GWX's most heavily escorted convoy. Beware!

[Wulfmann]

It is no secret I believe the convoy escorts are too easy and too few in GWX.
So, I have started a complete rebuild of the RND file
When I got to RND group 86 and came upon this pack of escorts I knew I found a mistake or one heck of a practical joke. Here, check it out!

[RndGroup 86.RndUnit 29]
Type=3
Origin=American
Side=0
CargoExt=-1
CargoInt=-1
CfgDate=19390801
No=75
Escort=true
SpawnProbability=100
CrewRating=3

[RndGroup 86.RndUnit 30]
Type=3
Origin=American
Side=0
CargoExt=-1
CargoInt=-1
CfgDate=19390801
No=75
Escort=true
SpawnProbability=100
CrewRating=3

[RndGroup 86.RndUnit 31]
Type=3
Origin=American
Side=0
CargoExt=-1
CargoInt=-1
CfgDate=19390801
No=75
Escort=true
SpawnProbability=100
CrewRating=3

There are also some British escorts (hello the Yanks and Brits could not get along so escorted separate convoys on separate areas)

But with 5 Brits and 225 Yank DEs I would assume this is one convoy we should steer clear of.

You will forgive me if in this one case rather than increase the number of escorts I tone them down a little to maybe 12-15 :rotfl:

Wulfmann

[Ducimus]

Wow, where did this convoy orginate?

[johnno74]

Can you find this convoy and post some pics? :arrgh!: :arrgh!: :arrgh!: PLEASE!

Wow imagine the starshells/searchlights if it was nighttime. Should chew down the mightiest rig's framerate! :o:o:o

Gah we're moving to Australia next week (yaay!) but my 'puta will be all packed up in a container somewhere for the next month or so. No GWX for me. (booo!)

Guess I'll have to live off whats posted in the screenshots thread. :cry:

[elite_hunter_sh3]

i wanna attack this convoy RIGHT NOW !!!! :rock::rock::rock::rock::rock::rock::rock: CHARGER FOR OUR FUHRER AND OUR GLORIOUS FATHERLAND FOR GERMANY JAWOHL!!!!!:rock::rock::rock:CHHHHHAAAARRRRRGGGGGE EEE!!!!:rock::rock:

[stabiz]

:rotfl:

[elite_hunter_sh3]

seriously let me at those sobs ill get in make me a single mission (cuz i dont know how:oops:) and ill take em on BRING IT ON !!! !WOOOOOOHHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! YEEEEAAAA!:rock::rock::rock: now im amped up and adrenaline is pumping gonna go play sh3 and crank up my surround sound speakers to max, gonna go surface attack on a convoy in the day!!! gonna torp dd's first. HEIL KRIEGSMARINE!!!!:rock::rock::rock::rock::rock:

[elite_hunter_sh3]

right after i guzzle down a becks :up::rock::rock::rock::rock::arrgh!::sunny::|\\

[bigboywooly]

Hmmmm
Changed

[Ducimus]

Hmmmm
Changed

Aawwwwwww! Bummer

(honestly, i think theres a cap on how many escorts will attack you at once. in the neighborhood of 5, + or - an escort. Rest would just go on their way)

[fabel]

That convoy looks very challenging:hmm:

[bigboywooly]

Not only very challenging but I would like to see how the hell it got out of Loch Ewe :rotfl:

[HunterICX]

Not only very challenging but I would like to see how the hell it got out of Loch Ewe :rotfl:

Harbour Tower:

Ok Form A Line!!!!

Hey You !!! CORVETTE BACK IN THE LINE BUDDY!

AND WHERE U GOING PASSENGER LINER!

PTboat1: Move it you rustbucket!
PTboat2: What?! Rustbucket I show u!
PL: SHUT UP SHUT UP!
Pyro Ammo: Hey Corvette DONT POINT THAT THING AT ME!!
Large Cargo: Hey! I was First to get out!
Small merchie: Sighs...bunch of morons...
BB Nelson: HEY! IF I HAVE TO COME OVER TO FORCE YOU MORONS OUT YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE YOU HERE ME!

outside the harbour

U513: HEY ENGLISHZZZZ!!! GETZ VERDAMMT OUT OF ZTIE HARBOUR NOW!!! WE ARE WAITING FOR 5 HOURZ!!!!!

