Taking a VIIC Across the Atlantic

GoldenRivet · 10-06-12, 01:32 AM

because the earth is spherical in reality and the SHIII map is flat in the game the distances involved are all screwed up so without modification the historical recreation of the trip is not possible.

I believe the GWX mod "fixed" this by dramatically increasing the range of some of those u-boats in the game. so they would have range enough to make the trip non stop

but its been a long time since i've had the old girl off the shelf.

in stock... you'd run out of diesel - if i remember correctly the range on the u-boats was programmed to be historically accurate, but because of the flat earth, the north atlantic is substantially larger in SHIII than in real life as the distances are stretched a bit particularly in the northern most areas where we would spend a great deal of our patrol time.

The next subsim to roll out HAS to have a spherical map like the flight simulator seris - some way - some how.

Wreford-Brown · 10-06-12, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I believe the GWX mod "fixed" this by dramatically increasing the range of some of those u-boats in the game. so they would have range enough to make the trip non stop

GR is right - GWX increased the ranges of all u-boats to compensate for the flat earth that SH3 used.

BillCar · 10-06-12, 03:00 PM

Awesome. I look forward to some short patrols in North American waters with my VIIC!

Jimbuna · 10-06-12, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

because the earth is spherical in reality and the SHIII map is flat in the game the distances involved are all screwed up so without modification the historical recreation of the trip is not possible.

I believe the GWX mod "fixed" this by dramatically increasing the range of some of those u-boats in the game. so they would have range enough to make the trip non stop

Rgr that

Red Heat · 10-10-12, 02:06 PM

Good hunting and a bon voyage...

Raptor · 10-10-12, 05:19 PM

There are at least 4 ways to do it. The first two are historically accurate; realism is compromised with the last two.

1) travel out and back on one diesel at standard speed. Make maximum use of electric motors as well to stretch your fuel.

2)as above, but take advantage of the Milk Cows when they become available.

3) as above on the outbound leg but teleport home when done. Use all remaining fuel hunting at the objective. (realism killer)

4) go to your Realism settings and uncheck Limited Fuel. You can now go anywhere at flank speed for the rest of time.

10-06-12, 01:32 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	because the earth is spherical in reality and the SHIII map is flat in the game the distances involved are all screwed up so without modification the historical recreation of the trip is not possible. I believe the GWX mod "fixed" this by dramatically increasing the range of some of those u-boats in the game. so they would have range enough to make the trip non stop but its been a long time since i've had the old girl off the shelf. in stock... you'd run out of diesel - if i remember correctly the range on the u-boats was programmed to be historically accurate, but because of the flat earth, the north atlantic is substantially larger in SHIII than in real life as the distances are stretched a bit particularly in the northern most areas where we would spend a great deal of our patrol time. The next subsim to roll out HAS to have a spherical map like the flight simulator seris - some way - some how. __________________

10-06-12, 03:00 PM	#3
BillCar Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 203 Downloads: 73 Uploads: 0	Awesome. I look forward to some short patrols in North American waters with my VIIC! __________________ SH3: 100% Realism, DID, GWX 3.0 + SH3 Commander 3.2 + HITMAN'S BETA GUI FOR GWX 3.0 (in a word: AMAZING) + FM Interiors + SH5 Water + Thomsen's Sound Pack 3.2 + BillCar's Sonar Ping http://tinyurl.com/billcarpingmod SH4: 100% Realism, DID, RFB / TMO1.9+RSRDC / OM+OMEGU.

10-10-12, 02:06 PM	#5
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Good hunting and a bon voyage... __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

10-10-12, 05:19 PM	#6
Raptor Weps Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 350 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	There are at least 4 ways to do it. The first two are historically accurate; realism is compromised with the last two. 1) travel out and back on one diesel at standard speed. Make maximum use of electric motors as well to stretch your fuel. 2)as above, but take advantage of the Milk Cows when they become available. 3) as above on the outbound leg but teleport home when done. Use all remaining fuel hunting at the objective. (realism killer) 4) go to your Realism settings and uncheck Limited Fuel. You can now go anywhere at flank speed for the rest of time. __________________ Raptor

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