RFB 2.0 first experience

[Threadfin]

Yes indeed I was. I know that's generally considered a no no, but I was at high TC. Is it possible to be attacked without coming out of TC? My system runs the sim ultra smoothly, over 200 fps, but perhaps a bomb got dropped without radar or watch picking up a contact?

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Threadfin

Yes indeed I was. I know that's generally considered a no no, but I was at high TC. Is it possible to be attacked without coming out of TC? My system runs the sim ultra smoothly, over 200 fps, but perhaps a bomb got dropped without radar or watch picking up a contact?

Sure it can happen, but depends on the AI settings of the mod. Early war without radar sometimes escorts will blast you out of the water before you get visuals, but more so with TMO. You should always get visuals on planes that will bring you to a default time, usually 8. Now, once you have a contact, if you crank up TC again, you won't get another on that one, so be careful using it after contact. Always be careful near places where shore guns could be, they'll blow you out of the water in seconds at high TC

[Threadfin]

Thanks. The first one happened enroute back to Midway, about 800 miles east of Lot's Wife. The second occurred about halfway between the Palaus and Truk so possible it was a plane, but probably not a shore based gun.

Another strange thing I had happen, and I don't know if it's due to RFB, but in early '44 I was offered a new command while in a Gato, took it, and ended up with a Tambor. Not exactly an upgrade!

[Armistead]

I never played RFB more than a few patrols and that was many years ago. They're numerous AI values including the environment settings. RFB should be easier as far as the ranges that you're spotted than TMO. I don't recall if RFB uses stock traffic or he reworked the traffic like TMO. You may want to try it with RSRD and that should give you correct bases, promotions and traffic.

Keep in mind the larger a plane is the further away your crew visuals and radar will pick it up.

RFB may be set different as far as TC, seems some mods don't default to real time upon radar contact, just give you the contact info block and sometimes by the time you get to real time...you're dead. Most simply hit one key for a compartment like F5 to get to default real time rather than beat on he TC minus key over and over.

The only thing that makes sense here would be a plane. If it happens again and u get damage, just stop where you are at real time for a bit and have a look around, wait and listen, if it's a plane it should be returning back.

[Threadfin]

Thanks, yes I am using RSRDC, and I just hit backspace to return to 1x TC.

Strange, but not fatal so I can live with it.

I started a new career in TMO to give that another shot. I really like RFB but I gotta say the range dial drives me nuts. It works very differently than TMO or stock. And the lack of endurance in a fleet boat is also an issue.

I will just use both mods, since JSME makes it so easy to switch back and forth. I like things about each, and TMO is overall the more polished one, and if I can get the hang of avoiding detection that will end up my go-to mod I believe.