Set Speed 9 knots...please

Turm · 03-19-10, 02:15 PM

It does work, but it will display the 1-5 setting that's closest to your ordered speed.

However, a lot of things influence what speed you end up doing, in comparison to the speed you order.

If you order 7 knots in calm seas with no upgrades, the crew will run the engines at the speed to give you roughly 7 knots (that said, the 'advanced' scale isn't shown accurately anyway - the markings don't match the speeds).

If you order 7 knots in rough seas, the crew run the engines at the same speed as they would in a calm sea, resulting in you doing less than 7 knots, I think.

As above, promotion points can also upset this. So can recharging the battery - the crew won't compensate for running on one screw by upping the engine speed.

So the advanced speed controls do work, but not very reliably. Like a lot of things!!

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03-19-10, 02:15 PM	#1
Turm Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 210 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	It does work, but it will display the 1-5 setting that's closest to your ordered speed. However, a lot of things influence what speed you end up doing, in comparison to the speed you order. If you order 7 knots in calm seas with no upgrades, the crew will run the engines at the speed to give you roughly 7 knots (that said, the 'advanced' scale isn't shown accurately anyway - the markings don't match the speeds). If you order 7 knots in rough seas, the crew run the engines at the same speed as they would in a calm sea, resulting in you doing less than 7 knots, I think. As above, promotion points can also upset this. So can recharging the battery - the crew won't compensate for running on one screw by upping the engine speed. So the advanced speed controls do work, but not very reliably. Like a lot of things!!