The SH4 Fog returns.......

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Gray Lensman

At the moment, I'm using FOTRS because of its huge increased content and graphics, BUT with the TMO torpedo_us.sim file for duds replacing the FOTRS file. and I'm also experimenting with BubbleHead1980's modified depth charge files replacing the FOTRS DepthCharges.sim and DepthCharges.zon files.

TMO's depth charges were just too unrealistically deadly especially in combination with the way the sim utilizes the Jap escorts sonar which is always on (whether you hear it or not), which brings me to the following:

There's another old MOD, that I'm using though kinda clutsy to use since what it accomplishes can't be done thru JSGME, but works good, that mitigates this (always on) characteristic, by setting the Jap sonar range to just 1 yard UNTIL your sub is detected by other means, explosion, visual, sound, wake, or otherwise, then it resets the Jap sonar BACK to it's original value and then hold on to your rear at that point. LOL. This does allow closer penetration of convoys before detection much like historical behavior. Only thing needed to add to this is a visibility mod for easier night time surface penetration in low light conditions.

For night surface attacks, the main key is to darken the nights but have not been able to do that so altered the visuals . Now this is for TMO so will have to test with FOTRS but in the sim.cfg file

[Visual]
Detection time=0.5 ;[s] min detection time.
Sensitivity=0.1 ;(0..1) min detection threshold double detection time.
Fog factor=1.0 ;[>=0]
Light factor=4.0 ;[>=0]
Waves factor=3.0 ;[>=0]
Enemy surface factor=30 ;50 ;[m2]
Enemy speed factor=20 ;[kt]
Thermal Layer Signal Attenuation=1.0

I changed the light factor from 3.0 to 4.0. This allows to pull off night surface attacks in a realistic manner, usually. Skill level of the particular escort matters but in TMO nearly all are set to Veteran and can usually pull off attacks without detection. Afterwards they may spot me but keeps things balance. Does not blind the escorts. I found with the light factor higher than 4.0 even the skilled escorts are practically blind and thus ineffective.

I will upload my "Better Hunters Mod" which includes this, give me about an hour, have a meeting coming up.