Hmm couple of questions for someone?

ShadowWolf81 · 09-17-09, 02:25 AM

Just a few quick questions from a first time SH4 player

1. Is there any way to tell what the 'realism' settings are at durring a carrer? I swear, every time i go to the main menue i think the realizm settings revert to near arcade mode... and im not sure just what the settings for the Career i started is.

2. I havent seen any yet.. but does it ever rain / snow in SH4?.. sofar, ive seen the water change colors depending on were im at, as well as seeing the see get 'rough', but no actual 'storm'.... and while i see clouds in the Missions and war story things, i cant realy make out any clouds at all when in career.

3. Durring the Honshu career mission, it told me to go to a point and destroy the merchatn conshipping.. I got to the island.. but i swear, every merchatn boat is on the 'other' side of the island.. how far away from the 'star' on the map can i be and still be 'doing' the mission?

Sorry if these are stupid questions, but as i said.. just got SH4.. just installed it (as well as a pair of eye-candy mods)... so those are just the first batch of questions ive got about the game =D

Distortion · 09-17-09, 02:34 AM

Welcome aboard mate, and there are no such thing as stupid questions. Here you go, just my 2 cents:

1. Yes, u can change setting when u are in the dock main menu, where u see the big map. click on the radio on the left for the realism settings.

2. I use TMO, and yes it will rain..sometimes ALOT

3. You will get told to stay withing 50-150 miles of the center of that point, but it depends if you play with any mod, like RSRD. you can find this in your messages you get

have fun

ShadowWolf81 · 09-17-09, 02:48 AM

hmm 'k, will look for that radio once i make it back to port...

Only mods i have at the moment is Real Enviroment, and the Light fog / slow waves ones =D.. dont realy plan on addign any more... yet... =)

As for the miles thing. I didnt get a radio message with any 'limit'.. if i remember correctly, it told me to go to the Honshu island... then once i got there, the 'star' greyed out, and now it told me to attack the enimy merchant ships. Since it didnt tell me to stay withen a certain area.. i guess i have free reign?

sergei · 09-17-09, 04:56 AM

You don't get a message telling you the mission radius, it's just coded into the game.
If you are playing stock I believe it's 50nm for 24 or 48 hours (mods will change this).
Stay within this for the alloted time and the star will grey out, mission acomplished.
After that it's up to you. You can have free reign and sail to wherever you think a good spot will be, or radio back to base, in effect telling them you have completed the current objective.
I tend to radio in, often they will give you another mission.
I believe that the way the game is coded it's completing these objectives that keeps the top brass happy with you, offering you new boats etc.
I try to do 4 or 5 per patrol, and tend to get a new sub every 3-4 patrols.

sergei · 09-17-09, 05:14 AM

Looks like I was wrong

In this thread it says mission radius is 100nm. You may this useful
Beerys 'How to Complete a Mission Guide'
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111509

And here is the radio for changing career options

Distortion · 09-17-09, 07:44 AM

Yes, stock is 100 nm. With the mods is depends on the mission. But you will see it in the messages you get for that mission.

09-17-09, 02:25 AM	#1
ShadowWolf81 Watch Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hmm couple of questions for someone? Just a few quick questions from a first time SH4 player 1. Is there any way to tell what the 'realism' settings are at durring a carrer? I swear, every time i go to the main menue i think the realizm settings revert to near arcade mode... and im not sure just what the settings for the Career i started is. 2. I havent seen any yet.. but does it ever rain / snow in SH4?.. sofar, ive seen the water change colors depending on were im at, as well as seeing the see get 'rough', but no actual 'storm'.... and while i see clouds in the Missions and war story things, i cant realy make out any clouds at all when in career. 3. Durring the Honshu career mission, it told me to go to a point and destroy the merchatn conshipping.. I got to the island.. but i swear, every merchatn boat is on the 'other' side of the island.. how far away from the 'star' on the map can i be and still be 'doing' the mission? Sorry if these are stupid questions, but as i said.. just got SH4.. just installed it (as well as a pair of eye-candy mods)... so those are just the first batch of questions ive got about the game =D

09-17-09, 02:34 AM	#2
Distortion Rosengarten. Center Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 89 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard mate, and there are no such thing as stupid questions. Here you go, just my 2 cents: 1. Yes, u can change setting when u are in the dock main menu, where u see the big map. click on the radio on the left for the realism settings. 2. I use TMO, and yes it will rain..sometimes ALOT 3. You will get told to stay withing 50-150 miles of the center of that point, but it depends if you play with any mod, like RSRD. you can find this in your messages you get have fun __________________ "Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust, it may not run, but shine it must, it may not work, but it will not rust."

09-17-09, 04:56 AM	#4
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	You don't get a message telling you the mission radius, it's just coded into the game. If you are playing stock I believe it's 50nm for 24 or 48 hours (mods will change this). Stay within this for the alloted time and the star will grey out, mission acomplished. After that it's up to you. You can have free reign and sail to wherever you think a good spot will be, or radio back to base, in effect telling them you have completed the current objective. I tend to radio in, often they will give you another mission. I believe that the way the game is coded it's completing these objectives that keeps the top brass happy with you, offering you new boats etc. I try to do 4 or 5 per patrol, and tend to get a new sub every 3-4 patrols. Last edited by sergei; 09-17-09 at 05:14 AM.

09-17-09, 07:44 AM	#6
Distortion Rosengarten. Center Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 89 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	Yes, stock is 100 nm. With the mods is depends on the mission. But you will see it in the messages you get for that mission. __________________ "Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust, it may not run, but shine it must, it may not work, but it will not rust."

09-17-09, 02:48 AM	#3
ShadowWolf81 Watch Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	hmm 'k, will look for that radio once i make it back to port... Only mods i have at the moment is Real Enviroment, and the Light fog / slow waves ones =D.. dont realy plan on addign any more... yet... =) As for the miles thing. I didnt get a radio message with any 'limit'.. if i remember correctly, it told me to go to the Honshu island... then once i got there, the 'star' greyed out, and now it told me to attack the enimy merchant ships. Since it didnt tell me to stay withen a certain area.. i guess i have free reign?

09-17-09, 05:14 AM	#5
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Looks like I was wrong In this thread it says mission radius is 100nm. You may this useful Beerys 'How to Complete a Mission Guide' http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111509 And here is the radio for changing career options