GWX3 - English Nav Map & Grid Refs

topbowman · 06-28-16, 12:26 PM

Afternoon all,

I've recently taken on GWX3 and it seems to be working ok....except that I can't see English Nav Map & Grid Refs (although JGSME says it is enabled).Since I keep getting messages referring to grid refs, this is a bit frustrating. Please can someone point me in the right direction on this? Cheap pun intended

Thanks

PS I should perhaps clarify this; I'm getting messages with grid references in English, but my onboard chart doesn't show grid references, so I can't figure out where I'm supposed to be headed in order to pick up the target. Am I missing something here?

Thanks again

bstanko6 · 06-28-16, 03:06 PM

Are you saying it does not show say...

Am32 or Bf 51 and such? On the nav map?

topbowman · 06-29-16, 09:40 AM

Hi,

Sorry, I didn't put this correctly. An example of what I mean is going on now in my game. I've received an open frequency message from some dimwit merchant announcing his position to all and sundry as "50 degrees, 36 minutes North/15 degrees, 25 minutes West" or similar. How do I work out where that is on my nav chart? It only shows AM19, BE 33 or whatever.

I understand the grid system, so I can sort out a reference from an other U-boat (e.g. BF3366) easily enough, but am I supposed to use the appropriate standard Admiralty chart to locate the degrees/minutes reference? Do-able, but those charts are very expensive to acquire....

Thanks

danasan · 06-29-16, 09:57 AM

This one might help:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...85&postcount=2

20000 Leagues · 06-29-16, 10:01 AM

Thanks for that link!

topbowman · 06-29-16, 11:15 AM

Outstanding - thank you very much!

You don't happen to know the whereabouts of an inverted version (ie co-ords to grid)?

If not, I'll have a crack on producing one

topbowman · 06-29-16, 11:20 AM

Hang on, how do I make this tool invert?

Mittelwaechter · 06-29-16, 12:15 PM

Has someone made a mod to send true radio messages with long.lat. positions?

If not - the radio messages are only ear-candy. You won't find anything at the transmitted coordinates.

topbowman · 07-06-16, 04:16 AM

Aah - thank you for that. As it happens one of the signals containing a grid reference place the target somewhere in the Malvern Hills, so I was wondering what was going on

All the best

Sailor Steve · 07-06-16, 07:50 AM

I believe there has been a misunderstanding here.

'GWX - English Nav Map & Grid Refs' converts the labels on the in-game chart from German to English, but only at certain zoom levels. It does not convert KM Grids to degrees.

More important: Those radio messages you receive with locations in degrees? They aren't real! Well, actually they are real - real messages from World War II, designed to give flavor to the game and make it feel like you're not alone in the war. Any messages you get from the game will always be in KM Grid locations.

[edit] I see that Mittelwaechter has already given the correct answer above.

06-28-16, 12:26 PM	#1
topbowman Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 6 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	GWX3 - English Nav Map & Grid Refs Afternoon all, I've recently taken on GWX3 and it seems to be working ok....except that I can't see English Nav Map & Grid Refs (although JGSME says it is enabled).Since I keep getting messages referring to grid refs, this is a bit frustrating. Please can someone point me in the right direction on this? Cheap pun intended Thanks PS I should perhaps clarify this; I'm getting messages with grid references in English, but my onboard chart doesn't show grid references, so I can't figure out where I'm supposed to be headed in order to pick up the target. Am I missing something here? Thanks again Last edited by topbowman; 06-28-16 at 02:06 PM.

06-28-16, 03:06 PM	#2
bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	Are you saying it does not show say... Am32 or Bf 51 and such? On the nav map? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] BSTANKO6'S SH5 NAVAL ACADEMY http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbe...W2NArCA/videos DISCORD https://discord.gg/6tFeTSUmVc

06-29-16, 09:57 AM	#4
danasan Elite Spam Hunter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Flensburg / Germany Posts: 1,141 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	This one might help: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...85&postcount=2 __________________ "I invite you to go inside this submergible hole in the water where you can nicely hide from destroyers."

06-29-16, 12:15 PM	#8
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Has someone made a mod to send true radio messages with long.lat. positions? If not - the radio messages are only ear-candy. You won't find anything at the transmitted coordinates. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

07-06-16, 04:16 AM	#9
topbowman Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 6 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Lat & Long ear candy Aah - thank you for that. As it happens one of the signals containing a grid reference place the target somewhere in the Malvern Hills, so I was wondering what was going on All the best

06-29-16, 09:40 AM	#3
topbowman Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 6 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Hi, Sorry, I didn't put this correctly. An example of what I mean is going on now in my game. I've received an open frequency message from some dimwit merchant announcing his position to all and sundry as "50 degrees, 36 minutes North/15 degrees, 25 minutes West" or similar. How do I work out where that is on my nav chart? It only shows AM19, BE 33 or whatever. I understand the grid system, so I can sort out a reference from an other U-boat (e.g. BF3366) easily enough, but am I supposed to use the appropriate standard Admiralty chart to locate the degrees/minutes reference? Do-able, but those charts are very expensive to acquire.... Thanks

06-29-16, 10:01 AM	#5
20000 Leagues Seaman Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 42 Downloads: 111 Uploads: 0	Thanks for that link!

06-29-16, 11:15 AM	#6
topbowman Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 6 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Outstanding - thank you very much! You don't happen to know the whereabouts of an inverted version (ie co-ords to grid)? If not, I'll have a crack on producing one

06-29-16, 11:20 AM	#7
topbowman Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Kent Posts: 6 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Hang on, how do I make this tool invert?

07-06-16, 07:50 AM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I believe there has been a misunderstanding here. 'GWX - English Nav Map & Grid Refs' converts the labels on the in-game chart from German to English, but only at certain zoom levels. It does not convert KM Grids to degrees. More important: Those radio messages you receive with locations in degrees? They aren't real! Well, actually they are real - real messages from World War II, designed to give flavor to the game and make it feel like you're not alone in the war. Any messages you get from the game will always be in KM Grid locations. [edit] I see that Mittelwaechter has already given the correct answer above. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo