contacts on map

rushnar · 03-07-07, 01:25 PM

Hi guys , one thing I dont understand Is how boats magically appear on the map out of visual range. I assume it would be from a contact report sent by hq but there is never a radio message. Am I correct? Just nit picking great game and mods.

Pevs86 · 03-07-07, 01:28 PM

I always assumed it was other UBoats, Surface ships and spotting planes.

I also tend to get more random sightings in good weather than bad

Mooncatt · 03-07-07, 01:41 PM

yes contacts are reported by friendly ships/uboats/aircraft or so im lead to believe. or if not then it might be magic

Rykaird · 03-07-07, 01:44 PM

They are contact reports in exactly the same manner as reports on convoys.

Brag · 03-07-07, 01:59 PM

I love those contact reports--except that sometimes they are neutrals.

Einbaum · 03-07-07, 06:14 PM

Something strange happened the other day...going into Kiel at the end of a patrol, I was told by my Radioman of a contact report on the map. Never happened before...he usually doesn't say anything. It was about a warship in my assigned patrol grid.

Look at the message at 10:02

My patrol grid was AN21. The Radio Message gives speed and course and identifies it as a warship. Never saw that before.

joea · 03-07-07, 08:06 PM

Einbaum, that happens sometimes. Mean to simulate sightings by other u-boats or the Luftwaffe etc.

Steppenwolf · 03-07-07, 08:12 PM

In addition to contact reports/icons on single merchants and convoys, you will also get them (less often) for task forces, warships, even your own sides' commerce raiders.

03-07-07, 01:25 PM	#1
rushnar Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	contacts on map Hi guys , one thing I dont understand Is how boats magically appear on the map out of visual range. I assume it would be from a contact report sent by hq but there is never a radio message. Am I correct? Just nit picking great game and mods.

03-07-07, 01:41 PM	#3
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	yes contacts are reported by friendly ships/uboats/aircraft or so im lead to believe. or if not then it might be magic __________________

03-07-07, 01:59 PM	#5
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I love those contact reports--except that sometimes they are neutrals. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

03-07-07, 01:28 PM	#2
Pevs86 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Uxbridge, England Posts: 123 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	I always assumed it was other UBoats, Surface ships and spotting planes. I also tend to get more random sightings in good weather than bad

03-07-07, 01:44 PM	#4
Rykaird Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 356 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	They are contact reports in exactly the same manner as reports on convoys.

03-07-07, 06:14 PM	#6
Einbaum Seaman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 40 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Something strange happened the other day...going into Kiel at the end of a patrol, I was told by my Radioman of a contact report on the map. Never happened before...he usually doesn't say anything. It was about a warship in my assigned patrol grid. Look at the message at 10:02 My patrol grid was AN21. The Radio Message gives speed and course and identifies it as a warship. Never saw that before.

03-07-07, 08:06 PM	#7
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Einbaum, that happens sometimes. Mean to simulate sightings by other u-boats or the Luftwaffe etc.

03-07-07, 08:12 PM	#8
Steppenwolf 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	In addition to contact reports/icons on single merchants and convoys, you will also get them (less often) for task forces, warships, even your own sides' commerce raiders.