Setting best economy speed

[Wreford-Brown]

I've been digging through some old threads (cruising the Black sea which is quiet at the moment) and found an incredibly useful thread from Average Joe that I thought was worth mentioning:

"Here's a small speed-change I made to the VIIC class submarine .cfg file (NSS_Uboat7c.cfg).

Default values:

[EngineProperties]
AllStop=0.00
AheadSlow=0.40
AheadOneThird=0.57
AheadStandard=0.80 <---CHANGED to: AheadStandard=0.45
AheadFull=0.94
AheadFlank=1.00
BackSlow=-0.26
BackStandard=-0.40
BackFull=-0.53
BackEmergency=-0.66

This helps me in 2 ways:

1.) Submerged, and 'accidently' creating a new plot-course, especially when extremely close to a pack of DD's, or convoy merchants.

Since SH3 defaults to 'Ahead-Standard' when plotting a new course, sub-noise (props, electric motors, etc.) increases greatly! If this happens I usually get detected; mostly during critical points when trying to slip past escorts, and into a convoy of merchants.
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2.) Setting for best fuel-economy cruise speed with the VIIC/42.

The VIIC/42's best 'econ-cruise' speed seems to be right at 9-knots. The change above sets 'Ahead-Standard' setting to 9-knots."



The only change I've made to Average Joe is setting AheadOneThird (rather than AheadStandard) to 0.45, as I don't use the auto plot when in contact with the enemy and it automatically gives me the best economy speed when I hit the '2' key, while giving me options to increase speed if I wish.

100% of the credit goes to Average Joe.

[HW3]

Average Joe passed on a while back as I recall, I believe it was the spring of 2006.

[Wreford-Brown]

That is really bad.
Looking at old threads he was one of the earliest pioneers in SH3 and subsim. I wish I'd known him as a few simple suggestions have greatly enhanced the way I play.

I'll dedicate my next BB to him.