Base course on a zigzagging convoy

Sailor Steve · 05-08-07, 05:20 PM

You shouldn't be able to, without talking to the Convoy Commodore. That's why they do it.

Lots of skippers complained about them zigging away, or laughed when they zagged in.

Bilge_Rat · 05-08-07, 05:25 PM

Do convoys zigzag in the game? I have not seen that.

tedhealy · 05-08-07, 07:39 PM

Ships don't so much zig zag as they constant helm in sh4.

Zig zag is turns at a set interval off a base course. Finding the base course was done all the time by real skippers. I've never seen zig zagging in game.

Constant helming is constant turning off a base course. It is much harder to determine a base course or hit a ship that is constant helming. Ships in sh4 constant helm all the time when they spot you.

zylark · 05-08-07, 07:51 PM

When hey spot me yes. And when some fish impacts a target, also yes. But for some reason, I've not seen them start helming when one of my fishes go off somewhat premature.

I would think that was a dead give-away. But the IJN and merchant fleet seem to think great fountains of water followed by a big boom is just some natural occuring event.

"Oh don't worry about that. Cadets these days, getting all excited over some whale that had a methane problem. Carry on, nothing to see here!"

joea · 05-08-07, 07:54 PM

Thanks Ted, never knew the difference...btw many of the mods in SHIII put zig zags into the convoys maybe possible for SH4 too. Are there any pages with more detailed descriptions of these maneuvers?

tater · 05-09-07, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by joea

Thanks Ted, never knew the difference...btw many of the mods in SHIII put zig zags into the convoys maybe possible for SH4 too. Are there any pages with more detailed descriptions of these maneuvers?

Was it modded to have them make a 25-35 degree turn off a base course every X miutes, or did they simply make many waypoints for the convoys?

joea · 05-09-07, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

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Originally Posted by joea

Thanks Ted, never knew the difference...btw many of the mods in SHIII put zig zags into the convoys maybe possible for SH4 too. Are there any pages with more detailed descriptions of these maneuvers?

Was it modded to have them make a 25-35 degree turn off a base course every X miutes, or did they simply make many waypoints for the convoys?

I believe it was the latter I'll check at home.

05-08-07, 05:20 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You shouldn't be able to, without talking to the Convoy Commodore. That's why they do it. Lots of skippers complained about them zigging away, or laughed when they zagged in. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-08-07, 05:25 PM	#2
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	Do convoys zigzag in the game? I have not seen that.

05-08-07, 07:39 PM	#3
tedhealy Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 772 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Ships don't so much zig zag as they constant helm in sh4. Zig zag is turns at a set interval off a base course. Finding the base course was done all the time by real skippers. I've never seen zig zagging in game. Constant helming is constant turning off a base course. It is much harder to determine a base course or hit a ship that is constant helming. Ships in sh4 constant helm all the time when they spot you.

05-08-07, 07:51 PM	#4
zylark Loader Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 84 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	When hey spot me yes. And when some fish impacts a target, also yes. But for some reason, I've not seen them start helming when one of my fishes go off somewhat premature. I would think that was a dead give-away. But the IJN and merchant fleet seem to think great fountains of water followed by a big boom is just some natural occuring event. "Oh don't worry about that. Cadets these days, getting all excited over some whale that had a methane problem. Carry on, nothing to see here!"

05-08-07, 07:54 PM	#5
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Thanks Ted, never knew the difference...btw many of the mods in SHIII put zig zags into the convoys maybe possible for SH4 too. Are there any pages with more detailed descriptions of these maneuvers?