U boat simulator - Page 2

nsomnia · 05-25-16, 07:59 AM

As someone further along in the gameplay directino but much less along in the models and ideas, and using a different engine. Please find more team-members, doing this alone has wasted 12+ months of my life. Doing it with a team has gotten more done in a couple months than since i originally started tinkering on my own.

Otherwise looks great, hard part is keeping the hardcore sim parts like clicking buttons on a canvas to engage/disengage a clutch bool open to be automated/user controlled while maintaining a playable GUI (and game for that matter)

celeronpm · 05-25-16, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by nsomnia

As someone further along in the gameplay directino but much less along in the models and ideas, and using a different engine. Please find more team-members, doing this alone has wasted 12+ months of my life. Doing it with a team has gotten more done in a couple months than since i originally started tinkering on my own.

Otherwise looks great, hard part is keeping the hardcore sim parts like clicking buttons on a canvas to engage/disengage a clutch bool open to be automated/user controlled while maintaining a playable GUI (and game for that matter)

Thanks for the wise words nsomnia; I just checked out your project and it looks very promising! Good luck, I look forward to playing your successful release in the future!

anggono · 05-25-16, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by celeronpm

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Anyhow, I just posted about the power-train model I am building along with a test control panel...

Basically, the powerplant can be run in multiple modes:

Diesel engine only
Electric motor only
Support and buffer mode
Diesel-electric mode
Charging mode

The model allows you to manually engage/disengage the clutches. This allows you to be a proper engineering chief if your heart desires (no more simple speed requests!).

...

This model conforms to what I read in British Interrogation Report of captured U-boat crew. It allows a very flexible arrangement such as port diesel engine driving its generator dynamo, electricity generated is used to drive starboard electric motor, while starboard diesel engine is out of service. So both propeller is spinning.

LG · 05-26-16, 07:46 AM

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This allows you to be a proper engineering chief if your heart desires (no more simple speed requests!)

Definitely something that would be a huge plus for me!

celeronpm · 05-26-16, 09:39 AM

I am also ensuring the engine / motor rpms match the proper one per spec given the requested Telegraph speed when the ai is doing the work. Same goes for the propellers, they dynamic thrust in the water will achieve the realistic speed given the rpm. Finally, the diesels were so robust they could run with one piston removed (the rod and piston could just be removed). You'd loose 200hp but the diesel would still turn. I am going to simulate this in the damage model so you can still limp along even in dire circumstances.

Also, the electric motors can be run in serial or parallel mode, and the batteries can be configured in serial and parallel as well. The electric motors were made of two units a piece, so if one was broken, you can run the unit in parallel configuration and still get 50% power. These boats were pretty damn resilient and I want the propulsion system to realistically mimic that fact.

So, you could run one side on a broken diesel with a piston missing and the other on a half limping electric motor. Hope this makes it really challenging and fun for those looking for that depth.

These aspects are almost fully complete, I will post another blog entry with a video in a day or two when it's ready for testing.

The UI panel has received a little polish. The look/feel is more a blueprint style now, which I think should work well going forward.

keltos01 · 05-27-16, 04:12 AM

for me it'll be a Dynamic Campaign if you please

fair winds and following seas !

Great project you have there as I loved DCS, I crashed a few times before I was able to take off... and never yet managed a landing but loved the sim !

keltos

celeronpm · 05-27-16, 06:23 AM

http://www.uboatsim.com/2016/05/27/physics-model/

Here are some screenshots from the underlying physics calculations. See blog post above for more info on how they are calculated if you are interested.

nsomnia · 05-27-16, 07:38 AM

There's something ya don't see everyday nice work

LG · 05-29-16, 06:15 AM

Very impressive, following this closely!

harag · 05-29-16, 03:24 PM

Excellent work so far - and I'm glad I've back the project on kickstarter - which I can see has gone through the 20k mark

Well done & Congratulations. Hopefully we can get this doubled to 40k

Keep up the excellent work and keep us posted.

celeronpm · 05-29-16, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by harag

Excellent work so far - and I'm glad I've back the project on kickstarter - which I can see has gone through the 20k mark

Well done & Congratulations. Hopefully we can get this doubled to 40k

Keep up the excellent work and keep us posted.

I assume you're speaking about Uboot, different dev / game. However, I have also backed that game and am glad to see the community is willing to actively back the developers!

harag · 06-01-16, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by celeronpm

I assume you're speaking about Uboot, different dev / game. However, I have also backed that game and am glad to see the community is willing to actively back the developers!

Arr mind f*rt there, yes I was talking about uboot. Sorry about that...however still:

"Excellent work so far" & Keep us posted

Anything wwii sub related is of interest!

It's like waiting for a bus... wait ages and none turn up, then several turn up at once.

Bartolomeus · 06-05-16, 03:13 PM

That looks really impresive, great work so far.

Marko

GT182 · 06-06-16, 09:59 AM

This looks absolutely great Celeronpm. :thumbup: This could blow SH3 and 5 right out of the High Seas.

A couple of things I'd like to ask.

1. Will this be a 32 or 64 bit simulation.?

2. What will the best operating system it will run on, and will we be able to run it on XP? I'm going to reinstall XP for my games and simulations only on a secondary HDD. As it was the best OS we've seen and had for gaming.

