Time of day - Page 2

melnibonian · 03-16-07, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I thought it was local time and German time? I know this is what they used on the boats historically.

Historically Germans were using German Time instead of Local Time in all branches of the Armed Forces. In Game though the time on the clock is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). You can see that if you start from any German Port. Germany is GMT+1 and you will notice that the Local Time is one hour ahead of the "game time".

mookiemookie · 03-16-07, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by melnibonian

Quote:

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I thought it was local time and German time? I know this is what they used on the boats historically.

Historically Germans were using German Time instead of Local Time in all branches of the Armed Forces. In Game though the time on the clock is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). You can see that if you start from any German Port. Germany is GMT+1 and you will notice that the Local Time is one hour ahead of the "game time".

And now I know, and knowing is half the battle.

kwikpoppa · 03-17-07, 03:36 AM

Post Script on this problem:
Heres what happened to me regarding this problem.
I play at 1xtc,I force 1x thru SH3 Commander options(i set max time compression to 1).So as most dedicated 1Xers i use ALT-TAB alot.
Let me state here that this was a phenomenom that happened with my particular game settings and may not pertain to anyone else ,but if it does here is what transpired and you can remember it IF it happens to you.
The game engine on this sim is touchy to say the least,and sometimes we cant get an engine to conform to everything we want it to do so we conform to it.
I experienced this perpetual night deal.
Not a blacked out sky but just a normal starry,cloudy night.
So Im suspicious that something aint right here.
OK so I exit the game and save patrol and decide to see just how long this will last.So I turn max time compression up thru SH3 Commander and decide Ill time compress at 512 and see just how long this night will last.
POW! as soon as I hit the plus and start to speed up time it goes daylight on my Nav map,not only that but the weather changes and a friggin merchant ship pops up on my map(you know the one thats 500 kms away)
What I think happened with me:
ALT-TAB had somehow frozen the game engine or whatever controls the progression of the sun, moon,weather and maybe even the random ship spawning .Time compressing seemed to kick start it up again?
In short ALT-TAB can screw you up .I went back in at 1X and ran the game for 24 hour period without ALT-TAB at all and all seems to be running ok,although I think I have the realistic or intended day to night sequence out of whack,I can put up with it til next patrol where it should reset at beginning in mission files.

03-17-07, 03:36 AM	#18
kwikpoppa Bosun Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ft payne,ala. Posts: 68 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Post Script on this problem: Heres what happened to me regarding this problem. I play at 1xtc,I force 1x thru SH3 Commander options(i set max time compression to 1).So as most dedicated 1Xers i use ALT-TAB alot. Let me state here that this was a phenomenom that happened with my particular game settings and may not pertain to anyone else ,but if it does here is what transpired and you can remember it IF it happens to you. The game engine on this sim is touchy to say the least,and sometimes we cant get an engine to conform to everything we want it to do so we conform to it. I experienced this perpetual night deal. Not a blacked out sky but just a normal starry,cloudy night. So Im suspicious that something aint right here. OK so I exit the game and save patrol and decide to see just how long this will last.So I turn max time compression up thru SH3 Commander and decide Ill time compress at 512 and see just how long this night will last. POW! as soon as I hit the plus and start to speed up time it goes daylight on my Nav map,not only that but the weather changes and a friggin merchant ship pops up on my map(you know the one thats 500 kms away) What I think happened with me: ALT-TAB had somehow frozen the game engine or whatever controls the progression of the sun, moon,weather and maybe even the random ship spawning .Time compressing seemed to kick start it up again? In short ALT-TAB can screw you up .I went back in at 1X and ran the game for 24 hour period without ALT-TAB at all and all seems to be running ok,although I think I have the realistic or intended day to night sequence out of whack,I can put up with it til next patrol where it should reset at beginning in mission files.