New SH4 user...what patches/mods to start?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by berobispo

-what exactly is RSRDC?

Run Silent Run Deep Campaign. It works in conjunction with the US-side supermods to place the Japanese traffic where and when it really was. It makes the game much more realistic in that department

-how long in what distance to the orange star do I have to patrol to accomplish my patrol mission? Sorry, couldn't find anything in the -once again- much too short manual

It will tell you in the little printout just before you start your patrol.

Sorry I don't have answers for your other questions.