[Morts]

Not only very challenging but I would like to see how the hell it got out of Loch Ewe :rotfl:

Harbour Tower:

Ok Form A Line!!!!

Hey You !!! CORVETTE BACK IN THE LINE BUDDY!

AND WHERE U GOING PASSENGER LINER!

PTboat1: Move it you rustbucket!
PTboat2: What?! Rustbucket I show u!
PL: SHUT UP SHUT UP!
Pyro Ammo: Hey Corvette DONT POINT THAT THING AT ME!!
Large Cargo: Hey! I was First to get out!
Small merchie: Sighs...bunch of morons...
BB Nelson: HEY! IF I HAVE TO COME OVER TO FORCE YOU MORONS OUT YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE YOU HERE ME!

outside the harbour

U513: HEY ENGLISHZZZZ!!! GETZ VERDAMMT OUT OF ZTIE HARBOUR NOW!!! WE ARE WAITING FOR 5 HOURZ!!!!!
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[stabiz]

:rotfl:

[mookiemookie]

Umm...I don't get it. I have not played around with the mission editor and so I have no idea what any of that means. Are you saying there's a convoy with 225 escorts? Sheeshk!

[GT182]

Sounds like a Death Wish to me if you want to attack it. Time to tell BDU my crew is off for a 2 week vacation in the Carribean if it shows up.

[bigboywooly]

Not so much as escorts
The 225 US ships were going home
Together
:rotfl:

Have totally revamped that convoy anyway
500 escorts now
All subs
:rotfl:

[mr chris]

Not so much as escorts
The 225 US ships were going home
Together
:rotfl:

Have totally revamped that convoy anyway
500 escorts now
All subs
:rotfl:

Any chance of a MP mission of that :arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!:
:rotfl::rotfl:

[IceGrog]

"SpawnProbability=100"
DD's spawn.......oh that's why they seem to keep coming out out nowhere, just like in my dreams

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Not only very challenging but I would like to see how the hell it got out of Loch Ewe :rotfl:

Harbour Tower:

Ok Form A Line!!!!

Hey You !!! CORVETTE BACK IN THE LINE BUDDY!

AND WHERE U GOING PASSENGER LINER!

PTboat1: Move it you rustbucket!
PTboat2: What?! Rustbucket I show u!
PL: SHUT UP SHUT UP!
Pyro Ammo: Hey Corvette DONT POINT THAT THING AT ME!!
Large Cargo: Hey! I was First to get out!
Small merchie: Sighs...bunch of morons...
BB Nelson: HEY! IF I HAVE TO COME OVER TO FORCE YOU MORONS OUT YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE YOU HERE ME!

outside the harbour

U513: HEY ENGLISHZZZZ!!! GETZ VERDAMMT OUT OF ZTIE HARBOUR NOW!!! WE ARE WAITING FOR 5 HOURZ!!!!!

When I read that I attached John Kleese's voice from Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Methinks someone had too much coffee when they coded that line in the campaign files.

We love you Rubini and BBW!!!

[bigboywooly]

Ah I cant let you blame Rubini :oops:
Was probably me - unless it was in GW1.1 - not
Too many late nights and long days
I started to see the mission editor in my sleep :rotfl:

[Ducimus]

Im suddenly reminded of this old pic from the humorous pic thread:

http://home.hetnet.nl/~wouter-himself/SH3/ConvoyWaypointChaos.jpg

[Kpt. Lehmann]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Ahhh, a modder's work is never done.

I think I'll go into hiding after the final release of GWX. :doh:

Ignorance is bliss! The moment ya find something wrong... or that needs a facelift...

Next thing you know we'll be re-modelling the Statue of Liberty in stages... scaffolding included.

... or programming random waypoints for WHALES!!!:huh:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

...otherwise.

"... and announcing our latest acheivement for GWX version 27.03... KELP!!! Yes Bernard... it moves with the ocean currents!"

We could also model the snot out of the interface so that you can't move your cursor ANYWHWERE without something sliding out!

...and for GWX version 34... SMELLS!!! YES, LADIES AND GENTS... REALISTIC (historically correct) U-boat CREW smells... progressively smellier with time spent at sea!

