Nearest visual contact in YARDS???

Dignan · 01-07-12, 12:20 AM

Is there a mod that will change the way nearest visual contacts are called out? The nav map and TDC works in yards, so why does my WO give me the nearest visual contact in FEET instead of YARDS? Is there a mod or setting I can change to make the WO give me nearest visual contact in yards?

magic452 · 01-07-12, 01:50 AM

As far as I know this has never been corrected. Must be hard coded or someone would have fixed it by now. Seems silly that the devs put this in or didn't catch it.

Magic

razark · 01-07-12, 02:36 AM

Sadly, the fix to this seems to be to learn to estimate division by three. It gets easier with practice.

How stuff like this managed to slip through, I have no idea. There are a lot of minor issues that could make a major difference if they had been included to begin with.

Dignan · 01-07-12, 01:20 PM

Dang. I was afraid that was going to be the answer. Oh well. Better get out the ol' calculator

Capt. Morgan · 01-07-12, 04:09 PM

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

By doing a quick & dirty conversion in your head you are removing the unrealistic accuracy of the range as supplied by your W.O. The poor guys playing SH3 have to have a patch to do this.

01-07-12, 12:20 AM	#1
Dignan Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 698 Downloads: 262 Uploads: 0	Nearest visual contact in YARDS??? Is there a mod that will change the way nearest visual contacts are called out? The nav map and TDC works in yards, so why does my WO give me the nearest visual contact in FEET instead of YARDS? Is there a mod or setting I can change to make the WO give me nearest visual contact in yards? __________________

01-07-12, 01:50 AM	#2
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	As far as I know this has never been corrected. Must be hard coded or someone would have fixed it by now. Seems silly that the devs put this in or didn't catch it. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

01-07-12, 02:36 AM	#3
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Sadly, the fix to this seems to be to learn to estimate division by three. It gets easier with practice. How stuff like this managed to slip through, I have no idea. There are a lot of minor issues that could make a major difference if they had been included to begin with. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

01-07-12, 01:20 PM	#4
Dignan Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 698 Downloads: 262 Uploads: 0	Dang. I was afraid that was going to be the answer. Oh well. Better get out the ol' calculator __________________

01-07-12, 04:09 PM	#5
Capt. Morgan Commander Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Just east of the west coast. Posts: 463 Downloads: 423 Uploads: 0	It's not a bug, it's a feature. By doing a quick & dirty conversion in your head you are removing the unrealistic accuracy of the range as supplied by your W.O. The poor guys playing SH3 have to have a patch to do this. __________________ There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. -- Admiral William Halsey