Dynamic Recognition Manuals

Safe-Keeper · 05-21-06, 10:21 AM

It's just so silly to browse trough the Recognition manual in 1939 and find tonnes of ships that haven't been invented yet

. And if there were inaccuracies or "unknowns" in real Recognition Manuals, they should be in the manuals in-game, too, I think.

DAB · 05-21-06, 12:04 PM

To be frank, the recognition mannuals are one of the major compromises from reality in SHI through SHIII

To have such accurate data on the heights of masts etc on a particular ship in a convoy would have been practically impossible. Instead, the captain would have been expected to guess the height and use a spread of torpedos to compensate for innacuracy.

Question is, can there be a compromise for a game played out on a computer screen.

Safe-Keeper · 05-23-06, 04:02 AM

Realism option?

At the very least, make it dynamic, leaving out those damned not-yet-existing ships.

TangoShadow · 05-23-06, 03:24 PM

Hi,

I ignore the fact that 1944 ships appear in 1939. Annoying, yes, the end of the world? No.

It shouldn't be difficult to fix though: get the sim to select the appropriate recognition book based on the date, the same way as Grammarphone records are selected (these can be date-based).

One for SHIV.

--TangoShadow

05-21-06, 10:21 AM	#1
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Dynamic Recognition Manuals It's just so silly to browse trough the Recognition manual in 1939 and find tonnes of ships that haven't been invented yet . And if there were inaccuracies or "unknowns" in real Recognition Manuals, they should be in the manuals in-game, too, I think. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

05-21-06, 12:04 PM	#2
DAB Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 263 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	To be frank, the recognition mannuals are one of the major compromises from reality in SHI through SHIII To have such accurate data on the heights of masts etc on a particular ship in a convoy would have been practically impossible. Instead, the captain would have been expected to guess the height and use a spread of torpedos to compensate for innacuracy. Question is, can there be a compromise for a game played out on a computer screen. __________________ ...snorting / snorkelling after several years of silent running.

05-23-06, 04:02 AM	#3
Safe-Keeper Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 3,234 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Realism option? At the very least, make it dynamic, leaving out those damned not-yet-existing ships. __________________ First Strike Mod tester. Hardcore sub skipper.

05-23-06, 03:24 PM	#4
TangoShadow Watch Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi, I ignore the fact that 1944 ships appear in 1939. Annoying, yes, the end of the world? No. It shouldn't be difficult to fix though: get the sim to select the appropriate recognition book based on the date, the same way as Grammarphone records are selected (these can be date-based). One for SHIV. --TangoShadow