Hmm couple of questions for someone?

[ShadowWolf81]

Just a few quick questions from a first time SH4 player

1. Is there any way to tell what the 'realism' settings are at durring a carrer? I swear, every time i go to the main menue i think the realizm settings revert to near arcade mode... and im not sure just what the settings for the Career i started is.

2. I havent seen any yet.. but does it ever rain / snow in SH4?.. sofar, ive seen the water change colors depending on were im at, as well as seeing the see get 'rough', but no actual 'storm'.... and while i see clouds in the Missions and war story things, i cant realy make out any clouds at all when in career.

3. Durring the Honshu career mission, it told me to go to a point and destroy the merchatn conshipping.. I got to the island.. but i swear, every merchatn boat is on the 'other' side of the island.. how far away from the 'star' on the map can i be and still be 'doing' the mission?

Sorry if these are stupid questions, but as i said.. just got SH4.. just installed it (as well as a pair of eye-candy mods)... so those are just the first batch of questions ive got about the game =D