The Truk Triangle

[Lionfish298]

Alright, I've run an experiment. From a position probably 20 miles south of Truk, I "flew" my free camera north toward Truk. Without sighting any land (but I did see a floating turret) I came across the choicest targets you could ever want. A carrier, battleships, and cruisers all parked in the harbor there, lying at anchor. So, I figure that if I can fly the camera up there, maybe now I can sail up there.

Wrong. I got within 2 miles of one of the channel entrances and, boom, FPS drops like a rock. I reverted to a save I'd made before hand just in case of this happening.

So, I've tried it from different directions and at day and night. Has anyone tested this in stock SH4 1.5 without any mods?

[Ducimus]

I have a sneaky suspicion it's the subnets around the place. Those can be FPS killers.

[Lionfish298]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I have a sneaky suspicion it's the subnets around the place. Those can be FPS killers.

Hmmm. How effective are the sub nets, is it possible to remove them, and how big of a blow to realism would it be to remove said nets?

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Lionfish298

Hmmm. How effective are the sub nets, is it possible to remove them, and how big of a blow to realism would it be to remove said nets?

Very effective. You have to find another way around, you cannot pass them.
They are easily removed via mission editor. (check Jap_minefield.mis file if i remember correctly). Realism in this case is irrelevant if the game is unplayable in that area. Of course it might not be the subnets at all, but theres a good chance of it.

[Lionfish298]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Very effective. You have to find another way around, you cannot pass them.
They are easily removed via mission editor. (check Jap_minefield.mis file if i remember correctly). Realism in this case is irrelevant if the game is unplayable in that area. Of course it might not be the subnets at all, but theres a good chance of it.

I am COMPLETELY ignorant when it comes to modding and whatnot. Any chance you could give me a basic rundown on how to remove said subnets so I can test this?

[Lionfish298]

OH, ALSO.

I forgot to ask.

Does anyone know why the only things I've been able to find within 500 miles of Truk have been fishing boats other than the Jap fleet tied up inside the impenetrable FPS-nets? I killed a nice little Corvette halfway to Palau, but that's all I've found after a month of scouring the sea.

[Lionfish298]

Would anyone be offended if I.... *bumped* this a wee bit?

[Karle94]

Originally Posted by Lionfish298

Alright, I've run an experiment. From a position probably 20 miles south of Truk, I "flew" my free camera north toward Truk. Without sighting any land (but I did see a floating turret) I came across the choicest targets you could ever want. A carrier, battleships, and cruisers all parked in the harbor there, lying at anchor. So, I figure that if I can fly the camera up there, maybe now I can sail up there.

Wrong. I got within 2 miles of one of the channel entrances and, boom, FPS drops like a rock. I reverted to a save I'd made before hand just in case of this happening.

So, I've tried it from different directions and at day and night. Has anyone tested this in stock SH4 1.5 without any mods?

With stock SH4 1.5 there is nothing there but islands in the middle of nowhere.

[Bubblehead1980]

i just enable carotios truk mode, it has the coral reef around Truk, its awseome.

Also, anyone know if you can set mines to impact surface traffic?