I haven't had a chance to get into my email and look at the link Onkel Neal had sent me last week. I have just return from my yearly sojourn to Reading, PA for the annual WII weekend. It's been a long 4 days but well worth every second of it.

As said there is all kinds of help here on SubSim, and I know these guys are excellent from the work they've done on mods for both simulations. And others will tell you the same.

Good luck and God speed in your work.

rentacow · 06-10-16, 03:34 PM

This looks really great! I love that it comes with an automatic update checker too! I'm sure you are aware but the rear dive planes seem to be rotating along the wrong axis, hopefully it's just a quick fix for that.

One quick question, are there keyboard controls for the forward dive planes? I can only control the rear it seems.

Keep up the great work, I cant wait to see the next update.

05-25-16, 07:59 AM	#16
nsomnia Weps Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 370 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	As someone further along in the gameplay directino but much less along in the models and ideas, and using a different engine. Please find more team-members, doing this alone has wasted 12+ months of my life. Doing it with a team has gotten more done in a couple months than since i originally started tinkering on my own. Otherwise looks great, hard part is keeping the hardcore sim parts like clicking buttons on a canvas to engage/disengage a clutch bool open to be automated/user controlled while maintaining a playable GUI (and game for that matter) __________________ Current Project [ Operation Trident (Working Title: Project RedWater) ColdWar Subsim] :: Development Log w/ Dwnloads

05-26-16, 09:39 AM	#20
celeronpm Dev: Crush Depth Studios Join Date: May 2016 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 59 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I am also ensuring the engine / motor rpms match the proper one per spec given the requested Telegraph speed when the ai is doing the work. Same goes for the propellers, they dynamic thrust in the water will achieve the realistic speed given the rpm. Finally, the diesels were so robust they could run with one piston removed (the rod and piston could just be removed). You'd loose 200hp but the diesel would still turn. I am going to simulate this in the damage model so you can still limp along even in dire circumstances. Also, the electric motors can be run in serial or parallel mode, and the batteries can be configured in serial and parallel as well. The electric motors were made of two units a piece, so if one was broken, you can run the unit in parallel configuration and still get 50% power. These boats were pretty damn resilient and I want the propulsion system to realistically mimic that fact. So, you could run one side on a broken diesel with a piston missing and the other on a half limping electric motor. Hope this makes it really challenging and fun for those looking for that depth. These aspects are almost fully complete, I will post another blog entry with a video in a day or two when it's ready for testing. The UI panel has received a little polish. The look/feel is more a blueprint style now, which I think should work well going forward. __________________ www.CrushDepth.com Last edited by celeronpm; 05-26-16 at 09:55 AM.

05-27-16, 04:12 AM	#21
keltos01 Silent Hunter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Milan Italy Posts: 4,999 Downloads: 114 Uploads: 18	for me it'll be a Dynamic Campaign if you please fair winds and following seas ! Great project you have there as I loved DCS, I crashed a few times before I was able to take off... and never yet managed a landing but loved the sim ! keltos __________________ "Honorable Builder of Sinking Ships"

05-27-16, 06:23 AM	#22
celeronpm Dev: Crush Depth Studios Join Date: May 2016 Location: Brea, CA Posts: 59 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	http://www.uboatsim.com/2016/05/27/physics-model/ Here are some screenshots from the underlying physics calculations. See blog post above for more info on how they are calculated if you are interested. __________________ www.CrushDepth.com

05-27-16, 07:38 AM	#23
nsomnia Weps Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 370 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	There's something ya don't see everyday nice work __________________ Current Project [ Operation Trident (Working Title: Project RedWater) ColdWar Subsim] :: Development Log w/ Dwnloads

05-29-16, 06:15 AM	#24
LG Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 13 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Very impressive, following this closely!

05-29-16, 03:24 PM	#25
harag A-ganger Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 75 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 0	Excellent work so far - and I'm glad I've back the project on kickstarter - which I can see has gone through the 20k mark Well done & Congratulations. Hopefully we can get this doubled to 40k Keep up the excellent work and keep us posted.

06-05-16, 03:13 PM	#28
Bartolomeus Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 190 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	That looks really impresive, great work so far. Marko __________________

06-06-16, 09:59 AM	#29
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	This looks absolutely great Celeronpm. :thumbup: This could blow SH3 and 5 right out of the High Seas. A couple of things I'd like to ask. 1. Will this be a 32 or 64 bit simulation.? 2. What will the best operating system it will run on, and will we be able to run it on XP? I'm going to reinstall XP for my games and simulations only on a secondary HDD. As it was the best OS we've seen and had for gaming. I haven't had a chance to get into my email and look at the link Onkel Neal had sent me last week. I have just return from my yearly sojourn to Reading, PA for the annual WII weekend. It's been a long 4 days but well worth every second of it. As said there is all kinds of help here on SubSim, and I know these guys are excellent from the work they've done on mods for both simulations. And others will tell you the same. Good luck and God speed in your work. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

06-10-16, 03:34 PM	#30
rentacow Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Onakushcloud Posts: 126 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	This looks really great! I love that it comes with an automatic update checker too! I'm sure you are aware but the rear dive planes seem to be rotating along the wrong axis, hopefully it's just a quick fix for that. One quick question, are there keyboard controls for the forward dive planes? I can only control the rear it seems. Keep up the great work, I cant wait to see the next update.