am I being a dweeb? ( dont answer that!)

She-Wolf · 04-15-10, 02:13 PM

having got to somewhere just off the coast of UK, and being expected to knobble a good few ships before June 1st, I am pleased to hear some activity over to the right, and I want to know in what direction the ship is heading to plan my next move. WhaddIdo? In SH3 I can instruct the sonar guy to follow the sound and give me regular updates so I can work out where the enemy boat is and where I need to go to intercept it. As it is quite faint nothing has appeared on my chart in SH5 so although I can hear it and see where it is at on the sonar dial, I cant work out the position on the chart if I am standing there twiddling the wheel for minutes at a time - and anyway, that is what HE is there for. I WILL get the hang of this game but intuitive it is not.

SteamWake · 04-15-10, 02:21 PM

Yes the use of the work Knobble quailifys you as a dweeb

What I do is put a mark at the end of the contact line with the pencil... wait 10 or so minutes or untill the line moves. Place another mark. Now you have a general idea of which way he is sailing. Draw a line between the two marks and you have a general idea of his course.

I then surface and head in that general direction.

Sometime later I will dip again and make another mark and 'refine' my guess.

kylania · 04-15-10, 02:24 PM

DarkWraith's MultiUI mod includes the old SH3 officer bar with "follow nearest contact" buttons on it.

You can also plot it out using the map. You can press M to toggle the nav map while on the sonar station, or just use the TAI map (tab key) to plot.

Or simply set your course to the bearing you heard the contact on, flank for a while, then submerge and listen for it again, that way you'll get a general idea of it's direction of travel.

Or use the hydrohunting tutorials so plot it's course, position and speed passively.

She-Wolf · 04-15-10, 02:28 PM

oh dear, I'm a dweeb

um...contact line? there isn't anything on the chart to mark.
Kylania - gotcha, will do that - which is probably what you are saying too Steamwake

ps Kylania, I think I d/loaded the mod you refer to but couldn't get it to work. This is some weeks back mind. I will try again

Ta

SteamWake · 04-15-10, 04:46 PM

I dont know .. if you have map contacts off dill you still get the grey lines from the sonar on the map?

You do of course have to be submerged to hear them at all...

Nico09 · 04-16-10, 02:17 AM

Imo, the word "knobble" isn't used often enough.

She-Wolf · 04-16-10, 03:54 AM

Steamwake, submerged, yes - but even that is in doubt when so close to the english coast... if any planes came over I think they could see the shape, it is so shallow and bits of dear old Rotbile poke out of the briny in the swell, but yes, the sonar works.

Nico09, you say the nicest things...

Nico09 · 04-16-10, 04:03 AM

She-Wolf, I have my moments, not very often mind you but they do surface, sometimes, especially after a long long long lonnnnnng night shift it appears.

She-Wolf · 04-16-10, 04:09 AM

Indeed Nico, bit time you got some shut-eye now I should suppose

Nico09 · 04-16-10, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by She-Wolf

Indeed Nico, bit time you got some shut-eye now I should suppose

Can't at tthe moment, got a darn electrician coming round this morning to look at a dodgy socket.

No matter I dont start till 23.00hrs tonight so plenty of time for a kip

wambam · 04-16-10, 07:44 AM

Yeah.. I simply take a note of the Nav's bearing, surface if it's safe , head (speed rate tripled?) in what I think is the direction of the ship for a couple minutes, submerge and check again. That second time check will tell me if I am heading away from him or closer. Then I surface again and speed in the general direction, submerge and check. Usually that will give me a fair idea of his heading. Works most times but if it's a loner he might zigzag course and I might lose him; whereas if it's a convoy it will usually keep steady course, smug in being protected by warships (?).

". . . knobble. ." ? Is that in the dictionary? I checked and it simply says : " small knob". How do you "small knob" someone? Enlighten me, please. I am interested.

TwistedAdonis · 04-16-10, 08:02 AM

I believe it's spelt 'nobble'.

04-16-10, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by She-Wolf

oh dear, I'm a dweeb

ps Kylania, I think I d/loaded the mod you refer to but couldn't get it to work. This is some weeks back mind. I will try again

Ta

FYI, you cant just drop it into jsgme

im told that the mod is needed to be "finished cooking" before you use it so you have to put the stuff you want into it to finish building it for it to be usable.

robbo180265 · 04-16-10, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwistedAdonis

I believe it's spelt 'nobble'.

