whos sayin wrote:But other times I don't see it. You shouldn't see anything outside your sonar. It just doesn't make sense. I shouldn't see anything until they enter my sonar
It makes complete sense. You would be able to know whenever someone launches a sub at you. Regardless of where it is. Because the subs "lock on" to the target. Thus, your outposts sense the attack and show you. Also, it is supposed to give you a notification of this, it always does for me.
Every single time a sub is launched at you, there is a notification and a clear visual of the sub. Otherwise, it would be way too easy to sneakily attack people.
This is also why player ask others to send one driller from across the map at their base, in order to use a pirate to lock on and "slingshot" across the map at twice the speed.