...but then there would be the argument over what smells are truly realistic. LOL.:|\\

[Jimbuna]

Im suddenly reminded of this old pic from the humorous pic thread:

http://home.hetnet.nl/~wouter-himself/SH3/ConvoyWaypointChaos.jpg

:rotfl: :rotfl:

[Hartmann]

Wow, now add 500 planes, and 15 carriers. :rotfl:

Edited and fixed
i´m sure that it can cause a ctd in my computer if i found this convoy in a patrol, or a severe fps drop :doh:

[Wulfmann]

Hmmmm
ChangedAawwwwwww! Bummer(honestly, i think theres a cap on how many escorts will attack you at once. in the neighborhood of 5, + or - an escort. Rest would just go on their way)

I am pretty sure you are correct. In TGW 1.1 I had edited everything and 5-43 convoys had 15-24 escorts.
I can remember staying at peri trying to work my way past the outer layer of stacked escorts and, as you said, only about 4 maybe 5 were actively engaging me.
That was enough, I might add.
One would make his run while the others lined up waiting their turn like the people in airplane smacking the hysterical lady all waiting their turn in the aisle.
Some might ask why then add so many if only 4-5 will attack? Because even if you sink 10 you will still be hounded to death and this make wasting torpedoes irrelevant which forces a Kaleun to act more like a; well Kaleun!

I suspect the reason for 75 (x3) escorts was meant to be spawn probability 75% and it just went a little off.

I am sure the Bigboywolly is covering for a friend as I have doubts he would ever make such a mistake

Wulfmann

[bigboywooly]

I suspect the reason for 75 (x3) escorts was meant to be spawn probability 75% and it just went a little off.

I am sure the Bigboywolly is covering for a friend as I have doubts he would ever make such a mistake

Wulfmann

Yeah I figured it was the percentage mixed up
Thanx for the kind words but I have , do and continue to make mistakes
:rotfl:

I am but human

[melnibonian]

I am but human
You forgot to put Super in front of human;) :D :up:

[Jimbuna]

I suspect the reason for 75 (x3) escorts was meant to be spawn probability 75% and it just went a little off.

I am sure the Bigboywolly is covering for a friend as I have doubts he would ever make such a mistake

Wulfmann

Yeah I figured it was the percentage mixed up
Thanx for the kind words but I have , do and continue to make mistakes
:rotfl:

I am but human

Are you sure ? :hmm: I've seen the photo :rotfl: :up:

[Biggles]

I hate to be a bugger, but his name is John Cleese not Kleese, and I suppose you were refering to this chap:

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_pictures/grail/large/HolyGrail054.jpg

he is french btw, not german.....:roll:

this was btw a quote to Kpt. Lehmann post on the first page were he mentioned Monty Python....not a good thing to do when I'm in port....

[Morts]

bring it on, im not afraid:arrgh!:


EEK what was that noise :o
i want my mommy:rotfl: :rotfl:

[High Voltage]

Man you guys are weak....
I figure if I leave behind 13 sailors, live off nothing but twinkies and rainwater, and remove the flak gun and toilet, I should be able to load an extra 75 torpedoes and send this "convoy" to sleep with the fish.
25m below me, Manual targetting/no exterior cam/ no map update.....No Problem :rock::rock::rock::rock::rock:

:lost:

[Biggles]

I'd like to see the reaction of these ships when one of them in the middle of this mess suddenly explodes.....it would be neat to see 225(sorry, 224) going nuts and trying to find you....and smash into eachother!:up:

[Ducimus]

You could always script a single mission and find out. ;)

[JSalinger]

No, no, no...send in Drei Israelich Uboote! They'll kick arse all the way back to Loch Ewe!

*gets on the conductor platform* All right now everyone, on three...one...two...three! "Hinay ma tov uma nayim, shevet achim gam yachad!"

*music trails off as dozens of ships suddenly go boom*

Lesson learned: if it's impossible, leave it to the Israelis! :D:D:D

This post courtesy of: Der Juden Kaleun

[Iron Budokan]

Dunno. I'm a pretty lousy kaleun. I think my crew would mutiny if I told 'em we were going after this convoy.

[Abd_von_Mumit]

No, no, no...send in Drei Israelich Uboote! They'll kick arse all the way back to Loch Ewe!

*gets on the conductor platform* All right now everyone, on three...one...two...three! "Hinay ma tov uma nayim, shevet achim gam yachad!"

