Manual Plot

[Donkey-Shot]

My suggestion would be this:

Instead of having to manually draw your readings on the map, have that done sort of semi-automatich. What I mean is this: at the scope, UZO or hydrophone you take your bearing/range readings and press 'mark'. Then the your readings get drawn "by the crew" on the (attack)map.

This way, there's no auto-update cheat and you don't have to do the cumbesrome task of drawing the stuff on the map with inaccurate drawing tools.
The markings on the map would be accurate, but only as accurate as the readings you took!

Some info I'd like to have displayed this was is:
-- own boat position,
-- own boat course and speed
-- time of reading
-- target 'mark' + time of reading
-- If tracking multiple targets; "target1", "Target2" at the reading marks

Info like own course and speed and the time at wich the reading was taken could be made to appear by hovering over the mark/own ship position with the mouse cursor to avoid clutter.

But like I said: this way you don't have a god's eye view. But you do get a nice plot development.

I'm no programmer, but this doesn't seem like a hell of a difficult thing to make and I bet it would make a lot of people happy.

[makman94]

Originally Posted by Donkey-Shot

My suggestion would be this:

Instead of having to manually draw your readings on the map, have that done sort of semi-automatich. What I mean is this: at the scope, UZO or hydrophone you take your bearing/range readings and press 'mark'. Then the your readings get drawn "by the crew" on the (attack)map.

This way, there's no auto-update cheat and you don't have to do the cumbesrome task of drawing the stuff on the map with inaccurate drawing tools.
The markings on the map would be accurate, but only as accurate as the readings you took!

Some info I'd like to have displayed this was is:
-- own boat position,
-- own boat course and speed
-- time of reading
-- target 'mark' + time of reading
-- If tracking multiple targets; "target1", "Target2" at the reading marks

Info like own course and speed and the time at wich the reading was taken could be made to appear by hovering over the mark/own ship position with the mouse cursor to avoid clutter.

But like I said: this way you don't have a god's eye view. But you do get a nice plot development.

I'm no programmer, but this doesn't seem like a hell of a difficult thing to make and I bet it would make a lot of people happy.

yes Donkey-Shot ! i tottaly agree with you (couldn't express this better)

it is also 'discused' or ...mentioned here: mark feature

BUT it is really 'strange'...... to me the fact that community doesn't seem to be interested to this VERY IMPORTANT subject

anyway , nice that you 'bring' it up again and wellcome to Subsim

[Jaeger]

i agree with you. these features are more important for a good sim than grafics...

I actually like plotting manually but I think this is a brilliant idea as itwould enable me to observe a convoy, calling out 'mark' various escorts and potential targets and having that auto-plotted. We would still need to set the range manually but that could be a simple rotary device on the optic views that's also plotted when pressing the 'mark' button.

I suppose what we really all want is what real UBoat commanders had, but with an option to do it all manually as well. There is a wealth of knowledge here from Hitman, Joe Grundmand(sp?), OLC, Mikayl to name a few. It shouldn't be difficult for SH5 to draw on their knowledge to produce a great track and plot experience...or do the UBI Monkeys (thats Gruber talk for Lawyers by the way) have a policy against all forms of creativity ?

Have a banana!

[Sailor Steve]

Excellent idea! The way it should be done.

Oh, and WELCOME ABOARD!

[Jimbuna]

That would be one huge positive and realistic step....welcome aboard