[REQ] Automatic plotting or preset/saved routes

Safe-Keeper · 03-11-10, 02:32 PM

Okay, so I'm extremely happy we've got the Kiel Kanal, but I actually find it to be more of a hassle than it's worth as a time-saver.

First you have to plot a course through the canal, which takes quite some time as it's got many twists and turns, and then you have to stay at a low time compression rate to keep from getting run down by bigger vessels. All in all I find it far more time-consuming (measured in real-life minutes and seconds) and a bigger hassle than just going around Denmark -- which is what I ended up doing the last two times was transiting to or from Kiel

. It burns fuel, sure, but firstly my game keeps reverting my difficulty settings (I think you're supposed to set them after accepting the mission or something

), but you've got a type VII boat and you're not going far enough for that to be much of a hassle, and either way, it's not like you can't just go to some port west of Denmark and refuel whenever you want.

I've always wanted 'intelligent pathfinding' in the SH games (just pick a destination point and the game will draw up waypoints for you, avoiding land), but apart from that, is there any way to shorten the time it takes to go through the canal? Preset waypoints, the ability to save your currently plotted course for use later, anything?

03-11-10, 02:32 PM	#1
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Automatic plotting or preset/saved routes Okay, so I'm extremely happy we've got the Kiel Kanal, but I actually find it to be more of a hassle than it's worth as a time-saver. First you have to plot a course through the canal, which takes quite some time as it's got many twists and turns, and then you have to stay at a low time compression rate to keep from getting run down by bigger vessels. All in all I find it far more time-consuming (measured in real-life minutes and seconds) and a bigger hassle than just going around Denmark -- which is what I ended up doing the last two times was transiting to or from Kiel. It burns fuel, sure, but firstly my game keeps reverting my difficulty settings (I think you're supposed to set them after accepting the mission or something), but you've got a type VII boat and you're not going far enough for that to be much of a hassle, and either way, it's not like you can't just go to some port west of Denmark and refuel whenever you want. I've always wanted 'intelligent pathfinding' in the SH games (just pick a destination point and the game will draw up waypoints for you, avoiding land), but apart from that, is there any way to shorten the time it takes to go through the canal? Preset waypoints, the ability to save your currently plotted course for use later, anything? __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.