For 1X Captains eyes only

[codmander]

ok all you brave soul 1x players sh4 is a coming!! any boastin/braggin about how ye are gonna 1x across the pacific in sh4 ?

sh3 1x patrols where brutal in there own right ((allthough it seems the patrols I remeber most are the ones played at 1x)):hmm:

Just wonderin who is getting there supplys ready and sent to Pearl for the great payback ---------------- remeber pearl harbor!!!

[azn_132]

ok all you brave soul 1x players sh4 is a coming!! any boastin/braggin about how ye are gonna 1x across the pacific in sh4 ?

sh3 1x patrols where brutal in there own right ((allthough it seems the patrols I remeber most are the ones played at 1x)):hmm:

Just wonderin who is getting there supplys ready and sent to Pearl for the great payback ---------------- remeber pearl harbor!!!

Goin 1x in the pacific is goin to be way more longer that means more time on one ptrol than in SH3.

[Iron Budokan]

I'm currently running a 1x patrol in SH3. My 7B is SE of Rockall Bank. But, yeah, you bring up a darn good point and one I've been pondering.

Will I run a totally 1x patrol in SH4? Gotta admit it's unlikely. I'm thinking I will use TC to get to my patrol area and then drop to 1x. Hey, I'm a big believer in 1x...but across the friggin' Pacific? :rotfl: Doubtful....! ;)

[High Voltage]

1x???!!!!:doh:
Are you guys serious? Do you really play missions in SH3 GWX at 1x?? How do you do it? I can understand patrolling your grid and mounting the attack, but crossing the Atlantic or even getting to Scapa Flow at anything less than 128 is just masochistic!!:dead::dead::dead:

[Iron Budokan]

I personally have never crossed the Atlantic at 1x but I've played several career patrols around England at 1x and am doing so currently....

Lots of people do it, but yeah, you gotta be kinda whacked in the head, I'll agree to that, hahaha! :yep:

[Finback]

I personally have never crossed the Atlantic at 1x but I've played several career patrols around England at 1x and am doing so currently....

Lots of people do it, but yeah, you gotta be kinda whacked in the head, I'll agree to that, hahaha! :yep:

I'm in good company then :hmm: .

:rotfl:

[Myxale]

:hmm:
:yep:

[codmander]

I'm currently running a 1x patrol in SH3. My 7B is SE of Rockall Bank. But, yeah, you bring up a darn good point and one I've been pondering.

Will I run a totally 1x patrol in SH4? Gotta admit it's unlikely. I'm thinking I will use TC to get to my patrol area and then drop to 1x. Hey, I'm a big believer in 1x...but across the friggin' Pacific? :rotfl: Doubtful....! ;)



:rotfl: well maybe Sidney Austraia will be an optional startin harbor:|\\

[firepower41]

You guys are too intense! I feel like I'm sitting at the computers for hours on 1024 just waiting for the weather to change so I can attack. Sitting at the computer for four real-time weeks, looking only at walls of waves and rain...I would say, gentlemen, it's time defect to Ireland or Spain. Put away the vaseline, the war is over for us!

[Iron Budokan]

Lol, you don't have to stay sitting and staring at the computer for weeks on end. I run reversa patrols. My days are their nights and vice versa. (Midnight for them is noon for me.) This works out well early in the war because you're fairly safe on the surface at night and during the day (my nights) my men can sleep and so can I. Not a big deal. Plus, it allows me to keep my time and theirs in synch, though still 12 hours out of phase, of course. :up: Plus, the game can run in the background, allowing me time to work.

It's all good! :yep:

[CptGrayWolf]

I impose on myself a strict 'no higher then x128' rule.
The rest of you that do it x1, need to go visit the loony bin.:yep:

[Zantham]

I impose on myself a strict 'no higher then x128' rule.
The rest of you that do it x1, need to go visit the loony bin.:yep:
I do a 32x max but mostly play at 1x. I never knew the Mediterranean Sea was so BIG! I decided to try a Med career. Sailed out from La Rochelle (Ducimus's Flavored Mod) and into Gibralter. That took a few days at low TC. Then went through Gibraltor Straits, that took a while at 1kt at 1x....but I figured home wasn't far past that...Then I plotted my course to Salamis...and realized...I'm not even 1/3rd of the way there yet! :damn:
And here I thought I'd start a Med career so I could do 'fast' low TC patrols! :doh: Man this game rocks....

