What level of realism do you regularly play?

[Obelix]

I regularly played with level of realism about 90%, left only help torpedoman.

[HW3]

I play at 80-90% with my file tweaked to 99%. I've got to be able to see, and admire, all the destruction I cause.

[himlaviz]

90-99% I guess.

Weapon Officer - On (always)
External Camera - On (sometimes not)

I like the weapon officer option as it feels more "realistic" then a red/yellow/green triangle in my periscope.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Data/Cfg/Gameplay Settings. At the bottom is a block called [RealismPercentage]

Here's how I have mine set.

[RealismPercentage]
LimitedBatteriesRealismPercentage=10
LimitedCompressedAirRealismPercentage=10
LimitedO2RealismPercentage=10
LimitedFuelRealismPercentage=10
RealisticVulnerabilityRealismPercentage=10
RealisticRepairTimeRealismPercentage=10
RealisticShipSinkingTimeRealismPercentage=9
ManualTargetingSystemRealismPercentage=0
NoMapUpdateRealismPercentage=0
RealisticSensorsRealismPercentage=10
DudTorpedoesRealismPercentage=10
RealisticReloadRealismPercentage=10
NoEventCameraRealismPercentage=0
NoExternalViewRealismPercentage=0
NoStabilizeViewRealismPercentage=0
NoNoiseMeterRealismPercentage=0
NoWeaponOfficerAssistRealismPercentage=0

One note: I'm an odd duck. I set it that way because I play realistically in other areas http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=168479 .

So while I edit my renown to get the max, I pretty much never use it. I always get bottom-of-the-barrel unqualified crew. Replacement crew come through SH3 Commander, so it doesn't matter one way or the other. The only equipment upgrade I've ever bought was the rotating hydrophone setup, and only because at a certain point they all had it.

Why all the hard work?

Simply change two and the job is done much quicker and if you really want to cheat it won't matter what you've got enabled or otherwise

[RealismPercentage]
LimitedBatteriesRealismPercentage=99
LimitedCompressedAirRealismPercentage=0
LimitedO2RealismPercentage=0
LimitedFuelRealismPercentage=0
RealisticVulnerabilityRealismPercentage=0
RealisticRepairTimeRealismPercentage=0
RealisticShipSinkingTimeRealismPercentage=0
ManualTargetingSystemRealismPercentage=0
NoMapUpdateRealismPercentage=0
RealisticSensorsRealismPercentage=0
DudTorpedoesRealismPercentage=0
RealisticReloadRealismPercentage=0
NoEventCameraRealismPercentage=0
NoExternalViewRealismPercentage=0
NoStabilizeViewRealismPercentage=0
NoNoiseMeterRealismPercentage=0
NoWeaponOfficerAssistRealismPercentage=1

This way you have a choice of 99>100%

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Why all the hard work?

Umm, the usual reason - I'm stupid.

[Herr-Berbunch]

The respect I've had for Jim, Frau, and Steve has all gone out the window now I know you all cheat. 'Tis a sad day

Next you'll all be saying you have the deck gun that has one million hit-points or a boat with none?





So which settings is it again...? Data/Cfg/Gameplay...

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Next you'll all be saying you have the deck gun that has one million hit-points or a boat with none?

Perish the thought! That would just be silly.

But I do have a gun crew with frickin' laser beams on their heads.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Perish the thought! That would just be silly.

But I do have a gun crew with frickin' laser beams on their heads.

What else did Josef Mengele experiment with...

[flag4]

i play at - i think, 79%. i dont actually know.
last week i made it real easy so my son could just turn-up-n-shoot.
wanted him to like it: last week he found a large branch near the resevoir and said 'dad. make me a u boat.'
anyway. i keep external cam on coz i love to watch. and i dont use it to, er, cheat...no sir'eee - not me!!

red sun at night:

[Fader_Berg]

100% and hitman's gui. No external camera and fancy stuff... just... interior and scope.

[rea00cy]

Most of the times, I play with the external camera enabled. To play with new GUIs or any other high realism settings that I need to get familiar with or train for a while I step down a little

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

The respect I've had for Jim, Frau, and Steve has all gone out the window now I know you all cheat. 'Tis a sad day

I've never said I was any good at the game. I stink at math, I can't think on my feet or anticipate the enemy's moves, and I can barely keep ahead of my own thought processes. Even with the things I have turned on I still get mediocre tonnage scores. This is why my favorite pastime is cruising around the harbor looking at the sights.

Next you'll all be saying you have the deck gun that has one million hit-points or a boat with none?

Not at all. I may not play at 100% realism, but I like my experience to feel real.

So which settings is it again...? Data/Cfg/Gameplay...

It's okay - nobody has any respect for you anyway.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

The respect I've had for Jim, Frau, and Steve has all gone out the window now I know you all cheat. 'Tis a sad day

Next you'll all be saying you have the deck gun that has one million hit-points or a boat with none?





So which settings is it again...? Data/Cfg/Gameplay...

Used for testing purposes only

100%. No map contacts, no WE, no nothing.
Don't carry external reloads, and generaly don't score very high by subsim standards.

Although I have never used external view, I'm grateful for those that do.
The screen shots they/you provide is the only way I've ever seen how cool things look from the outside.

To those that do, use external view, thank you.

[Flaxpants]

Well I've now put mine up to 64% on account of losing the sub 'visibility' meter, never paid much attention to it anyway. For me it's a question of getting a balance between the realism and the kind of game I want to play.