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Fidd · 06-28-23, 04:43 PM

28. As an alternative to #27, might it be possible for radio complexity to be on a per boat setting, rather than a per lobby one? That way, if a boat lacks a morse and enigma-trained radio operator, the untrained chap can simply use simple-radio with his plain-text being automatically encrypted and sent, but incoming traffic can arrive as plain-text to him. This would allow those who wish to play on full-complexity to do so, and those that can't or don't, to send and possibly receive plain-text that appears to the other boats as cypher-text..... More to the point it would allow, in a large organised game, for boats not to be completely reliant on their radioman remaining in the game until the end. As things stand, if a radio operator logs/or otherwise loses connection, the remaining crew can communicate without necessarily having the morse/enigma skills required.

06-28-23, 04:43 PM	#33
Fidd XO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Blighty! Posts: 432 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	28. As an alternative to #27, might it be possible for radio complexity to be on a per boat setting, rather than a per lobby one? That way, if a boat lacks a morse and enigma-trained radio operator, the untrained chap can simply use simple-radio with his plain-text being automatically encrypted and sent, but incoming traffic can arrive as plain-text to him. This would allow those who wish to play on full-complexity to do so, and those that can't or don't, to send and possibly receive plain-text that appears to the other boats as cypher-text..... More to the point it would allow, in a large organised game, for boats not to be completely reliant on their radioman remaining in the game until the end. As things stand, if a radio operator logs/or otherwise loses connection, the remaining crew can communicate without necessarily having the morse/enigma skills required. Last edited by Fidd; 12-18-23 at 04:14 AM.