Telegraph/Knot Meter BUG (feature?)

valpospe · 04-19-07, 11:55 PM

First, this bug/feature has persisted on all versons 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2.

I will illustrate the issue with an example. I'm submerged, switch the engine controls to knot meter instead of the telegraph. Click 4 knots. Get verbal and text feedback from crew; "set speed 4 knots." If I then surface the speed does not stay at 4 knots, it increases.

Now I'm bright enough to realize that if 4 knots is X percentage of speed while submerged; then a higher speed would be X percent of speed surfaced. But I never "ordered" the higher speed. It would stand to figure that as a "Captain" that if I order 4 knots that the helmsmen would maintain 4 knots regardless of the surfaced/submerged status of the boat.

Taking a look at the telegraph it does move when you order a specific speed on the knot meter, but to me this seems like lazy coding. I.E. rather than my order being interpreted as make speed 4 knots, it's being interpreted as make speed X percentage of top speed.

But I digress, not in any way a deal breaker, I was just wondering what others thought about this behavior? Is this the way it should be?

04-19-07, 11:55 PM	#1
valpospe Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North of Chicago Posts: 16 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Telegraph/Knot Meter BUG (feature?) First, this bug/feature has persisted on all versons 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2. I will illustrate the issue with an example. I'm submerged, switch the engine controls to knot meter instead of the telegraph. Click 4 knots. Get verbal and text feedback from crew; "set speed 4 knots." If I then surface the speed does not stay at 4 knots, it increases. Now I'm bright enough to realize that if 4 knots is X percentage of speed while submerged; then a higher speed would be X percent of speed surfaced. But I never "ordered" the higher speed. It would stand to figure that as a "Captain" that if I order 4 knots that the helmsmen would maintain 4 knots regardless of the surfaced/submerged status of the boat. Taking a look at the telegraph it does move when you order a specific speed on the knot meter, but to me this seems like lazy coding. I.E. rather than my order being interpreted as make speed 4 knots, it's being interpreted as make speed X percentage of top speed. But I digress, not in any way a deal breaker, I was just wondering what others thought about this behavior? Is this the way it should be?