TMO:how to get ST radar for other subs besides the Tench...

[Bubblehead1980]

I have long thought ST periscope radar should be an optional upgrade on all fleet boats later in the war as it was becoming standard equipment in late 44.Unfortunately till now it is only an option on the Tench.I would like it on Gato, Balao etc. Anyone know how to add it? I am assuming it can be done given it's on the Tench. I was looking in some of the sub files and did not see it but I did find it in the upcdata folder.Need someone who knows what they are doing. lol Thanks in advance.

[CapnScurvy]

The ST Radar is not functional. The hard coded files were never fully implemented. Yes, you can get the radar unit into the periscope head, but raising the head from a periscope depth position doesn't give you radar (the unit never turns on). You want radar? You have to bring up the subs depth to have the radar function as it would if the antenna were out of the water. The lack of having the ST Radar work as it should takes away its historic advantage. It's just another example of what could have been if UbiSoft wasn't so money hungry.

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by CapnScurvy

The ST Radar is not functional. The hard coded files were never fully implemented. Yes, you can get the radar unit into the periscope head, but raising the head from a periscope depth position doesn't give you radar (the unit never turns on). You want radar? You have to bring up the subs depth to have the radar function as it would if the antenna were out of the water. The lack of having the ST Radar work as it should takes away its historic advantage. It's just another example of what could have been if UbiSoft wasn't so money hungry.

I recall it working on the Tench class in TMO...its on the observation scope, when you raise the scope it functions like a shorter range sj radar, worked fine.I havent used a tench in a while but worked fine last time I did.Just wanting to apply that to Gato class etc

[CapnScurvy]

I stand by what I said.

[Armistead]

Are you thinking the SV radar? It picks up both ships and planes using the obs. scope. It's been so long since I've played,except for testing, I don't recall for sure, but I don't recall the ST working.

Load the game using the last date in 45 and see if it's available. I don't recall it being an option.

[CapnScurvy]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Load the game using the last date in 45 and see if it's available. I don't recall it being an option.

That's just what I found after my first post too. The last mission date start in TMO 2.5's Campaign Game has a Tench in the "Beginning 1945" start date. No such animal as ST Radar exists. I took the sub out and returnned in a couple of days, to see if it offered an ST Radar in port again.....it did not. Seem's like RSRDC v502 has the ST modeled, but like I said, it doesn't work as intended.

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Are you thinking the SV radar? It picks up both ships and planes using the obs. scope. It's been so long since I've played,except for testing, I don't recall for sure, but I don't recall the ST working.

Load the game using the last date in 45 and see if it's available. I don't recall it being an option.

I remember ducimus putting it on the tench, raise the obs scope, ill check it out again but recall using it in one version of TMO, I assume he left it in.