Obtaining accurate speed estimates from map plots

[gi_dan2987]

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

They had a project of turning a German campaign into an American one, with the producers (UbiSoft) expecting it to be a simple transformation. A deadline was set by UbiSoft to start profiting from SH4, and they held the developers to that date, ready or not. I believe UbiSoft had planned all along to update SH4 with the German Missions files......They made money off our expectations of the "next best thing", which turns out having more loop holes than a New York lawyer.

-Yes I understand how they basically copy/pasted SH3, made a few tweaks, and bam! SH4. This is apparent in the non-active German ports in Vanilla SH4 v1.4. You can hear the ghosts of the German band playing as if it was SH3. When I saw that, I just started laughing because it had then dawned on me as to what they had done. They were trying to squeeze more juice out of the same orange.

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

To the point of figuring distance with the ruler; knowing the "spot" where the measurement in 50 yard increment changes, and estimating where the next 50 yard measurement change will be, can put you fairly close to what can be considered an accurate measurement. It's not perfect, but as we used to say, "close enough for government work"!

-Well what gets me is the bearing dial that's centered around the sub in TMO says one distance while the ruler says another.