air attack frequency

caspofungin · 10-17-05, 03:14 PM

how often are you guys and girls getting jumped by enemy aircraft?

i'm using the airpower mod from rub, 3dfx set at 2048 so time compression hopefully shouldn't be a factor, but i'm still not getting the whole "death from above" vibe. my current career has been from 41 to just starting 44, and i've been attacked by 1 liberator. true, he ruined my boat and i aborted the patrol, but how can i increase the frequency of air patrols?

the next question is, is there any way to determine where an air patrol goes, or is it random w/in the radius of the aircraft's range?

CCIP · 10-17-05, 04:12 PM

After patch 1.4, air cover is broken if you use high TC. Sail in 256x, and you'll have it. :hmm:

And yes, air attacks spawn depending on a series of variables; unlike ships and convoys, there is no actual aircraft flying through the campaign map in real time.

HEMISENT · 10-17-05, 04:29 PM

CCIP
Interesting. I'm always travelling at high tc. Long distances anyway. Must have missed the part about 1.4 patch screwing up air cover
Thanks

CCIP · 10-17-05, 06:31 PM

Egan has recently done some research on that, and we've definitely found it. One possible way around it that people found is changing the "3D render" TC setting in your config to your highest TC (1024 or 2048) - but unless you have fatigue disabled, that will 'kill' your crew very quickly :hmm:

Lane · 10-17-05, 06:41 PM

Air attacks I had one approx 4:30 Am running on suface ahead 1/3
Was southwest of St Nazaire heading for the new spanish port in HT1.46
El Ferrol I hit the aheadflank and crash dive I looked like a lone Fighter?
Like a Spit? but his bombs rocked the boat I though it was going to turn
over

on dive D.C. showed deck damage but I manned the Flak gunns the rest of way. even at night.
Lane

10-17-05, 03:14 PM	#1
caspofungin Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	air attack frequency how often are you guys and girls getting jumped by enemy aircraft? i'm using the airpower mod from rub, 3dfx set at 2048 so time compression hopefully shouldn't be a factor, but i'm still not getting the whole "death from above" vibe. my current career has been from 41 to just starting 44, and i've been attacked by 1 liberator. true, he ruined my boat and i aborted the patrol, but how can i increase the frequency of air patrols? the next question is, is there any way to determine where an air patrol goes, or is it random w/in the radius of the aircraft's range?

10-17-05, 04:12 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	After patch 1.4, air cover is broken if you use high TC. Sail in 256x, and you'll have it. :hmm: And yes, air attacks spawn depending on a series of variables; unlike ships and convoys, there is no actual aircraft flying through the campaign map in real time. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-17-05, 04:29 PM	#3
HEMISENT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 1,052 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	CCIP Interesting. I'm always travelling at high tc. Long distances anyway. Must have missed the part about 1.4 patch screwing up air cover Thanks __________________ Nuke 'em till they glow!

10-17-05, 06:31 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Egan has recently done some research on that, and we've definitely found it. One possible way around it that people found is changing the "3D render" TC setting in your config to your highest TC (1024 or 2048) - but unless you have fatigue disabled, that will 'kill' your crew very quickly :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-17-05, 06:41 PM	#5
Lane Subsim Diehard Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southwest , Indiana USA Posts: 380 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Air attacks I had one approx 4:30 Am running on suface ahead 1/3 Was southwest of St Nazaire heading for the new spanish port in HT1.46 El Ferrol I hit the aheadflank and crash dive I looked like a lone Fighter? Like a Spit? but his bombs rocked the boat I though it was going to turn over on dive D.C. showed deck damage but I manned the Flak gunns the rest of way. even at night. Lane