radar/visibility problems

[Laffertytig]

so i loaded up SH4 today and continued my patrol. i was on the surface to enable surface radar to max range and selected sweep. i had TC at 256x when all of a sudden i get a lookout report of a cargo ship not 500 metres away, i almost crashed into the thing.

what were my radar guys doin??? is this a known issue? also, visibility was reported as excellent with clear skies (daytime) yet there a fog which meant i could barely see 500 metres!

im usin the lastest RFB along with the real environment mod.

[SteamWake]

so i loaded up SH4 today and continued my patrol. i was on the surface to enable surface radar to max range and selected sweep. i had TC at 256x when all of a sudden i get a lookout report of a cargo ship not 500 metres away, i almost crashed into the thing.

what were my radar guys doin??? is this a known issue? also, visibility was reported as excellent with clear skies (daytime) yet there a fog which meant i could barely see 500 metres!

im usin the lastest RFB along with the real environment mod.

enable surface radar to max range and selected sweep



If you were personally monitoring / operating the radar the radar crew wasent doing anything.

[Laffertytig]

nah i wasnt personally monitoring anything apart from the map. ive only came backt o SH4 after a good long while away but i remember there were issues with the radar not switching on properly.

what else would cause the radar not to detect a ship? and why was the visibilty so poor even though it was a clear blue sky and visibility was reported as excellent?

could it be a problem with the real environment mod i wonder.

[Etienne]

Was the radar on? It doesn't turn itself back on after you surface, and its efficiency is greatly enhanced by switching it on and toggling continuous sweeps :-D

[Laffertytig]

yeah it was defo switched on and on sweep mode. i seem to recall that a certain button configuration had to be used so that the radar would stay on when not at the radar station.

or was that fixed with patch 1.5?

[Etienne]

After you've left the radar station, select the radar menu, and make sure the hand and continuous sweeps are selcted.

Otherwise, no clue what the problem might be.

[Akula4745]

I had had problems at times turning on the radar... the toggle switch deal has been tricky for me.

Question: If you don't have a radar is the console still there? I seem to recall when I started the career it said I did not have a surface radar... and no option to buy one (starting at Pearl).

[MonTana_Prussian]

so i loaded up SH4 today and continued my patrol. i was on the surface to enable surface radar to max range and selected sweep. i had TC at 256x when all of a sudden i get a lookout report of a cargo ship not 500 metres away, i almost crashed into the thing.

what were my radar guys doin??? is this a known issue? also, visibility was reported as excellent with clear skies (daytime) yet there a fog which meant i could barely see 500 metres!

im usin the lastest RFB along with the real environment mod.


What was the weather like? I have had really bad weather affect radar performance.

[magic452]

The radar console will show all the time even if you don't have surface radar.
It doesn't become available till some time around June 1942 I think???????
Your boat load out screen should tell you if you have it.

As far as the fog goes I guess you can't believe everything you hear.
Might be some thing with the environment mod.

Magic

[Laffertytig]

i wasnt aware weather affected radar? ive just put it down to **** happens syndrome. it hasnt happened since although i havent detected anymore ships so ive no real of knowin.

[Akula4745]

Thanks Magic.... I thought so!

[MonTana_Prussian]

i wasnt aware weather affected radar? ive just put it down to **** happens syndrome. it hasnt happened since although i havent detected anymore ships so ive no real of knowin.

I have only suspected this,but it has happened in very heavy weather. Very high seas and heavy rain.