storms: i hate the weather model.

kaptain klank · 01-30-07, 12:10 PM

i'm running GW 1.1 (with the random weather mod), will upgrade to GWX when i end my current career.

anyway, i hate the way the weather works in this game.

it seems like it's either-

1. perfectly nice
2. slightly choppy
3. rough seas
4. very rough
5. hurricane/never ending storm/ heavy fog.

why can't there be light rain?

why do the storms have to last for weeks on end?

my last patrol in made contact with a convoy and shadowed it for 8 or 9 days in the middle of an apparent hurricane.

8 days? 9 days?

my current patrol i made contact with a convoy and shadowed it for about 3 days whilst in the middle of a major storm.

i had to go to periscope depth every 1-2 hours to make hydrophone checks as the convoy kept making course changes.

after about my 60th dive to periscope depth my crew just about had a mutiny so i broke off contact and started heading towards my designated patrol area.

what is the longest you other captains have been caught in a storm?

i hope they fix the weather in sh4.

light rain would be cool, without heavy fog.

just because it's raining doesn't mean there has to be fog.

squalls would be cool.

a 4 hour rain storm would be cool....not 4 days. not 5 days. not 6 days. not 7 days.

damn i hate the weather.

fredbass · 01-30-07, 12:24 PM

Check this out. Try it and see if it helps you.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ght=SH3WEather

ReallyDedPoet · 01-30-07, 12:25 PM

Have a look at this post.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=ShWeather

Personally I like the weather, any of the books I have read, especially regarding the Atlantic Theatre, the weather was hell.

RDP

johan_d · 01-30-07, 01:07 PM

Stuck in the MED, I am dying for some storm..

AVGWarhawk · 01-30-07, 01:09 PM

The weather is ok for me. I believe quite a few weather systems were just miserable for days. Weeks? No! But many days? Yes. Heck, even where I live I have seen 5-6 days of nothing but rain. So IMHO it is not to far off the mark. Also, I think some of the hurricanes in the game are quite weak. Some of these hurricanes were strong enough to break the backs of some vessels.

Corsair · 01-30-07, 03:05 PM

A hurricane is around 100 knots winds. The most we get in SH3 is 30 knots, and anybody who has lived in these regions will tell you that you get a lot more than 30 knots storms.
So in fact the weather in SH3 is tuned down. Only problem is to have heavy fog with high speed winds, but this is solved by using SH3 Weather as stated above.
The problem of weather change comes also from the SH3 function that resets the "weather change counter" to zero every time you make a save.

stabiz · 01-30-07, 03:33 PM

I have always wanted calm sea AND fog, that would be so creepy and nice.

Morts · 01-30-07, 03:35 PM

hmm
early morning with a nice red sun rise and medium fog with calm seas...oh god id like that

well if a better fog could be made

johan_d · 01-30-07, 03:36 PM

fog.. fog.. fog.. verdamte nebel.. niemals, niemals gesehn..

I never had any fog.... always great visibility.. I want some fog!

Brag · 01-30-07, 04:01 PM

I miss seeing cumulous clouds. Especially in the Caribbean.

AVGWarhawk · 01-30-07, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stabiz

I have always wanted calm sea AND fog, that would be so creepy and nice.

I had this once. Really close to the west side of England. A Liberty came out of the fog on calm seas. I was tracking it with sonar only as I could only see it at about 800m and just a ghostly shape at that. Anyway she was 90 degrees to me going slow and down she goes.

Gezoes · 01-30-07, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Quote:

Originally Posted by stabiz

I have always wanted calm sea AND fog, that would be so creepy and nice.

I had this once. Really close to the west side of England. A Liberty came out of the fog on calm seas. I was tracking it with sonar only as I could only see it at about 800m and just a ghostly shape at that. Anyway she was 90 degrees to me going slow and down she goes.

I have been attacking and trailing a convoy for 3 days now in clouded weather with fog, light rain, medium waves etc. Three runs made, 1 --> Two pyro's, 2 --> Two large cargo's, 3 --> The large tanker in the middle!

