The Kiel Canal Bridges - Page 2

Sailor Steve · 09-03-06, 03:12 PM

Looks great! Not to whine (well, yes to whine) the thing I would like to see most is the Brunsbuttel docks moved to their proper place.

bigboywooly · 09-03-06, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Looks great! Not to whine (well, yes to whine) the thing I would like to see most is the Brunsbuttel docks moved to their proper place.

We went through this but I cant remember where it was supposed to be

It was on the river IIRC with locks at the canal entrance ?

Sailor Steve · 09-03-06, 03:23 PM

It looks like a small rectangular harbor dock, just inside the canal on the north side, opposite from the patrol boat that's parked there in GW. I tried to find the thread with the photos, but I'm running out of time to look.

bigboywooly · 09-03-06, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

It looks like a small rectangular harbor dock, just inside the canal on the north side, opposite from the patrol boat that's parked there in GW. I tried to find the thread with the photos, but I'm running out of time to look.

Ok well no rush
Will have a look myself and see what can be done

Sailor Steve · 09-03-06, 04:57 PM

I still didn't find the pictures, but this shot is from Carotio's thread on his mod. His Brunsbuttel is actually the same as the original Canal Mod, and U-Boat War Aces also uses that one, so I don't know where this shot came from, but this is close to what the photo showed, maybe a little smaller:

Jmack · 09-03-06, 08:04 PM

too bad tc doenst work verywell on the kiel canal ...

JScones · 09-03-06, 08:37 PM

Having never gone through the Kiel Canal, I thought I would be in a perfect position to test your statement Jmack, so for the first time ever I just left Kiel bound for the Canal.

I tested using GWX, which as we know has the bridge included.

Well, after manually plotting a course through the Canal, I simply set TC to 256 (at times 512), took to the Nav screen and cruised on through. I found that to sail through was prolly quicker than it took to plot the blasted route I was to follow!

I think this was an extreme test - I certainly wouldn't sail blindly through the Canal at high TC if I was being serious, but for someone who had never navigated the Canal before, I had no probs with it or TC.

In practice I'd prolly use the higher 256 and 512 TC on some parts, but a more cautious 8 or 16 on others.

kylania · 09-03-06, 08:58 PM

First two times though I went at 64x without issues. Third time I rammed head first into the "invisible" lighthouse at the end. Knowing my luck, I'll end up ramming into the bridge.

JScones · 09-03-06, 09:02 PM

Nah, the bridges won't cause problems. They're marked by dots in the centre of the Canal, so all you need to do is ensure that your waypoint slices through them. Then you won't hit any pylons. Easy!

Jmack · 09-03-06, 09:21 PM

what i mean is that TC for me wont go faster than 4x seems like it is too shallow

JScones · 09-03-06, 09:31 PM

You need to change the the LandProximity setting under TIME COMPRESSION in your My Documents\SH3... copy of main.cfg. By default it is 4. Change it to 512 (or whatever you feel comfortable with).

TigerKatziTatzi · 09-04-06, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I still didn't find the pictures, but this shot is from Carotio's thread on his mod. His Brunsbuttel is actually the same as the original Canal Mod, and U-Boat War Aces also uses that one, so I don't know where this shot came from, but this is close to what the photo showed, maybe a little smaller:

this mod is original my workover of the orignal release by ref. for link pls look into the 'terrain modding tool' by ref ( dun remember the correct topic anymore).

read the changelog for more informations. if the dl isn'T avaible anymore, pls contact me via pn so i'll host it again.

greetz TKT

bigboywooly · 09-04-06, 12:10 PM

Thanx TKT
Will look into this Steve - no promises but will look
I remember we had a conversation about this ages ago - wonder if I still have the pics
Wasnt there lock gates or something too ?

Yep
Harbour up on the left

Reece · 09-04-06, 10:50 PM

Hey, where is your leer.tga Steve?

Nice Bridge Kap, when the latest Grey Wolves comes out will there be an update for 1.1a users?

Thanks.

IrishUboot · 09-05-06, 01:47 PM

A work of art. Simply beautiful.

09-04-06, 12:10 PM	#28
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Thanx TKT Will look into this Steve - no promises but will look I remember we had a conversation about this ages ago - wonder if I still have the pics Wasnt there lock gates or something too ? Yep Harbour up on the left __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41 Last edited by bigboywooly; 09-05-06 at 04:04 PM.

09-04-06, 10:50 PM	#29
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,726 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Cool Mod Kaptain! Hey, where is your leer.tga Steve? Nice Bridge Kap, when the latest Grey Wolves comes out will there be an update for 1.1a users? Thanks. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

09-05-06, 01:47 PM	#30
IrishUboot Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malin Head, Eire/Ireland Posts: 156 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	A work of art. Simply beautiful. __________________ "A braver man than Arthur Griffith, I never met" - Frederick Edwin Smith, The First Earl of Birkenhead, British negotiator of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921.

09-03-06, 03:12 PM	#16
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Looks great! Not to whine (well, yes to whine) the thing I would like to see most is the Brunsbuttel docks moved to their proper place.

09-03-06, 03:23 PM	#18
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It looks like a small rectangular harbor dock, just inside the canal on the north side, opposite from the patrol boat that's parked there in GW. I tried to find the thread with the photos, but I'm running out of time to look.

09-03-06, 04:57 PM	#20
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I still didn't find the pictures, but this shot is from Carotio's thread on his mod. His Brunsbuttel is actually the same as the original Canal Mod, and U-Boat War Aces also uses that one, so I don't know where this shot came from, but this is close to what the photo showed, maybe a little smaller:

09-03-06, 08:04 PM	#21
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	too bad tc doenst work verywell on the kiel canal ...

09-03-06, 08:37 PM	#22
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Having never gone through the Kiel Canal, I thought I would be in a perfect position to test your statement Jmack, so for the first time ever I just left Kiel bound for the Canal. I tested using GWX, which as we know has the bridge included. Well, after manually plotting a course through the Canal, I simply set TC to 256 (at times 512), took to the Nav screen and cruised on through. I found that to sail through was prolly quicker than it took to plot the blasted route I was to follow! I think this was an extreme test - I certainly wouldn't sail blindly through the Canal at high TC if I was being serious, but for someone who had never navigated the Canal before, I had no probs with it or TC. In practice I'd prolly use the higher 256 and 512 TC on some parts, but a more cautious 8 or 16 on others.

09-03-06, 08:58 PM	#23
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	First two times though I went at 64x without issues. Third time I rammed head first into the "invisible" lighthouse at the end. Knowing my luck, I'll end up ramming into the bridge.

09-03-06, 09:02 PM	#24
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Nah, the bridges won't cause problems. They're marked by dots in the centre of the Canal, so all you need to do is ensure that your waypoint slices through them. Then you won't hit any pylons. Easy!

09-03-06, 09:21 PM	#25
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	what i mean is that TC for me wont go faster than 4x seems like it is too shallow

09-03-06, 09:31 PM	#26
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	You need to change the the LandProximity setting under TIME COMPRESSION in your My Documents\SH3... copy of main.cfg. By default it is 4. Change it to 512 (or whatever you feel comfortable with).