question about traveller mod sonar

[avers]

hey guys a question I just played sh 4 w/ tmo, rsrdc and trav mod and is it normal for sonar in a fleet boat to only start working when theres a ship in range? cause that's whats been happening to me.

[Armistead]

Not sure what you mean. Technically, sonar ran by your crew values only pick up ships within the zone of the type sonar used. You can however use sonar yourself.

What most people do is watch for game lag while on patrol. There's a contact zone around your ship about 25nms, if enough ships enter in it, such as a convoy, your PC reads that info, causing some lag. Many keep the stop watch open so they can see it lag. Notice this, go to sonar yourself and give it a spin until you get a bearing and head that way.


Keep in mind your crew will only call a sonar contact out when a ship is in range of that type of sonar. As the war progresses, you'll get better sonar and your crew will call out at further distance...

It's possible early war you can see contacts that sonar hasn't picked up yet.

[avers]

Hey thanx another question is there a mod that adds in more harbour traffic?