Sub Buddy - the World's First Attack Disc & TADS Computer on iOS & Android

Pisces · 11-01-20, 05:32 AM

There are template files around here in Subsim if you want to DIY. (like the link in my signature) They precede Sub Buddy and it is based on them. So you can make a cardboard physical implementation of it. It won't be exactly like the Sub Buddy disks. Sub Buddy is made with it's own twist on it. On the TADS side it uses 2 orders of magnitude per scale (as opposed to 1 order of magnitude) and adds a tangent scale.

I agree that the dark brown relative bearing disk should be rotatable for easier use. With my physical template disk I grab and hold the (white) compass disk with the AOB disk and other pointers clamped together to set ownship course by turning the brown disk underneath.

Macgregor the Hammer · 11-04-20, 09:15 AM

There's an Android Emulator available for PC called Blue Stacks. It's free and Sub Buddy runs well on it.

Elphaba · 11-14-20, 10:02 AM

Calling out to anyone on iOS (initially) if they'd like to volunteer to beta test Sub Buddy 2.0.

As things get closer to release (weeks) we'll be inviting 'droid owners to join in the Beta.

If you'd like to join you'll need an iOS device running iOS 12 or better, then please PM me with your Apple ID Email address and I'll add you to our beta testers.

New features and suggestions are behind the push for Sub Buddy 2.0, and if we're still missing something you want, please get in touch.

Thanks to the sub community.

Stay safe out there.

Sub Buddy Team.

Torpex77 · 03-18-21, 04:10 PM

Ya Mean I dont have to do this in my head anymore?...All those years on Subs doing Mental Gym,,,dang all I needed was a smart phone..LOL

Gray Lensman · 01-31-24, 09:45 PM

Are the Sub Buddy developers around anymore? I have a small bug which I reported via their contact email and I have yet to receive an acknowledgement.

Elphaba · 01-31-24, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gray Lensman

Are the Sub Buddy developers around anymore? I have a small bug which I reported via their contact email and I have yet to receive an acknowledgement.

I’m right here. Are you on iOS or ‘droid?

If iOS email me at support@ideasoftware.uk
If ‘droid email Dax at support@subbuddyandroid.com

We haven’t received any recent support requests this year at all.

Beardmoresam · 07-21-24, 09:21 AM

Do you take feature requests or is it bug support only these days?

A few features that I think would be useful are:
- Ability to rotate the outer ring on the attack disc side much like is possible on the TDS computer side.

- Markings on the TDS log slide rule for common unit conversions (yards, meters, feet, nautical miles, kilometers) much like you would find on an E6B. This would help with mixed unit situations in various naval sims.

- The ability to re-scale the torpedo deflection angle scale according to a pre-programmed torpedo speed.

Thank you!

11-01-20, 05:32 AM	#1
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	There are template files around here in Subsim if you want to DIY. (like the link in my signature) They precede Sub Buddy and it is based on them. So you can make a cardboard physical implementation of it. It won't be exactly like the Sub Buddy disks. Sub Buddy is made with it's own twist on it. On the TADS side it uses 2 orders of magnitude per scale (as opposed to 1 order of magnitude) and adds a tangent scale. I agree that the dark brown relative bearing disk should be rotatable for easier use. With my physical template disk I grab and hold the (white) compass disk with the AOB disk and other pointers clamped together to set ownship course by turning the brown disk underneath. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

11-04-20, 09:15 AM	#2
Macgregor the Hammer Chief Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Minnesota Posts: 325 Downloads: 535 Uploads: 1	There's an Android Emulator available for PC called Blue Stacks. It's free and Sub Buddy runs well on it. __________________ "It's impossible to make anything fool proof....Fools are too ingenious!"

11-14-20, 10:02 AM	#3
Elphaba Neptune's daughter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 325 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	Sub Buddy 2.0 is almost here! Calling out to anyone on iOS (initially) if they'd like to volunteer to beta test Sub Buddy 2.0. As things get closer to release (weeks) we'll be inviting 'droid owners to join in the Beta. If you'd like to join you'll need an iOS device running iOS 12 or better, then please PM me with your Apple ID Email address and I'll add you to our beta testers. New features and suggestions are behind the push for Sub Buddy 2.0, and if we're still missing something you want, please get in touch. Thanks to the sub community. Stay safe out there. Sub Buddy Team.

03-18-21, 04:10 PM	#4
Torpex77 Helmsman Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Pennsylvania-Endless Moutains Posts: 106 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Ya Mean I dont have to do this in my head anymore?...All those years on Subs doing Mental Gym,,,dang all I needed was a smart phone..LOL __________________ A Submarine Simulation should "simulate" Historical Reality as best as possible! No Excuse, because whatsoever your trying to simulate, is documented..somewhere!

01-31-24, 09:45 PM	#5
Gray Lensman Frogman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 308 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Are the Sub Buddy developers around anymore? I have a small bug which I reported via their contact email and I have yet to receive an acknowledgement. __________________ . Member since February 2007 Wargaming since 1971 (1st game Avalon Hill's Stalingrad) Hobby/Gaming Computng since 1977 (TRS-80) (adhoc programming & game modding ever since)

07-21-24, 09:21 AM	#7
Beardmoresam A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 74 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 0	Do you take feature requests or is it bug support only these days? A few features that I think would be useful are: - Ability to rotate the outer ring on the attack disc side much like is possible on the TDS computer side. - Markings on the TDS log slide rule for common unit conversions (yards, meters, feet, nautical miles, kilometers) much like you would find on an E6B. This would help with mixed unit situations in various naval sims. - The ability to re-scale the torpedo deflection angle scale according to a pre-programmed torpedo speed. Thank you!