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Originally Posted by Stiebler
I was sufficiently interested in whether GWX substitutes a 0.0 Minimum Surface contact area by default with another value, that I checked it...
The Minimum Surface value was still 0.0 at the point of transfer. So this really must be the value used.
Does this information change the views of any GWX players for the Minimum Surface values that I intend my asdic mod to install according to sea-depth?
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Very interesting findings...
Before I answer your question, I feel I should provide a bit of background to set the proper context. I'm a long time GWX player who has a love/hate relationship with the mod. Yes I said 'hate,' but not in the classic sense as my criticism doesn't come from a place of malice or spite but rather from a desire to see it better.
On the one hand I think certain parts of GWX are absolutely wonderful, whereas a few others I find quite appalling. That being said, the good far outweighs the bad and so I continue to play.
All of which brings us to your question. If your findings are correct, then I would have to place this in the 'appalling' category. I say this as an individual who has long enjoyed 'realistic' sims as opposed to what I would call uber AI sims.
Speaking in general terms, if the goal is to emulate the historic conditions of the Battle of the Atlantic then I would say the player should be given about a 25% chance to survive. This strikes me as both eminently fair and realistic.
This being the case, one has to ask why the perception (as you indicated in your previous post) that hardly anyone ever makes it to '44 or '45 in GWX? (And I'm not debating whether this perception is real or not, merely that it strongly exists in many people's minds).
That being said, in my mind, a minimum surface contact area of 0.0 in no way reflects what could be termed 'realistic' in any sense of the word. As much as I enjoy (and continue to play GWX), I have to be honest and call this a regrettable instance of uber AI-ism.
I would hope your mod will more accurately reflect a reasonable surface area to be contacted as a prerequisite prior to detection.
