Turning off the external camera - a thrill unto itself

[Toastman]

Ok Guys , you sold me on the No External Camera thing !
My next patrol will be without Ex Cam !

But I wish there was a way to limit its use to non-contact/combat situations, so we could admire our subs in transit but not be able to use the camera to evade escorts when in combat.

Toastman out.

[Sonarman]

Yes in these days of graphical extraveganza you tend to forget that most of us grew up with no external viewpoint, playing games such as Silent Service, Silent Service 2, and even the original Silent Hunter none of which had that facility.

I too find that the claustrophobic nature of sub warfare is brought home much more dramatically by turning the external cam off. And the new "walk around the sub" mods help to compensate for their loss whilst actually adding to the realism.

Haviing said all that I'll now contradict myself a little in that I would like to see what the surface units under my control in "U-Boat missions" are up to whilst playing in strategic mode, which I don't believe is possible?

[Dignan]

Originally Posted by Toastman

But I wish there was a way to limit its use to non-contact/combat situations, so we could admire our subs in transit but not be able to use the camera to evade escorts when in combat.

Toastman out.

I too keep telling myself I'm going to go "balls to the wall" and turn off the ext cam. I'll turn ext cam off after my current patrol...promise. I can always turn back on. I agree it is cheating.

However, I am intrigued by the possibility of a mod that accomplishes the above...an external cam that doesn't allow you to go farther than 20 or 30 yards away. Anyone up to the challenge?

The other thing that would be nice would be for a speech fix that puts in the sighs, groans, screams, cheers and other sounds that are supposed to be in the game. Something like that would make me more apt to go with no ext cam.

Also, I find that sometimes my sonar man is lacking when being hunted by DDs. To remedy, I go to the SO station myself to get map updates. Is there a mod that lets you control the sonar head whilst viewing the updating sonar contacts on the map?

[Wilcke]

Would be cool to have an option for external cam to be on only when there are no visual, sound or radar contacts. Moment you get a con boom its gone.

I agree its a whole different game when you turn that camera off.

[walrusbomb]

I've tried... but the crew's constant STINK EYE ruins it for me. Is there a mod to turn their Eye_Tracking off? Gawd, it's creepy.

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

No Way! I keep external camera on. Why waste all the grand efforts by environmental mods? Although I understand the 'thrill' of not knowing what's happening outside, but I'd rather look outside a few times instead of looking at smelly sailors.

[TDK1044]

I use the external camera until I have sight of a contact. Then it's no external camera until the encounter is over and I've made my escape.

[Wilcke]

Originally Posted by TDK1044

I use the external camera until I have sight of a contact. Then it's no external camera until the encounter is over and I've made my escape.

Your so disciplined, I just love watching the tin cans swirling around above me as one of them breaks the circle and charges in to DC me! It is irresistable! So no cam for this skipper.