well i play at 94% realism... i leave the weapon office assistance coz if the weapon officer are not going to assist me, them whatta hell is he doing in my boat, am i right? that is his job, its no the kaleun's job to go around the measerements and books and everything to fire a damn torpedo... i find it more realistic!
and i edited the external camera view to 0% realism penalty, but i almost never use it... sometimes i just want to take a view of something very interesting, like the bottom of the sea or a big explosion or a bunch of guys talking on a pier, but then i pause the game and navigate the camera around... and inside my head i know thats *extra*, not real...
i hardly use the deck gun, sometimes when i find a small ship alone and unescorted, and i dont edit the ammo.
about the torpedos, i have edited them to a more powerful blast... eyecandy, yes...
but i think kpt lehnmann is right... to each his own... i can play on 100% realism and sink 60, 70k tons per patrol and return home safely, but i think that for some players (like me) eyecandy is a very good way to make the game even more interesting...
and about DiD... i save my patrol once per patrol, and i reload it if something goes wrong, but i do that coz i cant rely on my system... once per patrol my computer crashes to desktop, so i cant just DiD... if i dont save, ill never end a patrol... when i get a better computer and i have no problems with running the game, yes, DiD will be a pleasure... =)
and a good hunt for u all!