Sonar crew

xXNightEagleXx · 08-20-15, 07:29 AM

Is it possible to ask the sonarman to follow an specific ship that is not a warship? I mean i've spotted this merchant that was the last of the queue (so isolated) but the options that i had was only to follow the closest ship or the closest warship (TMO) even if the merchant was clearly distant from others (so not a high noise overlap).

Thanks in advance

BigWalleye · 08-20-15, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by FuriousEagle

Is it possible to ask the sonarman to follow an specific ship that is not a warship? I mean i've spotted this merchant that was the last of the queue (so isolated) but the options that i had was only to follow the closest ship or the closest warship (TMO) even if the merchant was clearly distant from others (so not a high noise overlap).

Thanks in advance

I believe the answer is "No." There are commands:

[Cmd485]
Name=Follow_nearest_sound_contact

and

[Cmd486]
Name=Follow_nearest_warship_sound_contact

in the file Data/Cfg/commands.cfg. But there is no command to follow some other ship.

Commands listed in the commands.cfg file (including many which are not active in stock SH4) can be activated just by assigning them to a keystroke. But if the command is not already defined in the sh4.exe, then it can't be implemented. New commands could be defined by a machine-language patch to the sh4.exe. This has been done for SH3. But I don't think anyone has yet disassembled sh4.exe. That would be a significant technical task.

Rockin Robbins · 08-20-15, 01:48 PM

And there you have it. Anything more is above his pay grade. And sometimes you'll push the "report nearest contact" button and he'll cop an attitude, refusing to say anything. This guy just isn't the brightest candle on the cake. But he's the best we have so treat him nice.

The workaround is to get a sonar bearing from the nav map, train the sonar on that bearing and manually ping. Works good but of course it's slower.

merc4ulfate · 08-20-15, 06:58 PM

If you press the button once he follows that contact if you press it again he will stop following it. You only get closest or warship(closest).

TorpX · 08-20-15, 08:45 PM

Like RR said, that is above his pay grade.

If you want to do anything complicated, you have to do it yourself.

In case you're wondering, the sound mechanics are pretty limited too.

08-20-15, 07:29 AM	#1
xXNightEagleXx Planesman Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 182 Downloads: 148 Uploads: 0	Sonar crew Is it possible to ask the sonarman to follow an specific ship that is not a warship? I mean i've spotted this merchant that was the last of the queue (so isolated) but the options that i had was only to follow the closest ship or the closest warship (TMO) even if the merchant was clearly distant from others (so not a high noise overlap). Thanks in advance

08-20-15, 01:48 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	And there you have it. Anything more is above his pay grade. And sometimes you'll push the "report nearest contact" button and he'll cop an attitude, refusing to say anything. This guy just isn't the brightest candle on the cake. But he's the best we have so treat him nice. The workaround is to get a sonar bearing from the nav map, train the sonar on that bearing and manually ping. Works good but of course it's slower. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-20-15, 06:58 PM	#4
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	If you press the button once he follows that contact if you press it again he will stop following it. You only get closest or warship(closest). __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

08-20-15, 08:45 PM	#5
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Like RR said, that is above his pay grade. If you want to do anything complicated, you have to do it yourself. In case you're wondering, the sound mechanics are pretty limited too.