Currents and depth charts a possibility?

WH4K · 01-09-11, 05:48 PM

It's quite possible both of these things have been addressed, but I just missed it, since I'm 5+ years late to the party. But since I started playing SHIII and using various mods (GWX 3.0, OLC GUI Mk II, etc.), a couple of things have occurred to me:

1) Is it possible for currents to be modeled in any way in SHIII? While these were likely of little consequence out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, currents could have been a very big deal in coastal waters. Likewise tides, although I don't think SHIII has any way to model tides.

2) I've read that the ocean bottom in SHIII does not necessarily follow real-world contours, so real-world charts are of little use in the game. Would it be possible to create a set of charts that follow the game's "terrain?" This would be really useful information when infiltrating a harbor, for example. Using the active sonar device to check depth under keel risks giving oneself away. Also it would be nice to know when I'm about to go into the shallows, rather than only find out after the fact.

01-09-11, 05:48 PM	#1
WH4K Frogman Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 291 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Currents and depth charts a possibility? It's quite possible both of these things have been addressed, but I just missed it, since I'm 5+ years late to the party. But since I started playing SHIII and using various mods (GWX 3.0, OLC GUI Mk II, etc.), a couple of things have occurred to me: 1) Is it possible for currents to be modeled in any way in SHIII? While these were likely of little consequence out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, currents could have been a very big deal in coastal waters. Likewise tides, although I don't think SHIII has any way to model tides. 2) I've read that the ocean bottom in SHIII does not necessarily follow real-world contours, so real-world charts are of little use in the game. Would it be possible to create a set of charts that follow the game's "terrain?" This would be really useful information when infiltrating a harbor, for example. Using the active sonar device to check depth under keel risks giving oneself away. Also it would be nice to know when I'm about to go into the shallows, rather than only find out after the fact. __________________ Windows 10 Pro (x64)