Stadimeter Solution by Reaper7

reaper7 · 06-26-10, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

my solution has no problems with it, I get excellent range readings with the automatic mast height's inserted with my code. I don't understand what you're talking about now. It appears you're trying to re-invent the wheel of make something work that won't work

The range is set using the stadimeter (or the TDC range dial), the bearing/AOB/etc. are set using the TDC dials. So what's this proper thing you speak of?

Like everything is this game its built for automatic mode (Noob mode).
When you use auto TDC (Not sending the mast height) the game gets the distance between ships (Objects) using its own ingame measurments. The same way the Percise Sonar range works.

as quoted by capnscurvy If you use the auto targeting feature you can stop reading now. The relationship of correct range finding with auto targeting compared to manual targeting is like day and night. The devs developed auto targeting to keep accurate track of targets for you

Now When you use The Send Mast height (manual mode) your telling the engine to use the heights found in the ship.cfg files which are not 100% accurate.
The ship mast heights has always been a problem from sh3-sh5 in there accuracy at time up to 30% off in the correct height.

What this means is using 'The Send mast height to TDC' you are actually introducing a small bit of error to the results.

EDIT: I'm not saying your method is wrong. I'm saying that the Devs messep up the implementaion of the Manual Targeting method. your method is bacically the way I had it working with the SH4 recon mod for stadimeter (Result wise that is).
It would be given the exact same results.
What I'm saying like most things in this game Mauals mode is giving worse result that Auto Mode.

Both ways give me great range readings, but the Auto Mode are slightly better and more so at very long range.

And if you bypass the Send to TDC part and use the Seng rand and bearing to TDC as found on the SH4 Position keeper dial it imputs the range using Auto Mode giving better results.

I'm posting this info for everyone to use if wanted