[Sailor Steve]

I never knew the Mediterranean Sea was so BIG!
Actually the SH3 world is quite a bit smaller than the real one, or so I'm told.

[Zantham]

I never knew the Mediterranean Sea was so BIG! Actually the SH3 world is quite a bit smaller than the real one, or so I'm told.

Yeah if I zoom out far enough in SH3 I can fit the entire world on my screen!!:88)

[codmander]

I impose on myself a strict 'no higher then x128' rule.
The rest of you that do it x1, need to go visit the loony bin.:yep:
I do a 32x max but mostly play at 1x. I never knew the Mediterranean Sea was so BIG! I decided to try a Med career. Sailed out from La Rochelle (Ducimus's Flavored Mod) and into Gibralter. That took a few days at low TC. Then went through Gibraltor Straits, that took a while at 1kt at 1x....but I figured home wasn't far past that...Then I plotted my course to Salamis...and realized...I'm not even 1/3rd of the way there yet! :damn:
And here I thought I'd start a Med career so I could do 'fast' low TC patrols! :doh: Man this game rocks....

Best times for 1x patrols
39 out of wilhelmsjaven
mid/late 40 just after transfered to france

Of course the greatest time is when you get your new game 1x game stays new 4 ever:)

[codmander]

I'm currently running a 1x patrol in SH3. My 7B is SE of Rockall Bank. But, yeah, you bring up a darn good point and one I've been pondering.

Will I run a totally 1x patrol in SH4? Gotta admit it's unlikely. I'm thinking I will use TC to get to my patrol area and then drop to 1x. Hey, I'm a big believer in 1x...but across the friggin' Pacific? :rotfl: Doubtful....! ;)


Your a steely eyed missle man!!!! why is it the 1x patrols are ones that I remeber
because it truly becomes a real sub sim at 1x you become part of your crew heck the only thing missing are some smells and salt spray((2 things i can live without anyway:cool:

[Sailor Steve]

I never knew the Mediterranean Sea was so BIG! Actually the SH3 world is quite a bit smaller than the real one, or so I'm told.

Yeah if I zoom out far enough in SH3 I can fit the entire world on my screen!!:88)
I'm not sure if you're joking or not. I meant that modelled distances between places are less than they are in real life.

[Zantham]

I never knew the Mediterranean Sea was so BIG! Actually the SH3 world is quite a bit smaller than the real one, or so I'm told.
Yeah if I zoom out far enough in SH3 I can fit the entire world on my screen!!:88) I'm not sure if you're joking or not. I meant that modelled distances between places are less than they are in real life.

Lol, yes I wasnt being serious there, I've heard before that the modelled world in SH3 is smaller than in real life, and I've also read somewhere where a minute in SH3 is slightly shorter than a real minute too...tho I've never tried to verify either of these for myself.

[gamers2000]

4096TC for me,nothing less!

[robj250]

I've used 1x lots of times. I crank up GWX and set my torpedoes and let my sub run 1x to whereever I'm going. I crank up the speakers and then go do whatever it is I want to do, letting the game run-on until I hear the WO state ship spotted, or Aircraft spotted, then I come-a-running :D

If I'm siting at the game continuous, sometimes I will go to 32x, 64x or 128x, depending where I am.

Rob

[Sailor Steve]

So you're not really playing at 1x, you're off doing something else and ignoring the game while it runs by itself. What's the difference between that and using time compression?

