Neutral Ships

[Zosimus]

Well, I was playing today in my new VIIB, which I struggled to get.

Anyway I caught sight of a merchant right off the Eastern shore of England, lined up a shot and blew a torpedo into the side of it. Then I surfaced with the deck gun to finish it off. The ship turned all its lights on and shone them on me, but I paid them no mind. A few shots and the ship sunk... neutral tonnage.

Okay, so I reloaded and left them alone. Cheating, I know, but I'm still in the learning phase. So I left all of that and went up north near England and found a great merchant. I got too close, however, and it started zigzagging. Nothing to do but steam far ahead and eventually I got a great shot and hit it broadside with a torpedo. Again the searchlights went on. Does that mean it's neutral? To be on the safe side, I let it go.

So I found another merchant and lined up a perfect shot on it. I must have been a mere 400m off its bow, but the waves kept sloshing up over the periscope so I chanced on surfacing. And hit U. I clearly saw a flag (all black) but with searchlights apparently illuminating it. Neutral? I assumed so and went off hunting something else.

Is there no way to improve the gamma correction or something so the flags can be more visible? I think someone mentioned a mod that would make them more visible. I think I need it desparately.