Bridge Command - Scenario writer
Introduction
The Scenario writer is provided to guide you through the process of writing a scenario. It automates the generation of the scenario files defined in the scenario specification
Using the scenario writer
The scenario writer allows you to define the initial position of your ship, and all other ships in the scenario, and plan the tracks for the 'other ship' models - These are the vessels in the scenario which have a fixed and pre-planned route, made up of one or more legs. This is the first generation of scenario writer to be provided with Bridge Command, and it provides only a simple text based interface. Therefore it is best to have a copy of the relevant chart for the sea area that you are using, from which you can read off the positions and tracks that you want to use.
The scenario writer is written to take you through the process of defining your scenario in steps. These are:
- Setting the name of the scenario
- Choosing the own ship model
- Choosing the environment model (sea area) to load
- Setting your initial position, bearing and speed
- Choosing the scenario start date and time
- Choosing 'Controlled ships' - These can be controlled by the Map Controller when the scenario is run:
- How many, if any to load
- Which ship model to load for each
- Where each ship should start. (Note that with the map controller, you can relocate models during the simulation, so you can leave this blank and locate the ships at the start of the simulation if you want.)
- Choosing 'Other ships' - These have a pre-planned track, which they follow during the scenario:
- How many, if any to load
- Which ship model to load for each
- Where each ship should start
- How many legs do you want the ship to have in its track
- For each leg, you need to enter:
- The leg's bearing
- The ship's speed on the leg
- The leg's length
- A short one line description of the scenario, which will be visible on the scenario selection screen in Bridge Command
It is intended that in the future, a more interactive scenario planner will be made available, which will allow you to plan scenarios on a chart of the environment model used.