GWX Problem (periscope depth)

Pappy55 · 08-23-07, 01:02 PM

Hi all,

I have just done a clean install od SHII with the 1.4b patch and installed GWX and appied the 1.3 patch to that.

Everything seams to work fine except one small problem..

I have started a campaign in a Type II boat and when i ordred periscope depth the boat hovers at 10m below and the top of the tower stick out the water.

Can anyone throw some light on this?

Dowly · 08-23-07, 01:06 PM

Hi Pappy!

The boat settles down 1-2 meters above the ordered depth, this is because of the positive bouyance modeled in GWX. In real life, uboat was very hard to keep evenly balanced while submerged, so what they did was that they set the bouyance to be slightly positive (or negative, depends of the source of information).

Enjoy the GWX!

Sailor Steve · 08-23-07, 02:04 PM

Of course the sub shouldn't stop at 10 meters, but should keep coming up. In real life they also leaked, so the sub should go down and keep going down, just like it does in NYGM. On the other hand, it only does that in either mod if you go too slow, just like real life.

poor sailor · 08-23-07, 02:48 PM

I also like the positive buoyancy in GWX and must say very like that. But I must say that I also liked negative buoyancy when I played NYGM mod, but I think that's the positive buoyancy is much better solution and very well represented in GWX. Just small quote from the NYGM readme:

"The NYGM Anti Humming Bird Mod is a feature where the u-boat can no longer hover
at all stop. At all stop, the u-boat will slowly sink (I would have preferred to have
positive buoyancy but that is not possible) at a very slow rate."

But, It's possible, and GWX team made It.

Sailor Steve · 08-23-07, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by poor sailor

IBut, It's possible, and GWX team made It.

So why doesn't somebody make it real, so it keeps rising?

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-23-07, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Quote:

Originally Posted by poor sailor

IBut, It's possible, and GWX team made It.

So why doesn't somebody make it real, so it keeps rising?

LOL, because if we did... diving your boat would be like trying to submerge a cork.

We live in an imperfect world without adjustable bouyancy.

IrischKapitan · 08-23-07, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pappy55

Hi all,

I have just done a clean install od SHII with the 1.4b patch and installed GWX and appied the 1.3 patch to that.

Everything seams to work fine except one small problem..

I have started a campaign in a Type II boat and when i ordred periscope depth the boat hovers at 10m below and the top of the tower stick out the water.

Can anyone throw some light on this?

Just order your depth to 14-15m, and you will have no problems!

08-23-07, 01:02 PM	#1
Pappy55 Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 211 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 0	GWX Problem (periscope depth) Hi all, I have just done a clean install od SHII with the 1.4b patch and installed GWX and appied the 1.3 patch to that. Everything seams to work fine except one small problem.. I have started a campaign in a Type II boat and when i ordred periscope depth the boat hovers at 10m below and the top of the tower stick out the water. Can anyone throw some light on this? __________________

08-23-07, 02:04 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Of course the sub shouldn't stop at 10 meters, but should keep coming up. In real life they also leaked, so the sub should go down and keep going down, just like it does in NYGM. On the other hand, it only does that in either mod if you go too slow, just like real life. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-23-07, 01:06 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Hi Pappy! The boat settles down 1-2 meters above the ordered depth, this is because of the positive bouyance modeled in GWX. In real life, uboat was very hard to keep evenly balanced while submerged, so what they did was that they set the bouyance to be slightly positive (or negative, depends of the source of information). Enjoy the GWX!

08-23-07, 02:48 PM	#4
poor sailor XO Join Date: May 2006 Location: Serbia Posts: 420 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I also like the positive buoyancy in GWX and must say very like that. But I must say that I also liked negative buoyancy when I played NYGM mod, but I think that's the positive buoyancy is much better solution and very well represented in GWX. Just small quote from the NYGM readme: "The NYGM Anti Humming Bird Mod is a feature where the u-boat can no longer hover at all stop. At all stop, the u-boat will slowly sink (I would have preferred to have positive buoyancy but that is not possible) at a very slow rate." But, It's possible, and GWX team made It.