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radio messages that I receive about major battles going on... do they actually happen
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Not 100% sure on this one I'll let someone else answer that one.
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how "surfaced" is surfaced in terms of ships spotting you
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Spotting is very complex in this game. The more of your sub that is above the surface the more likely an enemy ship will spot you sooner. The faster you drive on the surface the faster enemy ships will spot you. Running at periscope depth with your periscope up or radar, much much less likely your periscope will be spotted. Two periscopes are spotted easier than one. If you travel faster under water they can spot your periscope easier by the 'feather'.
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even at periscope depth sometimes planes seem to orbit
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Stock game - you are invisible at periscope depth to planes, as long as you are entirely under water.
Trigger Maru - planes can actually spot you at periscope depth, even deeper, but they have very specific viewing angles and is apparently dependant on the thermal layer.
You can manually edit a config file to change the default maximum TC for various items in the game. However, note that at higher TC the enemy sensors become hyper-sensitive and will pick you up where they may not have at a low or no TC.
I believe the file you edit is main.cfg
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...\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\Data\Cfg\main.cfg
[TIME COMPRESSION]
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=4
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=128;1
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=4
EnemyDetected=8
RadioReport=8
Particles=8
PrayState=8
HunterState=32
3DRender=32
Maximum=8192
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The line you are looking for is ' EnemyDetected=8'.