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TG626 02-19-14 03:57 AM
How do you play?
 
I'm curious how folks tend to play...

Red Devil 02-19-14 08:39 AM
Career
normal
limited fuel
limited battery
no dud torps
RSRDC
TMO
Sound mod

TorpX 02-19-14 11:47 PM
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 02-20-14 12:07 AM
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 02-20-14 03:00 AM
DID?

magic452 02-20-14 03:07 AM
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 02-20-14 12:56 PM
Well I play a limited DID I guess... If a bug or time compression kills me, then I reload, otherwise... :dead:

My Mods List:
  1. Custom Gramophone
    • Mine, Self explanatory
  2. Custom Radio
    • Mine, Adds Radio Tokyo and Honolulu
  3. FP-Custom CaptainPicture
    • Mine, puts pic of me and the wife on my desk
  4. FP-Custom Office Wall Posters
    • Mine, Replaces Office ID Charts with Propaganda Images culled from Fred8615
  5. FP-US HUD Green Lamp for v1.5
    • Mine, v1.5 compatible version of the mod (seems to be for 1.4) found here
  6. Office Images
    • Fred8615's redecorated office
  7. Gato Sonar Bearing Fix_Stock
    • CapnScurvy, makes Sonar bearing clickable in Gato
  8. FP-Weather Report Patch
    • Mine, enables CTRL-w weather reporting
  9. Green Oscope, Medals and Nomograph
    • My Combo of CapnScurvy Medals fix, Arclight OScope Color Filter, Cdrake nomograph (all alter menu_1024_768.ini)
  10. Updates Patch
    • Mine, fixes dates for sub upgrades so they actually happen.
  11. FJB Color Navigation Map
    • Red8615 Nav Maps
  12. FP-Intro Movie Disabled
    • Mine, removes lengthy intro movie
  13. FP-Names Mod
    • Mine, adds some family names to the list of possible crew
  14. Balao Skin SS285 USS Balao
    • Balao reskin by TheBeast
  15. 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.
  16. Office Window - Palm Trees 5
    • Part of Fred8615's redecorated office mod, changes view out window
  17. SonarTargetFix2
    • Webster's Sonar Target Fix
  18. 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.
  19. Animated Fans (v1.1)
    • Skwasjer's spinning fans on your sub
  20. 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 02-20-14 02:33 PM
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 02-20-14 03:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TG626 (Post 2176799)
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 02-20-14 04:11 PM
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 02-26-14 02:29 AM
Right now I am playing

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

Only mod is GFO Mod.


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