I tried version 1 on the PQ-17 mission.
I see the passive detection distance is much increased and goes much deeper than before.
at 80 meters at 1 knot, the passive coverage was still very extensive. In the stock game you are practically invisible at that depth.
I only had a chance for some limited testing and have not tested silent running yet.
My first impression is that it may be too effective and should be scaled back a bit from what you have now, but I will test some more.
One odd issue I noticed was with the behavior of the escorts. In the stock game, when I was detected, only 3-4 escorts came to investigate, now every escort came after me, leaving the convoy unprotected.
I am wondering if the increased detection effectiveness is overriding some AI script.
the version 1 DC damage seemed fine to me, I received from pretty heavy flooding from some very accurate depth charging.
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