Help Needed. My Navigator is Incompetent...I think

[Trevally.]

Hi Atilla

For the weather, Stoianm and Gap have tried to fix this - so I think the Dynamic Environment mod is causing this.

For your mod list - some changes

Originally Posted by Atilla

MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt w beards
MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps 1.0
NDB,NDH OM#1 - No Dialog Indicator
gap - HD 1 deg Scope Bearing v 1.0
No magic skills v1.5 MCCD compatible
MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
FX_Update_0_0_19_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_upgrade_to_v_0_0_31
NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_alt_officer_wounded_by_Torpedo
NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_AltAdvSpeedGraphics_by_naights
NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_ERM_Reaper7_NightVision_Black_Ski n
NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_jimimadrids_map_tools
NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_No_Snorkel_Exhaust_Smoke
NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_WWIIInterface_by_naights
TDW_No_Hydrophone_On_Surface_No_Aircraft_Spotting_ 1_1_0***
TDW_No_contact_shapes_or_colors_no_contact_line_1_ 1_0***
TDW_Waypoint_Contacts_Same_Shape_No_Color_1_1_0***
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 Basemod
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 additional crew sounds beta6
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional -6db damped Sonarguy
stoianm realistic color exterior mod (high color)v1
sobers see thru wake fix
sobers chimney smoke V2
sobers 3D deck spray mod V7
Underwater_FX_Blue_0_1_byTheBeast
TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbances_v2_0_SH5
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_1_4_byTheBeast
Dynamic Environment SH5 Basemod (realistic version) V2.1
Dynamic Environment SH5 Waves (realistic version) V2.1
OPEN HORIZONS II_full v1.5
OH II Minefield map

*** V1.1.0

You should try using real nav as you are nearly there already

[Atilla]

Hi Trevally
Thanks for responding and taking time to go through my modsoup. I very much appreciate that.

About real nav:
I'm considering taking the final step and go real nav and manual TDC from second patrol onwards. I've been wanting to do this for some time, but I still need a little practice.

[mobucks]

My god this game is beautiful.. I really need to finish my SH4 campaign!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by mobucks

My god this game is beautiful.. I really need to finish my SH4 campaign!

I'm currently running three campaigns in SH3 and three in SH4, plus two in AOTD, and one in SH5. No need to finish anything.

[Geki]

Hi there,

Along the same lines of the navigator being incompetent... I just recently added some mods and have switched to 100% realism with the realnav mod as well.
When i ask my navigator to give me a position fix, he's WAY off. For example there is a port in a small island north of Bremen (sub hq). I was at least 20km north of the port as I manually piloted there - but the nav guy plotted our location right ON the island. What's up?
I then tried to plot my way through the strait by Dunkirk and promply crashed into shallow water. Tough to go real nav when i can't get a fix! Any help?
thanks
Gek

[Trevally.]

Hi Geki and welcome to subsim

You can adjust the error for nav fixes in your TDWoptions.py using the options editor.

For why your fix was so far off The dead rec fix applies a % error from your last fix. If you do many dead rec fixes in a row - then this error will be increased. Try and use a celest fix now and then to help reduce dead rec errors.

You could also try the real nav script (check my sig for mod downloads) - it will take fixes at set times, mixing both dead rec and celst.

[Geki]

Hey thanks!

I did end up playing more and I think because i was driving around manually a lot and ONLY asking for dead reckoning... celest. reckoning helped a lot.
Now if i could just figure out how to hit a ship with a torpedo.... 10 misses in a row right now, can't seem to get the AOB through my head. Oh well, more practice!
thanks again
Gek

[misha1967]

Originally Posted by mobucks

My god this game is beautiful..

Tell me about it!

I thought SH3 was just about the prettiest things I ever saw (and it still holds up quite well, particularly if you mod it), but it doesn't hold a candle to even the stock version of SH5 when it comes to looks!

Now, as to the Navigator, I have the same issue. He reports clear skies when I'm standing on the bridge staring at the nicest, densest cloud cover I ever did see. My mod loadout is similar to yours, so I'm not sure what's causing it either.

All I really need to know is whether the planes (verdammte Flieger!) go by the Navigator's pretend weather or the one I'm actually looking at. If they go by his version of things, then I've dodged more than a few bullets while cruising around under clear skies with not a care in the world.