[REL] Easy AOB

karamazovnew · 06-26-09, 03:42 AM

Awesome, great find. I've been looking for a long time for this. The nice side-effect of the stupid data input is that since you usually input the AOB before turning the PK on it doesn't effect anything else. I wonder if the bearing needle can be moved like this

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Munchausen · 06-26-09, 03:15 PM

Webster, make note. This is surely another bug fix for the TDC!

jmr · 06-26-09, 04:19 PM

So, just to be clear, I'm modifying the existing TorpedoSolution_Temporary_AngleOnBow and adding a new one at the bottom of the dials.cfg?

EDIT: Ok I made the changes but I can't move the AOB input wheel; it's locked at 0*.

EDIT: Ahh dammit, I didn't change the first line in the dials.cfg to not exclude the newest entry. My bad.

Munchausen · 06-26-09, 06:30 PM

How is this supposed to work

I made the changes, thinking that by sending computed speed to the TDC, it would also send the computed target heading. But it doesn't seem to work that way. After clicking on the little watch, checking that the computed speed and heading were accurate, and then clicking on the "send" icon, the computed speed shows up on both the TDC and the speed dial ... but the target heading (TDC) and AOB (dial) remain unchanged from their original positions.

karamazovnew · 06-26-09, 11:31 PM

PK must be off or you won't see any change

Munchausen · 06-27-09, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karamazovnew

PK must be off or you won't see any change

PK was off ... at least, for initial input.

I used the Lifeguard war patrol mission to test the mod.

Locking on to the British ship heading west to east, AOB before any input was zero (target pointing "down" on TDC).
With PK off, I identified the target, inserted mast height, and took the first stadimeter reading.
After three minutes, I took a second stadimeter reading.
I clicked the dial "stopwatch" to get an estimated speed and heading ... the estimate said: speed 9 kts, heading 89.
I sent the data to the TDC.

Target speed changed to 9, both on the TDC readout and on the speed dial. But AOB remained zero and the target's heading on the TDC remained unchanged.

Did I do something wrong

karamazovnew · 06-27-09, 12:10 PM

Of course you did... What Nicolas said was that even though the Speed thing gives you the target's course, if you want to input the AOB so that the ship points to the right course, you need to click, move again a bit, click again and so forth. With this mod, when you move the AOB dial on the right, you'll see it move on the Left too, so you can stop at the correct course in just 1 try. I usually try to go parallel with the ship so that I can find it's course and speed by relative positioning. I didn't even know about the stopwatch gimmick....

wait a second! are you doing that in a UBOAT?! It's for fleet boats!

karamazovnew · 06-26-09, 11:32 PM

PK must be off or you won't see any change

EDIT: nvm I read it wrong.

06-26-09, 04:19 PM	#3
jmr Commander Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 462 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	So, just to be clear, I'm modifying the existing TorpedoSolution_Temporary_AngleOnBow and adding a new one at the bottom of the dials.cfg? EDIT: Ok I made the changes but I can't move the AOB input wheel; it's locked at 0. EDIT:* Ahh dammit, I didn't change the first line in the dials.cfg to not exclude the newest entry. My bad. Last edited by jmr; 06-26-09 at 05:07 PM. Reason: resolved my problem

06-26-09, 03:42 AM	#1
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	Awesome, great find. I've been looking for a long time for this. The nice side-effect of the stupid data input is that since you usually input the AOB before turning the PK on it doesn't effect anything else. I wonder if the bearing needle can be moved like this .

06-26-09, 03:15 PM	#2
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	Webster, make note. This is surely another bug fix for the TDC!

06-26-09, 06:30 PM	#4
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	How is this supposed to work I made the changes, thinking that by sending computed speed to the TDC, it would also send the computed target heading. But it doesn't seem to work that way. After clicking on the little watch, checking that the computed speed and heading were accurate, and then clicking on the "send" icon, the computed speed shows up on both the TDC and the speed dial ... but the target heading (TDC) and AOB (dial) remain unchanged from their original positions.

06-26-09, 11:31 PM	#5
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	PK must be off or you won't see any change

06-27-09, 12:10 PM	#7
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	Of course you did... What Nicolas said was that even though the Speed thing gives you the target's course, if you want to input the AOB so that the ship points to the right course, you need to click, move again a bit, click again and so forth. With this mod, when you move the AOB dial on the right, you'll see it move on the Left too, so you can stop at the correct course in just 1 try. I usually try to go parallel with the ship so that I can find it's course and speed by relative positioning. I didn't even know about the stopwatch gimmick.... wait a second! are you doing that in a UBOAT?! It's for fleet boats!

06-26-09, 11:32 PM	#8
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	PK must be off or you won't see any change EDIT: nvm I read it wrong.