Are There Friendlies/Neutrals Out There ?

aanker · 12-24-08, 12:09 PM

I'm not going to spoil the ......... there are friendly units & ships in (most) 99.9% every mod and stock.

However even in the stock game I have positively ID'd a target, sunk it, watched it sink through the periscope, and still saw the gray ship sunk graphic on the chart/map.... so it is a stock issue - not a mod - unless the individual modder changed all ships sunk to the gray graphic of course... lol

- My crew says "Target Destroyed Sir" not friendly, neutral, or enemy but that has nothing to do with the graphic. I don't know what's up with the graphic... I get the correct credit on the "clipboard" and when I RTB.

Happy Hunting!

Art

Edit - My mistake - until you get a visual in stock the contact will be gray. Some mods don't change color to red or blue and will remain gray.

Soundman · 12-24-08, 04:27 PM

I'm still on this patrol and the weather and visibility is very poor. I have now put under 3 or 4 boats using sonar only and every one of them is greyed out. I now tend to believe they are grey because of being unidentified visually.

Rockin Robbins · 12-24-08, 06:13 PM

I believe in the stock game you are right. If you got credit, they were enemy. If not they were not and they cost you renown. Sink 'em all and let the game sort 'em out!

NEON DEON · 12-24-08, 10:57 PM

In reference to color:

On page 59 of the SH IV manual.

Enemy: Red

Allied: Blue

Neutral: Green

Unknown: Gray

Player: Black

So I guess the manual was not totaly useless

Laconic · 12-29-08, 01:31 PM

I once stalked and sank a contact using only sonar. When I checked the map, I was horrified to see that the shipwreck icon of the target I'd just torpedoed was blue, not red. I try to get a visual I.D. now.

12-24-08, 12:09 PM	#1
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	I'm not going to spoil the ......... there are friendly units & ships in (most) 99.9% every mod and stock. However even in the stock game I have positively ID'd a target, sunk it, watched it sink through the periscope, and still saw the gray ship sunk graphic on the chart/map.... so it is a stock issue - not a mod - unless the individual modder changed all ships sunk to the gray graphic of course... lol - My crew says "Target Destroyed Sir" not friendly, neutral, or enemy but that has nothing to do with the graphic. I don't know what's up with the graphic... I get the correct credit on the "clipboard" and when I RTB. Happy Hunting! Art Edit - My mistake - until you get a visual in stock the contact will be gray. Some mods don't change color to red or blue and will remain gray. Last edited by aanker; 12-24-08 at 12:12 PM.

12-24-08, 06:13 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	I believe in the stock game you are right. If you got credit, they were enemy. If not they were not and they cost you renown. Sink 'em all and let the game sort 'em out! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

12-24-08, 10:57 PM	#4
NEON DEON Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,207 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 5	In reference to color: On page 59 of the SH IV manual. Enemy: Red Allied: Blue Neutral: Green Unknown: Gray Player: Black So I guess the manual was not totaly useless __________________ Diesel Boats Forever!

12-24-08, 04:27 PM	#2
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I'm still on this patrol and the weather and visibility is very poor. I have now put under 3 or 4 boats using sonar only and every one of them is greyed out. I now tend to believe they are grey because of being unidentified visually.

12-29-08, 01:31 PM	#5
Laconic Soundman Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 142 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 0	I once stalked and sank a contact using only sonar. When I checked the map, I was horrified to see that the shipwreck icon of the target I'd just torpedoed was blue, not red. I try to get a visual I.D. now.