Game Time & Sunrise/Sunset Issue

Doolar · 01-21-17, 12:18 PM

I'm pretty sure this had been covered before but I couldn't fine it. I'm now off the east coast of Florida and its late January and I'm thinking that the sunrises and sunsets are off a bit. Sunrise at 11am and sunsets at 11pm. I remember reading something here about this and how to bring these things more inline with realistic times. I realize that the game adjust for seasons and latitudes, but I've never been this far south before. Is this normal ? If so then OK, if not any ideas on fixing this issue ?

FUBAR295 · 01-21-17, 02:10 PM

Are you looking at the ship time which is set to German time zone as opposed to local Florida time. You would have a 5 or 6 hour difference.

From Uboat Archieve from the KTB section:

"As a result of maintaining the ship's clocks and KTB in German Legal Time, sunrise and sunset became more and more offset from normal experience as the boat moved further east or west from base. For example, off the east coast of the US in the winter months, the sun might rise at 14:00 and set at 24:00 according to the ship's clocks.

Doolar · 01-21-17, 03:04 PM

Aww-man ... darn I didn't even think of that, that's it ... thanx. My wife says that sometimes I can't see the forest because there are too many trees in the way ... LOL

Sailor Steve · 01-21-17, 05:49 PM

SH3 is the only game in the series that lets you check local time. Hover the cursor over the time on the GUI, and it will tell you what time it is where you are. They removed that function from the other, and I've always wondered why.

UKönig · 01-29-17, 01:56 PM

Yeah, sounds like a discrepancy between German time and local time. I have noticed, especially since keeping a pen and paper captain's log, that the sunrise and sunset times do change appropriately with the season and latitude. I used to be put off by it, but I really do think they got it right...

Doolar · 01-29-17, 08:07 PM

Same here, I keep a paper log and was thinking too hard, on what was the mess up (I have a large mods list) that I completely forgot about the German time/local time thing. Glad you guys didn't beat me up over a stupid question. Like I said in an earlier post, that I've never traveled that far west. I might be in the lead for the "Dumb Question of the Year Award 2017" LOL ... Bartender, a round of beer for all !!!

01-21-17, 12:18 PM	#1
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 915 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Game Time & Sunrise/Sunset Issue I'm pretty sure this had been covered before but I couldn't fine it. I'm now off the east coast of Florida and its late January and I'm thinking that the sunrises and sunsets are off a bit. Sunrise at 11am and sunsets at 11pm. I remember reading something here about this and how to bring these things more inline with realistic times. I realize that the game adjust for seasons and latitudes, but I've never been this far south before. Is this normal ? If so then OK, if not any ideas on fixing this issue ?

01-21-17, 02:10 PM	#2
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,450 Downloads: 493 Uploads: 0	Are you looking at the ship time which is set to German time zone as opposed to local Florida time. You would have a 5 or 6 hour difference. From Uboat Archieve from the KTB section: "As a result of maintaining the ship's clocks and KTB in German Legal Time, sunrise and sunset became more and more offset from normal experience as the boat moved further east or west from base. For example, off the east coast of the US in the winter months, the sun might rise at 14:00 and set at 24:00 according to the ship's clocks. __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

01-21-17, 05:49 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	SH3 is the only game in the series that lets you check local time. Hover the cursor over the time on the GUI, and it will tell you what time it is where you are. They removed that function from the other, and I've always wondered why. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-29-17, 01:56 PM	#5
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yeah, sounds like a discrepancy between German time and local time. I have noticed, especially since keeping a pen and paper captain's log, that the sunrise and sunset times do change appropriately with the season and latitude. I used to be put off by it, but I really do think they got it right... __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!

01-21-17, 03:04 PM	#3
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 915 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Aww-man ... darn I didn't even think of that, that's it ... thanx. My wife says that sometimes I can't see the forest because there are too many trees in the way ... LOL

01-29-17, 08:07 PM	#6
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 915 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Same here, I keep a paper log and was thinking too hard, on what was the mess up (I have a large mods list) that I completely forgot about the German time/local time thing. Glad you guys didn't beat me up over a stupid question. Like I said in an earlier post, that I've never traveled that far west. I might be in the lead for the "Dumb Question of the Year Award 2017" LOL ... Bartender, a round of beer for all !!!