SH4 - How smart is AI?

[alexander22]

Hello Subsim! I went back to play some more Silent Hunter 4 after a year of pause, I installed the Trigger Maru overhaul 2.5 (Latest) and i got stuck at Freemantle, because BdU sent me on a photo recon that went bad. I got flooded, so i sank about 25ft or so, i could do nothing but sit there with 4x time compression and stare at something else while i waited for the repairs to go trough. (Tired Crew on Battlestations) I watched the AI DD pass over me several times and saw that they had pretty innacurate with the depth charges, and not very smart about how they are goona lay them to hit me correctly and hardest. I could not move since i had over 60% damage yet 25'ish% hull, then after awhile, about morning in-game i think it was around 9-10, he stopped, just sat there, forever. My hydro and Sonar were kaput so i had to go external (Yeah, I know, im not doing full realism), but asoon as i repaired them from full damage (1) to under like 9.99% or something the DD started moving, I had my crew on Silent Running, but he knew where i were. I also had the Alberich, tough not sure if it helps. (I pretty much had no eyes or ears until that point)

So my question is, how do the AI know where I am like that, was it normal that he maybe just waited a certain time, or when my Hydro/Sonar kicked in he detected me? Does the Alberich even help? Both SH3/5 i think had somewhere it wasent really possible, i even think the standard vanilla SH4 had it, I am doing UBM btw.


Would appriciate any answers!