Mod Request - “Odometer” Log

derstosstrupp · 12-09-21, 06:15 PM

If anybody is interested, it would be great to have the odometer log that was in the tower of the boats. Picture below from U-505, and the VIIs had the same.

The top counter shows nautical miles traveled, with a zeroing knob to the left. The bottom counter allows the user to preset a certain number of nautical miles with the knob at the left. A signal would go off when that reached zero.

I’m not sure how feasible, however it doesn’t need to be the device itself modded, just simply a resettable odometer in some fashion. I don’t know the first thing about how to do it, but if anybody has the skill and interest….

Thoughts?

SnipersHunter · 12-10-21, 12:20 PM

A must have for everyone who does navigation himself.

gap · 12-28-21, 10:08 PM

Nice idea. The counter you are suggesting might or might not be scriptable as an UI feature. UI scripts are very flexible, and in the past UI modders have done miracles with them.

I doubt it can be added as a working 3D gauge in the CT though, since doing that would require a kind of controller which, to the best of my knowledge, is missing from the game.

Aktungbby · 12-28-21, 11:00 PM

I'll look into this;

... EDIT: PM sent where it might do some good!

derstosstrupp · 12-29-21, 07:39 AM

Thanks guys, great to hear! Completely understand about not making the actual device, but even just the functionality would be a tremendous improvement.

gap · 12-29-21, 12:15 PM

Two thoughts.

- The SH5 world is based on the metric system, so maybe, if someone implemented this feature, it would be better/easier using km rather than nm as unit.

- We know for a fact that the game keeps track of fuel left on the boat. This is a function of kilometers travelled, but other variables like speed, diesel or electric propulsion and probably sea state, boat integrity, etc, come into the picture. All in all, inferring distance travelled from fuel consumption might be a PITA. Implementing the odometer would be a lot easier if the game kept track directly of distances covered. I am not 100% sure that this is the case, but TDW's automated scripts using distances as one of their variables (at least so I think), gives me some hope.

BTW, does anyone remember if somewhere within patrol logs kilometers travelled are recorded?

12-09-21, 06:15 PM	#1
derstosstrupp Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 887 Downloads: 489 Uploads: 0	Mod Request - “Odometer” Log If anybody is interested, it would be great to have the odometer log that was in the tower of the boats. Picture below from U-505, and the VIIs had the same. The top counter shows nautical miles traveled, with a zeroing knob to the left. The bottom counter allows the user to preset a certain number of nautical miles with the knob at the left. A signal would go off when that reached zero. I’m not sure how feasible, however it doesn’t need to be the device itself modded, just simply a resettable odometer in some fashion. I don’t know the first thing about how to do it, but if anybody has the skill and interest…. Thoughts? __________________ Ask me anything about the Type VII or IX! One-Stop Targeting Shop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WwBt-1vjW28JbO My YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJ...9FXbD3S2kgwdPQ

12-28-21, 10:08 PM	#3
gap Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CJ8937 Posts: 8,214 Downloads: 793 Uploads: 10	Nice idea. The counter you are suggesting might or might not be scriptable as an UI feature. UI scripts are very flexible, and in the past UI modders have done miracles with them. I doubt it can be added as a working 3D gauge in the CT though, since doing that would require a kind of controller which, to the best of my knowledge, is missing from the game. __________________ _____________________ \|May the Force be with you!\| ...\/

12-28-21, 11:00 PM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,862 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I'll look into this; ... EDIT: PM sent where it might do some good! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 12-28-21 at 11:13 PM.

12-29-21, 07:39 AM	#5
derstosstrupp Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 887 Downloads: 489 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys, great to hear! Completely understand about not making the actual device, but even just the functionality would be a tremendous improvement. __________________ Ask me anything about the Type VII or IX! One-Stop Targeting Shop: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WwBt-1vjW28JbO My YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIJ...9FXbD3S2kgwdPQ

12-29-21, 12:15 PM	#6
gap Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CJ8937 Posts: 8,214 Downloads: 793 Uploads: 10	Two thoughts. - The SH5 world is based on the metric system, so maybe, if someone implemented this feature, it would be better/easier using km rather than nm as unit. - We know for a fact that the game keeps track of fuel left on the boat. This is a function of kilometers travelled, but other variables like speed, diesel or electric propulsion and probably sea state, boat integrity, etc, come into the picture. All in all, inferring distance travelled from fuel consumption might be a PITA. Implementing the odometer would be a lot easier if the game kept track directly of distances covered. I am not 100% sure that this is the case, but TDW's automated scripts using distances as one of their variables (at least so I think), gives me some hope. BTW, does anyone remember if somewhere within patrol logs kilometers travelled are recorded? __________________ _____________________ \|May the Force be with you!\| ...\/

12-10-21, 12:20 PM	#2
SnipersHunter Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 596 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	A must have for everyone who does navigation himself.