search(ing for) radaaaaar

ichso · 05-21-09, 11:11 AM

I checked the RFB upgrade availability dates and they state that radar is supposed to be ready at mid '42. I recently ended my patrol in my home port (Brisbane) in my sargo class submarine and there still was no radar available for me. The list of upgrades is completely empty.

I even tried transfering to another base, only Fremantle was choosable there. But there they also don't have one of these devices.
Any info on this ? Forum search gave nothing new to me, only that the first radar types are available from mid '42 on.

Thanks, i.

Rockin Robbins · 05-21-09, 01:12 PM

Oh, I see you've met RFB's infamous blind chimpanzee. You see every time you return from a cruise, the game makes you eligible for some upgrades, according to the time sheet you are blandishing there.

But you've reckoned without our buddy, the blind chimp there. You see there is a cork board with all the possible options on it. RFB takes our blind chimpanzee, puts a dart in his hand, sits him in a barber chair and spins him around six times really quickly. Then the chimp tosses his dart. If it hits the card with the radar on it, why then it's your luck day. Give the chimp a banana.

If he misses, tough toenails. If you're not nice to the chimp he could miss until May of 1945!

ichso · 05-21-09, 02:18 PM

The manual states nothing like this

And reading all ~150 pages in the official thread ?

So I guess it is better to wait for a newer boat that has radar already installed

AVGWarhawk · 05-21-09, 02:46 PM

I'm guessing this might be part of RFB 2.0 that RFB is working on. Therefore not in the manual.

Rockin Robbins · 05-21-09, 04:37 PM

Actually it's built into the stock game and affects all mods. It's been written about on Subsim extensively by different modders when people have complained that they aren't getting their upgrades on "schedule."

There is no schedule until the blind chimpanzee says so!

ichso · 05-22-09, 04:57 AM

Thanks thanks. I will keep looking forward to having radar, maybe it is going to come soon

Never really liked chimpanzees, probably now I know why.

Rockin Robbins · 05-22-09, 05:58 AM

Yeah, the worst part of it is that they suck, but you have to be nice to them. Otherwise they just drop the dart!

ichso · 05-22-09, 07:51 AM

Does being nice mean saving before hitting the 'end patrol' button and reloading it the chimp dumped it in the wall ?

"Have another dart, you can do better, I know that you can

"

Rockin Robbins · 05-22-09, 07:58 AM

ichso · 05-22-09, 09:35 AM

If anyone else reads this thread his head will go

LukeFF · 05-23-09, 04:34 AM

Historically, the first Sargo class boat to receive SD radar was the Sturgeon in March 1942, while the first SJ-equipped Sargo was the Stingray, in October of 1942. This will all be simulated better in RFB 2.0.

ichso · 05-23-09, 05:20 AM

Just got a new boat, Gato class (the USS Gato actually

) but no radar available as an upgrade and also no one preinstalled *sigh*
The patrol ended Dec 30th '42 and the next one started on Jan 20th '43.
I'll have to wait a little longer, I guess. But I'm curious what will happen sooner, me getting a radar in RFB 1.52 or RFB 2 being released

ichso · 05-28-09, 02:45 AM

Finally bribed the monkey to not be so stubborn.
I brought him a whole bunch of bananas from the Phillis (are there bananas?). He was so happy, he immediately hit *all* the open spots on the board. Now I have the full radar package as far as available in mid Feb. '43. Also a nicer deck gun and better hydrophones.

I guess I'm going to bring him more of that stuff the next time I'm around my home base

05-21-09, 11:11 AM	#1
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	search(ing for) radaaaaar I checked the RFB upgrade availability dates and they state that radar is supposed to be ready at mid '42. I recently ended my patrol in my home port (Brisbane) in my sargo class submarine and there still was no radar available for me. The list of upgrades is completely empty. I even tried transfering to another base, only Fremantle was choosable there. But there they also don't have one of these devices. Any info on this ? Forum search gave nothing new to me, only that the first radar types are available from mid '42 on. Thanks, i. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-21-09, 01:12 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Oh, I see you've met RFB's infamous blind chimpanzee. You see every time you return from a cruise, the game makes you eligible for some upgrades, according to the time sheet you are blandishing there. But you've reckoned without our buddy, the blind chimp there. You see there is a cork board with all the possible options on it. RFB takes our blind chimpanzee, puts a dart in his hand, sits him in a barber chair and spins him around six times really quickly. Then the chimp tosses his dart. If it hits the card with the radar on it, why then it's your luck day. Give the chimp a banana. If he misses, tough toenails. If you're not nice to the chimp he could miss until May of 1945! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-21-09, 02:18 PM	#3
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	The manual states nothing like this And reading all ~150 pages in the official thread ? So I guess it is better to wait for a newer boat that has radar already installed __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-21-09, 02:46 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,255 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I'm guessing this might be part of RFB 2.0 that RFB is working on. Therefore not in the manual. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-21-09, 04:37 PM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Actually it's built into the stock game and affects all mods. It's been written about on Subsim extensively by different modders when people have complained that they aren't getting their upgrades on "schedule." There is no schedule until the blind chimpanzee says so! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-22-09, 04:57 AM	#6
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Thanks thanks. I will keep looking forward to having radar, maybe it is going to come soon Never really liked chimpanzees, probably now I know why. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-22-09, 05:58 AM	#7
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Yeah, the worst part of it is that they suck, but you have to be nice to them. Otherwise they just drop the dart! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-22-09, 07:51 AM	#8
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Does being nice mean saving before hitting the 'end patrol' button and reloading it the chimp dumped it in the wall ? "Have another dart, you can do better, I know that you can " __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-22-09, 07:58 AM	#9
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	__________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

05-22-09, 09:35 AM	#10
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	If anyone else reads this thread his head will go __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-23-09, 04:34 AM	#11
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Historically, the first Sargo class boat to receive SD radar was the Sturgeon in March 1942, while the first SJ-equipped Sargo was the Stingray, in October of 1942. This will all be simulated better in RFB 2.0. __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

05-23-09, 05:20 AM	#12
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Just got a new boat, Gato class (the USS Gato actually ) but no radar available as an upgrade and also no one preinstalled sigh The patrol ended Dec 30th '42 and the next one started on Jan 20th '43. I'll have to wait a little longer, I guess. But I'm curious what will happen sooner, me getting a radar in RFB 1.52 or RFB 2 being released __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

05-28-09, 02:45 AM	#13
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Finally bribed the monkey to not be so stubborn. I brought him a whole bunch of bananas from the Phillis (are there bananas?). He was so happy, he immediately hit all the open spots on the board. Now I have the full radar package as far as available in mid Feb. '43. Also a nicer deck gun and better hydrophones. I guess I'm going to bring him more of that stuff the next time I'm around my home base __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169