SH4 Time Compression question

[WernherVonTrapp]

When I played the Stock version, high TC was an iffy proposition. I had to learn where the danger zones were so that I could maintain, at least, a 2048X speed. Once I hit the dead zone, I had to slow it down to as little as 256X and even then, a collision with a friendly ship was always a possibility.
High TC in stock, for me, was like trying to dance the Irish Jig to Rap music. There was no rhyme or reason in it.
Since I've been using the mods, I can TC to my hearts content, knowing that I'll immediately drop to 1X (or normal time) as soon as a ship/plane is spotted or detected.

[fright52]

Thanks for your answers. VonTrapp...what "mod" did you download that notifies you of enemy using fast TC speeds? I remember you said that most of the mods in here were pretty safe to use.
Your tips with my targeting issue really has helped. 5 ships in a convoy compared to all torpedos fired with MAYBE 1 hit before. Finally starting to "sink" in. By the way, happy St Patricks Day to everyone!

[DrBeast]

The variables for dropping out of TC are stored in the Data\Cfg\Main file, under the [TIME COMPRESSION] heading. This is what it looks like in stock 1.5:

[TIME COMPRESSION]
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=4
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=128;1
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=4
EnemyDetected=8
RadioReport=8
Particles=8
PrayState=8
HunterState=32
3DRender=32
Maximum=8192

This means that TC will drop to 8 when you detect an enemy or receive a radio transmission, 4 when you're in shallow waters, and 1 when you detect an enemy aircraft or have been critically damaged.

[fright52]

Dr...thanks for posting this chart on tc standards. The people in here at Subsim are very supportive and willing to share info. It's a great help for those just starting off (myself included) and a little lost sometimes with SH4.

[denny927]

yes, is a great community, when I need help(let's say almost every day) someone is always ready to solve your problem.

[Julie Whitefeather]

The question I have related to time compression is whether or not there is some way to have a hotkey that sets the time compression to a certain ratio. For example if I am going along and the game drops to x8 is there a way to set a hotkey to bring it back up to the maximum compression?

Julie

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by Julie Whitefeather

The question I have related to time compression is whether or not there is some way to have a hotkey that sets the time compression to a certain ratio. For example if I am going along and the game drops to x8 is there a way to set a hotkey to bring it back up to the maximum compression?

Julie

Not that I'm aware of. Also, given the flakiness of the game engine with regards to dropping out of TC, I don't think it would be a good idea to put further stress to it.