Event Cam Do you use it?

Scape · 11-19-08, 03:42 PM

3% of prestige may not be much and some of the greatest effects can only be seen if this option is switched on. However, a lot of times it will not render I find asmost times I take my shot and dive deep and turn before impact so I have plenty of space between myself and the DE/DD's/ In so doing I miss out on the eye popping eye candy that the event cam would normally show. I know it is cheating in a way and I still like seeing it but since I am so deep anyway and only get to see depth charges being dropped now (yawn) I am considering turning it off for the next patrol as I hear it also slows down game performance.

Thoughts?

meduza · 11-19-08, 04:12 PM

I have the event cam disabled. It popping up was very annoying. But I have external cam enabled, for eyecandy only. And for screenshots.

Brag · 11-19-08, 04:16 PM

Event disabled, outside cam enabled, which I seldom use.

Weiss Pinguin · 11-19-08, 04:20 PM

The event cam always annoyed me with the way it just popped up, so I turned it off. It's not as if I can't do the same thing with external cam...

She-Wolf · 11-19-08, 05:08 PM

me too - event cam off but outside still active - very convenient at times!

bookworm_020 · 11-19-08, 06:58 PM

Same here - event cam off, outside cam on. Better for screen shots!

Sailor Steve · 11-19-08, 07:11 PM

I never use the event cam. External is good, but I only use it for harbor tours. When doing a real patrol it goes off too.

Task Force · 11-19-08, 08:05 PM

Event cam= off, it just gets annoying.

External cam= on, cant enjoy skin/enviorment mods without it.

TarJak · 11-19-08, 09:29 PM

Event cam is one of the first things I disable. I like to take screenshots and check out the eye candy so external cam is on.

Kapt Z · 11-19-08, 09:36 PM

no event cam

no external cam.

It get's pretty claustrophobic, though!

I may go back to external cam just for the eye candy.

geosub1978 · 11-19-08, 11:43 PM

For experienced users, disabling both cameras, makes the game 10times better. More selfdepented, clistophobic and realistik!

The only good reason for ext. camera is to identify fishing vessels when passing near coast and not to run to identify them, chasing nothing, something that you should be able to do through hydrophones.

The best way for me to play the game is at 100%, with 1.4b_Assisted_Plotting_Mod which for me is a MUST have!

Thank you Steve for that!

Scape · 11-23-08, 05:12 AM

Thanks for the input. As a result I decided to give this a try and wow just watching the sub do dive and surface drills in gwx is amazing. Now when I use the external and then go back to the sonar room I am still hearing the ambiance of surface waves. Is there any way to purge the sound buffer as this makes sonar checks all but impossible now.

meduza · 11-23-08, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Scape

Now when I use the external and then go back to the sonar room I am still hearing the ambiance of surface waves. Is there any way to purge the sound buffer as this makes sonar checks all but impossible now.

The only way I know is to save and reload a game.

Did you minimize the game? This problem only happens to me when I minimize to desktop. Fortunately, I found the way to prevent it - before minimizing, go to hydrophone station and pause the game. At least it works for me

Jimbuna · 11-23-08, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

Event cam is one of the first things I disable. I like to take screenshots and check out the eye candy so external cam is on.

Ditto

papa_smurf · 11-23-08, 01:33 PM

Don't use the external cam, as I want to keep the game as realistic as possible

11-19-08, 03:42 PM	#1
Scape Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kanada Posts: 92 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Event Cam Do you use it? 3% of prestige may not be much and some of the greatest effects can only be seen if this option is switched on. However, a lot of times it will not render I find asmost times I take my shot and dive deep and turn before impact so I have plenty of space between myself and the DE/DD's/ In so doing I miss out on the eye popping eye candy that the event cam would normally show. I know it is cheating in a way and I still like seeing it but since I am so deep anyway and only get to see depth charges being dropped now (yawn) I am considering turning it off for the next patrol as I hear it also slows down game performance. Thoughts?

11-19-08, 04:12 PM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	I have the event cam disabled. It popping up was very annoying. But I have external cam enabled, for eyecandy only. And for screenshots. __________________

11-19-08, 04:16 PM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Event disabled, outside cam enabled, which I seldom use. __________________ 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/

11-19-08, 05:08 PM	#5
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	me too - event cam off but outside still active - very convenient at times! __________________

11-19-08, 06:58 PM	#6
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Same here - event cam off, outside cam on. Better for screen shots! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-19-08, 04:20 PM	#4
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	The event cam always annoyed me with the way it just popped up, so I turned it off. It's not as if I can't do the same thing with external cam...

11-19-08, 07:11 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I never use the event cam. External is good, but I only use it for harbor tours. When doing a real patrol it goes off too. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-19-08, 08:05 PM	#8
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Event cam= off, it just gets annoying. External cam= on, cant enjoy skin/enviorment mods without it. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-19-08, 09:29 PM	#9
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Event cam is one of the first things I disable. I like to take screenshots and check out the eye candy so external cam is on.

11-19-08, 09:36 PM	#10
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	no event cam no external cam. It get's pretty claustrophobic, though! I may go back to external cam just for the eye candy.

11-19-08, 11:43 PM	#11
geosub1978 Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Salamis Base Posts: 567 Downloads: 229 Uploads: 0	For experienced users, disabling both cameras, makes the game 10times better. More selfdepented, clistophobic and realistik! The only good reason for ext. camera is to identify fishing vessels when passing near coast and not to run to identify them, chasing nothing, something that you should be able to do through hydrophones. The best way for me to play the game is at 100%, with 1.4b_Assisted_Plotting_Mod which for me is a MUST have! Thank you Steve for that! __________________

11-23-08, 05:12 AM	#12
Scape Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kanada Posts: 92 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the input. As a result I decided to give this a try and wow just watching the sub do dive and surface drills in gwx is amazing. Now when I use the external and then go back to the sonar room I am still hearing the ambiance of surface waves. Is there any way to purge the sound buffer as this makes sonar checks all but impossible now. Last edited by Scape; 11-23-08 at 05:13 AM.

11-23-08, 01:33 PM	#15
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Don't use the external cam, as I want to keep the game as realistic as possible __________________