Yep, have to be careful adding mods, can conflict and cause weird things to happen. Some overt, some not so, but do affect how mod runs.
Medals have always been fouled up in SH 4, criteria etc. The MOH was replaced because basically every time player had a decent patrol it would hand out the MOH lol.
Yes, TMO, requires a lot to get a medal beyond the "lower" end medals. I've honestly never touched the medal files as not sure about how to do so and they are a aspect I like. Basically in TMO, you have to consistently achieve missions objectives through career and sink tonnage over time. High renown comes from sinking ships, and obviously some ships earn more such as a carrier vs a merchant, but a tanker, as those were prize targets, earns a bit of renown. I've adjusted values a bit in forthcoming version.
How did the scope filters work out?