Which overhaul mods?

Rockin Robbins · 08-10-16, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by granite00

1. For Peter and Rockin Robbins,
What other GFO enhancing mods would you suggest or what do you like to use?

2. Regarding ETAIPOS' comment about it being dark as in a cave, has anyone else been able to routinely carry out a close-in surface attack in this game. I've never been able to get away with it as they did in WW2.

1. I like to add TMOPlot and TMOKeys. TMOPlot removes the text that tells you the type of ship, direction of travel and speed. It also gets rid of the ship silhouettes that tell you what kind of ship you have on radar and uses a simple position point. There is no velocity vector either. You have to develop the enemy course and speed on your own.

TMOKeys just institutes the TMO keyboard commands from about TMO 1.7, not the new ones from 2.5. It's almost the same keyboard commands as SH3 and that's where I originally came from. It also gives you direct F6 access to the attack map. Keyboard layout is just a matter of personal preference, so people should be able to use the layout they want, or even make their own. TMOKeys comes with a keyboard configurator program so you can do that!

Beware of environmental mods. Because of the coding of the game environmental mods can result in screwey stuff like periscopes that won't lock on targets, changes in the balance between your ability to detect targets on deck or at the hydrophone station and crew detection, targets' ability to detect torpedoes and other unwanted effects. Personally, I've chosen to stay with the environment that comes with the supermods I use. With GFO that's the standard environment.

2. Night surface attacks are something of a problem with SH4, we not being any near as successful as real life. Now surface attacks with decks awash (sub at 30' for a fleet boat) can be done, even in TMO, if you have rough seas and darkness. In TMO I can get about 3000 yards from an escort before I'm detected. You should be able to do better in GFO. I haven't had a chance to try that yet.

Bad weather and dark are your friends. And radar....