baaad weather, baaad, torpedos, baaad calculations

Empty B · 08-02-10, 01:23 PM

In GWX3, I keep 512 Time compresion and the navigation map scale to 125 km.
Whith this parameters the weather is changing every 24 or 48 hours (game time).
Even saved games while I was in the middle of a big storm. When realoding them I just have to wait for 24h or 48h (game time) and the weather changes.

gordonmull · 08-02-10, 05:10 PM

Since using GWX3 I've had no real issues with weather. Yeah I curse it when it doesn't go my way (unarmed lone ship in a storm and I can't use my deck gun) but If I wait long enough it changes. TC in my experience, since GWX3 anyway, has had no bearing on the weather. I use 1024x frequently because I don't get much time to play and I don't get permastorms anymore.

What I would agree with, though, is that saving and then loading in a particular weather condition resets the weather-change-countdown-gizmo-thingy and makes the storm last longer. (Someone with more technical knowledge of the thingy might be able to elaborate).

Tolkemec · 08-03-10, 03:03 AM

To Damo... maybe I'll give a try to SH3Weather, but I amb pesky about enabling mods mid-carreer, even in port. I have had corrupts saves constantly while messing around trying to improve the experience. So I'll try it in my next one. Thx!

To Raymond... yeah, bad weather AND bad torpedos, my electric eel set on impact exploded mid way! Is that because of a shalow run depth while a heavy storm was raging? I've been playing SH3 for a long while and premature explosions never happened to me if I set my torpedos on impact.

To Empty... thx! How do I know if my map scale is at 125 km? Is there an indication somewhere? Or I just put the ruler on 125 km and adapt the screen?

To Gordon... I use GWX3 and have permastorms all the time. Weird. Oh, and I save A LOT. After a completed patrol I may have something near 15-20 saves. I use to play for 2 to 4 hours max. So maybe I am resetting the countdown too often.

Thx!

Herr-Berbunch · 08-03-10, 07:35 AM

Doesn't SH3 Weather just give you whatever weather from the start, rather than being calm and slightly overcast in port to a more realistic variable option, either season or user dependant?

Empty B · 08-03-10, 08:36 AM

Tolkemec:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/254/navmap.jpg

Left Bottom corner.

Tolkemec · 08-03-10, 08:44 AM

Empty: I'm feeling kind of stupid now... :p

Sailor Steve · 08-03-10, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Doesn't SH3 Weather just give you whatever weather from the start, rather than being calm and slightly overcast in port to a more realistic variable option, either season or user dependant?

Yep.

I lets you start a patrol in the pouring rain if you like - nothing else.

Jimbuna · 08-03-10, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tolkemec

To Gordon... I use GWX3 and have permastorms all the time. Weird. Oh, and I save A LOT. After a completed patrol I may have something near 15-20 saves. I use to play for 2 to 4 hours max. So maybe I am resetting the countdown too often.

Thx!

Sounds like that could be the case to me.

BTW.....storms (especially in the Atlantic) could easily last a week or more.

gordonmull · 08-03-10, 03:02 PM

I thought SH3weather was included in GWX3?

Yep it certainly sounds like saving lots might be the issue here. I rarely have more than 3 or 4 saves in a patrol...and boy is it a good excuse to keep playing. "Sorry sweetheart but if I save in this storm I'll be haunted by it for days. ". It also goes well with "Well, I'm being hunted by destroyers and I can't save underwater or the game might crash next time I load." Every cloud has a silver lining!

Empty B · 08-04-10, 08:37 AM

There is another little detail I forgot. But I don't know if it is related with weather or not.
When I leave the base, at the beginig of the patrol, I try to use just 1 tc until I'm 60 km away. Then I increase tc slowly and step by step: 2, 4 , 8 ,16, 64,... And in every step, I check I can move freely the cursor with the mouse.
I´m not sure if this is important or not. But just in case ....

About saving games, every time I save I use a new name for the game saved. And from time to time I delete the old ones. Specially when I'm in a long patrol, like for example 6 months (game time) in a IXD2.

h.sie · 08-04-10, 08:41 AM

"I thought SH3weather was included in GWX3?"

No, the real weather fix has been included in GWX3. It's some changes in the scene.dat.

08-03-10, 07:35 AM	#4
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08-04-10, 08:41 AM	#11
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08-02-10, 01:23 PM	#1
Empty B Seaman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	In GWX3, I keep 512 Time compresion and the navigation map scale to 125 km. Whith this parameters the weather is changing every 24 or 48 hours (game time). Even saved games while I was in the middle of a big storm. When realoding them I just have to wait for 24h or 48h (game time) and the weather changes.

08-02-10, 05:10 PM	#2
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Since using GWX3 I've had no real issues with weather. Yeah I curse it when it doesn't go my way (unarmed lone ship in a storm and I can't use my deck gun) but If I wait long enough it changes. TC in my experience, since GWX3 anyway, has had no bearing on the weather. I use 1024x frequently because I don't get much time to play and I don't get permastorms anymore. What I would agree with, though, is that saving and then loading in a particular weather condition resets the weather-change-countdown-gizmo-thingy and makes the storm last longer. (Someone with more technical knowledge of the thingy might be able to elaborate).

08-03-10, 03:03 AM	#3
Tolkemec Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: BCN Posts: 118 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	To Damo... maybe I'll give a try to SH3Weather, but I amb pesky about enabling mods mid-carreer, even in port. I have had corrupts saves constantly while messing around trying to improve the experience. So I'll try it in my next one. Thx! To Raymond... yeah, bad weather AND bad torpedos, my electric eel set on impact exploded mid way! Is that because of a shalow run depth while a heavy storm was raging? I've been playing SH3 for a long while and premature explosions never happened to me if I set my torpedos on impact. To Empty... thx! How do I know if my map scale is at 125 km? Is there an indication somewhere? Or I just put the ruler on 125 km and adapt the screen? To Gordon... I use GWX3 and have permastorms all the time. Weird. Oh, and I save A LOT. After a completed patrol I may have something near 15-20 saves. I use to play for 2 to 4 hours max. So maybe I am resetting the countdown too often. Thx!

08-03-10, 08:36 AM	#5
Empty B Seaman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Tolkemec: http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/254/navmap.jpg Left Bottom corner.

08-03-10, 08:44 AM	#6
Tolkemec Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: BCN Posts: 118 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Empty: I'm feeling kind of stupid now... :p

08-03-10, 03:02 PM	#9
gordonmull Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 269 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I thought SH3weather was included in GWX3? Yep it certainly sounds like saving lots might be the issue here. I rarely have more than 3 or 4 saves in a patrol...and boy is it a good excuse to keep playing. "Sorry sweetheart but if I save in this storm I'll be haunted by it for days. ". It also goes well with "Well, I'm being hunted by destroyers and I can't save underwater or the game might crash next time I load." Every cloud has a silver lining!

08-04-10, 08:37 AM	#10
Empty B Seaman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	There is another little detail I forgot. But I don't know if it is related with weather or not. When I leave the base, at the beginig of the patrol, I try to use just 1 tc until I'm 60 km away. Then I increase tc slowly and step by step: 2, 4 , 8 ,16, 64,... And in every step, I check I can move freely the cursor with the mouse. I´m not sure if this is important or not. But just in case .... About saving games, every time I save I use a new name for the game saved. And from time to time I delete the old ones. Specially when I'm in a long patrol, like for example 6 months (game time) in a IXD2.