[REL] TDC (with working dials) for SH5

[TheDarkWraith]

okay so I need to get this straight. The dials work correctly right? But the AOB dial should register in tenths like the bearing dial and the bearing dial should register only in full degrees like the AOB? If the functionality is wrong then my dials are wrong and will need to be corrected.
And the dial in the gyroangle box just has an incorrect background?

[H.B.]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

okay so I need to get this straight. The dials work correctly right? But the AOB dial should register in tenths like the bearing dial and the bearing dial should register only in full degrees like the AOB? If the functionality is wrong then my dials are wrong and will need to be corrected.
And the dial in the gyroangle box just has an incorrect background?

All your dials are working properly and are labeled right! They just use the wrong background graphics. With the ones on the right (gyro) I'm not sure. I think you shouldn't change them. Tracking angle would be a completely new display I think. So the only thing to do is changing the background bitmaps like this (angle on bow in 0 -180 and "Bug links/rechts" text, bearing in 0 - 360 in black):

Originally Posted by briklebritt

should be changed like this:

BearingGauge:

Can be found in my TGA which i posted here minutes ago

AngleOnBow


TrackAngle

this dial shows the expected angle at which the torpedo will hit against the target

@TheDarkWraith
You only have to change the background for AngleOnBow and TrackAngle
And
You have to bring a new background in DDS-File from my TGA, the bearing, shown above

If u want, i can do it for you and change the DDS-File. Let me know

[gutted]

From what i gathered in hitman's post:

The two dials we are currently using for gyro angle are wrong, they should be be used for the bearing. A course & fine readout.

The dial we are using for the bearing, should actually be the AOB.

There should be another dial that shows the track angle of the torpedo as it would impact the target (somewhat like we had in SHIV).. which uses the graphic we are currently using for AOB.

So that just leaves a gyro angle indicator?


In summary:
The TDC we know and love is wrong. Swapping graphics will work on some, but not others because their functionality is wrong.

[H.B.]

I checked it. The gyro indicators should be ok as they are. One 0 - 360 and one 0 - 9. Example: if the first shows 45 and the second 4 it means your torpedo will be fired at 45,4 degrees. Tracking angle is another display.

[gutted]

Originally Posted by H.B.

I checked it. The gyro indicators should be ok as they are. One 0 - 360 and one 0 - 9. Example: if the first shows 45 and the second 4 it means your torpedo will be fired at 45,4 degrees. Tracking angle is another display.

Yeah after another look, the gyro angle indicator is fine..

But the bearing was simliar. There wey two dials in vertical orientation. One coarse, and one fine. Atleast thats what i could tell by looking at it. i could be wrong. Someone get Hitman in here!

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by gutted

In summary:
The TDC we know and love is wrong. Swapping graphics will work on some, but not others because their functionality is wrong.

well let's make it right. I might as well do it correctly. But, truthfully, I have no idea what is right and wrong right now. I'm all confused Maybe Hitman can clarify for me and tell me what to do.

[H.B.]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

well let's make it right. I might as well do it correctly. But, truthfully, I have no idea what is right and wrong right now. I'm all confused Maybe Hitman can clarify for me and tell me what to do.

Hopefully Hitman understands the whole TDC. I don't understand all elements, too. I am from Germany, but even a translation wouldn't help you, I think.

Now I'm not even sure about the bearing dial. The dial labeled with "bearing" in Hitman's link is the gyro indicator as I see it now. Because it has the smaller Vernier to it. Meaning this dial was not to set your target's bearing, but show your fire solution (the angle at which your torpedo was fired). You need to differentiate which bearing is meant -target or your torpedo.

So I would return to my first statement, that just angle of bearing and bearing dial were flipped:
The green/red dial background with "Bug links/rechts" is for angle of bow.
The green/red dial without text is for bearing.
The black ones on the right (gyro) indicate the bearing of your torpedo when fired and are correct.