Noob on board

[RattieUK]

Hi got a bit of time off work saw SH 4 on the shelves and thought well give this a try!!

Laggy slow load times, and I'm still offline! Trawling through the posts on this board already, ive uninstalled, defragged, reinstalled, rebooted, defragging again at moment. So heres hoping thats all fixed! (my puter is more than adiquate requirements)

Heres a few questions if anyone got time.

1. I have so far sunk a few junks with my rather crappy gun crew, and torped a few merchants. Fleets with protection kick me arse, I've met fleets 3 x and each time destroyers got me.

I recently had a perfect opertunity green lock on a cruiser, 3000 m fired 4 torps at 2700. droped attack perisope. dived to 50m. heard a few bangs boat kept sinking, tried emergency surface nothing kept sinking till i assume i exploded!

I've read a few posts about decoys hard right 3 knots dive will try to follow what depth do you guys go to?

2. whats the diffence between a mrk 14 and mrk 10 torpedo?

3. crew managment someone please explain what the hell is going on ? who do you promote? do you dismiss whats the red line next to em whats the green?

but so far so good!!!

Im sure ill think of a million more questions but dont wana bore ya!

RattieUK

[ReallyDedPoet]

Laggy slow load times, and I'm still offline! Trawling through the posts on this board already, ive uninstalled, defragged, reinstalled, rebooted, defragging again at moment. So heres hoping thats all fixed! (my puter is more than adiquate requirements)

Load times can be long, longer as your campaign progresses.



1. I have so far sunk a few junks with my rather crappy gun crew, and torped a few merchants. Fleets with protection kick me arse, I've met fleets 3 x and each time destroyers got me.

Have a look here regarding AI in SH4, nice explanation: http://www.ducimus.net/sh4/ai.htm



I've read a few posts about decoys hard right 3 knots dive will try to follow what depth do you guys go to?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120362
Might be something in here for you. I don't use them.


2. whats the diffence between a mrk 14 and mrk 10 torpedo?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=113762&highlight=torpedo+differences

3. crew managment someone please explain what the hell is going on ? who do you promote? do you dismiss whats the red line next to em whats the green?
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120155&highlight=promotions


By the way, welcome to SUBSIM:up:, hope some of this helps. Not everything is answered, but it is a start for you.


RDP

[McBeck]

Welcome, im sure you will find all the information here that you are looking for :D

If you get sunk by DDs all the time you might want to reconsider your approach to your attack?
How do you play out your attacks where theres DDs involved?

Did you install the 1.3 patch?

[SteamWake]

3,000 meters is a tad far out for a shot but my guess is that the booms you heard were DC's.

Play a little while with external cam on till you get a better handle on situation awarness.

As far as load times, yup there long my record longest (at least the ones I have timed) was 13 minutes from startup to being in a mission.

There is a 'sticky' thread at the top of the fourms "tech help guides.... " with a great deal of usefull information. Im willing to bet at least 90% of your questions can be answerd there.

Welcome to the forums and happy hunting.

[RattieUK]

Well thanks guys the info you gave me was pretty damn good.

1. after reinstall it worked i could actually hear my crew"!""" grat tips on installing it properly.

2. reinstalled started a new career ''WHAT A DIFERENCE''

Had to photograph tokyo harbour...yea right well, on my way i stumble into the kongo, get in to 1800 m 4 torps dived to 150 m shart left sharp right silent all stop. It blew up!!!!!!!!!!!1

then into tokyo....and eventually got killed damn the battries, but some funny screen shots of me getting my ass whooped.

Anyway restart after sinking kongo left tokyo to heros went home, next mission sink merchants, no probs ran into a convoy 6 Destroyers!!!!!! I sunk 3 then his pals got me but this is like a 100% improvment

so THANKS

mmm cant find the pics i took i hit print sreen ? is that correct to take pics?

[ReallyDedPoet]

mmm cant find the pics i took i hit print sreen ? is that correct to take pics?

ctrl + F11, they will be in your main SH4 Folder.


RDP

[alunatic]

Ah so thats why I can never find my screenshots anywhere....I'm not taking them when I think I am.....crap lol. Why is it ctrl + F11 instead of Print Screen???

[ReallyDedPoet]

Ah so thats why I can never find my screenshots anywhere....I'm not taking them when I think I am.....crap lol. Why is it ctrl + F11 instead of Print Screen???

Not sure, I have always used ctrl + F11, remember to hit the . (del) on your numberpad to get a full screen-shot.


