Enemy Warship Spotted!

[Stevepine]

I would love the re introdcution of the old SH3 style window that warned you when ever a warship was sighted on the horizon.

I have been in time compression a few times and time compression has not cancelled before I am within 30 meters of a British destroyer sending me to the depths.

and yet also..... in contrast....

My crew seem to sometimes have terminator style zoomable vision and be able to see ships that arent there yet!

Anyone else have these problems?

[gimpy117]

check id travel mode is engaged
otherwise chock it up to the list of broken features

[Stevepine]

Originally Posted by gimpy117

check id travel mode is engaged
otherwise chock it up to the list of broken features

Yeah I always am really careful to take off travel mode

[Sgtmonkeynads]

Yup, I was at 1024 going home when all of a sudden, it goes to a cut scene. I thought it was a cut scene, it was a very nice movie of me being ran over by a DD. I died..that is why I'm hear, and not playing.

Oh, and I never use travel mode, so what gives ?

[Ziggy]

Yeah I think this is a universal problem. I hate that it takes you down to x8 instead of x1 when something is spotted. A lot can happen in x8 while you are figuring out what the hell is going on.

Also driving me nuts when watch crew spot ships that are 20+ km away but other times don't spot them at all.

[jimimadrid]

Originally Posted by Ziggy

Yeah I think this is a universal problem. I hate that it takes you down to x8 instead of x1 when something is spotted. A lot can happen in x8 while you are figuring out what the hell is going on.

Go in MyDocuments\SH5\Data\cfg
open main.cfg with an editor and change EnemyDetected=8,64 to EnemyDetected=1,32

[Stevepine]

Originally Posted by jimimadrid

Go in MyDocuments\SH5\Data\cfg
open main.cfg with an editor and change EnemyDetected=8,64 to EnemyDetected=1,32

Having never edited CFG editor program before I dont want to play around and mess something up... anyone know an idiots guide on how to use one?

or another solution? lol

[Wolfmanjack]

you have never used notepad steve?

Open it in notepad..

[Stevepine]

Originally Posted by Wolfmanjack

you have never used notepad steve?

Open it in notepad..

Ok Im a noob I know! Thanks for the advice

[Stevepine]

Originally Posted by jimimadrid

Go in MyDocuments\SH5\Data\cfg
open main.cfg with an editor and change EnemyDetected=8,64 to EnemyDetected=1,32

OK great, changed that........ So what effect will that have ? Im guessing when a ship is detected I will slow down to 1 x speed now ....not 8?

if so..... and thanks a lot!!

[Highbury]

That is exactly what should happen

[Sgtmonkeynads]

It says the second value is for travel mode, so shouldn;t you switch it to 1,1 instead of 1,32
if your useing travel mode in enemy waters

[Church SUBSIM]

I don't think this is working as advertised ... here are my settings and they are not taking place in game with the exception of spotting aircraft ... i tried having a setting for both default and for travel mode ... and this which most are set for both.

I think this needs to be patched.

[TIME COMPRESSION]
; The first value is the default one, the second value is used when 'travel mode' is activated.
; The two values should be separated by a comma.
; If only one value is specified, that value is used for both default and travel mode.
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=8,8192
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=256
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=32
FriendDetected=256,8192
EnemyDetected=1
RadioReport=1
Particles=32
PrayState=256
HunterState=256
3DRender=32
Maximum=8192

[TheBeast]

Originally Posted by Church SUBSIM

I don't think this is working as advertised ... here are my settings and they are not taking place in game with the exception of spotting aircraft ... i tried having a setting for both default and for travel mode ... and this which most are set for both.

I think this needs to be patched.

[TIME COMPRESSION]
; The first value is the default one, the second value is used when 'travel mode' is activated.
; The two values should be separated by a comma.
; If only one value is specified, that value is used for both default and travel mode.
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=8,8192
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=256
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=32
FriendDetected=256,8192
EnemyDetected=1
RadioReport=1
Particles=32
PrayState=256
HunterState=256
3DRender=32
Maximum=8192

Why isn't information like this provided by UbiSoft in the first place and if they do provide this information, where is it?
There is just way to much undocumented things that users need to know but are not made aware.
Honostly, after this latest SH5 release I really do not think I will ever purchase anything from UbiSoft or affiliates ever again.
Just to get the correct tools to MOD would end up costing the end user over $10,000.00 US. I know there are work arounds that you have to jump through several whoops to do but they work (Total PITA).

[Kromus]

Originally Posted by Church SUBSIM

I don't think this is working as advertised ... here are my settings and they are not taking place in game with the exception of spotting aircraft ... i tried having a setting for both default and for travel mode ... and this which most are set for both.

I think this needs to be patched.

[TIME COMPRESSION]
; The first value is the default one, the second value is used when 'travel mode' is activated.
; The two values should be separated by a comma.
; If only one value is specified, that value is used for both default and travel mode.
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=8,8192
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=256
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=32
FriendDetected=256,8192
EnemyDetected=1
RadioReport=1
Particles=32
PrayState=256
HunterState=256
3DRender=32
Maximum=8192

What is not working there? Are you editing main.cfg in "main game directory" or in "Documents and settings" directory?