Destroyers unable to detect boat above 8x time compression?

[FeatsOfStrength]

I think something must be off as a destroyer passed over me literally minutes after torpedoing a merchant in a convoy whilst I was only 30m below the water without silent running and it just kept going, not seeing me there. The in game date is December 1942 so I would have thought them more vigilant. Haven't had a single depth charge dropped on me this career and i'm on my 7th patrol.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by FeatsOfStrength

I think something must be off as a destroyer passed over me literally minutes after torpedoing a merchant in a convoy whilst I was only 30m below the water without silent running and it just kept going, not seeing me there. The in game date is December 1942 so I would have thought them more vigilant. Haven't had a single depth charge dropped on me this career and i'm on my 7th patrol.

Like I said, they're not very good. Your experience isn't unusual.

[John Pancoast]

There is a setting in the sim.cfg file that is easy to change that will give them better hydrophone ability/easier to find and keep you in contact.
They still won't react *before* an attack as well as they should (helps a little) but it helps after one.
If interested, let me know.

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

There is a setting in the sim.cfg file that is easy to change that will give them better hydrophone ability/easier to find and keep you in contact.
They still won't react *before* an attack as well as they should (helps a little) but it helps after one.
If interested, let me know.

Always good to know...if you please?

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Fifi

Always good to know...if you please?

In the "Hydrophone" section, called "Noise Factor". Scale goes from 1.0 (deaf) to 0.0 (hear you on the dark side of the moon ). I.e., smaller number = more noise from the player.
For myself, I've found .10-.15 is about as low as I want to go. One can choose a single setting and always have that in place or use SH3 Commander to pick from a number of settings to pick from.
I use the Commander option to pick from either the "stock" setting of whatever sim.cfg file I'm using or from a number of lower settings.
I.e., NYGM's stock setting is .25. I have it set up so that there is a 60% chance of either .2, .15, or .1 being picked leaving a 40% chance that the stock setting gets picked.

[Professor M]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

In the "Hydrophone" section, called "Noise Factor". Scale goes from 1.0 (deaf) to 0.0 (hear you on the dark side of the moon ). I.e., smaller number = more noise from the player.
For myself, I've found .10-.15 is about as low as I want to go. One can choose a single setting and always have that in place or use SH3 Commander to pick from a number of settings to pick from.
I use the Commander option to pick from either the "stock" setting of whatever sim.cfg file I'm using or from a number of lower settings.
I.e., NYGM's stock setting is .25. I have it set up so that there is a 60% chance of either .2, .15, or .1 being picked leaving a 40% chance that the stock setting gets picked.

Please walk me through how you did this. I have opened SH3 Commander and can't see a way to do what you are describing.


When you get time, of course.


Cheers.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Professor M

Please walk me through how you did this. I have opened SH3 Commander and can't see a way to do what you are describing.


When you get time, of course.


Cheers.

Are you wanting to just change the sim.cfg file or are you wanting to also have the SH3 Commander randomization too ?
Knowing that will help me answer your question.