[Abd_von_Mumit]

So you're not really playing at 1x, you're off doing something else and ignoring the game while it runs by itself. What's the difference between that and using time compression?
No, Sailor Steve, you are certainly NOT :nope: going to tell us that there are any people sitting at the screen and staring :stare: at the waves all the time their ship is going through :ahoy: the Atlantic at x1TC, are you?! :doh:

PS And I agree that playing at x1TC only "from time to time" isn't the same as playing whole the patrol that way. Everyone of us plays at 1 "from time to time", it happens that I play even slower, when I go on a side or to the kitchen to check, if my fridge lives its own life. ;)

[Corrupt_File]

I'm probably going to get told off for this, but whatever. I have no problem with those who do 1x to put in perspective what uboat crews went through. But for those who do it for "added realism"... oh please... As you sit in front of your computer eatting doritos or watching TV with the volume on your game cranked so you year your WO call something, how is that realistic? You should be greasing torpedos or playing cards with a bunch of dirty smelly men. Now, I could be mistaken on the reason some do 1x, but if it isn't for realism, than why? Whats wrong with cranking the TC up a bit to skip the seabirds and waves?

Bring on the flames.

[Iron Budokan]

No flames from me. I've always said to each his own. :up:

[Iron Budokan]

4096TC for me,nothing less!

Why stop there? Why not 8192? :lol: That should cut down on the Atlantic transit time. :yep:

[gamers2000]

LOL! Give me 8192 in Commander and a Cray computer and I will. :D

[Iron Budokan]

LOL! It will probably be available in the next decade or so, hehe.

[Reinhard Hardegen]

I mostly play SH3 at 1x, I leave it running one the one computer while I do things on another. So I will most likey run SH4 the same way.:up: :yep:

[codmander]

I mostly play SH3 at 1x, I leave it running one the one computer while I do things on another. So I will most likey run SH4 the same way.:up: :yep:


IF ya ask me playin at 1X is 2048 times better than tc'in:sunny:

[Puster Bill]

As you sit in front of your computer eatting doritos or watching TV with the volume on your game cranked so you year your WO call something, how is that realistic? You should be greasing torpedos

I've been known to get bored with the game at 1X, and went off to grease the ol' torpedo...

[Sailor Steve]

I'm just lost. You have to play the way you like, but I still fail to understand how not playing while the computer runs is playing at 1x, or how it's any different.

But sometimes I'm just slow to pick these things up.

[Iron Budokan]

It's because we're not actually on the sub itself. But if we were we could be sitting aound staring at the woodwork, contemplating the crabs in our groin, watching the fly on Doenitz's picture, watching the mold grow, listening to the tip-tap-tip of water trickling into the bilge, hearing the wind whine through the net guard, and other fun stuff.

Since we don't have the boredom factor of dealing with sitting around peeling lemons everyday we use this way to model yet another immersion factor.

Which got me to thinking. (An unusual concept for me, I admit) Do flight sim gamers have this same argument over 1x and TC? Just wonderin'.

[Iron Budokan]

I've been known to get bored with the game at 1X, and went off to grease the ol' torpedo...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[Corsair]

Which got me to thinking. (An unusual concept for me, I admit) Do flight sim gamers have this same argument over 1x and TC? Just wonderin'.

Oh yes we do :D use of autopilot and time compression (although it's usually limited to 2x and 4x) has been filling many pages in flight sim forums...

[Iron Budokan]

One thing that continually tickles me is those gamers who don't play at 1x (which is fine) often use words like "crazy, loon, goof, weirdo, nut, bonehead, etc" when discussing those of us who do.

And my response is always, "Yeah, and your point is....?" :rotfl:

[Iron Budokan]

Which got me to thinking. (An unusual concept for me, I admit) Do flight sim gamers have this same argument over 1x and TC? Just wonderin'.
Oh yes we do :D use of autopilot and time compression (although it's usually limited to 2x and 4x) has been filling many pages in flight sim forums...


