Night time ship recognition.

P_Funk · 08-04-06, 10:24 PM

Okay so I've pretty much got my mods figured out. GW and SH3 Cmdr. I also have all that manual TDC stuff down. Now I have a problem. How am I supposed to ID a ship at night? In my latest GW (also my first) campaign I encountered a lone merchant at night and while with the 16 km mod my watch crew can see it I can't even see it's wake until about 2000 metres. Is this how it's supposed to be? Is the blackness of the night as seen in GW consistent with the way it really is or is it supposed to be a bit lighter?

BTW it was a moonless night.

cobalt · 08-05-06, 01:31 AM

well, if its late in the war, it should be an enemy vessel, and you can just blow it away. however if its early, you might want to run up close to it so you can identify the flag

Dantenoc · 08-05-06, 01:51 AM

I read about this in an older post, and the answer is: No, that's not the way it's supposed to be, but thats the only way you're going to get it... the computer controled sailors should be as blind as you at night, but no mod can alter this without affecting their daytime vision... In other words, you can only get "always useless and blind (even at day)" or "always eagle x-ray vision (even at night)"... this behaviour is hard coded and not modable.

08-05-06, 10:24 AM

I still don't understand why I'm the only one with the opposite problem; I use the 16km Dark mod and my night sky still looks like the full moon is out-even in a storm.

I want it darker.

NeonSamurai · 08-05-06, 11:56 AM

Ya night time ship recognition is always fun, about the only way to do it is get realy close (like 500m or closer). I often park myself ahead of the ship and wait submerged for it to get close while setting up a fire solution on it, then when its close enough to identify i either attack, or surface in irritation. Later in the war its not much of an issue as pretty much everyone other then uboats in the atlantic is your enemy. Also GW has a handy pull down at the periscope station that gives you the flags of all the countries, and when they entered the war.

bigboywooly · 08-05-06, 12:06 PM

I very rarely have that problem as most of my neutral ships are lit up - well the great ones done so far by Anvart

Pablo · 08-05-06, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I still don't understand why I'm the only one with the opposite problem; I use the 16km Dark mod and my night sky still looks like the full moon is out-even in a storm.

I want it darker.

Well, there's always the manual solution: you know, "brightness" and "contrast"....

08-05-06, 02:55 PM

Yeah, but it looks funny, and it makes everything else on the computer look...off.

Anvart · 08-05-06, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

Okay so I've pretty much got my mods figured out. GW and SH3 Cmdr. I also have all that manual TDC stuff down. Now I have a problem. How am I supposed to ID a ship at night? In my latest GW (also my first) campaign I encountered a lone merchant at night and while with the 16 km mod my watch crew can see it I can't even see it's wake until about 2000 metres. Is this how it's supposed to be? Is the blackness of the night as seen in GW consistent with the way it really is or is it supposed to be a bit lighter?

BTW it was a moonless night.

At desire night can be made light as day.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...t=96258&page=3

kiwi_2005 · 08-05-06, 08:44 PM

In GW's 1.1a my scope/uzo tell me what the ship might be eg cargo/warship. Even tho i have identification disabled. How can i stop this.

P_Funk · 08-06-06, 12:08 AM

I haven't encountered moonlight on GW yet. Does it enhance the ability to see at night?

bigboywooly · 08-06-06, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

I haven't encountered moonlight on GW yet. Does it enhance the ability to see at night?

I used Serbutos moonlight mod for GW1.1 ( the 16km ) and it does look a lot brighter than it did before I added it
Didnt see any moonlight on water tho maybe thats cos moon so high

P_Funk · 08-06-06, 03:00 AM

Where do I get that mod bigboywooly?

bigboywooly · 08-06-06, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

Where do I get that mod bigboywooly?

On here http://web.telia.com/~u18230645/

Anvart · 08-06-06, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Quote:

Originally Posted by P_Funk

I haven't encountered moonlight on GW yet. Does it enhance the ability to see at night?

I used Serbutos moonlight mod for GW1.1 ( the 16km ) and it does look a lot brighter than it did before I added it
Didnt see any moonlight on water tho maybe thats cos moon so high

This Mod does not add any light in game.
It is your imagination.

:hmm:

08-04-06, 10:24 PM	#1
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Night time ship recognition. Okay so I've pretty much got my mods figured out. GW and SH3 Cmdr. I also have all that manual TDC stuff down. Now I have a problem. How am I supposed to ID a ship at night? In my latest GW (also my first) campaign I encountered a lone merchant at night and while with the 16 km mod my watch crew can see it I can't even see it's wake until about 2000 metres. Is this how it's supposed to be? Is the blackness of the night as seen in GW consistent with the way it really is or is it supposed to be a bit lighter? BTW it was a moonless night. __________________

08-05-06, 11:56 AM	#5
NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Ya night time ship recognition is always fun, about the only way to do it is get realy close (like 500m or closer). I often park myself ahead of the ship and wait submerged for it to get close while setting up a fire solution on it, then when its close enough to identify i either attack, or surface in irritation. Later in the war its not much of an issue as pretty much everyone other then uboats in the atlantic is your enemy. Also GW has a handy pull down at the periscope station that gives you the flags of all the countries, and when they entered the war. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

08-05-06, 12:06 PM	#6
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I very rarely have that problem as most of my neutral ships are lit up - well the great ones done so far by Anvart __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

08-05-06, 08:44 PM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	In GW's 1.1a my scope/uzo tell me what the ship might be eg cargo/warship. Even tho i have identification disabled. How can i stop this. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

08-06-06, 12:08 AM	#11
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	I haven't encountered moonlight on GW yet. Does it enhance the ability to see at night? __________________

08-05-06, 01:31 AM	#2
cobalt Commander Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 440 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	well, if its late in the war, it should be an enemy vessel, and you can just blow it away. however if its early, you might want to run up close to it so you can identify the flag

08-05-06, 01:51 AM	#3
Dantenoc Captain Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico Posts: 504 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I read about this in an older post, and the answer is: No, that's not the way it's supposed to be, but thats the only way you're going to get it... the computer controled sailors should be as blind as you at night, but no mod can alter this without affecting their daytime vision... In other words, you can only get "always useless and blind (even at day)" or "always eagle x-ray vision (even at night)"... this behaviour is hard coded and not modable.

08-05-06, 10:24 AM	#4
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I still don't understand why I'm the only one with the opposite problem; I use the 16km Dark mod and my night sky still looks like the full moon is out-even in a storm. I want it darker.

08-05-06, 02:55 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Yeah, but it looks funny, and it makes everything else on the computer look...off.

08-06-06, 03:00 AM	#13
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Where do I get that mod bigboywooly? __________________