Ortac Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 When you start an admiralty mission, your ship is facing close to zero degrees, but the UI compass rose says you are facing 180 degrees. It's been like this for a long time. Is there a plan to correct this? Cheers. 1
Hethwill, the Red Duke Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Hello captain. Can you post screenshots to illustrate ? That would be super. Thank you.
Ortac Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 I'll post a screenshot after today's maintenance. 1
Batman Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 The city infront of the ship is Old Providence. I am approacing from the WEST. Yet the compass tells me I am going 270, which usually is considered to be a western course. In the other direction, now I am going to the WEST, the little Island on my starboard bow is the little Island westish of Old Providence. But the compass tells me I am going 90, which means I am going EAST. Basically, what the OP wants to tell - the compass in battle instance is mirrored by 180 degrees, meaning north becomes south and south becomes north. 4
Ortac Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 Map view of location of Mission. Directly south of La Navasse. Second image - Outside mission, facing north. La Navasse dead ahead. Compass good. Third image - inside mission start, facing north. La Navasse dead ahead. Compass reads 180 degrees. 3
AeRoTR Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, Ortac said: Third image - inside mission start, facing north. La Navasse dead ahead. Compass reads 180 degrees. should read North which is 360 or 0 degrees. I would love to see, when in battle instance compass should have N / E / S /W just under 0 / 90 / 180 / 270. Also current heading in the tip of ship symbol like "356". 3
Licinio Chiavari Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 I noticed that compass degrees in combat are totally wrong in respect of OW map... never found compass being correct with my position in combat relative to land (like Jamaica). 2
Angus MacDuff Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 (edited) This is pretty insignificant as the battle instance has no relation to OW. Now if the Devs were inclined to link the two, not only would it be awesome, but you would need the two compasses aligned. Imagine if in the battle instance you could steer for 15 minutes to a safe port, then when you pop out, you're actually there, instead of where you entered the instance. Edited September 13, 2018 by Angus MacDuff 1
Licinio Chiavari Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, Angus MacDuff said: This is pretty insignificant as the battle instance has no relation to OW. Now if the Devs were inclined to link the two, not only would it be awesome, but you would need the two compasses aligned. Imagine if in the battle instance you could steer for 15 minutes to a safe port, then when you pop out, you're actually there, instead of where you entered the instance. definately important being able to a) knowing exit direction b) giving instructions about better spawn to incoming mates. And already you dont spawn off battle exactly where you spawned in 2
Capn Rocko Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 I have noticed this in the past. I agree is a very minor thing, but I don't think it should be overlooked. Its the little things that make great games. 3
Ortac Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, RKY said: Different servers, different settings. Although 0 which is meant to be north initially might actually be in battle instance the wind direction point in OW during the tag. minor issue tbh. 1. - it is the same issue on both servers. 2. - Take a look at the wind direction in the screenshot outside. It bears no relation to the heading in battle. Thankyou. 2
Hethwill, the Red Duke Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Oh the pains of calibrating the RAF gyro compass.... ( this kind of reminds me of that ) 1
Ortac Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Hethwill the Harmless said: Oh the pains of calibrating the RAF gyro compass.... ( this kind of reminds me of that ) It's a pretty dodgy gyro when it's 180 degrees out of sync. :-D 1
Hethwill, the Red Duke Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Just now, Ortac said: It's a pretty dodgy gyro when it's 180 degrees out of sync. 😄 Synch it, do some crazy G's... nvm... it is out again... 1
Angus MacDuff Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 31 minutes ago, Hethwill the Harmless said: Synch it, do some crazy G's... nvm... it is out again... We had a gyro in the periscope sextant on the O-Boats. I was so happy when it was decided to remove it.
AeRoTR Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Angus MacDuff said: This is pretty insignificant as the battle instance has no relation to OW it is pretty important when joining a battle or giving direction for where to join, from OW into Battle instance. So we give position according to landmarks, as the compass reading is wrong. 4
Licinio Chiavari Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, AeRoTR said: it is pretty important when joining a battle or giving direction for where to join, from OW into Battle instance. So we give position according to landmarks, as the compass reading is wrong. Exactly. Somebody speaking about our making positioning a science misses how many times we have to discuss on TS the indications (East or West? So to Carlisle or to Port Morant? The classical one). Moreover: if you have landmarks you can solve with them... But in the middle of ocean, compass is the only way. 2
Sir Lancelot Holland Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 12 hours ago, Hethwill the Harmless said: Oh the pains of calibrating the RAF gyro compass.... ( this kind of reminds me of that ) Like compass swinging a Sea King or Wessex to align the compasses and check variation? Several hours shifting the aircraft by hand in a circle on a Winters day was not a lot of fun! At least the much smaller, lighter, Wasp on it's four wheel castored undercarriage was a bit easier. We could not use a tug as it could affect the Magnetic standby compasses. The F4's, Buccaneers and Gannets must have been absolute hell on earth.
Hethwill, the Red Duke Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 8 hours ago, AeRoTR said: it is pretty important when joining a battle or giving direction for where to join, from OW into Battle instance. So we give position according to landmarks, as the compass reading is wrong. Yep. Maybe hope for a change, for the UI update, both compass being the same, with cardinal and numeral points. And synch them. 1
Bluetooth Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 16 hours ago, Hethwill the Harmless said: Oh the pains of calibrating the RAF gyro compass.... ( this kind of reminds me of that The RAF always dropped us, where they thought we were meant to be. We never knew where we were meant to be so it was all cool beans. 🤣
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