Night photos

thegrindre · 04-12-15, 05:52 PM

Hi all,
Just got back from Osaka after making the photo recon run. (It's a very dangerous mission, BTW.)
I was able to sneak up on the point of attack at night and was able to lock onto three targets to photo... so I did at 4 am in the morning. It was still pitch black top side with a crescent moon sinking into the horizon.
Point being, I successfully completed this mission at night/dark.
I have read all around these forums that it must be day time to take pictures.
Does RFB allow night time photo shoots? Cuz I just did one successfully.

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Sailor Steve · 04-12-15, 07:55 PM

I don't know. I also never do those, because I've found that the photo-recon missions are nothing like the real ones.

Sorry I'm not more help, but the more I learn about the game's "missions" the more frustrated I become.

Still, it's cool that you found you can do it after dark.

thegrindre · 04-12-15, 08:01 PM

I also discovered that you don't have to be submerged. Just raise up the scope and take your pictures looking through it.

Pigboatcook · 04-12-15, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I don't know. I also never do those, because I've found that the photo-recon missions are nothing like the real ones.

Yeah, I skip them also. By the time I got the negatives back to Pearl I figure Berlin would have fallen and MacArthur would already be setting up the signing table on the Missouri.

Scarredclown · 04-13-15, 06:50 AM

I've done that mission in night also. For me the worst mission was the insertion of an agent on the coast of Japan. Like the poor dude have any chances. Going near the coast in very shallow waters at night was a nightmare and i'm pretty sure he was caught in the morning.

Sniper297 · 04-13-15, 07:36 AM

'satiable curtiousity, Salior Steve - you ever try hacking the DynamicMiss.cfg file to eliminate photo missions from campaigns? I tried removing

[Section 80]
FileName=data/Campaigns/Campaign/EastAsiaCampaign.mis
etc etc etc

from the campaign.cfg file once (to get rid of them screwy task forces with the tiny troopships) but the one time I tried it the game crashed.

captcrane · 04-13-15, 09:16 AM

I try to do every mission that comes my way. I time my photo recons to be at night. By far the hardest recon photo mission to me was Hiroshima. Figured that would be an important one. By the time I got away I had 83% damage. Funny I know its a game but I remember that one!

merc4ulfate · 04-13-15, 04:48 PM

You do not have to be surfaced for photos.

It does not have to be day light outside for photos but it will help in reducing your need to get in closer.

04-12-15, 05:52 PM	#1
thegrindre Engineer Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 211 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 1	Night photos Hi all, Just got back from Osaka after making the photo recon run. (It's a very dangerous mission, BTW.) I was able to sneak up on the point of attack at night and was able to lock onto three targets to photo... so I did at 4 am in the morning. It was still pitch black top side with a crescent moon sinking into the horizon. Point being, I successfully completed this mission at night/dark. I have read all around these forums that it must be day time to take pictures. Does RFB allow night time photo shoots? Cuz I just did one successfully. RFB 2 RFB 2 Patch __________________ a.k.a. Rick Silent Hunter 4 Gold v1.5 Intel core 2 duo @ 2.33GHz nVidia Gforce 8800 GTX 768mb 4 gigs ram w/4 gig virtual memory Windows XP Pro w/SP 3 on a 32 bit system At my age, 'Happy Hour' is a nap!

04-12-15, 07:55 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I don't know. I also never do those, because I've found that the photo-recon missions are nothing like the real ones. Sorry I'm not more help, but the more I learn about the game's "missions" the more frustrated I become. Still, it's cool that you found you can do it after dark. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-12-15, 08:01 PM	#3
thegrindre Engineer Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 211 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 1	I also discovered that you don't have to be submerged. Just raise up the scope and take your pictures looking through it. __________________ a.k.a. Rick Silent Hunter 4 Gold v1.5 Intel core 2 duo @ 2.33GHz nVidia Gforce 8800 GTX 768mb 4 gigs ram w/4 gig virtual memory Windows XP Pro w/SP 3 on a 32 bit system At my age, 'Happy Hour' is a nap! Last edited by thegrindre; 04-12-15 at 09:10 PM.

04-13-15, 06:50 AM	#5
Scarredclown Loader Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Quebec Posts: 85 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I've done that mission in night also. For me the worst mission was the insertion of an agent on the coast of Japan. Like the poor dude have any chances. Going near the coast in very shallow waters at night was a nightmare and i'm pretty sure he was caught in the morning. __________________ Sorry for my English, triyng very hard !

04-13-15, 04:48 PM	#8
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	You do not have to be surfaced for photos. It does not have to be day light outside for photos but it will help in reducing your need to get in closer. __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

04-13-15, 07:36 AM	#6
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	'satiable curtiousity, Salior Steve - you ever try hacking the DynamicMiss.cfg file to eliminate photo missions from campaigns? I tried removing [Section 80] FileName=data/Campaigns/Campaign/EastAsiaCampaign.mis etc etc etc from the campaign.cfg file once (to get rid of them screwy task forces with the tiny troopships) but the one time I tried it the game crashed.

04-13-15, 09:16 AM	#7
captcrane Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 139 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	I try to do every mission that comes my way. I time my photo recons to be at night. By far the hardest recon photo mission to me was Hiroshima. Figured that would be an important one. By the time I got away I had 83% damage. Funny I know its a game but I remember that one!