Working Gyrocompass Vernier

[bobchase]

Originally Posted by Hitman

UPDATE:

YAY IT WORKS!!!

Hitman,

Before you go too far, check for vernier dial repeatability by changing course over and over again. I always found that the game had a built in error as to where I click on the compass vs. what direction the boat actually goes vs. what the officer says vocally vs. what the game writes in the message area. For instance, if I click *exactly* on N (000) I may see the gyrocompass stop at about 003 while the officer says (vocally) "new course 357 degrees" and the same office writes "new course 000 degrees" in the message box.

I'd give the game a best case error band of +/- three degrees for actual course direction - That's a 6 degree wide error band. With more testing, it just might prove to be even wider, like +/- 5 degree error.

When we make the dials larger and more detailed like you have and/or add a vernier like I did, the built in error just becomes more apparent. I'm guessing the offset that you are seeing is that error, not the .tga file or the math in the .cfg file.

Bob

Did I menthion very detailed and pretty too? Very nice work sir!