Sonar in Subcommand seawolf realistic?

Robsoie · 03-04-10, 10:05 AM

That was a big annoyance to me too, as i really like to do the detection myself, i find the game more fun this way.
I mentionned this into this thread 2 years ago :
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=138878

And indeed the sonar auto-crew is obviously able to use some sound isolating equipment for long range that you can't use yourself as Frame57 thought, as it can detect contact that does not appear for you anywhere on the waterfalls and other sonars.

But strangely, often the auto-crew will be unable to detect something that is obviously appearing on the waterfall and sonars.
I guess there's something wrong in the auto-crew code that was never patched.

fastbikkel · 03-05-10, 04:18 AM

Thanks for the info, i've read through your old post.
I put the auto crew back on again, there is still fun in playing SC, but the sonar thing is useless now to me.

Im hoping a new nuclear sub sim will appear one day.

I like WW2 subsims too, but nuclear has the greatest charm on me.

TorpedoMo · 03-14-10, 08:54 AM

Try to detect contacts first on narrowband sonar. Mostly you can detect and track a contacs low frequency signature (often just one line) before you can see a contac or assign a tracker on the broadband sonar (waterfall display).
I use the narrowband sonar to find contact if I have no contact on broadband, and that's as far as I know the autocrew also is doing. So if you switch autocrew on you wonder they suddenly mark contacs in broadband which are actually marked in narrowband. The tracker of course also appears on broadband, so you may think autocrew can detect contacs you don't even see.

fastbikkel · 03-17-10, 06:46 AM

THanks for the answer, i will certainly take a look at that.
Sounds interesting for sure.

03-05-10, 04:18 AM	#2
fastbikkel Mate Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 59 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info, i've read through your old post. I put the auto crew back on again, there is still fun in playing SC, but the sonar thing is useless now to me. Im hoping a new nuclear sub sim will appear one day. I like WW2 subsims too, but nuclear has the greatest charm on me. __________________ -When the enemy is in range, so are you- -When violence doesn't do the job, you are not using enough-

03-17-10, 06:46 AM	#4
fastbikkel Mate Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 59 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	THanks for the answer, i will certainly take a look at that. Sounds interesting for sure. __________________ -When the enemy is in range, so are you- -When violence doesn't do the job, you are not using enough-

03-04-10, 10:05 AM	#1
Robsoie Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 130 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That was a big annoyance to me too, as i really like to do the detection myself, i find the game more fun this way. I mentionned this into this thread 2 years ago : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=138878 And indeed the sonar auto-crew is obviously able to use some sound isolating equipment for long range that you can't use yourself as Frame57 thought, as it can detect contact that does not appear for you anywhere on the waterfalls and other sonars. But strangely, often the auto-crew will be unable to detect something that is obviously appearing on the waterfall and sonars. I guess there's something wrong in the auto-crew code that was never patched.

03-14-10, 08:54 AM	#3
TorpedoMo Helmsman Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 108 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Try to detect contacts first on narrowband sonar. Mostly you can detect and track a contacs low frequency signature (often just one line) before you can see a contac or assign a tracker on the broadband sonar (waterfall display). I use the narrowband sonar to find contact if I have no contact on broadband, and that's as far as I know the autocrew also is doing. So if you switch autocrew on you wonder they suddenly mark contacs in broadband which are actually marked in narrowband. The tracker of course also appears on broadband, so you may think autocrew can detect contacs you don't even see.