[IDEA]: Reducing searchlights

[reaper7]

Originally Posted by h.sie

It's me again. For the fine-tuning of the (time-dependent) pseudo-randomisation I need some expert help: In GRA.cfg I read:

ClassName=GRA
AppearanceDate=19380228
DisappearanceDate=19470101
DisplayName=Granville Freighter

[Unit 1]
Name=Frederick Victory
DOC=19420228
DOD=19470101

and so on until

[Unit 521]
Name=Bergen Victory
DOC=19420228
DOD=19470101

Does that mean that there will never be a GRA type in the game before 19420228 although the AppearanceDate is 19380228??

What is the difference between AppearanceDate and DOC?

Thanks, h.sie

I belive DOC is "Date of Commision" and DOD is "date of destruction"
So AppearanceDate allows special ship types of that class to only appear from that date on and not from the date of commision for that ship class.
That means that so will get the standard GRA Type or the whole date range 19380228 to 19470101.
While the Frederick Victory and Bergen Victory will only appear from 19420228 to 19470101.