Location Mods - Mapping

Red Devil · 12-29-17, 03:07 PM

Living as I do in the civilised part of the world (sic) - I could do with a temp marker on the nav map when I get a signal telling me that the Jap Fleet is currently between X and Y, engaging US ships. I have just had one which I think was in The Gilbert Islands, as I was at the time, and no indication of 'where' this is??? I went home instead ..............

I am using FJB's colour map.

propbeanie · 12-29-17, 05:55 PM

Most of that is just "immersive" stuff. Did the report give you latitude and longitude coordinates? If not, then it may just have been a "news" report that comes over the radio, but will show sometimes (depending upon "importance) in the text box, or might show as a "radio report" in the text box, but not slow down the TC you're using at the time. The really "important" stuff will drop your TC down. If you're receiving a report of a convoy of some form, you might have to "zoom" out some on the map, to maybe see a game icon for a convoy (maybe simulating "Ultra"), which you could then zoom back in on, and place a pencil mark by. Unfortunately, the game does not allow us to attach notes of any sort to any of the maps for later referral. I used to try to "track" stuff like that on a notepad that I kept next to me while playing, but since most of those are too far away to bother with in a timely, fuel-efficient manner, I ignore most of that "chatter". If it's not within a short travel from where I am / going, I don't change course or speed from my "mission", until after my "primary".

Red Devil · 12-29-17, 08:02 PM

I was actually in the Caroline Islands and a radio report came in that a fleet v fleet was at it between ????? and New Ireland, I have forgotten now; there are zero points of reference and zero lat and long. Thats no use to anyone.

Red Devil · 12-29-17, 08:06 PM

After c hecking with google maps, apparently it was somewhere in the region of papua new guinea, which incidently, has been spelt wrong on the map since day 1.

12-29-17, 03:07 PM	#1
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	Location Mods - Mapping Living as I do in the civilised part of the world (sic) - I could do with a temp marker on the nav map when I get a signal telling me that the Jap Fleet is currently between X and Y, engaging US ships. I have just had one which I think was in The Gilbert Islands, as I was at the time, and no indication of 'where' this is??? I went home instead .............. I am using FJB's colour map. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

12-29-17, 05:55 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Most of that is just "immersive" stuff. Did the report give you latitude and longitude coordinates? If not, then it may just have been a "news" report that comes over the radio, but will show sometimes (depending upon "importance) in the text box, or might show as a "radio report" in the text box, but not slow down the TC you're using at the time. The really "important" stuff will drop your TC down. If you're receiving a report of a convoy of some form, you might have to "zoom" out some on the map, to maybe see a game icon for a convoy (maybe simulating "Ultra"), which you could then zoom back in on, and place a pencil mark by. Unfortunately, the game does not allow us to attach notes of any sort to any of the maps for later referral. I used to try to "track" stuff like that on a notepad that I kept next to me while playing, but since most of those are too far away to bother with in a timely, fuel-efficient manner, I ignore most of that "chatter". If it's not within a short travel from where I am / going, I don't change course or speed from my "mission", until after my "primary". __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

12-29-17, 08:02 PM	#3
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	I was actually in the Caroline Islands and a radio report came in that a fleet v fleet was at it between ????? and New Ireland, I have forgotten now; there are zero points of reference and zero lat and long. Thats no use to anyone. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

12-29-17, 08:06 PM	#4
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	After c hecking with google maps, apparently it was somewhere in the region of papua new guinea, which incidently, has been spelt wrong on the map since day 1. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk