Kid in a candy store...

SteamWake · 08-01-08, 09:19 AM

Well I finally got the 'Uboat' expansion.

I started a new carrier with a Uboat... sorry dont remember which but early in the war. I was sent off to patrol a sector.

I had set the game for difficult and double checked the settings in the office (once I finally found it) and left every thing at difficult except map contacts as Im unfamiliar with the area.

I arrived at my patrol sector and Holy Smokes ! Contacts everywhere... dozens of them. Finished the patrol and radioed in, assigned another sector... more contacts. A virtual target rich enviroment ! With a tender boat nearby I could have stayed out there for months and sunk probably two dozen or more ships.

Is it 'normal' to have this many available targets?

Also whats with the fuel consumption? Seems like I can run around for weeks at flank and still have 75% fuel left. Havent even really tested the battery runs yet.

This normal?

Honestly seemed a bit absurd to me.

PanzerBoxb · 08-01-08, 10:06 AM

Yes, the amount of traffic is a bit much. Just enjoy it.

Rockin Robbins · 08-01-08, 10:57 AM

Yes in stock SH4UBM U-Boat career there are lots and lots of targets. It sure is fun and great practice. But it is not necessarily realistic. Operation Monsun can fix that at the cost of losing the Type XVIII and some of the fancy torpedoes that were never available in that theater.

Later additions of Operation Monsun take you out of the Indian Ocean and let you play with some toyz and with realistic traffic. Stock is good for learning how to operate your U-Boat, and I think it's a load of fun. Your mileage may differ...

Jimbuna · 08-01-08, 02:23 PM

Enjoy it while you can....make hay whilst the sun is shining

Taskeen · 08-02-08, 02:15 PM

What about that "radioing" in feature, for planes, merchant raiders (?), and task forces? I'm assuming that's fun to use too.

SteamWake · 08-02-08, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Taskeen

What about that "radioing" in feature, for planes, merchant raiders (?), and task forces? I'm assuming that's fun to use too.

Im supposing it would be. Problem is nobody is in the neighborhood at the time.

Im supposing though with all those blue and red squares out there sooner or later there going to clash.

That I cant wait to see.

W4lt3r · 08-05-08, 04:43 PM

True, there is a lot of traffic. Even on my very first mission in an IX, i was sent to patrol... was it K42 sector, but anyhow. i arrived there about 2 hours prior to homebase midnight and 30 minutes later my sonar man reported a sizeable fleet heading straight my way.

I decided to take a look and found North Carolina, Colorado, Tennesee along with Heavy cruiser Baltimore Northampton with Cleveland and a brooklyn class cruisers. 4-6 i think of the cruisers in total. And about 12 destroyers. I was already setted in silent running and sank all 3 battleships and a northampton, might have gained the baltimore down if my 3 torpedoes were not duds.

But really, that is one hell of a good luck..

I think date was February 24th.. Was it -43 when the German campaing starts..

But yeah, i dont think the US fleet sent it's battleships to the western Australia naval base without carrier support. *shrug*
But game is a game, and i still like it no matter the small flaws it contains.

08-01-08, 09:19 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Kid in a candy store... Well I finally got the 'Uboat' expansion. I started a new carrier with a Uboat... sorry dont remember which but early in the war. I was sent off to patrol a sector. I had set the game for difficult and double checked the settings in the office (once I finally found it) and left every thing at difficult except map contacts as Im unfamiliar with the area. I arrived at my patrol sector and Holy Smokes ! Contacts everywhere... dozens of them. Finished the patrol and radioed in, assigned another sector... more contacts. A virtual target rich enviroment ! With a tender boat nearby I could have stayed out there for months and sunk probably two dozen or more ships. Is it 'normal' to have this many available targets? Also whats with the fuel consumption? Seems like I can run around for weeks at flank and still have 75% fuel left. Havent even really tested the battery runs yet. This normal? Honestly seemed a bit absurd to me.

08-01-08, 10:57 AM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,899 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Yes in stock SH4UBM U-Boat career there are lots and lots of targets. It sure is fun and great practice. But it is not necessarily realistic. Operation Monsun can fix that at the cost of losing the Type XVIII and some of the fancy torpedoes that were never available in that theater. Later additions of Operation Monsun take you out of the Indian Ocean and let you play with some toyz and with realistic traffic. Stock is good for learning how to operate your U-Boat, and I think it's a load of fun. Your mileage may differ... __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-01-08, 02:23 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,225 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Enjoy it while you can....make hay whilst the sun is shining __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-01-08, 10:06 AM	#2
PanzerBoxb Watch Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 19 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Yes, the amount of traffic is a bit much. Just enjoy it.

08-02-08, 02:15 PM	#5
Taskeen Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 11 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	What about that "radioing" in feature, for planes, merchant raiders (?), and task forces? I'm assuming that's fun to use too.

08-05-08, 04:43 PM	#7
W4lt3r Ensign Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 222 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	True, there is a lot of traffic. Even on my very first mission in an IX, i was sent to patrol... was it K42 sector, but anyhow. i arrived there about 2 hours prior to homebase midnight and 30 minutes later my sonar man reported a sizeable fleet heading straight my way. I decided to take a look and found North Carolina, Colorado, Tennesee along with Heavy cruiser Baltimore Northampton with Cleveland and a brooklyn class cruisers. 4-6 i think of the cruisers in total. And about 12 destroyers. I was already setted in silent running and sank all 3 battleships and a northampton, might have gained the baltimore down if my 3 torpedoes were not duds. But really, that is one hell of a good luck.. I think date was February 24th.. Was it -43 when the German campaing starts.. But yeah, i dont think the US fleet sent it's battleships to the western Australia naval base without carrier support. shrug But game is a game, and i still like it no matter the small flaws it contains.