Contacts appearing near me

[Shelton]

Hi all

I have the stock standard SH3 v1.b installed and just one question.

From time to time, I will see in the nav screen a contact that is about say 60 kms away - now this contact has not been picked up my visual or hydrophone but I can see it on the nav window - what exactly is this contact? I mean if I haven't picked it up by my crew then should it not be there?

I think this is not realistic as my crew has not picked up this contact but I can see it in God's view so to speak -

Can i turn this feature off?
And what is this contact - a radio message that i dont get?

I have realism set at 57%.

Regards
Shelton.

[melnibonian]

These contacts represent other reports from other sources (U-Boats, planes, espionage etc). You can plot an intercept course and find them if you want. You will not pick them up in your hydrophones until you're 20-30Km away from them. This feature can be slightly modified if you click on the no map updates option in your realism settings.

[raduz]

You will not pick them up in your hydrophones until you're 20-30Km away from them.

34000 meters, to be precise.

2 shelton: check this thread
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=88961

[Heibges]

In SH3, wolfpacks and other lone uboats are for the most part represented by the Contract Reports you receive. I assume for gameplay reaons, they don't report hourly. But you will sometimes get period reports of a convoys moving all the way across the Atlantic sometimes.

[melnibonian]

34000 meters, to be precise.

It actually depends on the quality, experience and fatigue level of the Radio/Hydrophone Crew but yes 34Km is the maximum distance you can pick up an enemy ship :up: