[Traveller]

Originally Posted by Armistead

If you play, you notice if a group enters the "zone" your PC will lag out some and you know something is near, even though you can't see it, nor can the crew pick it up with any sensors. I believe it's the range of your best sonar, as you can go to sonar yourself and find the group.

The S-boat was the only sub before yours that you had to dive for sonar, but the game would still lag out when a group was near on the surface with it, so you dive and you can pick it up on sonar. Obvious, the sub AI works with the equipment it has, doen't pick it up, but you can.

My guess or assumption, that this lag zone reflects the distance of your best sonar and it exist the entire war, but only you can cheat with it.

It's the cheat everyone uses, game lags out, go to sonar. One thing I've hated about the game, you personally have max use of the best sonar the entire war.

I understand. I know SH3 also did that. I think it just has something to do with the game engine bogging down. Not sure, though.