Sextant & celestial navigation in SHIII

SteamWake · 10-16-06, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

The chronological issue: Accurate time measurment is vital for this type of navigation, but i also think it can be solved easily.
(sorry for bad english, im just excited about this)!

Im thinking maybe not as it is in the core of the [current] game engine.

That being said there are a plethora of astronomy programs that can show the sky for a given locatation at nearly any time past, present and future. Prehaps these alogarythims could be worked into the program.

Heres one of my favorites... price is right too

http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

_Seth_ · 10-16-06, 01:58 PM

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Im thinking maybe not as it is in the core of the [current] game engine.

Ok, that complicates it.... Those programs are great, and some number chrushing modder could maybe implement this. Its weird; we can play online with people all over the world, but its difficult to get the stars,sun and time correct in a game...:hmm:

Sonarman · 10-16-06, 02:06 PM

The original C-64 version of Pirates! had a very simplified sextant which you had to use to find your position on the printed map, this was quite a fun addition and it was a shame to see it omitted in Pirates Gold and the present release which both feature the usual "built in GPS" on-screen map. It would be great if a virtual sextant was added to SH4.

10-16-06, 02:06 PM	#3
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	The original C-64 version of Pirates! had a very simplified sextant which you had to use to find your position on the printed map, this was quite a fun addition and it was a shame to see it omitted in Pirates Gold and the present release which both feature the usual "built in GPS" on-screen map. It would be great if a virtual sextant was added to SH4.