Please help, I can't find a specific mod.

[ShadowHawk]

Hi,

Somewhere, sometime ago I read about a mod that exluded the contact reports on the map outside reasonable reachable distances.
For example convoy or task-force reports wouldn't be recieved and shown on the map when they are further away than 200 nm from your current position.

I could swear that I read something about a mod of this kind but can't seem to find it.

I'm playing SH-IV without any major gameplay mods other than Real Environment and some other small tweak mods.

I would realy appreciate your help.

Thanks in advance for your time,
Cheers

[Sailor Steve]

Look in SH4/Data/Cfg/Basic (I think - it's one of those). Near the top you'll see the contact ranges. You can edit them yourself.

I'm probably wrong on the specifics (I can't look as I'm not at home) but someone should have the exact information for you soon.

he might be talking about the reported contacts and not the ones you crew detects

[Sailor Steve]

So was I. The 'Contacts' section covers 'Opportunity Contacts' and 'Important Contacts' and the like.

[ShadowHawk]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

So was I. The 'Contacts' section covers 'Opportunity Contacts' and 'Important Contacts' and the like.

Yes I did mean the radio reports and their accompanied contacts on the map.
Many of them are so far away I can't reach them in any time given.
The mod I am looking for reduces the reports and their contacts on the map to those within a certain distance of your sub's position.

If I can change that range myself in the data/cfg/Contacts.cfg what values would I have to change ?

My contacts.cfg looks like this:

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[ContactSettings]
; Contact settings

Display Range To Opportunity Radio Contacts=1000 ;[>0] kilometers
Display Range To Important Radio Contacts=3500 ;[>0] kilometers
Decay Time For Important Radio Contacts=172800 ;[>0] seconds
Decay Time For Opportunity Radio Contacts=64800 ;[>0] seconds
Decay Time For Imprecise Sensor Contacts=600 ;[>0] seconds
Decay Time For Precise Sensor Contacts=60 ;[>0] seconds
Decay Time For HighPrio Radio Contacts=259200
Single Contact Min Size=1 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group
Small Contact Min Size=2 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group
Medium Contact Min Size=4 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group
Large Contact Min Size=9 ;[>0] minimum numbers of units in this type of group

[ContactRange]
;under the (right) value a contact is considered as:
Short=1000 ;[m]
Medium=3000 ;[m]
Long=20000 ;[m]

[ContactSpeeds]
;less than each value means (in this order): stationary, slow, medium and fast speed ; over the last value means very fast speed
Merchant=0.1,8,12,35 ;[kts]
Warship=0.1,8,19,35 ;[kts] including uboats
Air=0.1,8,19,35 ;[kts]
Convoy=0.1,8,12,35 ;[kts]

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As far as I can tell these two lines could change the reported range ?

Display Range To Opportunity Radio Contacts=1000 ;[>0] kilometers
Display Range To Important Radio Contacts=3500 ;[>0] kilometers

But I don't know what value is the one I mean or what the "Opportunity vs Important" means and to what extend I should change it, is it measured in kilometers ?

Thanks for your replies I realy appreciate the help !!

Cheers

[NEON DEON]

Well thoes are the ones you want to change.

Oppurtunity targets are small one or two ships.

Important are convoys and taskforces.

The range reported is in Kilometers.

1 Kilometer = 0.53995680346 Nautical Miles

Now it depends how far out do you want to be notified.