RDP

[Elder-Pirate]

Ah so thats why I can never find my screenshots anywhere....I'm not taking them when I think I am.....crap lol. Why is it ctrl + F11 instead of Print Screen???

I don't believe "Prt Scr" key has ever been worth a dam since the birth of the computer. Anyway "ctrl + F11" puts a "Bitmap" image in your SH4 directory and you need to change that to a "JPEG", send it to somewhere like "Photobucket" ( lots of host on the web ). Copy & paste to your SH4 post. :)

And to answer your question as to why is it ctrl + F11 instead of Print Screen, well its the SH4 devs fault :yep: not ours. ( hey, I gotta blame it on somebody. :p )

[RattieUK]

ok thanks again,

nice comunity here probably should start this under a diferent thread but?

As this takes time and isnt doom type game im assuming average age of player may be higher? im 33

you lot?

[ReallyDedPoet]

ok thanks again,

nice comunity here probably should start this under a diferent thread but?

As this takes time and isnt doom type game im assuming average age of player may be higher? im 33

you lot?

38

Now that this one has ran its course, you may want to post on the app. thread, here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=87423

Good Hunting:up:


RDP

[SteamWake]

ok thanks again,

nice comunity here probably should start this under a diferent thread but?

As this takes time and isnt doom type game im assuming average age of player may be higher? im 33

you lot?

Lets just say you could be my son :|\\

Hell my grandson depending on where you grew up :rotfl:

[RattieUK]

just realised im 34 14 days ago

[Snuffy]

I haven't seen 34 in so long I forgot what it was like. :nope:

<edit> 34 was 18 years ago ... almost 19 now</edit>

[Elder-Pirate]

just realised im 34 14 days ago

34 ? Oh yeah now I remember, I was that age 37 years ago. :yep: :)


Welcome to the old folks home....................er belay that Captain............Welcome to subsim. :up:

[McBeck]

Well thanks guys the info you gave me was pretty damn good.

1. after reinstall it worked i could actually hear my crew"!""" grat tips on installing it properly.

2. reinstalled started a new career ''WHAT A DIFERENCE''

Had to photograph tokyo harbour...yea right well, on my way i stumble into the kongo, get in to 1800 m 4 torps dived to 150 m shart left sharp right silent all stop. It blew up!!!!!!!!!!!1

then into tokyo....and eventually got killed damn the battries, but some funny screen shots of me getting my ass whooped.

Anyway restart after sinking kongo left tokyo to heros went home, next mission sink merchants, no probs ran into a convoy 6 Destroyers!!!!!! I sunk 3 then his pals got me but this is like a 100% improvment

so THANKS

mmm cant find the pics i took i hit print sreen ? is that correct to take pics?
Good to see that you are having fun :D

Do you go after the DDs first? If you do then you might want to change your tactics, because theres a lot more tonnage in the merchants. Thats also what makes it a challenge :)

Yeah, your right the avarage age in here is much higher than the doom type games.
Im 32 myself, but has been around this forum since 1998 I think (Gees has it been 10 years?!?!)

How do you approach a convoy when you want to attack?

[Rockin Robbins]

53 here. Too old to rock and roll, too young to die. But I can practice dying right here in Silent Hunter 4. :o Yup, it's no kids' game. The new models just aren't designed for anything more cerebral than hand-eye coordination. All this navigation, target acquisition and boat handling is boring for them.

Actually life is boring for them because it involves a lot of planning, strategic positioning and thought. Those things are boring to today's thrill-seeking kids. Unfortunately for them life is a marathon, not a sprint. I have to wonder how they'll do in the long run.

Wonder who the youngsters on this forum are? I want to take my hat off to 'em and thank God that there are still young people who will endure the frustration life and this game have to offer for the greater rewards that come from patience, persistence, planning, committment, discipline and all that boring stuff!:up: The sweetness of the reward is the result of the price you pay.

[Seaman_Hornsby]

53 here. Too old to rock and roll...
Not according to your new avatar!

:rotfl:

EDIT: Oh, and 36 here. :)

[AVGWarhawk]

Welcome aboard.:up: 42 here going on my next bottle of scotch:smug:

[Swede]

im a 40 year old trapped in a 22 year old body.

I cant stad todays music, if i want action ill play hearts of iron (ww2 strategy) or read some Clancy. Or of course hunt merchants from the icy depths of the seven seas.

I have to say I admire you older fellas alot, I sincerly hope i will be playing simulations when im your age. (imagine a subsim game from 2040):smug: