Fog and Target Locking

stephenf555 · 01-12-11, 11:11 AM

Thanks.
Yeah, I will start studying up on the manual methods. I've spotted a few of the good tutorials on the site.

So does pinging give away my location? And if so, what other ranging methods do I have (if I don't have surface radar)?

Stephenf555

commandosolo2009 · 01-12-11, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by stephenf555

Thanks.
Yeah, I will start studying up on the manual methods. I've spotted a few of the good tutorials on the site.

So does pinging give away my location? And if so, what other ranging methods do I have (if I don't have surface radar)?

Stephenf555

yes it does, and apart from radar, you're stuck with stadimeter. Also, your crew can call out contacts, bearing and distance. but I guess in klar weather.

Armistead · 01-12-11, 11:40 AM

If you're running Real Env, you need the lite fog patch. The lite fog issue was impossible, so a fix was made for it....that's your problem.

Heres the fix. It includes the litefog patch and some water tweaks.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1032

Dogfish40 · 01-12-11, 01:53 PM

Welcome aboard!!

stephenf555 · 01-12-11, 03:17 PM

Thank you Sir!

Glad to be aboard Sir! Lots to learn Sir!

Thanks again for the info. I'll give the lite fog mod a go. I'll also go figure out the stadimeter as my next step towards manual targeting.

Regards,
Stephenf555

Takao · 01-12-11, 06:29 PM

The easiest way around the auto-lock is not to wait for it. At a distance, if you hit the "Lock" hotkey, the lock will hold for a second or two, then disappear.

Solution:
1. Select tube to fire.
2. Press the hotkey to open outer door.(IIRC, it is the "q" key)
3. Center periscope on target.
4. Hit the "Lock" hotkey.(make sure you see the triangle, but don't wait too long)
5. Hit the "Fire" hotkey(IIRC, Enter key)

If you wish to fire a second torpedo:
Repeat Steps 1 thru 3.
4. Hit the "Lock" hotkey, then hit it again to unlock and move the scope slightly left or right and then fire(but be quick about it.

This exploit worked wonders for me when I was just starting out.

MaddogK · 01-14-11, 02:20 PM

I've always found that a torpedo fired without a lock always tracks the path of the last solution that was entered (your last successful lock), and have read elsewhere around here that you must hit the lock button twice without a target in view to clear the last lock and make the torpedo track straight when fired. I would assume you can also clear the last lock by sending the straight ahead bearing from the sonar console (hydrophones) to the TDC but don't remember ever trying it.

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MaddogK XO Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago, Ill. Posts: 409 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I've always found that a torpedo fired without a lock always tracks the path of the last solution that was entered (your last successful lock), and have read elsewhere around here that you must hit the lock button twice without a target in view to clear the last lock and make the torpedo track straight when fired. I would assume you can also clear the last lock by sending the straight ahead bearing from the sonar console (hydrophones) to the TDC but don't remember ever trying it. __________________ May fortune favor the foolish

01-12-11, 11:11 AM	#1
stephenf555 Watch Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 28 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Thanks. Yeah, I will start studying up on the manual methods. I've spotted a few of the good tutorials on the site. So does pinging give away my location? And if so, what other ranging methods do I have (if I don't have surface radar)? Stephenf555

01-12-11, 11:40 AM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	If you're running Real Env, you need the lite fog patch. The lite fog issue was impossible, so a fix was made for it....that's your problem. Heres the fix. It includes the litefog patch and some water tweaks. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1032

01-12-11, 03:17 PM	#5
stephenf555 Watch Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cork, Ireland Posts: 28 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Thank you Sir! Glad to be aboard Sir! Lots to learn Sir! Thanks again for the info. I'll give the lite fog mod a go. I'll also go figure out the stadimeter as my next step towards manual targeting. Regards, Stephenf555

01-12-11, 06:29 PM	#6
Takao Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 244 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The easiest way around the auto-lock is not to wait for it. At a distance, if you hit the "Lock" hotkey, the lock will hold for a second or two, then disappear. Solution: 1. Select tube to fire. 2. Press the hotkey to open outer door.(IIRC, it is the "q" key) 3. Center periscope on target. 4. Hit the "Lock" hotkey.(make sure you see the triangle, but don't wait too long) 5. Hit the "Fire" hotkey(IIRC, Enter key) If you wish to fire a second torpedo: Repeat Steps 1 thru 3. 4. Hit the "Lock" hotkey, then hit it again to unlock and move the scope slightly left or right and then fire(but be quick about it. This exploit worked wonders for me when I was just starting out.