Hello Budbud,
Yeah, I am aware that some tugs also have 17 or 18 second turn around on their pods too. If the Ocean Star is also this slow, ie 30 seconds for the full 180 degree, then maybe this should be a feature request as a dial on the ship somewhere that tells you where the pod is actually pointing - like you get on tugs. So for example, if you point the pod at 90 degrees from 0, you should see a dial coming around until it hits 90 - this would not be linked directly to the control that you see, and should provide information only on where the pod is pointed. I believe the same should also apply with Bugsier, since I know there is a small delay in turning there which is about right, but it would be nice to know what the pod is upto.
The attached pic shows what I'm on about, with the pod direction on the left, propellor rpm on the middle and engine rpm on the right.
-Alex