manual targeting - speed

looney · 11-09-09, 09:17 AM

P.s. I like to add I did get ok speeds from the notepad thingy... made me only do the 3min 15 sec ranging bit only twice..

I do miss OLC's GUI from SH3

in SH4. Then again there is no length in the recon books

Rockin Robbins · 11-14-09, 02:18 PM

If you are concerned about realism, OLC's GUI is authentic. However your perfect knowledge of ships' lengths and aspect ratios is not. The unpronounceable gizmo OLC GUI replicates was VERY infrequently used during the war because of the underlying imperfect length and aspect ratio data. That doesn't mean it wasn't an ingenious device. It just means that their database didn't allow them to properly exploit its usefulness.

When we are busily pretending we are playing on "high realism" I'm afraid we're doing nothing of the sort. Playing at "100% realism" is the perfect illustration as you toss your radar usefulness completely out the window to do so and most of your sonar info as well. It's like driving your car with a paper bag over your head: it's admirable if you survive, but nothing more than a stunt of skill.

karamazovnew · 11-14-09, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by looney

P.s. I like to add I did get ok speeds from the notepad thingy... made me only do the 3min 15 sec ranging bit only twice..

I do miss OLC's GUI from SH3

in SH4. Then again there is no length in the recon books

They're easier to add than you think. I already made one for TMO (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=153143), but anyone can do it for any mod in less than an hour.

GO to the \Silent Hunter 4\Data\Sea\ folder and edit the cfg file in each folder (where applicable). For example let's look at the G:\Silent Hunter 4\Data\Sea\NAPD_Clemson\NAPD_Clemson.cfg file:

[Unit]
ClassName=APDClemson
3DModelFileName=data/Sea/NAPD_Clemson/NAPD_Clemson
UnitType=103
MaxSpeed=22
Length=95
Width=9.4
Mast=11.5824
Draft=3.1
Displacement=1190
RenownAwarded=120
CrewComplement=50
SurvivalRate=70
SurvivalPercentage=20

In the MaxSpeed you can add anything you want. For example:
MaxSpeed=22 Length 95m

You can also change the text of the "Speed

xx kts" label that appears in the recog manual. Check that above link for more details.

11-14-09, 02:18 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	If you are concerned about realism, OLC's GUI is authentic. However your perfect knowledge of ships' lengths and aspect ratios is not. The unpronounceable gizmo OLC GUI replicates was VERY infrequently used during the war because of the underlying imperfect length and aspect ratio data. That doesn't mean it wasn't an ingenious device. It just means that their database didn't allow them to properly exploit its usefulness. When we are busily pretending we are playing on "high realism" I'm afraid we're doing nothing of the sort. Playing at "100% realism" is the perfect illustration as you toss your radar usefulness completely out the window to do so and most of your sonar info as well. It's like driving your car with a paper bag over your head: it's admirable if you survive, but nothing more than a stunt of skill. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

11-09-09, 09:17 AM	#1
looney Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sneek, The Netherlands Posts: 635 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	P.s. I like to add I did get ok speeds from the notepad thingy... made me only do the 3min 15 sec ranging bit only twice.. I do miss OLC's GUI from SH3 in SH4. Then again there is no length in the recon books