TDC in Aces of the deep
 

I am haveing problems useing TDC in Aces of the deep. Can anyone give me a brief tutorial?
Thanks.

Problems? What problems? Aces of the Deep's TDC is always automatic, so you simply must lock on the target and the info goes automatically to the TDC. Depending on the quality of your crew (Well and of course the distance and angle to target - sharp angles and high distance add error margin), the result will be a better or a worser shoot, but that's all. :p

Ahh, cheers. The TDC menu thing was confuseing me. Does that meny have any use?

You mean the pop up menu with the visible TDC when pressing "T"? No, I don't think it has any functionality EXCEPT allowing you to set the spread of your salvoes and of course seeing the target data -distance, course, etc.- to judge if the shot is worth it. May be the devs had thought about adding a manual TDC and the lack of time or the poor graphics of that time made it a lesser priority. Who knows...:damn:

Prahaps they will add it in the next patch. :D

LOL I heard it is scheduled for "when the frogs start shaving"

The quite silly TDC control of AOD sometimes is useful.

I use it to set a different angle for the next launch, when unsure if the automatic settings are fine.

Often this method works, but the only way to know data for manual settings is your intuition.

You know, after SH4 cools off in about 3 months, I think we need an Aces of the Deep Revival :yep:

I'll have to hook up my Pentium 90 with Win95 to play that rascal again :) I wonder how long a computer can sit idle and still function?

If I can get my new CD-Drive to co-operate long enough, maybe I can post some of my old CAOD logbooks for the masses. I'm planning on starting a new career
soon.

Christopher

Just use DOSBOX. I was playing last night and just made contact with a convoy. Will do a wolfpack attack later today when I get to play again. Some screen pics:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/marksh...mages/aod1.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/marksh...mages/aod2.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/marksh...mages/aod3.jpg

Personally, I prefer AOD over CAOD.

I'll probably be getting SH3/SH4 soon ... but AOD has everything you need to have a good time and more. (Actually, need to play some SHCE too. It's been too long.)

SH2/PA was a stellar piece of modding work, but ultimately I gave up with it due to the unfixed bugs in SH2 itself: mission save corruption, poor AI behavior, TC problems, ... Such a shame as there was so much potential there.

Night has just fallen and under cover darkness we have surface to request new orders from Bdu. Here our orders. Yes! :)

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/marksh...mages/aod4.jpg

U-54 AAR Convoy Attack Grid AJ3862

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/marksh...mages/aod5.jpg

Looking at my screen shot, I just realized something really upsetting. AOD doesn't support FSAA! Aargh! :)

I don't have a server for nice screenies anymore so here's a one of my patrol reports from awhile back (can anyone say Subsim Radio Room on EzBoard?)

Patrol: 4
Outbound:
C Tarana 18 MAR 40
U-64 Type IX/B Port:
Patrol Quadrant:AL41 Bolds: 0
Deck Gun:220 Rounds
Next sunset:1709

Summary :
20 Mar 40 - Empfange funckspruch, Herr Kaleun - BdU is calling U-44,
no answer from U-44.

The Real U-44 -
U-44
Type IX
Laid down 15 Sep, 1938 AG Weser, Bremen
Commissioned 4 Nov, 1939 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
Commanders 11.39 - 03.40 Kptlt. Ludwig Mathes
Career 2 patrols 4 Nov, 1939 - 31 Dec, 1939 6. Flottille (training)
1 Jan, 1940 - 13 Mar, 1940 2. Flottille (front boat)
Successes 8 ships sunk for a total of 30.885 tons
Fate - The boat was hit by a mine, in a minefield Field No 7. laid
by the destroyers HMS Express, Esk, Icarus and Impulsive, around 13
March, 1940. 47 dead (all hands lost).

24 Mar 40 - 0240 - Merchant sighted - Speed 32 knots - Course 100'.
Äusserste kraft voraus!
- 0255 - Speed 32, Course 90, Range 3200 meters, Brg 340. Fired 3
torpedos, all missed. Deckgeschutz besetzen!

- 0313 - Ziel zerstort, Herr Kaleun! 24 rounds of deck gun
fire sank a 18000 ton Troop Ship!

25 Mar 40 - 0740 - Merchant sighted - 1015 Hours, Speed 32 Knots -
Course 120, Range 17700 meters. Pursued contact
but at 0825 it disappeared to the south. Probably another troop ship.

26 Mar 40 - Merchant sighted - Bearing 270, Speed 4 knots, Range -
17000 meters. Looks like a small freighter.
- 1040 - Deckgeschutz besetzen!
- 1045 - Ziel zerstort! Sank a 2000 ton freighter with 10 rounds.

29 Mar 40 - 0338 - Ship sighted - Speed 6 knots, Bearing 142',
Course 190.
- 0400 - Ship ID'd as a tanker. Speed 6kts, Heading 230, Range 1980
meters. Will fire when at 1900 meters.
Los! Torpedo 1 missed! Los! Torpedo 2 was a dud! Los! Torpedo 3 was
a dud!
- 0410 - Deckgeschutz besetzen!
- 0415 - Ziel zerstort, Herr Kaleun! Sank a 6000 ton merchant
ship!

31 Mar 40 - Ship sighted, Bearing 250, Speed 14 knots.
- 1037 - Deckgeschuzt besetzen!
- 1045 - Ziel zerstort! Herr Kaleun. We sank a 6000 ton Merchant!

31 Mar 40 - 2255 - Ship spotted, Speed 4 knots, Course 110, Range
2700 meters.
- 2310 - Target ID'd as a tanker! Firing 1 and 2 at 1300 meters!
- 2313 - Ziel Zerstort, Herr Kaleun! Sank a 4000 ton tanker.

11 Apr 40 - 1030 - Escort Sighted! Bearing 120', Speed 18 knots,
Course 320', Range 29000 meters.
- 1035 - Diving to periscope depth, one quarter speed to
intercept DD.
- 1635 - Sank DD with 3 torpedos, 1 missed! More DD's
Attacking, diving to 100 meters for reload and close the
convoy.
- 1700 - Depth Charges getting closer! All engines stopped.
- 1720 - On the bottom! One of the electic motors is cooked
and on fire, all hands are fiighting the flames! Schaden im
Bugtorpedoraum! They report the inner seals on the torpedo tubes are
leaking. Die Tiefenruder sind beschadigt, Herr Kaleun. The forward
hyroplanes are out!
- 1800 - DC's stopped, still making repairs.
- 1830 - Boot ist aufgetaucht, Herr Kaleun! Boot lauft mit
Dieseln! Äusserste kraft voraus! We are evading to the south,
running toward Kiel on the surface. We can't dive, the hydroplanes
are permanently damaged. The outer torpedo doors are all wrecked
forward. The night is pitch black, even the convoy to the north is
barely seen.
12 Apr 40 - 1210 - Tanker spotted! Speed 10 knots, Course 170, Range
24200 meters. We will do a surface attack with the stern torpedoes.
- 1240 - LOS! Fired 2 torpedos at 1500 meters. 1 hit, 1 miss!
Deckgeschuzt besetzen!
- 1255 - Ziel zerstort Herr Kaleun! 11000 ton tanker sank.
12 Apr 40 - 1420 - DC Electric Motor repaired!
Inbound:
12 APR 40
Ships Sunk: 7
Tonnage: 49000
Career Tonnage: 80839
Career Score: 68532
Crew Quality: Veteran
-----------------------------------------------------
Notes: Recieved the Knight's Cross medal and transfer to 2nd
Flottilla. Reporting to Wilhelmshaven at the end of
the next patrol.
Oberleutnant C Tarana, KC