*music trails off as dozens of ships suddenly go boom*

Lesson learned: if it's impossible, leave it to the Israelis! :D:D:D

This post courtesy of: Der Juden Kaleun
A few problems rise:
- you didn't have Israelis in 1939-1945,
- none of these ships' name is "Jericho",
- they'd never have enough fuel to go round the convoy 77 times (IIRC),
- with the Israeli saying "where you have two Jews, you have three opinions" they'd argued to death, what exact music to play. :D And then they would have to play "El male rachamim" in the end, I suppose. :rotfl:

PS "Weuboot Elohim merachepheth tachat pnei hammayim" :rotfl: :D

[elite_hunter_sh3]

so can someone make a single mission version of this i wanna attack them for the fatherland!!!:rock::rock::rock::rock::up::cool:

[bigboywooly]

so can someone make a single mission version of this i wanna attack them for the fatherland!!!:rock::rock::rock::rock::up::cool:

1942 and you are picking up radio reports of a hugely escorted convoy

75 escorts
Go for it
:rotfl:

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/5070/screenhunter188nd6.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/?00zmzndfxn5

You will start about 20km away from the convoy
Expect a massive FPS hit

[Sailor Steve]

Thank you, but no.:gulp:

[WOD]

so can someone make a single mission version of this i wanna attack them for the fatherland!!!:rock::rock::rock::rock::up::cool:

1942 and you are picking up radio reports of a hugely escorted convoy

75 escorts
Go for it
:rotfl:

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/5070/screenhunter188nd6.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/?00zmzndfxn5

You will start about 20km away from the convoy
Expect a massive FPS hit

I surely won´t try this one :D
2 reasons:
First I´m not mad cause with a IX/DX2 in 1945 it is challenge enough *lol*
Second I want to sink some ships and not my own hardware :rotfl:

Btw if someone is able to try it and want it a bit more harder....this mission in shallow water (max depth 60m or so :D)

So u can name this missions "Impossible Mission 75 Final Cut"
and the one in shallow water "Impossible Mission 75 Uncut"

This mission has enough stuff in it to make a movie to bring it in cinemas *lol*
:rotfl:

The last scene could be the player who bites in his own keyboard *lol*

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Hmm... just launch your 4 torpedoes from a 6 kms distance, then turn to launch 2 aft ones and then go away. What's the problem at all? :D

It's just not possible to miss.

[bigboywooly]

Ah those escorts wont stay that way when the mission starts
They will spend more time going backwards to avoid collision :rotfl:

[WOD]

Hmm... just launch your 4 torpedoes from a 6 kms distance, then turn to launch 2 aft ones and then go away. What's the problem at all? :D

It's just not possible to miss.

Hm ok this is another kind of solution...but I wouldn´t do this....cause this would be a little bit to boring cause evading would be to easy

hm so I would say it´s small thing between to boring and quick death in this mission I think :rotfl:

But I still won´t try this one....cause my GPU would go up in flames I think :D

[WOD]

Ah those escorts wont stay that way when the mission starts
They will spend more time going backwards to avoid collision :rotfl:

Then maybe the mission title could be

The large convoy named "DD-75-Heavy Mess" has left England....go and intercept :rotfl:

What would have had churchill said to this mess *hehehe* I think he would have had smoked a big cigar and named this one the Cigar of mess...

and he would have had thought...If someone can´t be beaten with intelligence then it´s time to mess the opponent up with mess...and this convoy would have had become reality *lol*

[JSalinger]

No, no, no...send in Drei Israelich Uboote! They'll kick arse all the way back to Loch Ewe!

*gets on the conductor platform* All right now everyone, on three...one...two...three! "Hinay ma tov uma nayim, shevet achim gam yachad!"

*music trails off as dozens of ships suddenly go boom*

Lesson learned: if it's impossible, leave it to the Israelis! :D:D:D

This post courtesy of: Der Juden Kaleun
A few problems rise:
- you didn't have Israelis in 1939-1945,
- none of these ships' name is "Jericho",
- they'd never have enough fuel to go round the convoy 77 times (IIRC),
- with the Israeli saying "where you have two Jews, you have three opinions" they'd argued to death, what exact music to play. :D And then they would have to play "El male rachamim" in the end, I suppose. :rotfl:

PS "Weuboot Elohim merachepheth tachat pnei hammayim" :rotfl: :D

Okay, problem solved...lend a submarine to the Palmach! LOL And don't bring out the Hebrew on me lol I can hardly remember enough for synagogue nonetheless conversation. ;)

[gdogghenrikson]

"SpawnProbability=100"
DD's spawn.......oh that's why they seem to keep coming out out nowhere, just like in my dreams

LMAO

[gdogghenrikson]

...otherwise.

