Hi magerrer,
Yes, if i recall well, this graphical glitch exists from day one of SH4 U-Boat mission add-on. I suspect Ubisoft made it intentional...
I never looked into it to try to fix it, because it never bothered me in fact.
You are right, rain is not falling often, but it still happens sometimes…
Weather is a complex mechanism in all silent hunters, not really predictable and adjustable by modders.
Furthermore SH4 was created for Pacific theater, and as you know, the quieter seas over there are in January/February … and we get it too in Atlantic theater! (Should be the inverse here)… nothing can be done to counter this of what I know. And we can’t import SH3 weather in SH4!
The fact remains the more you TC (time compression) the less the weather will change, and the game inside clock will go offset … best is to play from 1 to x1024.
About planes, keep in mind AI doesn’t see clouds! Clouds are not a handicap in game unfortunately (except for storms where planes can’t fly)
Also, the more you run high TC, the less the game will react instantly! That is a handicap for player...
It remains with high waves planes will not see you like with flat sea. So flat sea + plane around is very dangerous...even periscope depth with periscope raised! They can see a periscope trail now in V5....if the sea is flat enough.
What i do is keep a man on the AA gun until last moment of crash dive, to cover me. And best is to hit C as soon as a plane is detected. As in real, each second is vital...
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