Time compression and weather

pythos · 01-06-06, 09:43 PM

This may have been asked before, but I could find nothing in the forums when using the search utility.

For the past several patrols, to shorten the amount of time I am sitting on my butt looking at my dot move across the sea, I kick in time compression. For the really long trips I go to 512, otherwise I stay at 64 (one hour per minute). Something I have noticed is when I drop out of TC the weather has gone to hell. Now, the thing that gets me is before I drop out, I do a weather check, and the NA says it is clear, with light fog.

Is this another annoying bug? Is there a bug that allows Time compression without making visual detection impossible?

JU_88 · 01-06-06, 09:55 PM

Um the weather conditions in sh3 can change from clear and calme to foggy and stormy in a matter of minutes, i once witnessesed a weather change whilst on the bridge in x32 TC - it took about 3 seconds for it to change.
It would be nice if you could see storms coming, dark clouds building up on the horizon.....

kiwi_2005 · 01-07-06, 12:45 AM

I just finished a patol which the weather was stormy with low fog right throughout, 5wks of it!

irish1958 · 01-07-06, 02:42 PM

That can and does happen in the North Atlantic in the winter. I'm not sure about the South Pacific tho.
irish 1958

01-06-06, 09:43 PM	#1
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Time compression and weather This may have been asked before, but I could find nothing in the forums when using the search utility. For the past several patrols, to shorten the amount of time I am sitting on my butt looking at my dot move across the sea, I kick in time compression. For the really long trips I go to 512, otherwise I stay at 64 (one hour per minute). Something I have noticed is when I drop out of TC the weather has gone to hell. Now, the thing that gets me is before I drop out, I do a weather check, and the NA says it is clear, with light fog. Is this another annoying bug? Is there a bug that allows Time compression without making visual detection impossible?

01-07-06, 12:45 AM	#3
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I just finished a patol which the weather was stormy with low fog right throughout, 5wks of it! __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

01-07-06, 02:42 PM	#4
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	weather That can and does happen in the North Atlantic in the winter. I'm not sure about the South Pacific tho. irish 1958

01-06-06, 09:55 PM	#2
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Um the weather conditions in sh3 can change from clear and calme to foggy and stormy in a matter of minutes, i once witnessesed a weather change whilst on the bridge in x32 TC - it took about 3 seconds for it to change. It would be nice if you could see storms coming, dark clouds building up on the horizon.....