Reports and renown

[LGN1]

Hi John,


are you sure about the renown and that sending messages has no influence? IIRC, at least in basic.cfg there is a value for sending a contact report and there is also a parameter in airstrike.cfg concerning sending messages.


I think I tested both (years ago) and concluded they work, but I'm not sure anymore. Maybe test again with large values to be sure. And keep in mind you have to be in range of an airbase! I think for other units than planes from an airbase it does not work/matter.


And concerning contact reports: I think you only get the renown once per detected convoy and also only if you detect it (not contacting a convoy that has been already reported/shown on the map)!


Best, LGN1

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by LGN1

Hi John,


are you sure about the renown and that sending messages has no influence? IIRC, at least in basic.cfg there is a value for sending a contact report and there is also a parameter in airstrike.cfg concerning sending messages.


I think I tested both (years ago) and concluded they work, but I'm not sure anymore. Maybe test again with large values to be sure. And keep in mind you have to be in range of an airbase! I think for other units than planes from an airbase it does not work/matter.


And concerning contact reports: I think you only get the renown once per detected convoy and also only if you detect it (not contacting a convoy that has been already reported/shown on the map)!


Best, LGN1

Hi LGN1;
Right, those parameters in those files are what I meant in my earlier post.

At least in my experience I've never noticed reports having any affect that I could say for sure were a result of anything I did.
I.e., did that plane spawn per normal game behavior, is it a scripted event that I just happened to run into, or was it because of my report(s) ?

I'd love to see the escorts attached to a convoy I'm shadowing react to my reports as they did irl but have never seen it.
And unless I'm mistaken, I've never been mistaken.... (old movie line).
Actually if I'm wrong it wouldn't be the first time.....
I forgot about the type of convoy contact you mention. Only had such happen a few times, good to know !