Key to exit periscope and stay in conning tower?
 

I've been experimenting with moving around the sub rather than using the quick keys/icons.

One thing I haven't figured out is how to back out of the periscope without exiting the conning tower. Instead, I have to quick key back to the command room, then up to the conning tower again.

Is there a key command or hot spot that will allow this?

There probably is a way, someone bound to know on the forums, but i can tell you the mod IUB1.1 (improved uboat mod) change the F4 key to take you inside the conning tower instead of outside. So with the mod install while your at the persicope you press F4 and your back inside the conning tower.

Yep, there's no key for it in the stock game. It's been posted elsewhere on how to do this. Just search around.

As was pointed out, it's probably part of some existing mods as well.

Re: Key to exit periscope and stay in conning tower?
 

You have to edit your commands.cfg file to do this. Look for the line that takes you to the periscope view, or search for "F4", and add a line at the bottom of that block that starts with GoBack=.

I can't remember the exact verbage, but look at some of the other entries - it's very straightforward and easy to figure out.

Has this been resolved? Reading the command.cfg file was confusing me. it seems to read that the go back from the periscope cam is to the conning tower. Would love to get this sorted out. Thanks.


laf

I figured it out.

I changed the F3 key to take you into the conning tower. It makes more sense to me to have to go into the tower to access the attack scope. The Observation scope is still accessible from F2 by "O".

You can do this by a simple cut and paste. remember to back up your original file.

open your Cfg folder, and then the Commands_en file


find this entry

[Cmd16]
Name=Periscope_camera
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F020003
Key0=0x72,,"F3"
Page=0x26000000,3702
GoBack=Conning_tower_periscope


cut these lines

MnID=0x3F020003
Key0=0x72,,"F3"


and paste into this entry


[Cmd13]
Name=Conning_tower_camera
Ctxt=1
Page=0x33000000,3715
GoBack=Interior_fore_camera

It will now look like this


[Cmd13]
Name=Conning_tower_camera
Ctxt=1
MnID=0x3F020003
Key0=0x72,,"F3"
Page=0x33000000,3715
GoBack=Interior_fore_camera


and


[Cmd16]
Name=Periscope_camera
Ctxt=1
Page=0x26000000,3702
GoBack=Conning_tower_periscope

Thanks I'm going to give this a go.