Another one here returning to SH4 after a year or so away. I was excited when I heard about SH5's release, but I backed off as soon as I heard about the double whammy of DRM/constant connection and the drastic changes to the UI. I'll wait six months and see what patches and mods are out for SH5 before getting it. As I recall, it took almost a year before SH4 was patched and modded into a respectable sim. I'm not sure my current computer can handle it anyway. I was going to upgrade just for that game, now I can put it off for a while.
So, back to the Pacific! My last outing was over a year ago with version 1.4 and whatever Trigger Maru version was out a year or so ago (with some edits to slightly dumb down the DD hyper awareness). So I bought the 1.5 expansion, and this time I thought I'd try RFB with the RSRD campaign overlay. I like the balance in RFB, it seems just about right to me. I did my first patrol with auto targeting, so I could remember how all the other stuff worked in the game. Next patrol I might try manual, not sure yet. I was good at position plotting for the approach, but not so good at final shooting with manual targeting, last time I tried it.
The RSRD campaign takes some getting used to, compared to the stock game. I'm still trying to get a feel for where the active shipping lanes are, aside from programmed (historical) task force movements. Anyway, I'm having fun, it's good to be back.
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