Weather issus

[Alpha Von Burg]

Do you know how when you time compress your game and all of a sudden it start rainging and you don't know about it.

I was wondering if there is a mod that will let you know that the weather has changed, so one may respond to the situation accordingly.

Just wondering...

[Bakkels]

Just try 'H.Sie's realism- and gameplayrelated hardcode fixes'
Among other very useful options (like the WatchOfficer moving to the Conning Deck automatically after submerging) it lets your Watch Officer give you a warning when it's suddenly foggy. It's a stickied thread in the Sh3 Mods Workshop.

My original install used to cut to TCx1 for every weather change, my present install doesn't.
Not sure which of those I prefer.

Too bad they didn't think to include a weather advisory above the nav chart.

[sublynx]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

Too bad they didn't think to include a weather advisory above the nav chart.

Now that would be an absolutely great mod, if someone knew how to change the messaging system so that everytime the weather changes the Watch officer would give a warning.

[Alpha Von Burg]

Originally Posted by Bakkels

Just try 'H.Sie's realism- and gameplayrelated hardcode fixes'
Among other very useful options (like the WatchOfficer moving to the Conning Deck automatically after submerging) it lets your Watch Officer give you a warning when it's suddenly foggy. It's a stickied thread in the Sh3 Mods Workshop.

Thanks, this is exactly what I have been looking for. In fact more that what I have been looking for. Thanks

[Alpha Von Burg]

While we are talking about weather here, I know from weather reports wind speeds can go up to 30 knots, perhpas more. And in the game the max wind speed would seem to be only 15 knots.

any opinion to this...

[Jimbuna]

In one of my installs the wind speed can go up to 99 knots but that is because the file is modded to allow the deck gun to be manned in any weather condition.

The ingame windspeeds aren't totally realistic but designed more to aid the parameters necessary for the games options.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by Alpha Von Burg

And in the game the max wind speed would seem to be only 15 knots.

any opinion to this...

Check out this post:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=210

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Alpha Von Burg

While we are talking about weather here, I know from weather reports wind speeds can go up to 30 knots, perhpas more. And in the game the max wind speed would seem to be only 15 knots.

any opinion to this...

15 m/s ~ 30 knots

[Schwieger]

I'd like to see hurricane force winds in SH3.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Alpha Von Burg

While we are talking about weather here, I know from weather reports wind speeds can go up to 30 knots, perhpas more. And in the game the max wind speed would seem to be only 15 knots.

any opinion to this...

As TorpX said, it's not 15 knots, it's 15 meters/second, which is exactly 29.2 knots. SH3 Commander incorporated the old Big Waves mod, which doubled the size of the waves at any given wind speed, which means that a 15 m/s wind will give waves the equivalent of a 60-knot hurricane. If you choose 'Seasonal' then the waves will be standard height in June and July, 1.25 in April, May, August and September, 1.5 in February, March, October and November, and 2 (actually 1.85) in January and December.

Every day I file a patrol report with my 4-digit grid location, course, speed, wind, Beaufort State and wave height. To vary it up I first get the wind speed from the Watch Officer. I then roll a die:
1 = 2 m/s slower than he said.
2 = 1 m/s slower.
3-4 = Same.
5 = 1 m/s faster than he said.
6 = 2 m/s faster.

I then multiply that number by the Seasonal factor and look up that number on my handy-dandy copy of the Beaufort chart, which gives me sea state and wave height. It also gives a number that matches pretty well with what I see the ocean doing.

[sublynx]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

As TorpX said, it's not 15 knots, it's 15 meters/second, which is exactly 29.2 knots. SH3 Commander incorporated the old Big Waves mod, which doubled the size of the waves at any given wind speed, which means that a 15 m/s wind will give waves the equivalent of a 60-knot hurricane. If you choose 'Seasonal' then the waves will be standard height in June and July, 1.25 in April, May, August and September, 1.5 in February, March, October and November, and 2 (actually 1.85) in January and December.

Every day I file a patrol report with my 4-digit grid location, course, speed, wind, Beaufort State and wave height. To vary it up I first get the wind speed from the Watch Officer. I then roll a die:
1 = 2 m/s slower than he said.
2 = 1 m/s slower.
3-4 = Same.
5 = 1 m/s faster than he said.
6 = 2 m/s faster.

I then multiply that number by the Seasonal factor and look up that number on my handy-dandy copy of the Beaufort chart, which gives me sea state and wave height. It also gives a number that matches pretty well with what I see the ocean doing.

Thanks Steve, a very nice post Great information here. I will start trying the same kind of approach and see if I like it.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

In one of my installs the wind speed can go up to 99 knots but that is because the file is modded to allow the deck gun to be manned in any weather condition.

The ingame windspeeds aren't totally realistic but designed more to aid the parameters necessary for the games options.

Jim! This is interesting about being able to change the wind speed, it is in scen.dat file or what changes are made, if it goes

[Jimbuna]

Sorry I meant to say 'storm conditions'

[Gerald]

OK! Thanks.