DARN IT!! How do you tell what nation they are??

[K-61]

Originally Posted by CherryHarbey

GWX models the changing status of the nations, whilst Brazil is an enemy for a short period (when it got fed up with U-boats sinking its neutral ships!) it is neutral most of the time and the fact that it had its flag lit up usually means neutrallity.
that said as others have pointed out the reown system isn't great when it comes to neutral ships, penalising you sinking ships that would have been sunk in the war without question, neutral ships inside convoys etc
so some choose to edit the renown files or even the way the renown is given for neutrals. if want to go that way, there will be plenty of people able to tell you how to do it.

I do that, but not to "cheat" in the normal sense of the word. I think the decision by the game developers to protect neutral ships by having them sail inside of belligerent convoys is wrong. There's no way any international court of law would look down upon an attacker taking out a "neutral" behaving thus. As well, is it realistic to expect a U-boat captain, often forced to attack in the dark and/or from some distance due to increased convoy protection or operational conditions, to discern nationalities from a mass of shipping and not to attack the privileged "neutrals?" What about when you start firing FAT's or even an errant torpedo that missed its intended target and hits the next ship over? The whole idea is blatantly ridiculous! It would be like a Red Cross ambulance driving in a convoy of panzers in Normandy protesting because it came under fire from Allied fighters and bombers!

I simply edit the relevant file, [basic.cfg?] to change the "-1" on the neutral line to "1." Having done so, I am no longer penalized for sinking a neutral. In turn, I do not willy nilly sink any neutrals on sight. If a neutral is sailing independently I do not attack it, even if it appears to be headed to Britain. If it is sailing as part of a belligerent convoy, she's a legitimate target. I feel these restrictions are a fair balance on my part, removing the consequences for sinking neutrals acting in a hostile manner but also allowing me to abide by an honourable code of conduct in respect to neutrals in general.

Edit: The file to modify is "basic" and it is found in the data\cfg folder inside your game directory. Near the top of the file you will find the line for neutral; you can edit the file with a basic text editor or word processing file. Don't forget to save the changes before you exit.