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Originally Posted by Caleb141
Well I've just installed TMO and RSRDC for SHIV, enjoying it so far although i've yet to detect any contacts (im using the hydrophone and radar - im assuming thats what im supposed to do?). What I tend to do is is travel for a while on Time Compression at 1000-2000+, then stop and go down to 80ft and do a hydrophone and radar check, then continue. Would that be along the lines of what is standard procedure here?
Quick question: I read the RSRDC thread but didn't fully understand what it changed, but decided it must be good if it has its own TMo version. Could someone briefly explain what it does?
EDIT: magic452, is that all RSRDC does then? just change the convoys and task forces to how they were in real life?
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Radar (if installed) only works when surfaced, most times you will not have radar early or only the type that detects air contacts and not surface contacts. If you don't have surface contact radar your best method of detecting ships is visual contact which means you need to be surface for best range. Sonar only works when submerged and can have a fairly short range, especially in early war period.
I would not patrol at too high of a TC, I generally keep it to 256 or 512 TC and try to patrol areas called "choke points", this is the narrow straights that traffic is forced to use to move from area to area. Much harder to find the needle in the hay stack in open waters.
RSRD modifies the stock campaign layers to make convoy and task force movement historically correct, it even recreates historical sea battles. In the stock game you will get way more convoys but they are not historically correct and don't make sense sometimes.