GW 1.1a View Range

Rooks · 07-08-06, 09:53 PM

Just a quick question.

How close can you get to the average merchant before the spot you and start zagging? Day and night?

VonHelsching · 07-09-06, 02:20 AM

Depends on weather conditions. Surfaced on a clear calm day, say ~3000 m. On a dark night, medium weather 1000-1500m, on a foggy night less than 400m.

Submerged, you can be quite invisible to merchants, unless your periscope is sticking up more than 1m from the surface, or if your conning tower gets exposed from big waves. A ballpark figure would be less than 500m.

irish1958 · 07-09-06, 08:15 AM

It also makes a big difference as to what AOB you present to them. It is hard to believe that this is coded into the game, but apparently it is.
irish1958

Rooks · 07-09-06, 08:17 PM

Thanks, seems I have been a little hasty in going to periscope depth.
Does the 8km or 16km view range mod have any difference or is this eye candy for the player only?

irish1958 · 07-10-06, 08:51 AM

I'm not sure, but I think it doesn't make any difference.
irish1958

bigboywooly · 07-10-06, 09:16 AM

Well I have noticed that if I double my range of vision - from 8 to 16 km it seems to double the AI too
I get spotted a lot further away than I did before
Maybe tis just I

07-08-06, 09:53 PM	#1
Rooks Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	GW 1.1a View Range Just a quick question. How close can you get to the average merchant before the spot you and start zagging? Day and night?

07-09-06, 02:20 AM	#2
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Depends on weather conditions. Surfaced on a clear calm day, say ~3000 m. On a dark night, medium weather 1000-1500m, on a foggy night less than 400m. Submerged, you can be quite invisible to merchants, unless your periscope is sticking up more than 1m from the surface, or if your conning tower gets exposed from big waves. A ballpark figure would be less than 500m. __________________

07-09-06, 08:15 AM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	visual range It also makes a big difference as to what AOB you present to them. It is hard to believe that this is coded into the game, but apparently it is. irish1958

07-10-06, 08:51 AM	#5
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	range I'm not sure, but I think it doesn't make any difference. irish1958

07-10-06, 09:16 AM	#6
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Well I have noticed that if I double my range of vision - from 8 to 16 km it seems to double the AI too I get spotted a lot further away than I did before Maybe tis just I __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

07-09-06, 08:17 PM	#4
Rooks Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Thanks, seems I have been a little hasty in going to periscope depth. Does the 8km or 16km view range mod have any difference or is this eye candy for the player only?