WO range reporting help!

Killroyxx · 05-28-11, 01:14 AM

So I'm fairly new to the Silent Hunter community and I have recently purchased SH3. I have seen quite a few videos where one can click on "nearest visual contact" and the WO will give you the bearing and the range in meters. Where I run into trouble is when I click "nearest visual contact" I am given a bearing and then instead of a range in meters I am told "long range" or "medium range". How can I fix this? I know its probably something simple but please excuse my noobness

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I am using the following mods if that helps:
- OLC "Gold" MkII
-GWX 3.0
-TMTv2
-ACM Reloaded for OLC Gold MkII
-Various other mods which do not affect this kind of thing

benitorios · 05-28-11, 02:21 AM

Hi Killroy, welcome to subsim!

I'm running GWX3 without any other major mod and I get accurate range reads from my WO, so i think for you it must come from the OLC mod. I think the OLC aims to bump realism including manual targeting etc. and paring down the accuracy of distance estimates by the WO is part of the package.

Personally I dislike having those distances nailed to a 100m precision, so if anyone knows of a standalone way to make that happen without the whole OLC, I'd love to hear about it.

King_Zog · 05-28-11, 04:10 AM

It's ACM reloaded that does it.

Open data/menu/en_menu and change this:

4616=Nearest visual contact at bearing %03.0f!

to this:

4616=Nearest visual contact at bearing %03.0f, range %.0f meters!

And obviously you can do the reverse if you do not want a range reading.

Gerald · 05-28-11, 07:04 AM

05-29-11, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King_Zog

It's ACM reloaded that does it.

Open data/menu/en_menu and change this:

4616=Nearest visual contact at bearing %03.0f!

to this:

4616=Nearest visual contact at bearing %03.0f, range %.0f meters!

And obviously you can do the reverse if you do not want a range reading.

Good information.
Very nice post.

Killroyxx · 05-28-11, 01:53 PM

Thanks!!

Fish In The Water · 05-28-11, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Killroyxx

So I'm fairly new to the Silent Hunter community and I have recently purchased SH3.

A very wise decision. Good to have you on board!

05-28-11, 01:14 AM	#1
Killroyxx Swabbie Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Canada Posts: 9 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	WO range reporting help! So I'm fairly new to the Silent Hunter community and I have recently purchased SH3. I have seen quite a few videos where one can click on "nearest visual contact" and the WO will give you the bearing and the range in meters. Where I run into trouble is when I click "nearest visual contact" I am given a bearing and then instead of a range in meters I am told "long range" or "medium range". How can I fix this? I know its probably something simple but please excuse my noobness. I am using the following mods if that helps: - OLC "Gold" MkII -GWX 3.0 -TMTv2 -ACM Reloaded for OLC Gold MkII -Various other mods which do not affect this kind of thing

05-28-11, 07:04 AM	#4
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05-28-11, 02:21 AM	#2
benitorios Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: On the shores of the East China Sea Posts: 44 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	Hi Killroy, welcome to subsim! I'm running GWX3 without any other major mod and I get accurate range reads from my WO, so i think for you it must come from the OLC mod. I think the OLC aims to bump realism including manual targeting etc. and paring down the accuracy of distance estimates by the WO is part of the package. Personally I dislike having those distances nailed to a 100m precision, so if anyone knows of a standalone way to make that happen without the whole OLC, I'd love to hear about it.

05-28-11, 04:10 AM	#3
King_Zog Soundman Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: London Posts: 143 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	It's ACM reloaded that does it. Open data/menu/en_menu and change this: 4616=Nearest visual contact at bearing %03.0f! to this: 4616=Nearest visual contact at bearing %03.0f, range %.0f meters! And obviously you can do the reverse if you do not want a range reading.

05-28-11, 01:53 PM	#6
Killroyxx Swabbie Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Canada Posts: 9 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Thanks!!