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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Not a bug, it wasnt a bug in stock.The devs just didnt bother to put some traffic in certain areas but did write mission orders.Marshall Islands come to mind.
Armistead, I'm not bored with RSRD but knowing history I do notice things are missing, thus why desire some changes but RSRD is great, just needs some tweaking. Well instead of hunting the TF all the time, just patrol looking for convoys, play 100 realism, trying operating out of different areas, or try an older class of sub etc, there is a lot of variety in SH 4 with TMO and RSRD.
I'm sure SH 5 will be good eventually but I asked about it on the SH 5 forum a while back and had many PM warning me to wait a bit.I hate the DRM thing and will save myself the trouble.SH 5 currently looks very arcade like also.SH 4 is grea and only improving.With some changes to RSRD, could be really great.
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Another thing I noticed about his convoys you usually get flash messages for them, course that takes being in the right place so you have a chance. He doe's have close to 100 convoys tied to flashes.
Most convoys in 44/45 run the shipping lane from Singapore to Hong Kong through Formosa to Shanghai. You'll find this lane so busy it ain't funny. These are the best in the game, most have a ASW light carrier and have planes patrolling the lane. Most have 6 plus Type AB's as escorts.
Sometime late 44 I think you get the flash message ships are running the coastline...and do they.
What would be helpful is more random generated traffic that loops, so the direction changes, best tool in the game. I wouldn't even mind if more of the TF looped.
The year I never see much convoys is 43, course I never go looking as I stay in the Truk to Home Waters shipping lane.
What we need is to rid many of the singles except for late war or simply add a few more merchants and build a few escorts. Japan did have a lot of single merchant traffic in locations, like all around Japan, China coast, yellow sea, ect., but the areas had lot's of smaller escorts patrolling, so more sub patrols is needed in these areas.
I hate unescorted singles over and over. Right now I am getting bored with it, probably more being flat on my back playing the hell out of it, guess it was more fun playing a few times a week. Just need more difficulty, but in a different way. Duc had many of his convoys going faster with more zig pattern. I've yet to run into a capital TF that I couldn't catch, should be rare to catch one.
Some of the speed between waypoints needs to be adjusted so at least in the campaign area they hit speeds faster than a sub.
Course we have to keep in mind most subs sank a few ships per patrol if that, so not sure lack of traffic is the issue. Right now playing cams off, contacts on, 90%.....cant stand not having stable binocs, the setting is unreal movement.