Adjusting rudder settings

Captain Hammered · 06-22-17, 12:42 AM

Hallo! Ham here; currently commanding SS-196 Searaven; a Sargo-class boat currently operating out of [REDACTED].
Best boat in the Navy; she's fast, proud and strong and I've trained her crew to crack level.

I have a question about ship operation - in real-life terms; I'm wondering if it's possible to make a particular adjustment in a file somewhere. I personally feel it is highly unrealistic for the rudder to move to 'full' (40deg) when the boat is following a set course on the nav chart - making a gentle adjustment to avoid the Gilbert Islands a day away doesn't require such an extreme manoeuver. I would love to change it so that when following a plotted course, the rudder only moves to 5 deg. deflection. It's not for any reason much more than cosmetic, though the loss of energy is a full-rudder turn is annoying.

Is that possible? I know that this game is highly moddable - a bonus for me since I'm an inveterate MFS modder - but I haven't started exploring the possibilities yet; if this is possible it would be a good place to start.

Thanks folks!

06-22-17, 12:42 AM	#1
Captain Hammered Seaman Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 41 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Adjusting rudder settings Hallo! Ham here; currently commanding SS-196 Searaven; a Sargo-class boat currently operating out of [REDACTED]. Best boat in the Navy; she's fast, proud and strong and I've trained her crew to crack level. I have a question about ship operation - in real-life terms; I'm wondering if it's possible to make a particular adjustment in a file somewhere. I personally feel it is highly unrealistic for the rudder to move to 'full' (40deg) when the boat is following a set course on the nav chart - making a gentle adjustment to avoid the Gilbert Islands a day away doesn't require such an extreme manoeuver. I would love to change it so that when following a plotted course, the rudder only moves to 5 deg. deflection. It's not for any reason much more than cosmetic, though the loss of energy is a full-rudder turn is annoying. Is that possible? I know that this game is highly moddable - a bonus for me since I'm an inveterate MFS modder - but I haven't started exploring the possibilities yet; if this is possible it would be a good place to start. Thanks folks!