figure? I think SH3 had the same issue but it was fixed at some point, IIRC. Thanks __________________ ---- Lt(sr) Wolfgang Schmidt U-108 Der Lechtturm 94% Realism, DiD Career: 13 Patrols Fate: Sunk Dec 1941 in the North Atlantic, W of Gibraltar by depth charges from a British destroyer. All hands lost. "Torpedo treffer!"

02-04-08, 09:32 AM	#2
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	The easiest way is to go to either the TBT or one of the periscopes, turn until it is oriented at 0 degrees, then hit the = key. That's the shortcut for "Match heading to view", so it won't change your course, but the nav officer will call out "New course XXX" and that's your current heading. Just remember, if you were following a plotted course, to click the "Return to course" button. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

02-04-08, 09:45 AM	#3
Inajira Loader Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 90 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks! Ah well, I was hoping it would be quicker than that, but its better than peering at the compass dial __________________ ---- Lt(sr) Wolfgang Schmidt U-108 Der Lechtturm 94% Realism, DiD Career: 13 Patrols Fate: Sunk Dec 1941 in the North Atlantic, W of Gibraltar by depth charges from a British destroyer. All hands lost. "Torpedo treffer!"

02-04-08, 10:53 AM	#4
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Lubber's line All real marine compasses have a lubber's line running fore and aft, aligned with the centerline of the vessel so that the pilot can easily read the exact present course and the reciprocal. SH4 for some reason doesn't have it. There was an early mod to install one, but none of the big mods incorporate it, for some maddingly inexplicable reason. Ducimus, lurker, WernerSobe, ROW team: get to work! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

02-05-08, 03:00 AM	#5
Inajira Loader Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 90 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I've done quite a bit of sailing and navigation and the omission of such a simple device is just maddening! Does anyone know of an early mod I can grab that puts it in? Thanks... while we are here I'm also trying to recall what range "Long" is (as reported by the crew)? 10-20nm? Usually when I get a contact report at long range I immediately go to the map and bracket my sub with two concentric circles. __________________ ---- Lt(sr) Wolfgang Schmidt U-108 Der Lechtturm 94% Realism, DiD Career: 13 Patrols Fate: Sunk Dec 1941 in the North Atlantic, W of Gibraltar by depth charges from a British destroyer. All hands lost. "Torpedo treffer!"

02-07-08, 04:57 AM	#8
Inajira Loader Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 90 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Munchausen, I'm gonna check the TDC for that and if its not good enough there I will check out the mod __________________ ---- Lt(sr) Wolfgang Schmidt U-108 Der Lechtturm 94% Realism, DiD Career: 13 Patrols Fate: Sunk Dec 1941 in the North Atlantic, W of Gibraltar by depth charges from a British destroyer. All hands lost. "Torpedo treffer!"

02-08-08, 07:00 PM	#9
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	The TDC is accurate but an index mod (either one) is handier.

02-08-08, 11:45 PM	#10
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Not to shabby. This part will be tricky for me though:...Quote: But remember: before uninstalling this Mod with JSGME, you must uninstall first the JTxE Parts...Unquote. __________________