Celestial Navigation in SH4

TorpX · 12-30-10, 11:22 PM

Don Reed,
I think you misunderstood my post. I was only holding to within 1 or 2 nm by using the in-game waypoints, a major cheat really. This was just to check actual speeds vs. indicated speeds. I agree 1 or 2 nm at the end of a long day of cruising going by DR would be great. But with the lack of precision in the compass or knotmeter, I doubt I will get anything like that 'in play'.

Since you're here let me ask you, if you were starting from a known position and cruised for 24 hrs at 10kt with only, lets say a few course changes, how far off would you expect your DR position to be?

I was considering printing some maps out, and maybe I will, but would prefer to keep the extra "paperwork" to a minimum.

I don't mean to sound negative though, Sh4 is the best game I know of. Otherwise, I wouldn't be making the effort to do this.

Happy New Year!

12-30-10, 11:22 PM	#14
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	DR Don Reed, I think you misunderstood my post. I was only holding to within 1 or 2 nm by using the in-game waypoints, a major cheat really. This was just to check actual speeds vs. indicated speeds. I agree 1 or 2 nm at the end of a long day of cruising going by DR would be great. But with the lack of precision in the compass or knotmeter, I doubt I will get anything like that 'in play'. Since you're here let me ask you, if you were starting from a known position and cruised for 24 hrs at 10kt with only, lets say a few course changes, how far off would you expect your DR position to be? I was considering printing some maps out, and maybe I will, but would prefer to keep the extra "paperwork" to a minimum. I don't mean to sound negative though, Sh4 is the best game I know of. Otherwise, I wouldn't be making the effort to do this. Happy New Year!