Available on the App Store: WOTA: U-Boat Compass

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You can't wait for the game and want to take a look on some parts of WOTA and how they perform on your iPhone or iPad?
Now you can do that! Parts of WOTA are integrated into my new App "WOTA: U-Boat Compass" which is

available since today on the App Store
(not available in some countries)

App Preview Video:


It's a highly detailed working simulation of a daughter repeater of the Anschütz gyrocompass. You can look at the compass from all sides by moving your device. The app displays a panorama of the command room of U 995 in the background. You can zoom in and out and virtually look around in the command room. Select different materials for the compass (even transparent).
Both compass rings work like the real thing and it offers a precision of 0.1 degree assisted by the gyroscope-chip of your phone.
It also offers a so called "Animated Compass Tour" (in the information menu) when you run this tour you will learn some things about the compass installations aboard the Type VII submarine and while reading the text you can watch real WOTA graphics running on your device (a submerged scene and the 3D interior of the command room)

The App is not only a nice gadget for all subsimmers - it was made in cooperation with the Technical Museum U 995 of the Deutscher Marinebund (German Naval Association) which most of you know as the last surviving Type VII U-Boat. By buying this app you will support both: the development of WOTA and the preservation of U 995.












Here comes the (advertising) text of the press release

First Spin-Off of the submarine simulation series „WOTA: Wolves of the Atlantic“ released.

BERLIN, Germany. (January 22, 2015) --- Mark Hessburg, in cooperation with the Technical Museum U 995 of the German Naval Association, today released „WOTA: U-Boat Compass“, a unique new type of compass app for iOS. "Yes, you could say it is a compass“ said Hessburg, "but primarily it is actually a fully functional virtual exhibition piece".

The app offers a working 3D simulation of a naval gyrocompass as used in german submarines during World War II. Situated in the center of a high resolution 360° spherical panorama of the command room of U 995 the compass can be looked at from any angle by turning the device. Of course the 3D model always keeps track of the current geographic direction while the user rotates the view and enjoys the high level of detail. Zooming in on the 3D model works up to the visible surface character of the tiniest screws. The compass, which is assisted by the device’s gyroscope, uses two rotating rings to display direction and offers a precision of up to 1/10 degree. An additional digital Rate of Turn and Angle of List indicator put the emphasis on the naval character of this app.

"WOTA: U-Boat Compass“ is the hybrid of a submarine simulation game and a museum ship. The app is a Spin-Off of the long-awaited mobile subsim "WOTA: Wolves of the Atlantic“ as such it offers features no one would expect in a compass app: a 3D animated information tour about the compass installations aboard the german Type VIIC U-Boat which shows an underwater scene and the U-Boat interior of the upcoming game. This impressive part of the app clearly shows the outstanding capabilities of WOTA and ultimately distinguishes the "WOTA: U-Boat Compass“ from all those simple compass apps out there.

Hessburg: "It had been an honour to cooperate with the German Naval Association and their Technical Museum U 995. The App is closing the gap between history and my WOTA submarine simulation series. It also supports the preservation of the last surviving Type VII U-Boat, offers an extraordinary compass and gives all those thousands of fans of WOTA a the chance to preview a small part of what will be the finished version of Wolves of the Atlantic, and enables them to see its stunning quality and attention to detail directly on their own devices.“


List of features:

- Compass assisted by the gyroscope.
- High resolution 360° panorama of U 995’s command room. Take a virtual look around by moving your device.
- Look at the compass from different angles by moving your device (lockable). Use pinch to zoom gesture to resize it.
- Animated information tour with 3D models of a Type VII U-Boat and its command room.
- Choose your compass case color: Black, Gray, Brass or Transparent.
- Outer (360°) and inner (10°) compass ring, just like on a typical naval compass.
- Angle of List indicator.
- Rate of Turn indicator.
- Speedometer (requires built-in GPS.)
- Latitude and longitude (requires built-in GPS or Wi-Fi network connection.)
- Different units (knots, km/h, mph, ROT per second or per minute.)

Website: http://www.wolves-of-the-atlantic.co...t-compass.html

Available on the App Store:

WOTA: U-Boat Compass on the App Store
(not available in some countries)