[Nisgeis]

Thanks Coldcall. They should get into the vicinity, but the current logic isn't very good - they'll just keep going around where they think you are, dropping DCs. I've got the lost contact procedure working, in that they now will do a spiral search (which was broken in two places, so even if triggered it wouldn't have worked). I'll also have the ammo saving in soon, with a weighting given to how old the contact data is - e.g. as it is now, if the sub was there five years ago, the destroyer will still drop DCs on that spot. Lost contact procedure is hit and miss, as you can travel quite a way from the scene of the crime and they are a bit slow to do a full circle. The 'thermal layer' is also acting like a cloak of invisibility.

Eventually, I will have different behaviours for different situations - e.g. if they are escorting a convoy their priority will be to keep you down and unable to get another shot off, if they are an HK group, they should stay around until you are dead or forced to surface.

All of this depends on realistic battery and CO2, if you are using infinite Battery and CO2, then it will be easy enough to outfox the AI, as you can travel a very long way at 7 knots underwater in an hour. Stay tuned for updates.