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Originally Posted by Krieg Francis
I have tried out both ofh these megamods but I still can't decide which one to keep.
TMO focuses more on challenges and realism than graphics and environment, while FOTRS on the other hand, has beautiful graphics and cool additions.
Based on your experience with either of these megamods, which one would you play, considering realism, graphics, challenge, subsim experience and overall status?
This will help me make up my mind lol
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I played TMO and TMO/RSRDC for years, but found FOTRSU right after the project started and have been playing it ever since, through all the iterations. What I like about it is the unpredictablity of it.
In TMO/RSRDC you will find much historical movements and locations of ship movements and battles, but after a while it feels like cheating to me. For example, I know that on May 3, 1942 at a position 17NM due south of the large bay near the East end of San Cristobal island I will encounter a small IJN task group consisting of two DDE's and two large fleet carriers. While it was fun to ambush them several times over separate campaigns, it became boring, frankly. It was just too easy to sit in ambush position, take out the carriers, dive deep and evade the escorts. Once clear of them I knew if I went to the channel leading to Rabaul and made it by May 10, 1942 I could ambush the returning troop/cargo ship convoy from the failed Port Moresby invasion fleet. Like shooting ducks on the pond once you figure it out. And there are many more situations like that, including Leyte Gulf in late 1944 - more capital ships than you have torpedos, and the escorts are deadly. See what I mean? I haven't played TMO/RSRDC for several years now, but I stil remember where the "fun" is.
FOTRSU keeps evolving, with a few surprises with each release. As said in another post above, seeing torpedos speeding by your sub will give you pause, and they will come from planes and various war ships. Definitely can increase your heart rate!
So, bottom line, FOTRSU is my mod of choice and will be for as long as I can see ahead.
Good Hunting with whatever you choose!