Sub Camouflage

Decoman · 03-13-10, 03:03 PM

Being a simulator and all, I think a camoflagued uboat should benefit from that in certain situations. Like when seen from long range (20km right?), and maybe in shorter range when weather and visibility is limited.

GoldenRivet · 03-13-10, 03:06 PM

i agree and i dont know if this is simulated in SH5. Im betting it is NOT simulated.

however, i think just like sonar coating should reduce sonar return by x%

certain paint schemes should increase or decrease VISUAL detection by x%

for example... a solid black paint scheme would make the visual detection at night decrease by 40%

but at day... it would increase by 25%

or something similar.

Sledgehammer427 · 03-13-10, 03:27 PM

GR and Decoman, thanks for the responses.

It could be possible that the visual detection bit has been added, why create such a fuss over camouflage if it didn't serve an in-game purpose? after all, compressed air usage and hydrodynamics has been implemented, what else could have made the game that we don't know about?

GoldenRivet · 03-13-10, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

what else could have made the game that we don't know about?

given the state of the incredibly bad manual... we may never know.

an individual (or team of them) wrote the GWX manual for free...

the quality of that product is immeasurable... it is the most thorough and complete technical publication i have ever laid eyes on.

whoever they are (im too lazy to look) they are surely shiny golden Gods! They cared about the material and the subject matter... and they cared about the end user.

the manual for SH5 was written for hire, for a commercial venture... its failure as a manual is without rival.

the writer(s) of the SH5 manual just didnt have anything to do on a tuesday morning before lunch break.

they wrote the manual with the same level of passion most of us put into the act of defecation.

03-13-10, 03:06 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	i agree and i dont know if this is simulated in SH5. Im betting it is NOT simulated. however, i think just like sonar coating should reduce sonar return by x% certain paint schemes should increase or decrease VISUAL detection by x% for example... a solid black paint scheme would make the visual detection at night decrease by 40% but at day... it would increase by 25% or something similar. __________________

03-13-10, 03:27 PM	#3
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	GR and Decoman, thanks for the responses. It could be possible that the visual detection bit has been added, why create such a fuss over camouflage if it didn't serve an in-game purpose? after all, compressed air usage and hydrodynamics has been implemented, what else could have made the game that we don't know about? __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

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03-13-10, 03:03 PM	#1
Decoman Frogman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 306 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Being a simulator and all, I think a camoflagued uboat should benefit from that in certain situations. Like when seen from long range (20km right?), and maybe in shorter range when weather and visibility is limited.