Crew detection ranges

Cmdr Fud Pucker · 12-31-08, 05:03 PM

I really like RFB since the stock 1.4 was way too easy. My question is: How can I get my crew to notify me of contacts (sonar and visual) that I can detect way before they inform me of them. Short of doing a manual sonar or visual scan every hour or so the only thing that tells me I'm in range of a contact while using compressed time is my cronometer stuttering. I then go to normal time, run a manual sonar sweep and sometimes there is a contact out over 30,000 yds that I can detect but my crew is oblivious to. I have to practicaly run over a contact for my crew to notify me.

vanjast · 01-01-09, 07:34 AM

This is a game engine thingy, but settings are adjustable in a the '..\Data\cfg\contacts.cfg'.
Changing these settings does not cure your crew of blindness - and you know what causes seamen to be blind

[ContactSettings]
; Contact settings

Display Range To Opportunity Radio Contacts=300 ;[>0] kilometers
Display Range To Important Radio Contacts=1500 ;[>0] kilometers
Decay Time For Important Radio Contacts=172800 ;[>0] seconds
Decay Time For Opportunity Radio Contacts=32400 ;[>0] seconds
Decay Time For Imprecise Sensor Contacts=600 ;[>0] seconds
Decay Time For Precise Sensor Contacts=60 ;[>0] seconds
Single Contact Min Size=1 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group
Small Contact Min Size=2 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group
Medium Contact Min Size=5 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group
Large Contact Min Size=13 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group

[ContactRange]
;under the (right) value a contact is considered as:
Short=1000 ;[m]
Medium=3000 ;[m]
Long=20000 ;[m]

[ContactSpeeds]
;less than each value means (in this order): stationary, slow, medium and fast speed ; over the last value means very fast speed
Merchant=2,5,10,20 ;[kts]
Warship=2,5,10,20 ;[kts] including uboats
Air=2,5,10,20 ;[kts]
Convoy=2,5,10,20 ;[kts]

As you can see, it's self explanatory..

Cmdr Fud Pucker · 01-12-09, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vanjast

This is a game engine thingy, but settings are adjustable in a the '..\Data\cfg\contacts.cfg'.
Changing these settings does not cure your crew of blindness - and you know what causes seamen to be blind

Yup, Torpedo Juice!

I've looked at these cfg settings and it wasn't apparent that changing them would cure my crew's blindness. Thanks for your input.:p

12-31-08, 05:03 PM	#1
Cmdr Fud Pucker Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 9 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Crew detection ranges I really like RFB since the stock 1.4 was way too easy. My question is: How can I get my crew to notify me of contacts (sonar and visual) that I can detect way before they inform me of them. Short of doing a manual sonar or visual scan every hour or so the only thing that tells me I'm in range of a contact while using compressed time is my cronometer stuttering. I then go to normal time, run a manual sonar sweep and sometimes there is a contact out over 30,000 yds that I can detect but my crew is oblivious to. I have to practicaly run over a contact for my crew to notify me.

01-01-09, 07:34 AM	#2
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,739 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	This is a game engine thingy, but settings are adjustable in a the '..\Data\cfg\contacts.cfg'. Changing these settings does not cure your crew of blindness - and you know what causes seamen to be blind [ContactSettings] ; Contact settings Display Range To Opportunity Radio Contacts=300 ;[>0] kilometers Display Range To Important Radio Contacts=1500 ;[>0] kilometers Decay Time For Important Radio Contacts=172800 ;[>0] seconds Decay Time For Opportunity Radio Contacts=32400 ;[>0] seconds Decay Time For Imprecise Sensor Contacts=600 ;[>0] seconds Decay Time For Precise Sensor Contacts=60 ;[>0] seconds Single Contact Min Size=1 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group Small Contact Min Size=2 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group Medium Contact Min Size=5 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group Large Contact Min Size=13 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group [ContactRange] ;under the (right) value a contact is considered as: Short=1000 ;[m] Medium=3000 ;[m] Long=20000 ;[m] [ContactSpeeds] ;less than each value means (in this order): stationary, slow, medium and fast speed ; over the last value means very fast speed Merchant=2,5,10,20 ;[kts] Warship=2,5,10,20 ;[kts] including uboats Air=2,5,10,20 ;[kts] Convoy=2,5,10,20 ;[kts] As you can see, it's self explanatory.. Last edited by vanjast; 01-01-09 at 07:35 AM.