How do you play?

[TG626]

I'm curious how folks tend to play...

[Red Devil]

Career
normal
limited fuel
limited battery
no dud torps
RSRDC
TMO
Sound mod

[TorpX]

I play career - high realism, DID.

Sometimes I will use missions for testing/modding purposes, but that isn't really 'playing', as such.

[Admiral Halsey]

Career when I get serious, single missions for fun. I don't play DID unless it's during an attack on a TF. I have limited battery/fuel/air/CO2 on. Auto torps and dud torps on, realistic sensors off and map contact updates are on. My mod setup is TMO + TMO Small patch + RSRDC for TMO + RSRDC Patch V5xx and anything else is just something i'm in the mood for.

[TG626]

DID?

[magic452]

Dead Is Dead

Career: TMO DID, External cam only, some times no duds.

I'll play single missions for fun, will load up most anything including Rocken Robins slightly sub nuclear torpedoes. :up::up::up:

Magic

Ps like your signature.

[TG626]

Well I play a limited DID I guess... If a bug or time compression kills me, then I reload, otherwise... :dead:

My Mods List:


Custom Gramophone

Mine, Self explanatory


Custom Radio

Mine, Adds Radio Tokyo and Honolulu


FP-Custom CaptainPicture

Mine, puts pic of me and the wife on my desk


FP-Custom Office Wall Posters

Mine, Replaces Office ID Charts with Propaganda Images culled from Fred8615


FP-US HUD Green Lamp for v1.5

Mine, v1.5 compatible version of the mod (seems to be for 1.4) found here


Office Images

Fred8615's redecorated office


Gato Sonar Bearing Fix_Stock

CapnScurvy, makes Sonar bearing clickable in Gato


FP-Weather Report Patch

Mine, enables CTRL-w weather reporting


Green Oscope, Medals and Nomograph

My Combo of CapnScurvy Medals fix, Arclight OScope Color Filter, Cdrake nomograph (all alter menu_1024_768.ini)


Updates Patch

Mine, fixes dates for sub upgrades so they actually happen.


FJB Color Navigation Map

Red8615 Nav Maps


FP-Intro Movie Disabled

Mine, removes lengthy intro movie


FP-Names Mod

Mine, adds some family names to the list of possible crew


Balao Skin SS285 USS Balao

Balao reskin by TheBeast


FP-Custom Sub HiRes Pin-ups

Mine, Replaces pinups in subs with custom graphics culled from Fred8615 and myself, also changes "KHz" chart to a graph.


Office Window - Palm Trees 5

Part of Fred8615's redecorated office mod, changes view out window


SonarTargetFix2

Webster's Sonar Target Fix


Webster's Free Camera and Scope Fix for v1.5

Webster's Cam and Scope Fix, close up free cam, corrected magnification levels on scopes.


Animated Fans (v1.1)

Skwasjer's spinning fans on your sub


Webster's Ship Manuvering Fix

Webster's no more drag-racing DDs Fix





My policy is to NEVER alter game files, so that I can easily dump the mods and go back to stock as a starting point if I ever get a CTD or other bug that I can't work out otherwise.


I also tried, and didn't like, the "randomizer" as it does alter game files and they can't be easily restored. So I slapped a couple different image files from Fred8615 together to get what I wanted and rolled them into MODs for my use.


As far as I can tell, I don't think I'm really altering the game play. Maybe the Ship Maneuvering mod - but even DDs don't take off like racing boats so....

[Armistead]

Haven't played in months, but I play campaign, but do about 5 patrols and start over. I play cams off, contacts on...feel a fair balance.

I use TMO, my own version of RSRD, parts of Travs mod, my own envs and a bunch of tweaks..

[Sailor Steve]

Well I play a limited DID I guess... If a bug or time compression kills me, then I reload, otherwise... :dead:
That's a given as far as I'm concerned, especially with SH4, which allows you to run over islands that don't even show up on the charts. In real life your crew would see it.

My Dead Is Dead constitutes anything I consider realistic. If they kill me, I'm dead. If I'm running at high TC and they appear out of nowhere kill me before I can even react, then the game cheated.

[BigWalleye]

I play career mode only, 100% "realism", no external cams, nominal DID (like TG626 and Sailor Steve).

My mod list:

RFB_2.0
RFB_2.0_Patch_23April2010
RSRDC_RFB_V575
RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1
TMOPlot Final
Sub Class Info - RFB
Sub Class Info - RSRDC - RFB
Improved Stock Environment_v3_TMO&RFB
Speech Overhaul
Strategic Map Symbols
Radio RAK-7 (CND-46155)
Webster's Torpedo Test Missions for v1.5
Bigger Better Protractors
USHO Chart Color Scheme
3000 Yard Bearing Tool (1920x)
Custom Keyboard
EAXsoundsim_without_WebstersManeuver_RFB2
Office Images
Office Window - Palm Trees 4
Patchman's Über Navigation Charts
SofuGan for RSRDC V575
Range Dial for RFB v2.0

(A couple of those mods are home brews.)

I also use Eric Knepfler's SH4Speech voice command add-on.

[Capt. EJ]

Right now I am playing

Career Mode
80% Realism (Only toggles are map contacts and external cam)
DID

Only mod is GFO Mod.