Help Hydrophone please

[Fifi]

But don't you think the hydro guy could still report anytime?
The way it is actually is completely inaccurate.
Ok, if we can see the boat, we don't need an hydro report...but sometime with fog, we can loose him in the periscope, so it can be useful to get an other report to head view in the right direction!...
And anyway, in real life, the hydro guy always hear the boat!

[Dogfish40]

Originally Posted by Fifi

But don't you think the hydro guy could still report anytime?
The way it is actually is completely inaccurate.
Ok, if we can see the boat, we don't need an hydro report...but sometime with fog, we can loose him in the periscope, so it can be useful to get an other report to head view in the right direction!...
And anyway, in real life, the hydro guy always hear the boat!

Yes, also. I think that it's a program issue. The program can't do both at the same time for the same target ie; Sound and Visual track. This is not just SH5, but SH4 as well. Probably SH3, I can check real quick but I'll just say SH3 also.
So, even if there's a button for it on the periscope no less, the soundman can't track a target your looking at. I don't know why the button is there.
Weird.
PS; I'm about to check a bunch of stuff over night here, I'm going to put this on the list...

[Fifi]

If it's a program issue, maybe one of our talented programer like TDW could solve it!...

[Fifi]

Other weird thing about hydrophone: those 2 icons are working ONLY when i sit at the station



No way it could work anytime when a contact line is avalaible?

[THE_MASK]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=9075

[Fifi]

Thanks Sober, good to know it's normal then

One more question though:

- added a new user option that defines the max range (in meters) a contact can be from player's sub in order to be considered for hydro follow nearest contact. Default value is 7500.0. Max value is 30000.0. Can be found under the Hydro follow target tab. (HydroFollowNearestContactMaxRange)

When using REM mod with its own hydro distance settings, and leaving the New UIs default 7500m settings...wich one will be the activated one?
I guess the last in the list?
In my case the REM one?

[gap]

Originally Posted by Fifi

When using REM mod with its own hydro distance settings, and leaving the New UIs default 7500m settings...wich one will be the activated one?
I guess the last in the list?
In my case the REM one?

Both of them, I think. But REM settings might have the priority; i.e. if a contact is not detected by the sonarman (outside the range set in sensor's controller) can't be considered for HydroFollowNearestContact.

But this is just my guessing. Only TDW can provide a definitive answer to your question