[REL] 3D TDC and Radar Range Unit - Page 29

razark · 02-03-11, 10:48 PM

Bump!
(Because this just really deserves it.)

See also:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=172535
(for the excellent training guide)

Nisgeis · 02-04-11, 10:45 AM

Hmmm... maybe I could do that range to track indicator now...

Wilcke · 02-04-11, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Hmmm... maybe I could do that range to track indicator now...

Would be well received I am sure! There are still a few of us out here who are quietly enjoying this mod! Awesome!

How is the Sea Venom coming along?

razark · 02-04-11, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Wilcke

Would be well received I am sure! There are still a few of us out here who are quietly enjoying this mod! Awesome!

Yes, it would be well received indeed.

Oh, and Post #376 would be great, too!

Hitman · 02-04-11, 01:38 PM

I'd also like to see it all ported to the rest of the boats

Adding all the TMO/RFB later should be possible, even if a hard work. But not as hard as adding this TDC/Radar to TMO/RFB

razark · 02-04-11, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Hmmm... maybe I could do that range to track indicator now...

Does the range to track show the distance from the boat to the track's closest point of approach, or does it show the distance from the boat to the point where the boat's course intersects the track?

Nisgeis · 02-04-11, 03:42 PM

Closest Point. E.G. the point that is perpendicular to the track and goes through your boat.

razark · 02-04-11, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Closest Point. E.G. the point that is perpendicular to the track and goes through your boat.

That's what I figured it would be. It would be nice to have a distance to track on current course display, but if it's not something they had, then I can live without it.

John Channing · 02-09-11, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nisgeis

Hmmm... maybe I could do that range to track indicator now...

Ahem...

I repeat...

AHEM.

And if you are wondering how to make amends for leaving us hanging so long, the modification to the air search radar would be a good start.

JCC

Ducimus · 02-09-11, 06:03 PM

*groan*

I forgot about this mod. I'd like to... and i know alot of other people would like to have it incorporated into TMO. (may I? ... Eventually.....

)

But I have to admit, i CRINGE at the amount of work its going to take. (not sure i have the patience to do it honestly) I'm also unsure of resource issues. System performance. At the very least id love the radar ranging unit, ideally the TDC as well, but im worried about lag/performance issues. It really pushed the game engine to its limits the one time i looked at it many moons ago.

Bubblehead1980 · 02-10-11, 12:22 AM

Oh I hope they say yes to your request ducimus.If cant get the TDC in, radar range unit/display would be amazing in TMO

Mescator · 02-10-11, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

System performance. At the very least id love the radar ranging unit, ideally the TDC as well, but im worried about lag/performance issues. It really pushed the game engine to its limits the one time i looked at it many moons ago.

I didn't realize it used so much system =o I'll keep an eye on my usage charts next time I'm playing now!

Nisgeis · 02-10-11, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by John Channing

the modification to the air search radar would be a good start.

The problem with the air search radar is that it isn't modelled seperately, so it will always be wrong. You can have a range only version, but then when SV radar comes out you won't be able to have a PPI scope, so do you have a PPI scope all the time - the radar man will shout out a contacts bearing anyway. Also the 'air' radar will still pick up ships. I think it might all just be a bit too much of a muddle to make much sense of, when trying to use it. There's not really enough flexability in the engine to make it easy to use. I can see problems with any of the ways to get round any of the issues.

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

But I have to admit, i CRINGE at the amount of work its going to take. (not sure i have the patience to do it honestly) I'm also unsure of resource issues.

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Originally Posted by Mescator

I didn't realize it used so much system =o I'll keep an eye on my usage charts next time I'm playing now!

After I realised it was going to be such a large amount of controllers, I started to set them up in a nested way, so there are only a few key nodes, apart from a few of the TDC things which are all over the place. It should be relatively easy to single out the Radar node and then everything else is set relative to the main placeholder node, so you can just move it about and all the other things move with it. The TDC controllers are a bit trickier, as I started out by putting the dial nodes in the sim file and the objects nodes in the .dat, but that's not good for easily picking them out. I'll sort through it and make it easy to extract when I p[ut it in the other interiors (soon(ish)).

My PC isn't that modern - it was new (and a good speed, but not blinding) a year after SH4 was released (as my previous PC couldn't play SH4 at more than 10 seconds per frame) and my PC doesn't show any signs of slowing down. I've only heard one person - IGD - saw that it slowed his system down and he's using a laptop from the time of the Pharoahs. Is anyone else having slowdowns? PE4 had a much more dramatic effect on my system.

John Channing · 02-10-11, 06:25 PM

Never even a hiccup.

JCC

Ducimus · 02-10-11, 07:48 PM

My memory is probably off. I only looked at it once, a long time ago. I was preoccupied with some thing or another at the time. (I usually am)

02-03-11, 10:48 PM	#421
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Bump! (Because this just really deserves it.) See also: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=172535 (for the excellent training guide) __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

02-04-11, 10:45 AM	#422
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	Hmmm... maybe I could do that range to track indicator now... __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

02-04-11, 01:38 PM	#425
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,111 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	I'd also like to see it all ported to the rest of the boats Adding all the TMO/RFB later should be possible, even if a hard work. But not as hard as adding this TDC/Radar to TMO/RFB __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

02-04-11, 03:42 PM	#427
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	Closest Point. E.G. the point that is perpendicular to the track and goes through your boat. __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

02-09-11, 06:03 PM	#430
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	groan I forgot about this mod. I'd like to... and i know alot of other people would like to have it incorporated into TMO. (may I? ... Eventually..... ) But I have to admit, i CRINGE at the amount of work its going to take. (not sure i have the patience to do it honestly) I'm also unsure of resource issues. System performance. At the very least id love the radar ranging unit, ideally the TDC as well, but im worried about lag/performance issues. It really pushed the game engine to its limits the one time i looked at it many moons ago.

02-10-11, 12:22 AM	#431
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,193 Downloads: 621 Uploads: 44	Oh I hope they say yes to your request ducimus.If cant get the TDC in, radar range unit/display would be amazing in TMO

02-10-11, 06:25 PM	#434
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	Never even a hiccup. JCC

02-10-11, 07:48 PM	#435
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	My memory is probably off. I only looked at it once, a long time ago. I was preoccupied with some thing or another at the time. (I usually am)