What I want to see in a perfect naval simulator.

TorpX · 09-04-15, 10:40 PM

Your list looks pretty comprehensive, but I'll add a couple items.

14. A spherical model for the earth, and a realistic horizon. Meaning that the shortest distance between two points is the great circle route, arctic regions are not 'stretched', and lines of sight are limited by the curvature of the earth's surface.

15. Realistic errors in firing solutions. (This is implied in 13, but I think merits it's own statement.) Range estimation, track estimation, plotting errors, and related factors preclude having the error-free, 'God's eye view', that we get in SH games, for example.

But, will we ever see all, or even most of these things?

09-04-15, 10:40 PM	#2
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Your list looks pretty comprehensive, but I'll add a couple items. 14. A spherical model for the earth, and a realistic horizon. Meaning that the shortest distance between two points is the great circle route, arctic regions are not 'stretched', and lines of sight are limited by the curvature of the earth's surface. 15. Realistic errors in firing solutions. (This is implied in 13, but I think merits it's own statement.) Range estimation, track estimation, plotting errors, and related factors preclude having the error-free, 'God's eye view', that we get in SH games, for example. But, will we ever see all, or even most of these things?

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