I suppose that's reasonable, thanks Tater!

Played a career with TMORSRD, time to give RFB a try and see the differences. Only thing I don't like about TMO is the AI is a little unreal finding you. I almost lived through the war playing at 100% no cams or contacts, but finally got killed in 44.

As I understand load RFB and the patch. Saw something about air layers and to load that mod last...is that in the patch or a seperate mod elsewhere that I've been too lazy to find yet.

I was also running hud mod, crew quarter mod, tried several smaller mods.

New at RFB, studying up....would like a list of what mods you guys run with it for best effects without screwing things up.

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I do not want to add any mods that will screw up my RFB v1.52 and its related patches, and RSRDC v.420 and its related patches, which I play without any other game play mods except for my custom built boat from Kill Flags, Radio Station Manager, a small chrono and tools mod activated by JTex and not JSGME.

I like everything about the game, but am interested in compatable mods, and whether anyone has tried and is satified with environmental mods. Note, the TSAC v2.1 mod caused my deck guns and nomograph to disappear, so if anyone finds it compatable, let me know if it was enabled with RFB v1.52 and RSRDC v.420. If you are not sure of compatibility, please do not post a representation that it might be, as I have spent the last couple of days repairing my computer and am not for another round with Microsoft.

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No, there's no separate air layer file to load after RFB.

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And how colour (envir.) adjustments, detailed water adjustment, high resolution textures and so on ... influence (on) the basic conception of RFB mod ...?
And in general, the environment ... it is very subjective, and tastes at all are differents ...
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I do not speak about correction of Dev's errors ...

Yes, taste for all are different but a decision was made to incorporate an environment mod. RFB will not please everyone and that is just the reality of it.

There was an air layer mod long ago that I believe was started by Leo Vampire. I believe it did not work with 1.5 or was not worked on after 1.5.

I think your right Avgwarhawk in reference to Dave working on air layers, i think that was one of a couple things he was doing before he went on eternal patrol, i know when i was in iraq sending him messages back and forth that was one thing he was talking about. But i do believe RFB has this already, as ive been out of the loop for awhile cant be 100%. But i will say RFB rocks and again i like the enviroment mod they chose and cant wait for the addition of the combined work of Wclear and Kriller 2's new enviroment mod.

Just want to say its amazing all the advances all you modders have made and we all know Dave would be beside himself.:salute::salute::salute::salute:

I had a thought (yes, seriously);

Given the fact the Mark 14 was in such short supply early war, wouldn't it make more sense to make the Mark 10 free and have the 14 cost renown? At least early war?

Or perhaps change the default loadout for fleet-boats to a 10/14 mix in this period?

Just my 2 cents. :salute:

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Arclight, your Bertrand Russel quote is pretty damn good. The other side of the coin is my Jessica Simpson quote (I saw the video on the news when it happened and it is contained in the various online libraries of her "noteworthy", and I use that term VERY loosely, quotes.)

Thanks, if you "waste" as much time in front of a monitor as me, it really appeals to you. :lol:

Yours is pretty funny; who the frick would invite Jessica Simpson to the White House anyway. :nope:

BTW let's not clutter or derail the RFB thread further; plenty of space in my inbox. ;)

Possibly Ms. Simpson has something besides brains that would make her worthy of an invitation to party.

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Unfortunately, unlike Suzzane Somers and Christina Appelgate, she can be herself when portraying a dumb blonde. She is the real deal, i.e. "Chicken of the Sea? Is it chicken or is it fish?" and "Buffalo Wings? I didn't know that Buffalos had wings?"

:rotfl: possibly... :rolleyes:

But you would think a smart president would avoid such situations.

On the other hand... :hmmm:

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it” - Mae West

Brief PR from last night (showing the awesome, frightening capability of IJN ASW in RFB ;) ). Got a convoy on radar SW of the Tsushima Strait heading NE, November, 1944. Plotted an end-around at flank speed, and set up a "O'Kane" attack as per RR. Moon up, a slight chop. They zigged after my set up, and I had a minor correction to make (they were far enough off all I had to do was turn ~15 degrees).

Opened all the tubes, went to silent running at 1 knot, and watched the hydrophone. Popped the scope up for a looksee. Kaibokan close aboard, turning (D type, look at all those throwers!). Down scope!

Crossed my fingers... he didn't hear me, and was turning away.

Merchant screws getting near 10° off the bow, up scope. Man, several large ones to chose from. I decide to be greedy and I fire 2 each at 3 large AKs. I fire 2 at the first, then do a 360 and don't like the other kaibokan on the flank of the convoy. I turn the scope, and reset the bearing. Yeah, not 90 degrees anymore, so what, I'm at ~1200 yards. 2 more away. Do the same for another farther astern of the group. Down scope. Make depth 300ft. Left rudder to bring us parallel to the convoy.

2 hits on the first (good set up), 2 more hits, no idea on what, was pretty sure from the spacing one on each of the other 2 targets shot from the hip. Some escorts closing, some seem to be quiet. After a while I ease up to PD, and take a look. Star shells all over, and searchlights. 3 burning AKs, one dead in water and settling (1st one), other 2 making way... barely, but VERY slow. I reset speed on TDC to 0, and eyeball a fish. One kaibokan sort of astern, still. I have a cutie loaded, so I try that (first time I've ever fired one on a real patrol, I usually play early war). 2 more kaibokan ahead to port driving around. I pull the plug, go deep, and turn to cross the convoy path astern of it. Boom on the fish at one of the crippled AKs. Cutie misses I guess. POs the escort, and he drops some ineffective DCs back behind me. I hear much pinging, so I let the boys reload.

1 AK sinks at some point.

Quite a while later I come to PD, and 2 are burning, both clearly done for (one had a 2d hit on it, the other must have been stopped by the 1 fish). 2 other in the group are going away towards the safety of the Sea of Japan. I'm not gonna end around into a mine field, so I move away, WSW. Escorts seem determined to find me, but are circling where I was, not where I am. They even DC me over there, lol. Probably about a dozen DCs. At some point I come to radar depth, and move away faster. Then surface. 1 escort's still patiently waiting astern of the convoy, another moving around looking for me. I go to flank for a while to clear he area before dawn when the planes will come (they do).

Was almost at 25% fuel, so I headed home to Guam.

Very realistic feeling, hardly the "uber" ASW some are claiming.