Questions about RSRDC

stegotgame · 03-01-12, 02:15 PM

I've recently updated SH4 to 1.5 (Uboat missions) AND at the same time installed RSRDC. My first time playing i noticed that the campaign missions / objectives were different....better i would say....worded differently and a few other small differences.

I also noticed that i dont get war updates / messages anymore.....like the random messages that come in telling you that troops just invaded such and such island.....or that the battle of coral sea has begun or whatever. I liked getting those messages because it gave me little hints as to where to find some good action and I liked trying to get involved in the major battles (Midway, coral sea, etc etc) .

Does RSRDC remove those updates? or does it have something to do with me updating to 1.5 that removed them? I searched a couple posts about RSRDC but it doesnt really get into detail in explaining exactly what the mod does lol.

I'm goin' down · 03-01-12, 10:41 PM

RSRDC adds ships, missions, etc. that attempt to replicate the Japanese TF and Convoy routes. For example, the Battle of Leyete Gulf. The Jap TF's are in the right place at the right time, and the ships in the TF are historically accurate. Same for Jap TF running the slot, Battle of Midway, Battle of the Coral Sea, Sinking the Yamato, etc.

stegotgame · 03-02-12, 05:55 AM

Odd. I don't know what the deal is then. I'm not getting ANY updates / messages / reports of jap positions anymore. On a side note........does anyone know if there are any maps or timelines out there that show historical dates of battles and/or show where they can be found on the map during campaigns?

I'm goin' down · 03-02-12, 07:22 AM

you will not get many reports at the beginning of the war re Japanese Navy positions, as intelligence was poor.

To locate the main battles go on the web and search for "pacific naval battles." You will find a link to a site that lists the battles, dates and forces involved on each side, and maps showing you where the battles occurred. It is not that difficult to figure this out.

WernherVonTrapp · 03-02-12, 12:49 PM

As IGD has said, search the web. There are literally volumes of information about ships, battles, campaigns, etc.. All one has to do is but stretch out their Google hands and touch it.

I'm goin' down · 03-02-12, 02:50 PM

and if you cannot find a battle, ask armistead. He has worked RSRDC to death, including racing off the Bungo Straits to intercept the TF that bombed Pearl Harbor when it returned to home waters.

(I tried to intercept the same TF when it was heading to Hawaii, but caught up with it when it was so dark I could not see the targets. All my shots missed. I was trying to preempt history, and if successful, prevent ubi from creating SH4 (I got that idea from an old Twilight Zone show.))

Armistead · 03-02-12, 03:38 PM

You will not get as many messages with RSRD as you do with stock or TMO. When enemy groups are built, you have a value that you can set that determines if it will show up as a message and contact on your screen, with stock many groups are set to show, so you'll see a lot of contacts show up on your map, RSRD not near as many. RSRD also doesn't include all those war messages, subs lost at sea, etc., they're a few mods that add some back, but I haven't tried them.

You will see more contacts pop up later war with RSRD.

stegotgame · 03-03-12, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by I'm goin' down

and if you cannot find a battle, ask armistead. He has worked RSRDC to death, including racing off the Bungo Straits to intercept the TF that bombed Pearl Harbor when it returned to home waters.

(I tried to intercept the same TF when it was heading to Hawaii, but caught up with it when it was so dark I could not see the targets. All my shots missed. I was trying to preempt history, and if successful, prevent ubi from creating SH4 (I got that idea from an old Twilight Zone show.))

LOL, this made me laugh. Doesn't the game start AFTER the bombing of PH? Did this require a mod to start at an earlier date or something? Sorry for the noobish questions.....I've joined the SH game far too late but am really digging it so far.

03-01-12, 02:15 PM	#1
stegotgame Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 12 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Questions about RSRDC I've recently updated SH4 to 1.5 (Uboat missions) AND at the same time installed RSRDC. My first time playing i noticed that the campaign missions / objectives were different....better i would say....worded differently and a few other small differences. I also noticed that i dont get war updates / messages anymore.....like the random messages that come in telling you that troops just invaded such and such island.....or that the battle of coral sea has begun or whatever. I liked getting those messages because it gave me little hints as to where to find some good action and I liked trying to get involved in the major battles (Midway, coral sea, etc etc) . Does RSRDC remove those updates? or does it have something to do with me updating to 1.5 that removed them? I searched a couple posts about RSRDC but it doesnt really get into detail in explaining exactly what the mod does lol.

03-02-12, 07:22 AM	#4
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	you will not get many reports at the beginning of the war re Japanese Navy positions, as intelligence was poor. To locate the main battles go on the web and search for "pacific naval battles." You will find a link to a site that lists the battles, dates and forces involved on each side, and maps showing you where the battles occurred. It is not that difficult to figure this out. Last edited by I'm goin' down; 03-02-12 at 02:51 PM.

03-02-12, 12:49 PM	#5
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	As IGD has said, search the web. There are literally volumes of information about ships, battles, campaigns, etc.. All one has to do is but stretch out their Google hands and touch it. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

03-01-12, 10:41 PM	#2
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	RSRDC adds ships, missions, etc. that attempt to replicate the Japanese TF and Convoy routes. For example, the Battle of Leyete Gulf. The Jap TF's are in the right place at the right time, and the ships in the TF are historically accurate. Same for Jap TF running the slot, Battle of Midway, Battle of the Coral Sea, Sinking the Yamato, etc.

03-02-12, 05:55 AM	#3
stegotgame Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 12 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Odd. I don't know what the deal is then. I'm not getting ANY updates / messages / reports of jap positions anymore. On a side note........does anyone know if there are any maps or timelines out there that show historical dates of battles and/or show where they can be found on the map during campaigns?

03-02-12, 02:50 PM	#6
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	and if you cannot find a battle, ask armistead. He has worked RSRDC to death, including racing off the Bungo Straits to intercept the TF that bombed Pearl Harbor when it returned to home waters. (I tried to intercept the same TF when it was heading to Hawaii, but caught up with it when it was so dark I could not see the targets. All my shots missed. I was trying to preempt history, and if successful, prevent ubi from creating SH4 (I got that idea from an old Twilight Zone show.))

03-02-12, 03:38 PM	#7
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	You will not get as many messages with RSRD as you do with stock or TMO. When enemy groups are built, you have a value that you can set that determines if it will show up as a message and contact on your screen, with stock many groups are set to show, so you'll see a lot of contacts show up on your map, RSRD not near as many. RSRD also doesn't include all those war messages, subs lost at sea, etc., they're a few mods that add some back, but I haven't tried them. You will see more contacts pop up later war with RSRD.