Sorry for the double post, but this is related with the new
RFB2 VISUAL SENSORS REWORK 1.0 by Hitman.
After playing with the mod on 3 or 4 patrols, I have to say it indeed does work far better in campaign mode. Every time I went on the bridge to see the contact in question I could see what my crew reported. Night spotting does seem to work on longer ranges in campaign mode compared to single missions. The crew doesn't have eagle eyes any more.
Nice work and thanks for improving the RFB experience for us.