Starting in your Patrol Zones (Like SH1)?

Sheppard · 01-02-06, 11:20 PM

In SH1, you started out in your general patrol zone; eg, Sea of Japan, off Japan, Phillipines; without having to spend 2 hours transiting to the patrol area on time compression; does anyone think that this would be a worthwhile mod for SH3?

I know the people who value realism wouldn't like it; but those who don't have a lot of time would probably like it.

Marhkimov · 01-03-06, 01:33 AM

I'm sure it can be done, via a program such as SH3Cmdr.

Your only real problem would be to get JScones to program such a feature... Since I assume that the mass majority of kaleuns won't use it.

JScones · 01-03-06, 01:41 AM

I reckon it could be done by changing the DeparturePointLong, DeparturePointLat and DeparturePointHeading settings for the next patrol in Careers_0.cfg. But I haven't tried it though.

gAiNiAc · 01-03-06, 09:23 AM

Why would you want to do that and miss out on all the lovely air attacks in transit?

Syxx_Killer · 01-03-06, 10:50 AM

I'd think it would be more boring to be placed at the patrol zone automatically. I sink more ships ingress and egress of the patrol zone. Being stuck at a grid for 24 hours can be pretty boring.

joea · 01-03-06, 11:43 AM

Something will have to be done for SHIV however....every patrol will be like a patrol to South Africa.

CCIP · 01-03-06, 01:18 PM

A better TC system would do for SHIV, I think :hmm:

Syxx_Killer · 01-03-06, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

A better TC system would do for SHIV, I think :hmm:

Precisely.

01-03-06, 05:57 PM

It's funny, but that's exactly what UBI said was going to happen with SHIII, but they changed they're minds after the overwhelming majority said they wanted to sail the boat there themselves.

Ducimus · 01-03-06, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

It's funny, but that's exactly what UBI said was going to happen with SHIII, but they changed they're minds after the overwhelming majority said they wanted to sail the boat there themselves.

Its much better this way. Sometimes i expend most or all my torpedo's before ever reaching my assigned grid, and once there, not see a damn thing.

iambecomelife · 01-03-06, 08:04 PM

The patrol's not about the destination. It's all about the strafing Catalinas and rotting sausages along the way...

CB.. · 01-03-06, 08:35 PM

if they'd have slapped in the milk-cows or similar- with a realism option to start from along side those rather than base they could have covered both ends of the market- for creative guys you can't help thinking sometimes that game devs lack a little something in the imagination dept

meantime folks can edit their LND campaigns files and alter the lat/long co-ordinates for one of the bases to where ever they like---only drawback being you end up with Lorient etc written on the map in the wrong location (only the word is misplaced --the port it self is where it belongs) but you can start from where you want---if you add a docked ship or sub there it can look ok--same thing---(was this the basis of the milk cow mod?)

01-02-06, 11:20 PM	#1
Sheppard Captain of the Nautilus Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 146 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 0	Starting in your Patrol Zones (Like SH1)? In SH1, you started out in your general patrol zone; eg, Sea of Japan, off Japan, Phillipines; without having to spend 2 hours transiting to the patrol area on time compression; does anyone think that this would be a worthwhile mod for SH3? I know the people who value realism wouldn't like it; but those who don't have a lot of time would probably like it.

01-03-06, 01:33 AM	#2
Marhkimov Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,377 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm sure it can be done, via a program such as SH3Cmdr. Your only real problem would be to get JScones to program such a feature... Since I assume that the mass majority of kaleuns won't use it. __________________ It takes two to tango

01-03-06, 01:18 PM	#7
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	A better TC system would do for SHIV, I think :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

01-03-06, 08:04 PM	#11
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,709 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	The patrol's not about the destination. It's all about the strafing Catalinas and rotting sausages along the way... __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

01-03-06, 08:35 PM	#12
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	if they'd have slapped in the milk-cows or similar- with a realism option to start from along side those rather than base they could have covered both ends of the market- for creative guys you can't help thinking sometimes that game devs lack a little something in the imagination dept meantime folks can edit their LND campaigns files and alter the lat/long co-ordinates for one of the bases to where ever they like---only drawback being you end up with Lorient etc written on the map in the wrong location (only the word is misplaced --the port it self is where it belongs) but you can start from where you want---if you add a docked ship or sub there it can look ok--same thing---(was this the basis of the milk cow mod?) __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

01-03-06, 01:41 AM	#3
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I reckon it could be done by changing the DeparturePointLong, DeparturePointLat and DeparturePointHeading settings for the next patrol in Careers_0.cfg. But I haven't tried it though.

01-03-06, 09:23 AM	#4
gAiNiAc Weps Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 369 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Why would you want to do that and miss out on all the lovely air attacks in transit?

01-03-06, 10:50 AM	#5
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I'd think it would be more boring to be placed at the patrol zone automatically. I sink more ships ingress and egress of the patrol zone. Being stuck at a grid for 24 hours can be pretty boring.

01-03-06, 11:43 AM	#6
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Something will have to be done for SHIV however....every patrol will be like a patrol to South Africa.

01-03-06, 05:57 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It's funny, but that's exactly what UBI said was going to happen with SHIII, but they changed they're minds after the overwhelming majority said they wanted to sail the boat there themselves.