Unusual sunset and sunrise times?

shegeek72 · 06-30-06, 12:38 AM

I'm in a campaign, the date is April 21, 1942 in grid CA65 and it doesn't get dark until around 2345 hrs and light until 0830 to 0900 hrs. Does that sound unusual?

Tara
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CCIP · 06-30-06, 12:45 AM

Keep in mind the time zone difference. The time you see is GMT; 23:45 in Britain is only 18:45 in grid CA.

Der Eisen-Wal · 06-30-06, 03:09 AM

your clocks are still set to the European Timezone.

Dowly · 06-30-06, 03:33 AM

Hold your mouse cursor on the clock and it tells you the local time.

shegeek72 · 07-03-06, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Hold your mouse cursor on the clock and it tells you the local time.

I did several times in different time zones and though the cursor turned red, neither the clock in the command room, or on the control panel, showed local time.

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Kaleun · 07-03-06, 03:51 AM

Hi,

No, they mean the clock in the Interface bar along the bottom of the screen!

Kaleun

JScones · 07-03-06, 03:59 AM

Bottom right...

You must be patched up to at least 1.3 (I think) for this feature to work.

07-03-06, 05:51 AM

Your clocks are not set to GMT, but to German time which is the Central European Time Zone. This was standard practice during the war.

Sawdust · 07-03-06, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fab

Your clocks are not set to GMT, but to German time which is the Central European Time Zone. This was standard practice during the war.

The clocks in the SHIII sub actually do seem to show GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). (when in English waters, local time = U-boat clock; when in German waters, local time differs by one hour from the U-boat clock)
I think this is an error in SHIII since, as you say, German U-boats would've probably used German time!

07-03-06, 04:44 PM

I never bothered to check as I figured that anyone who knew enough about WWII to attempt to make a sim about one aspect of it would have known that U-boats showed CET. Shows what I get for assuming the developers knew what they were doing.

shegeek72 · 07-04-06, 05:12 PM

Quote:

You must be patched up to at least 1.3 (I think) for this feature to work.

I am patched to 1.3. What mods are you running?

JScones · 07-05-06, 02:07 AM

Mods are irrelevant - the fix came in an official Ubisoft patch. I just can't remember if it was 1.2 or 1.3.

FWIW I run GW with some RUb tweaks.

Drebbel · 07-05-06, 02:11 AM

changes for v1.2

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Originally Posted by SHIII readme file

...........INTERFACE
1. Local time displayed (under the current date) when the mouse is over the current hour (bottom-right corner) in game; this local time will depend on the U-Boot position on Earth (which is divided in 24 slices having 15 longitudinal degrees each);..............

Schani · 07-05-06, 03:19 PM

Also Latitudes will change the sunrise and sunset times. Just take England for example. The southern part of England is about equal in latitude to Edmonton Alberta. The northern part of England is at around North 60 degrees. At this time of year it is light to 11:00 pm (2300).

06-30-06, 12:38 AM	#1
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	Unusual sunset and sunrise times? I'm in a campaign, the date is April 21, 1942 in grid CA65 and it doesn't get dark until around 2345 hrs and light until 0830 to 0900 hrs. Does that sound unusual? Tara --

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06-30-06, 03:09 AM	#3
Der Eisen-Wal Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 121 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	your clocks are still set to the European Timezone.

06-30-06, 03:33 AM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Hold your mouse cursor on the clock and it tells you the local time.

07-03-06, 03:51 AM	#6
Kaleun Chief Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 329 Downloads: 266 Uploads: 0	Hi, No, they mean the clock in the Interface bar along the bottom of the screen! Kaleun

07-03-06, 03:59 AM	#7
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Bottom right... You must be patched up to at least 1.3 (I think) for this feature to work.

07-03-06, 05:51 AM	#8
Fab Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Your clocks are not set to GMT, but to German time which is the Central European Time Zone. This was standard practice during the war.

07-03-06, 04:44 PM	#10
Fab Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I never bothered to check as I figured that anyone who knew enough about WWII to attempt to make a sim about one aspect of it would have known that U-boats showed CET. Shows what I get for assuming the developers knew what they were doing.

07-05-06, 02:07 AM	#12
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Mods are irrelevant - the fix came in an official Ubisoft patch. I just can't remember if it was 1.2 or 1.3. FWIW I run GW with some RUb tweaks.

07-05-06, 03:19 PM	#14
Schani Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 137 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Also Latitudes will change the sunrise and sunset times. Just take England for example. The southern part of England is about equal in latitude to Edmonton Alberta. The northern part of England is at around North 60 degrees. At this time of year it is light to 11:00 pm (2300).