Real Navigation and the sextant

Kelly621 · 02-06-13, 05:37 PM

Bothersome,

I am just messing around with the sextant now....interesting, but I will stick with the same method you are using. I watched Stoainm's real nav video which pushed me toward that method. And your right it is more accurate then the DR function.

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My guess is that the game knows your exact location but when asked, it puts a random figure into it to make it off some, instead of best guessing.

Agree....sea currents and heavy seas and wind when you are on the surface affect the accuracy of DR. We were running out of Japan years back, on a fast attack, on the surface in heavy seas and wind heading out to our dive point. The helmsman had his hands full trying to stay on course. If we had been using DR it would have been no better than a guess. I doubt if SH 5 models these factors in.

Real navigation is not everyone's cup of tea, but I think a number of members here are using it.

Kelly621

Fifi · 02-06-13, 07:02 PM

One thing wich isn't modeled ingame, is the sea stream...
Very important for real nav calculations!
Other thing: boat speed may vary in regard of waves and wind.
Not modeled too AFAIK.

But game is enough hard like that

I would really want to know how to use SH5 sextan without officer help though.

Kelly621 · 02-06-13, 09:35 PM

Fifi,
Read through TDW's information he provides with his Real Nav mod. He talks about using it within the game. I am still messing around with it out of interest, Agree,the game is complex enough with all the mods added in. Had enough ultimate reality of submarines in a 24 year career.....kind of like my game toned down a bit from that

A quick more concise answer....read the file named "using the game mod" in the Real Navigation document folder....he gives an example of using the sextant.
Kelly621

Fifi · 02-06-13, 10:21 PM

Thanks Kelly, will have a look into it

THE_MASK · 02-06-13, 10:49 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=35

Kelly621 · 02-06-13, 11:01 PM

Sober thanks for that bit of info....are you using the sextant? ....if so what does it add to the game for you? Just curious

THE_MASK · 02-06-13, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kelly621

Sober thanks for that bit of info....are you using the sextant? ....if so what does it add to the game for you? Just curious

No i dont but some people probably do .

02-06-13, 09:35 PM	#3
Kelly621 Officer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 237 Downloads: 336 Uploads: 0	TDW sextant Fifi, Read through TDW's information he provides with his Real Nav mod. He talks about using it within the game. I am still messing around with it out of interest, Agree,the game is complex enough with all the mods added in. Had enough ultimate reality of submarines in a 24 year career.....kind of like my game toned down a bit from that A quick more concise answer....read the file named "using the game mod" in the Real Navigation document folder....he gives an example of using the sextant. Kelly621 Last edited by Kelly621; 02-06-13 at 09:53 PM.

02-06-13, 11:01 PM	#6
Kelly621 Officer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 237 Downloads: 336 Uploads: 0	key command Sober thanks for that bit of info....are you using the sextant? ....if so what does it add to the game for you? Just curious

02-06-13, 07:02 PM	#2
Fifi Navy Seal Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 6,094 Downloads: 466 Uploads: 0	One thing wich isn't modeled ingame, is the sea stream... Very important for real nav calculations! Other thing: boat speed may vary in regard of waves and wind. Not modeled too AFAIK. But game is enough hard like that I would really want to know how to use SH5 sextan without officer help though.

02-06-13, 10:21 PM	#4
Fifi Navy Seal Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 6,094 Downloads: 466 Uploads: 0	Thanks Kelly, will have a look into it

02-06-13, 10:49 PM	#5
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...1&postcount=35