Undetectable while submerged and running silent

Keelbuster · 05-05-10, 10:41 PM

I guess in theory, if a your boat is all stop and the crew is silent, and the escort is unawares, then they shouldn't detect you (given WW2 anti-submarine technology). However, if they are suspicious (e.g., searching for you) then you're kinda busted. I mean, if an enemy DD is driving over top of you, you're in a bad situation. I acknowledge that at times I've felt that the AI can detect you without using active sonar - they just seem to 'see' you. But that's usually in cases where I have blown my approach and got too close. Also, I use TMO, which has notoriously sensitive DDs. I guess I just chalk it up to the concept that 'silent running' really isn't _silent_. That if you violate a basic circle of proximity to DDs, they will detect you, regardless. Mind you, I kinda like the idea of going silent and having a task force drive over me without detecting me.

What mods are you using?

reddogut · 05-05-10, 10:51 PM

No mods. Stock 1.4.

I was kind of wondering if there was a mod for this kind of thing.

Keelbuster · 05-05-10, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by reddogut

No mods. Stock 1.4.

I was kind of wondering if there was a mod for this kind of thing.

Hmm. I had the impression that the AI was more or less deaf (and crazy?) in stock. I'd say install a mega-mod and see how it feels. Sure, you'll die more, but hopefully for good reasons that you can chew fingernails over. Don't count on UBI to produce a half-believable simulation.

Capt. Morgan · 05-07-10, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by reddogut

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I was kind of wondering if there was a mod for this kind of thing.

Not for 1.4.

If you get 1.5 there's Nicolas's "AI fix" test [http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show....php?t=163340] , and AOB/Sonar fix - current release...[http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show....php?t=164448].

As long as you keep your speed very slow (maybe 2kts absolute max.) you can move with inpunity around un-alerted escorts. The instant they become alerted (by high submerged speeds, firing torpedos, prolonged periscope exposure, etc) you're back to the normal A.I. behaviour.

05-05-10, 10:41 PM	#1
Keelbuster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BA 72 Posts: 1,092 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I guess in theory, if a your boat is all stop and the crew is silent, and the escort is unawares, then they shouldn't detect you (given WW2 anti-submarine technology). However, if they are suspicious (e.g., searching for you) then you're kinda busted. I mean, if an enemy DD is driving over top of you, you're in a bad situation. I acknowledge that at times I've felt that the AI can detect you without using active sonar - they just seem to 'see' you. But that's usually in cases where I have blown my approach and got too close. Also, I use TMO, which has notoriously sensitive DDs. I guess I just chalk it up to the concept that 'silent running' really isn't _silent_. That if you violate a basic circle of proximity to DDs, they will detect you, regardless. Mind you, I kinda like the idea of going silent and having a task force drive over me without detecting me. What mods are you using? __________________

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05-05-10, 10:51 PM	#2
reddogut Swabbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Utah Posts: 11 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	No mods. Stock 1.4. I was kind of wondering if there was a mod for this kind of thing.