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Originally Posted by Incubus
A few things I was curious about-
Sonar- what exactly is the difference between 'estimate range to target' and 'exact range'?
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Never use the "estimate range to target" option, it's bugged and doesn't work properly
(has anyone been able to fix this with a mod?). Estimate range to target was basicaly meant to model passive detection methods, where the sonar operator draws on his experience to venture an educated guess of the target's range through the use of
passive sonar only (i.e.: the hydrophones). Naturaly, the result would be inexact, but if the sonar operator were any good, he could get very good estimates indeed. Obviously, the great advantage to this method is that you wouldn't need to ping your enemy, and therefore would not give your position away.
Of course, none of this does any good in the game, because the idiotic sonar operator
pings the enemy anyway, giving your position away, and then only guesses the range, not using the information from the ping at all!!!
To make matters worse, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to his range guesses, since he'll vary them widely from one to the next if you ask him several times.
