22 Days of Rain & Fog

emtmedic005 · 02-10-07, 10:30 AM

Call up the international weather service and ask them when its going to clear out.

Morts · 02-10-07, 11:05 AM

22 days ? pff
i did a 60 day patrol and i had bad weather in 57 days

soo....you just be happy with its only 22 days (so far):p

STEED · 02-10-07, 12:09 PM

Bad weather is great get stuck in to those destroyers it's pay back time. I got two of them today and both of them won a free ticket to the bottom of the sea.

Myxale · 02-10-07, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morts

22 days ? pff
i did a 60 day patrol and i had bad weather in 57 days

soo....you just be happy with its only 22 days (so far):p

AMEN to that Morts.

I made a W@W trip to the south atlantic with my IXB and it was weather from hell!
I spent the most of the trip submerged. It was the longest W@W patrol ever!

But I'm sure there Kaleuns who had it worser!:rotfl:

Hartmann · 02-10-07, 12:49 PM

it´s because stock weather values are set to low variation.

i change these values and i rarely have more than 3 /4 days of good or bad weather

also, remember that reload a savegame put the counter to 0

U-Dog · 02-10-07, 02:37 PM

One reason I like the type IX is that it has the range to head south after I finish my assigned grid. i like to follow the convoy routes down off the coast of Spain and towards Gibralter. Weather gets better and lone ships even give me a chance to use the deck gun. Go South young man! Go South!

Lanzfeld · 02-10-07, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hartmann

it´s because stock weather values are set to low variation.

i change these values and i rarely have more than 3 /4 days of good or bad weather

also, remember that reload a savegame put the counter to 0

Please post your changes! I need to break this cycle!

Hartmann · 02-10-07, 09:14 PM

There is a program SHweather , which allow weather randomization and other things..

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=103202

but i did the changes manually.

these are the stock values of the campaign RND SCR LND layers

[Mission]
Fog=0
FogRand=0
Clouds=0
CloudsRand=0
Precip=0
PrecipRand=0
WindHeading=0
WindSpeed=5.000000
WindRand=0
WeatherRndInterval=5
SeaType=0
(You start in calm weather always)

This is the convoy academy attack weather,and i use it, curiosly almost every single mission has different weather setup and values, so you can try other if you want .

[Mission]
Fog=0
FogRand=0
Clouds=1
CloudsRand=1
Precip=0
PrecipRand=0
WindHeading=95
WindSpeed=2.000000
WindRand=1
WeatherRndInterval=2
SeaType=0

Some more information about what is every thing

*Fog=0 (0,1,2,3)
FogRand=0
*Clouds=1 (0,1,2)
CloudsRand=1
*Precip=0 (0,1,2)
PrecipRand=0
*WindHeading=95 (o to 360º)
*WindSpeed=2.000000 (0 to 15.000000 knts)
WindRand=1
WeatherRndInterval=2 (in hours, minimum 2 to 96 h)
SeaType=0

values in ( ) are different options for every thing , for example , clouds 0,1,2
none, partial, heavy

cloudsrand= no changes 0
small changes 1
heavy changes 2

precipRand = no changes 0
small changes 1
heavy changes 2

fogrand = no changes 0
small changes 1
heavy changes 2

winrand= no changes 0
small changes 1
heavy changes 2

Lanzfeld · 02-11-07, 01:23 AM

This doesnt make sense though. If you put "FogRand=0" then you will never get a fog change???

So what you are saying is that you copy the Academy convoy weather settings to those three files before you start a patrol? Could you please give a more detailed account of how you do this and the effect?

02-10-07, 12:09 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Bad weather is great get stuck in to those destroyers it's pay back time. I got two of them today and both of them won a free ticket to the bottom of the sea. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

02-10-07, 12:49 PM	#5
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	it´s because stock weather values are set to low variation. i change these values and i rarely have more than 3 /4 days of good or bad weather also, remember that reload a savegame put the counter to 0 __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

02-10-07, 09:14 PM	#8
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	There is a program SHweather , which allow weather randomization and other things.. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=103202 but i did the changes manually. these are the stock values of the campaign RND SCR LND layers [Mission] Fog=0 FogRand=0 Clouds=0 CloudsRand=0 Precip=0 PrecipRand=0 WindHeading=0 WindSpeed=5.000000 WindRand=0 WeatherRndInterval=5 SeaType=0 (You start in calm weather always) This is the convoy academy attack weather,and i use it, curiosly almost every single mission has different weather setup and values, so you can try other if you want . [Mission] Fog=0 FogRand=0 Clouds=1 CloudsRand=1 Precip=0 PrecipRand=0 WindHeading=95 WindSpeed=2.000000 WindRand=1 WeatherRndInterval=2 SeaType=0 Some more information about what is every thing Fog=0 (0,1,2,3) FogRand=0 Clouds=1 (0,1,2) CloudsRand=1 Precip=0 (0,1,2) PrecipRand=0 WindHeading=95 (o to 360º) WindSpeed=2.000000 (0 to 15.000000 knts) WindRand=1 WeatherRndInterval=2 (in hours, minimum 2 to 96 h) SeaType=0 values in ( ) are different options for every thing , for example , clouds 0,1,2 none, partial, heavy cloudsrand= no changes 0 small changes 1 heavy changes 2 precipRand = no changes 0 small changes 1 heavy changes 2 fogrand = no changes 0 small changes 1 heavy changes 2 winrand= no changes 0 small changes 1 heavy changes 2 __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor Last edited by Hartmann; 02-10-07 at 09:29 PM.*

02-10-07, 10:30 AM	#1
emtmedic005 Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 361 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Call up the international weather service and ask them when its going to clear out.

02-10-07, 11:05 AM	#2
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	22 days ? pff i did a 60 day patrol and i had bad weather in 57 days soo....you just be happy with its only 22 days (so far):p

02-10-07, 02:37 PM	#6
U-Dog Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 111 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	One reason I like the type IX is that it has the range to head south after I finish my assigned grid. i like to follow the convoy routes down off the coast of Spain and towards Gibralter. Weather gets better and lone ships even give me a chance to use the deck gun. Go South young man! Go South!

02-11-07, 01:23 AM	#9
Lanzfeld Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New Tripoli, PA Posts: 994 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	This doesnt make sense though. If you put "FogRand=0" then you will never get a fog change??? So what you are saying is that you copy the Academy convoy weather settings to those three files before you start a patrol? Could you please give a more detailed account of how you do this and the effect?