Ah, that's good to know.... Yeah, I can see wars staring up over using the autopilot, that's for sure... :hmm:

[codmander]

when sh4 comes out there is nothin worse than tc'in threw the game pooof in a week its old new allready :cry: if you savor the flavor and keep the tc'in down when you finish your first patrol a mod worth downloding will be coming out just about then:rock:

[Reinhard Hardegen]

At 1x play you can see things that you might miss using TC. It's a big world out there, don't miss it. The programers added a lot of scenery in the game, it would be a waste not to enjoy it.:hmm:

[codmander]

I'm probably going to get told off for this, but whatever. I have no problem with those who do 1x to put in perspective what uboat crews went through. But for those who do it for "added realism"... oh please... As you sit in front of your computer eatting doritos or watching TV with the volume on your game cranked so you year your WO call something, how is that realistic? You should be greasing torpedos or playing cards with a bunch of dirty smelly men. Now, I could be mistaken on the reason some do 1x, but if it isn't for realism, than why? Whats wrong with cranking the TC up a bit to skip the seabirds and waves?

Bring on the flames.

one reason is when you tc you miss planes/ships/even convoys.. if your gonna tc all over the place might as well play PONG:rotfl:

[Ducimus]

All i can think of to say is......

You guys are nucking futs.

[Iron Budokan]

It's true you miss a lot less contacts at a lower TC...

[Ducimus]

It's true you miss a lot less contacts at a lower TC...

You also increase your chances of having more contacts within a shorter period of time using TC.

[CptGrayWolf]

One thing that continually tickles me is those gamers who don't play at 1x (which is fine) often use words like "crazy, loon, goof, weirdo, nut, bonehead, etc" when discussing those of us who do.

And my response is always, "Yeah, and your point is....?" :rotfl:

I don't think anybody really cares, we are just teasing. :lol:
In fact, I kinda respect and admire people that play x1TC. Too many people in this society zipping around, doing things at 100 mph. Not taking the time to feel the sunshine on their face, or in our case, the bow spray. :up:

[robj250]

So those of you that don't like 1x, go through the Kiel Canal at a tc greater than 1x???

Rob

[codmander]

umm well this is suppose to be a uboat simulator :hmm: All i know is i have done both tc and 1x patrols seems to me sh3 is more realistic at 1x and more enjoyable not to mention more contacs Hey by the way we have some cpts not obeying orders if they read the title of this post ---FOR 1X CAPTAINS ONLY---------------------- not pong players :rotfl:

[Ducimus]

Oh come on, thats like saying, "Don't look down!"
What are people going to do? Look down.


Personally i dont think X1 makes the game any more realistic. All it really means is you have way too much time on your hands,and take the way game too seriously. Not to mention wasting electricty running a home computer 24/7 for weeks to months on end.

As i said, you guys are nucking futs. :88)

[IceGrog]

Oh come on, thats like saying, "Don't look down!"
What are people going to do? Look down.


Personally i dont think X1 makes the game any more realistic. All it really means is you have way too much time on your hands,and take the way game too seriously. Not to mention wasting electricty running a home computer 24/7 for weeks to months on end.

As i said, you guys are nucking futs. :88)
I started one career in 1x, going out of the harbor was great , I guess because before I hadn’t taken that much time to look around and enjoy things but when I hit the open ocean I couldn’t handle it, plus I didn’t have the time to do it.

[Iron Budokan]

Time can be a factor, no doubt about it. I work at home so it's not a problem for me... :yep:

[codmander]

Time can be a factor, no doubt about it. I work at home so it's not a problem for me... :yep:


no cussing on this forum please 4 letter words such as -work- make me sick to my stomach;)

[robj250]

Time can be a factor, no doubt about it. I work at home so it's not a problem for me... :yep:


no cussing on this forum please 4 letter words such as -work- make me sick to my stomach;)

Well, there will be a time when you will not have to work. :sunny: Look at me, I don't work because I'm old and not in good health, and I still enjoy SH whenever I can play it. But I hope when you retire you will be in good health and be able to travel and enjoy the balance of your life.

It took me 4 of my real days to get through the Kiel canal :rotfl: and it was in the daytime this time and was worth the trip. Nice job on the canal.

Rob