Two DD's, on up front, one at the side. I am, ofcourse hehe, on the other side. One pyro on fire since the first run. She is my light in the night. Fog is my daytime friend... shhhh... limited sight, no planes. Perfect.

Shhh... they might hear me, this is getting surgical

U-123 out of WHaven - Jan 1940, patrol 3. East of BF27. Still alive.

Corsair · 01-30-07, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morts

hmm
early morning with a nice red sun rise and medium fog with calm seas...oh god id like that

well if a better fog could be made

I remember once having something like that in the Med. It was very nice. I love the Med colours...

johan_d · 01-31-07, 02:20 AM

Will you now stop about that fog! it isnt in SH3, wir haben das niemals gesehn!

Captain Nemo · 01-31-07, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corsair

The problem of weather change comes also from the SH3 function that resets the "weather change counter" to zero every time you make a save.

Does the weather counter speed up with TC?

Nemo

01-30-07, 12:10 PM	#1
kaptain klank Watch Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 21 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	storms: i hate the weather model. i'm running GW 1.1 (with the random weather mod), will upgrade to GWX when i end my current career. anyway, i hate the way the weather works in this game. it seems like it's either- 1. perfectly nice 2. slightly choppy 3. rough seas 4. very rough 5. hurricane/never ending storm/ heavy fog. why can't there be light rain? why do the storms have to last for weeks on end? my last patrol in made contact with a convoy and shadowed it for 8 or 9 days in the middle of an apparent hurricane. 8 days? 9 days? my current patrol i made contact with a convoy and shadowed it for about 3 days whilst in the middle of a major storm. i had to go to periscope depth every 1-2 hours to make hydrophone checks as the convoy kept making course changes. after about my 60th dive to periscope depth my crew just about had a mutiny so i broke off contact and started heading towards my designated patrol area. what is the longest you other captains have been caught in a storm? i hope they fix the weather in sh4. light rain would be cool, without heavy fog. just because it's raining doesn't mean there has to be fog. squalls would be cool. a 4 hour rain storm would be cool....not 4 days. not 5 days. not 6 days. not 7 days. damn i hate the weather.

01-30-07, 12:24 PM	#2
fredbass Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Port Richey, Fl, USA Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Check this out. Try it and see if it helps you. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ght=SH3WEather __________________

01-30-07, 12:25 PM	#3
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Have a look at this post. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=ShWeather Personally I like the weather, any of the books I have read, especially regarding the Atlantic Theatre, the weather was hell. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

01-30-07, 01:09 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The weather is ok for me. I believe quite a few weather systems were just miserable for days. Weeks? No! But many days? Yes. Heck, even where I live I have seen 5-6 days of nothing but rain. So IMHO it is not to far off the mark. Also, I think some of the hurricanes in the game are quite weak. Some of these hurricanes were strong enough to break the backs of some vessels. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-30-07, 03:05 PM	#6
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	A hurricane is around 100 knots winds. The most we get in SH3 is 30 knots, and anybody who has lived in these regions will tell you that you get a lot more than 30 knots storms. So in fact the weather in SH3 is tuned down. Only problem is to have heavy fog with high speed winds, but this is solved by using SH3 Weather as stated above. The problem of weather change comes also from the SH3 function that resets the "weather change counter" to zero every time you make a save. __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

01-30-07, 01:07 PM	#4
johan_d Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 556 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 1	Stuck in the MED, I am dying for some storm..

01-30-07, 03:33 PM	#7
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I have always wanted calm sea AND fog, that would be so creepy and nice. __________________

01-30-07, 03:35 PM	#8
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	hmm early morning with a nice red sun rise and medium fog with calm seas...oh god id like that well if a better fog could be made

01-30-07, 03:36 PM	#9
johan_d Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 556 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 1	fog.. fog.. fog.. verdamte nebel.. niemals, niemals gesehn.. I never had any fog.... always great visibility.. I want some fog!

01-30-07, 04:01 PM	#10
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I miss seeing cumulous clouds. Especially in the Caribbean. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

01-31-07, 02:20 AM	#14
johan_d Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 556 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 1	Will you now stop about that fog! it isnt in SH3, wir haben das niemals gesehn!