"... and announcing our latest acheivement for GWX version 27.03... KELP!!! Yes Bernard... it moves with the ocean currents!"

We could also model the snot out of the interface so that you can't move your cursor ANYWHWERE without something sliding out!

...and for GWX version 34... SMELLS!!! YES, LADIES AND GENTS... REALISTIC (historically correct) U-boat CREW smells... progressively smellier with time spent at sea!

...but then there would be the argument over what smells are truly realistic. LOL.:|\\

really...what version will be get to see Thompson.. drunk as always
and will it include a mod to give me a Uboat cocktail if I am thirsty?

[Ducimus]

:huh:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

:rock:


so can someone make a single mission version of this i wanna attack them for the fatherland!!!

1942 and you are picking up radio reports of a hugely escorted convoy

75 escorts
Go for it
:rotfl:

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/5070/screenhunter188nd6.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/?00zmzndfxn5

You will start about 20km away from the convoy
Expect a massive FPS hit

[mr chris]

@BBW,
Any chance of a MP verison of the mission?

[melnibonian]

@BBW,
Any chance of a MP verison of the mission?
Please tell me it's a joke:o We die quick enough in the MP. With this mission we'll die even before the game loads:p :D :rotfl:

[mr chris]

@BBW,
Any chance of a MP verison of the mission? Please tell me it's a joke:o We die quick enough in the MP. With this mission we'll die even before the game loads:p :D :rotfl:

No Mel this is not a joke request. I think this would be a great MP mission not for the faint hearted though:arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!:

[melnibonian]

No Mel this is not a joke request. I think this would be a great MP mission not for the faint hearted though:arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!:
:roll: I guess you're correct I forgot I'm talking to the mad captain:p I guess we should call it the mission of 'those who are about to die';) :D :arrgh!:

[mr chris]

No Mel this is not a joke request. I think this would be a great MP mission not for the faint hearted though:arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!: :roll: I guess you're correct I forgot I'm talking to the mad captain:p I guess we should call it the mission of 'those who are about to die';) :D :arrgh!: :rotfl:You could never say that we could'nt find any targets:rotfl:

[melnibonian]

:rotfl:You could never say that we could'nt find any targets:rotfl:
I know we'll have a competition. We all going to surface and the one who manages to fire ONE round from his deck gun before blown to kingdom come wins:o :D :p :rotfl:

[mr chris]

:rotfl:You could never say that we could'nt find any targets:rotfl: I know we'll have a competition. We all going to surface and the one who manages to fire ONE round from his deck gun before blown to kingdom come wins:o :D :p :rotfl:

Thats the sprit Mel:up: "UP AND AT THEM":arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

@mel
are you sorted on MP yet ? :hmm:

[melnibonian]

@mel
are you sorted on MP yet ? :hmm:
I did a totally new installation and if I have time I'll try to join you tonight. How was the lady's B-party? I hope you had a good time:up:

[Jimbuna]

@mel
are you sorted on MP yet ? :hmm:
I did a totally new installation and if I have time I'll try to join you tonight. How was the lady's B-party? I hope you had a good time:up:

It went well mate thanks....it's just the aftermath I'm struggling with :doh:

[Biggles]

so can someone make a single mission version of this i wanna attack them for the fatherland!!!:rock::rock::rock::rock::up::cool:

1942 and you are picking up radio reports of a hugely escorted convoy

75 escorts
Go for it
:rotfl:

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/5070/screenhunter188nd6.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/?00zmzndfxn5

You will start about 20km away from the convoy
Expect a massive FPS hit

anyone who attacks this convoy surfaced and has proof through video/pics should be voted "Bravest captain of all time!" Let the contest begin!:rotfl: :rotfl:

[mr chris]

anyone who attacks this convoy surfaced and has proof through video/pics should be voted "Bravest captain of all time!" Let the contest begin!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Is that a challange i hear?;):arrgh!:

[Biggles]

anyone who attacks this convoy surfaced and has proof through video/pics should be voted "Bravest captain of all time!" Let the contest begin!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Is that a challange i hear?;):arrgh!:

Aye....it is! Go for it matey,and good luck!:arrgh!: