UBOAT
[2024.1] Functional RDF antenna
122 Comments
houghs 24 Feb @ 6:46am 
Please update
Thinkflight 4 Nov, 2024 @ 7:07pm 
Same I disabled it again as its not auto raising any more and seems to get stuck between Up and down
KeybdFlyer 31 Oct, 2024 @ 8:34pm 
RDF antenna doesn't auto rise any more. A shame, loved this mod.
iochan87 13 Oct, 2024 @ 11:54am 
ii - update mod please
Mayer 10 Sep, 2024 @ 2:06pm 
The antenna doesn't auto-rise for me.
Thahat 23 Aug, 2024 @ 12:01am 
This works again? Naaaah this works again I'm so excited! Thank you ii!
K33industries 15 Aug, 2024 @ 12:39am 
nice i love this mod ^^
ii  [author] 14 Aug, 2024 @ 8:21pm 
@all the auto lowering on end of transmission should be fixed!
tequilatibbs 12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:34am 
Also the whole flag pole being removed and not just the flag! Just some ideas XD sorry!
tequilatibbs 11 Aug, 2024 @ 12:01am 
Love this mod. Would also love if you made one where metox and UZO were removed for dive :)
ii  [author] 9 Aug, 2024 @ 6:19am 
The antenna clipping in Type II is not caused by this mod, this is a byproduct of the antennas having apparently never been designed properly to be lowered.

I will check the no retraction after transmission.
Gatttussso 8 Aug, 2024 @ 12:20am 
Same situation, Type IIA is bug in tower. Reaise/lower only work manually, Auto behaviour no
Thinkflight 7 Aug, 2024 @ 9:29pm 
Type IIA does not retract after transmission as well, but works if I manually cycle it.
Lanzfeld 7 Aug, 2024 @ 8:00pm 
Does not retract after transmission
Battleshipfree99 7 Aug, 2024 @ 6:22am 
Similar bug for II D.
Roadkill 6 Aug, 2024 @ 10:07pm 
It's updated! The Typ-IIa radio loop is clipping through the inner wall of the uboat tower. A minor flaw though. Fantastic work. Should be in the [2024.1] main release. Thanx
Mars Mullo 6 Aug, 2024 @ 7:35pm 
Thank you for the update to this Mod. :-)
er.tz 6 Aug, 2024 @ 11:52am 
No issues so far
tequilatibbs 6 Aug, 2024 @ 11:41am 
\o/ Hurrah!
Zedd 6 Aug, 2024 @ 7:28am 
Upon activation, the antenna was down (yay!) but the buttons on the radio console were greyed out and antenna could not be raised. Docking and launching did not solve the issue, reloading the save game with the mod active solved it. Posting here just in case anyone struggles. Fully functional! Thanks a bunch ii, great work as always!
ii  [author] 6 Aug, 2024 @ 6:11am 
Mod has been updated, please report any issues
Thahat 5 Aug, 2024 @ 7:14am 
full release is out now...and still doesnt include this XD but custom actions isnt updated yet ofc so this cant be updated i think?
Zedd 3 Aug, 2024 @ 9:52am 
Definitely a need for it :D
er.tz 3 Aug, 2024 @ 5:21am 
hello! is going to be updated to 2024.1?
Mikhail_Filitov 10 Jul, 2024 @ 10:20pm 
Would love for this to be updated to 2024.1 - but I understand that it might be easier to wait until full release :)
Ariel_ben_Galil 9 Jul, 2024 @ 6:51am 
Pleace update
Freedom/Freiheit 5 Jun, 2024 @ 3:46am 
doesnt work anymore
mallardh 2 Jun, 2023 @ 1:59pm 
Thank you. Mod works good. The old antenna sticking up on the bridge got in the way of vision and really irritated me.
Capt.Jamesbloke 8 Apr, 2023 @ 7:02pm 
Cheers McDewgle!
McDougal 8 Apr, 2023 @ 2:59am 
@Capt.Jamesbloke, immersion & to get rid of an eyesore that block a significant chunk of your view when using the UZO or when in first person on the bridge.
Capt.Jamesbloke 8 Apr, 2023 @ 2:16am 
Is there a stealth advantage to this or just for immersion???
McDougal 1 Apr, 2023 @ 5:28pm 
@PzSniper, yes
PzSniper 1 Apr, 2023 @ 4:47pm 
Is it compatible with the new version 2022.1 Patch 21?
McDougal 18 Mar, 2023 @ 7:40pm 
@West-, you probably forgot to enable the mod dependency "Custom Actions"
West- 18 Mar, 2023 @ 7:20pm 
не работает.окна нету в радиорубке.
Jim (VG) 22 Oct, 2022 @ 12:13am 
@Wilhelm Weirich - correction - I meant to say: the RDF antenna was not used for sending radio messages. Its primary function was to detect the bearing of enemy radio messages. It could be used to receive messages, but the rear jumping wires (the cables extending from the rear of the conning tower to the stern) was the main aerial for receiving messages, and the forward jumping wires (the cables extending from the front of the conning tower to the bow) was the main aerial for sending radio messages.
Wilhelm Weirich 18 Oct, 2022 @ 11:48pm 
its a really nice Mod adding more realistic Game Play. Especially with the different Modes you can activate.

