Lost on map

Maxtorym · 11-26-13, 03:02 PM

Good day everyone.
I play with DTW UI and Real navigation.... now my problem is that im lost on the map en the coordinator is saying that i am sailing on land but i am on sea!!!!
What is the problem here?

I was sailing back to port but it wasnt there?!

Regards

Santini · 11-26-13, 03:09 PM

If you are truly befuddled, save and load and your celestial will be retaken

Maxtorym · 11-27-13, 12:05 PM

works fine that way.

Santini · 11-27-13, 12:13 PM

Yeah, if you ever truly get lost, you either hunt for landmarks or wait out the weather DSO you can shoot the stars

SnipersHunter · 11-27-13, 12:37 PM

Lol never had this problem before

Targor Avelany · 11-27-13, 03:03 PM

I've had and it is fun as heck.

You pretty much assume that Navigator is unable to determine course (because whatever numbers he is crunching in dead-reckoning show absolute garbage) and you do what Steve said: if the storm is really bad: you very carefully waiting it out, usually below the surface, maybe drifting a bit, maybe moving at a very low speed..
If the weather is not that bad, then you try to find landmarks and identify your location.

One thing I wish the Navigator could do is to base their calculations on the landmarks. From another stand point of view: once you have an incorrect location mark from the navigator, you can manually position it based on your own visual observations.

Highbury · 11-27-13, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Targor Avelany

One thing I wish the Navigator could do is to base their calculations on the landmarks. From another stand point of view: once you have an incorrect location mark from the navigator, you can manually position it based on your own visual observations.

I seem to recall B-17 the Mighty 8th had something similar. Your Navigator could get lost and you would have to figure out your position and correct it.

Something similar for SH would be very good, not sure if that kind of modding is possible though...

Targor Avelany · 11-27-13, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Highbury

I seem to recall B-17 the Mighty 8th had something similar. Your Navigator could get lost and you would have to figure out your position and correct it.

Something similar for SH would be very good, not sure if that kind of modding is possible though...

It is kind of there already

That is the opposite side of the coin for the problem described above. For me, I find that imperfections in the gameplay can be a lot of time compensated by a little imagination without any complicated mods.

11-26-13, 03:02 PM	#1
Maxtorym Watch Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 16 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Lost on map Good day everyone. I play with DTW UI and Real navigation.... now my problem is that im lost on the map en the coordinator is saying that i am sailing on land but i am on sea!!!! What is the problem here? I was sailing back to port but it wasnt there?! Regards

11-26-13, 03:09 PM	#2
Santini Medic Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 168 Downloads: 389 Uploads: 1	If you are truly befuddled, save and load and your celestial will be retaken

11-27-13, 12:05 PM	#3
Maxtorym Watch Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 16 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	works fine that way.

11-27-13, 12:13 PM	#4
Santini Medic Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 168 Downloads: 389 Uploads: 1	Yeah, if you ever truly get lost, you either hunt for landmarks or wait out the weather DSO you can shoot the stars

11-27-13, 12:37 PM	#5
SnipersHunter Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 596 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	Lol never had this problem before

11-27-13, 03:03 PM	#6
Targor Avelany Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 1,183 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	I've had and it is fun as heck. You pretty much assume that Navigator is unable to determine course (because whatever numbers he is crunching in dead-reckoning show absolute garbage) and you do what Steve said: if the storm is really bad: you very carefully waiting it out, usually below the surface, maybe drifting a bit, maybe moving at a very low speed.. If the weather is not that bad, then you try to find landmarks and identify your location. One thing I wish the Navigator could do is to base their calculations on the landmarks. From another stand point of view: once you have an incorrect location mark from the navigator, you can manually position it based on your own visual observations.