I like free 'walk' camera but don't like no collisions. Falling out of 3d 'box' - that's lack of realism. I wish more of the 3d equipment was 'clickable'.
As for occluded binoculars - it's not bothering me. I jus switch to TBT or scope.

Another thing - is it possible to switch 'water on screen' effect to something like was in SH3. It was much more smoother and realistic. Now I can see sharp edges.

Nice to see FF is acting like a humane download site again..:sunny:

hmm its all a matter of taste of course, as usual

i just keep SHIFT pressed whenever walking around the boat and bridge, doesnt feel awkward at all. And i'd hate to have to give up my strolls across the deck on a late summer's sunset with smooth seas, but that's just me :)

right, i'll give this a go
assuming the patch replaces all previous things, the recommended install order would be:
RFB 1.52
rfb patch 18jan
RSRD v420
tmo plot final
whatever else floats one's boat

correct?

Thats the right order. You may wanna pull the menu.txt file from TMO Plot, due to the fact that some contact reports, wont give you a direction. You just have a square to show the contact and nothing to indicate its heading, and I haven't compared it to the one in RSRD420 or the new patch. (will do it tonight...LAZY)

I left it the way it is for my own game, because I'm not the type of skipper who will go chasing something I don't have the upper hand on.

To each, his own.

well I never had a contact report in RSRD except a radio message about a convoy being somewhere at some time, no boxes on the map. so that is not an issue
currenty i have it set up without TMO plot, the only problem is that it's hard to verify the PK setup, the contact only shows at zoomed out views. which is a luxury the real skippers didn't have either way.
The only time i had a problem like you're describing is when i had a setup of:
RFB
RSRD
OpMon
TMOplot
(i think that was it)
because that resulted in a lot of contact reports without speed and heading

edit: erm i just encountered that very issue, orion2012. i'll try the thing with menu.txt

anyway, I'm liking the patch so far. my rig is not quite capable of the environment though, framerates are struggling in bad weather. but it does look pretty otherwise

two slight problems I noticed:
-I have a functional bearing ring on the binoculars. was that intended or are my files somehow screwed up?
-Sargo observation scope doesn't clear the surface. I remember someone else reporting this a while back. it means you have to set a depth of some 53 feet to be able to use the observation scope. both early and late war

"Ship spotted! Dive!"

I lose more cigars that way...

:D

Hi,
is there any way to get the german text back without disabling the mod?
Hope theres just a simple trick to get them back, because i like the mod, but im not the best in english.

Is there a realistic career length for your sub skipper in RFB,because i started my current career right after pearl harbor attack in 1941,and im still going and its now march 1945:hmm: just wondering thats all to see if your skipper can retire at any given moment.

It works fine here for me. Your scope should be clearing the surface of the water by a large margin.

Nothing can be done to mod the career length.

Myself, i have always preferred to tough through the whole war. its the only way to get the feel of the triumph and tragedy.

ive been away for a while, but has the "no-lock" fix surfaced, or is it still somewhere in the depths?

Hey LukeFF I have been gone for a while and I just DL'ed the latest RFB you and the rest of the team have outdone yourselves :up: thank you so for all the time and effort. I just started a new campaign and on my 2nd patrol... So far it rocks:rock: .

-John W. Hamm

I experienced two situations when I lost lock
1) range +10 km
2) surface / night / clear weather / range 800-2000m

I'm not sure if the 2nd is propper behaviour. I could see clear japan flag on the ship, she was also on fire, but can lock it only for about 2 seconds. Also deck gun crew couldn't shoot at it (I could manually).

You now I didn't think much about it but now that you have mentioned it I have been having this same issue. is this an ongoing problem

Hmm I have to disagree and agree... yes the way the Camera / walk around works is unrealistic. however it's more unrealistic to not be able to move at all.


I am happy to have the free camera even as unrealistic as it may be...with it I can at least use my imagination to some degree to enjoys strolls around the ship