1 thing to improve maybe:

when receiving messages the antenna raises automatically but not throught sending messages:


Cheers and good hunting
McDougal 16 Oct, 2022 @ 11:14am 
Technically, Wyzard, it is. The ability to raise and lower the RDF antenna is already in the base game. ii found it in the game's code and wrote a script to make it raise automatically whenever your radioman is receiving a message.
Wyzard 16 Oct, 2022 @ 11:08am 
so this is not in the vannil yet ? :steamthumbsup:
Royal Raven 15 Oct, 2022 @ 4:18pm 
I kept checking Dev changelog, hoping they made it vanilla. Thanks for update though.
ii  [author] 14 Oct, 2022 @ 2:52am 
Mod updated for the new update (coming out to the general public in about a day). Should be working fine but please report if any issue.
McDougal 18 Sep, 2022 @ 7:09am 
@Donar
"What is RDF? its the normal radio?!""
This mod is just aesthetic. It allows you to raise/lower the antenna but has no impact on gameplay or radio transmissions themselves. In real life it was used to find the origin of radio signals but in game it's just an object. This mod removes an eyesore when manning the bridge in first-person mode as it can block a large portion of your view when trying to use the UZO sight or watching for planes.

The other reason being that it annoyed some players seeing the antenna sticking out when submerging as the antenna was not left deployed when the boat went under water as this could damage the antenna.

"Didn't work for me"
Did you install the required mod listed on this page? Custom Actions is also needed in order for this mod to function. You can manually raise/lower the antenna by right-clicking on the radio in the radio room. The antenna should also raise up by itself whenever your radioman is decoding a transmission.
Freedom/Freiheit 18 Sep, 2022 @ 6:56am 
Didnt work for me or what is RDF? its the normal radio?!
Thahat 3 Sep, 2022 @ 1:53am 
i have no idea why this isnt base game, but it should be, you rock dude.
Moyocoya 16 Jun, 2022 @ 5:02am 
Especially when one knows it has no fonctionality :steamhappy:
Siberian Frontier 16 Jun, 2022 @ 4:09am 
The mod you never knew you needed
McDougal 4 Mar, 2022 @ 4:01pm 
@Rogue_1972, You probably forgot to grab Custom Actions the listed requirement to run this mod.
Rogue_1972 4 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00am 
I've never gotten it to work.
ii  [author] 24 Feb, 2022 @ 3:08am 
@Moyocoya there's no functional difference, this is purely for aesthetics.
Moyocoya 10 Feb, 2022 @ 5:42am 
What is the difference between raised and lowered if not aesthetic?