Ship Nationality. Any way to determine?

King_Zog · 04-19-11, 11:44 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=152479

If you follow that link you can download a mod called flags_enlighten. It brightens up the flags somewhat so you can see them more easily at night and by day. Depending on weather conditions you may be able to make a good guess at a flag's nationality from a few thousand meters with this mod rather than 500 meters.

I tend to look for colours first rather than try to make out the design, although this is not always helpful, as much like the British merchant navy, many nations tend to use large amounts of red in their flags.

Also be mindful of your location when you encounter lone ships. If you are near the coast of a nation that is neutral to the AXIS, then there is a high chance that that lone ship you encounter will be a possible neutral.

They'll still be times when you've made the effort to get into a good position, and your fingers are on the trigger ready to fire, and only then you realise the ship isn't a valid target and you have to call the attack off. If it is a part of the game that annoys you/reduces your enjoyment than consider searching for a mod which restores coloured contacts, I think there are a few around.

04-19-11, 11:44 PM	#2
King_Zog Soundman Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: London Posts: 143 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=152479 If you follow that link you can download a mod called flags_enlighten. It brightens up the flags somewhat so you can see them more easily at night and by day. Depending on weather conditions you may be able to make a good guess at a flag's nationality from a few thousand meters with this mod rather than 500 meters. I tend to look for colours first rather than try to make out the design, although this is not always helpful, as much like the British merchant navy, many nations tend to use large amounts of red in their flags. Also be mindful of your location when you encounter lone ships. If you are near the coast of a nation that is neutral to the AXIS, then there is a high chance that that lone ship you encounter will be a possible neutral. They'll still be times when you've made the effort to get into a good position, and your fingers are on the trigger ready to fire, and only then you realise the ship isn't a valid target and you have to call the attack off. If it is a part of the game that annoys you/reduces your enjoyment than consider searching for a mod which restores coloured contacts, I think there are a few around.