And it's slang for sabotage

kylania · 04-16-10, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Webster

FYI, you cant just drop it into jsgme

im told that the mod is needed to be "finished cooking" before you use it so you have to put the stuff you want into it to finish building it for it to be usable.

Unzip the download file to your desktop, go into the MODS folder and copy what's there into your JSGME MODS folder. Enable and enjoy.

For default that's all you need to do. If you wanted to use the SH3/SH4 versions, or different periscope settings or any of the other advanced options then yes, you'll need to edit some files and move some files around, but that's all explained in the instructions.

04-15-10, 02:13 PM	#1
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	am I being a dweeb? ( dont answer that!) having got to somewhere just off the coast of UK, and being expected to knobble a good few ships before June 1st, I am pleased to hear some activity over to the right, and I want to know in what direction the ship is heading to plan my next move. WhaddIdo? In SH3 I can instruct the sonar guy to follow the sound and give me regular updates so I can work out where the enemy boat is and where I need to go to intercept it. As it is quite faint nothing has appeared on my chart in SH5 so although I can hear it and see where it is at on the sonar dial, I cant work out the position on the chart if I am standing there twiddling the wheel for minutes at a time - and anyway, that is what HE is there for. I WILL get the hang of this game but intuitive it is not. __________________

04-15-10, 02:21 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yes the use of the work Knobble quailifys you as a dweeb What I do is put a mark at the end of the contact line with the pencil... wait 10 or so minutes or untill the line moves. Place another mark. Now you have a general idea of which way he is sailing. Draw a line between the two marks and you have a general idea of his course. I then surface and head in that general direction. Sometime later I will dip again and make another mark and 'refine' my guess. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

04-15-10, 02:24 PM	#3
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	DarkWraith's MultiUI mod includes the old SH3 officer bar with "follow nearest contact" buttons on it. You can also plot it out using the map. You can press M to toggle the nav map while on the sonar station, or just use the TAI map (tab key) to plot. Or simply set your course to the bearing you heard the contact on, flank for a while, then submerge and listen for it again, that way you'll get a general idea of it's direction of travel. Or use the hydrohunting tutorials so plot it's course, position and speed passively. __________________

04-15-10, 02:28 PM	#4
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	oh dear, I'm a dweeb um...contact line? there isn't anything on the chart to mark. Kylania - gotcha, will do that - which is probably what you are saying too Steamwake ps Kylania, I think I d/loaded the mod you refer to but couldn't get it to work. This is some weeks back mind. I will try again Ta __________________

04-15-10, 04:46 PM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I dont know .. if you have map contacts off dill you still get the grey lines from the sonar on the map? You do of course have to be submerged to hear them at all... __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

04-16-10, 02:17 AM	#6
Nico09 Gunner Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 93 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Imo, the word "knobble" isn't used often enough.

04-16-10, 03:54 AM	#7
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Steamwake, submerged, yes - but even that is in doubt when so close to the english coast... if any planes came over I think they could see the shape, it is so shallow and bits of dear old Rotbile poke out of the briny in the swell, but yes, the sonar works. Nico09, you say the nicest things... __________________

04-16-10, 04:03 AM	#8
Nico09 Gunner Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 93 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	She-Wolf, I have my moments, not very often mind you but they do surface, sometimes, especially after a long long long lonnnnnng night shift it appears.

04-16-10, 04:09 AM	#9
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Indeed Nico, bit time you got some shut-eye now I should suppose __________________

04-16-10, 07:44 AM	#11
wambam Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Phila., PA. Posts: 29 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yeah.. I simply take a note of the Nav's bearing, surface if it's safe , head (speed rate tripled?) in what I think is the direction of the ship for a couple minutes, submerge and check again. That second time check will tell me if I am heading away from him or closer. Then I surface again and speed in the general direction, submerge and check. Usually that will give me a fair idea of his heading. Works most times but if it's a loner he might zigzag course and I might lose him; whereas if it's a convoy it will usually keep steady course, smug in being protected by warships (?). ". . . knobble. ." ? Is that in the dictionary? I checked and it simply says : " small knob". How do you "small knob" someone? Enlighten me, please. I am interested.

04-16-10, 08:02 AM	#12
TwistedAdonis Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 26 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I believe it's spelt 'nobble'.