Mopy
08-12-09, 04:10 PM
Heyas,
I managed to find the time to give SH3 a go again, this time with GWX3 installed and realism at 100% (no external cam etc). It certainly made things a lot more interesting, which is excellent :sunny:
And now to the question:
I had an unfortunate run in with some depth charges in my VII, March 05, 1940, and three 'sink to the bottom and somehow recover when all was lost' moments later I escape the escorts.
Now at this stage, the only thing I can do is return to base. I surface once I'm confident I'm away from my harassers have left (surprised to get back to the surface at all to be honest) and find myself limping quite badly.
Forward batteries are destroyed, as is my hydrophone, and radio antenna. In addition, stb and port diesel engines are destroyed along with stb electric engine and compressor. Both obs and attack periscope are out.
And water is spraying everywhere >.< the noise!
So I set about making a journey the 800km from Londonderry, Ireland to Torshovn, a neutral port in the north, hoping I might be able to get some repairs before sinking forever (loud spraying sound and all)
I manage 150km on my journey before my 2knots speed turns into 1knot, turns into zero knots. Battery dead. >.<
At this point, I look at the map just in time to see Torshovn turn fron neutral, to enemy >.< So the only other alternative is the 2000km to Bergen.
Fine fine, at least we're alive right? :nope: So I set course and off we go. I am travelling at < 0 knots (not drift). I'm managing about 4km per day and I have 1426 left to go to the nearest friendly port.
1) Any ideas as to how I could speed things up a bit? There's no way to repair destroyed things I'd assume, no one is coming to assist, and the crew in my electrics are at max efficiency.
2) What am I running on? Battery says empty, and diesels are out so they won't charge. Is this a fail safe specifically for the game to avoid being left stranded without being able to go anywhere, or is there some other explanation.
Incidentally, along with the sound of the water rushing in, I just hit crash dive by accident and the alarm got stuck. Now we have wooshing water + alarm bell that never ends + < 0 knots to destination which is now 1423 km away.:stare:
Doomed to spend three months returning home? I hope I don't run into anything red. I couldn't even ram it.
I managed to find the time to give SH3 a go again, this time with GWX3 installed and realism at 100% (no external cam etc). It certainly made things a lot more interesting, which is excellent :sunny:
And now to the question:
I had an unfortunate run in with some depth charges in my VII, March 05, 1940, and three 'sink to the bottom and somehow recover when all was lost' moments later I escape the escorts.
Now at this stage, the only thing I can do is return to base. I surface once I'm confident I'm away from my harassers have left (surprised to get back to the surface at all to be honest) and find myself limping quite badly.
Forward batteries are destroyed, as is my hydrophone, and radio antenna. In addition, stb and port diesel engines are destroyed along with stb electric engine and compressor. Both obs and attack periscope are out.
And water is spraying everywhere >.< the noise!
So I set about making a journey the 800km from Londonderry, Ireland to Torshovn, a neutral port in the north, hoping I might be able to get some repairs before sinking forever (loud spraying sound and all)
I manage 150km on my journey before my 2knots speed turns into 1knot, turns into zero knots. Battery dead. >.<
At this point, I look at the map just in time to see Torshovn turn fron neutral, to enemy >.< So the only other alternative is the 2000km to Bergen.
Fine fine, at least we're alive right? :nope: So I set course and off we go. I am travelling at < 0 knots (not drift). I'm managing about 4km per day and I have 1426 left to go to the nearest friendly port.
1) Any ideas as to how I could speed things up a bit? There's no way to repair destroyed things I'd assume, no one is coming to assist, and the crew in my electrics are at max efficiency.
2) What am I running on? Battery says empty, and diesels are out so they won't charge. Is this a fail safe specifically for the game to avoid being left stranded without being able to go anywhere, or is there some other explanation.
Incidentally, along with the sound of the water rushing in, I just hit crash dive by accident and the alarm got stuck. Now we have wooshing water + alarm bell that never ends + < 0 knots to destination which is now 1423 km away.:stare:
Doomed to spend three months returning home? I hope I don't run into anything red. I couldn't even ram it.