[REQ] Kiel Kanal

[Sailor Steve]

I completely disagree. I use SH3 Commander and have my 'When Near Land' TC set for 128. I go through the Canal all the time and have never had a problem.

Also the major supermods all make it safe with automatic Kiel Canal programs.

And you can set the TC manually by going to the Data/CFG/Main file. TC settings are right there at the top.

[Gerald]

channel to go instead of ability around Denmark is much higher to hit an enemy than an ordinary trip to the channel, but it's does not have to do with tc

[Tessa]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I completely disagree. I use SH3 Commander and have my 'When Near Land' TC set for 128. I go through the Canal all the time and have never had a problem.

Also the major supermods all make it safe with automatic Kiel Canal programs.

And you can set the TC manually by going to the Data/CFG/Main file. TC settings are right there at the top.

I know you can change the TC settings globally, was hoping there was a way to be able to do something to speed up the Kanal without resorting to that. Possibly remove all the ships from the Kanal to reduce the chance of collision.? Using the plot course only once have I ever crashed into anything (lucky me, was one of the bridges) and killed myself, all other times have never had problems too. In 2,1/2.0 don't remember there being such a drastic slowdown except the ports where the ships were.

[Jimbuna]

As Steve rightly states you have choices, changing the settings in the CFG file, the automated navigation facility in some of the supermods or SH3 Commander.

In the early days following the map editing and inclusion of the canal I would spend 5 minutes plotting my course prior to engaging the engines and never wxperienced a problem, apart from that pier at the south west end on occasion

Alternatively you can go into the scripted campaign layer and delete the traffic in the area....but that wouldn't be my choice.

[danlisa]

SH3 Commander Option - "Start at Sea". (You can always sail back in that way if you're nostalgic for the port ambiance). Solved.

Or do what I do, start in Wilhelm.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by danlisa

SH3 Commander Option - "Start at Sea". (You can always sail back in that way if you're nostalgic for the port ambiance). Solved.

Or do what I do, start in Wilhelm.

I'm not sure that would work - IIRC I tried the start at sea option at Kiel once and all it did was land me outside of Kiel proper... not on the other side of the canal. I could be wrong though.

[danlisa]

^ It's entirely possible I may have edited mine. Can't remember.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by danlisa

^ It's entirely possible I may have edited mine. Can't remember.

Ah, so it's possible to edit the coordinates Commander uses to "relocate" a base when you start at sea? I hadn't thought of that.

[JEuler]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I completely disagree. I use SH3 Commander and have my 'When Near Land' TC set for 128. I go through the Canal all the time and have never had a problem.

Also the major supermods all make it safe with automatic Kiel Canal programs.

And you can set the TC manually by going to the Data/CFG/Main file. TC settings are right there at the top.

IIRC in the canal the ships are not moving,you can adjust TC without a danger of collision.

It was a real pain going through the canal before I adjusted the TC.

Of course that created a new problem with the crash dive in shallow water ,but that's another story.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I completely disagree. I use SH3 Commander and have my 'When Near Land' TC set for 128. I go through the Canal all the time and have never had a problem.

Seconded. If you use GWX's automatic Kiel Canal route and TC, you won't hit anything.