I finally met...

[Sevrin]

Ducimus' destroyers in TMO...

So much for that career... :haha::wah:

[Torplexed]

Ducimus' destroyers in TMO...

So much for that career... :haha::wah:

I think the IJN should have dumped all the Bushido "decisive battle" nonsense and hired Ducimus as their naval consultant. ;)

[Ducimus]

Oh come on, their not THAT tough. But hey, you mix alot of books by Edward Beach, with a couple years worth of SH3 playing/modding, and i guess this is what you get. That's my excuse if they're tougher then i think, but i still say their not THAT tough.

If anything in future revisions, individual escorts will be easier as ive reduced their passive hydrophone range by 50%. Acutally puts them closer historical parameters after enviormental dampeners are factored in. Although, im using that as an excuse to toss in a chance for few more auxillary's to spawn in convoy's.

Oh, and bungo pete? I'm going to let him out of his hole occasionally, but he'll still be a RARE occurance. Just something to surprise the crap out of you. Him, and PB102. :rotfl2:

[Sevrin]

:) I get a kick out of it though, these mods make the game enjoyable for me. I doubt I'd still be playing the game at all otherwise. You guys have done a lot of awesome work.

[magic452]

You just gatta love Ducimus.

First the carrot: " individual escorts will be easier as ive reduced their passive hydrophone range by 50%." :yeah:

Than he clubs you over the head with it: "Although, im using that as an excuse to toss in a chance for few more auxillary's to spawn in convoy's. " :damn:

And then "Oh, and bungo pete? I'm going to let him out of his hole occasionally" :damn:

Never a dull moment with TMO. :rock::rock::rock:
Magic

[Sevrin]

Next career started a little better... :up:

http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx43/sevrin2009/de.jpg?t=1257580322

http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx43/sevrin2009/naka.jpg?t=1257580354

[Bubblehead1980]

Ducimus, PLEASE don't mess with the escorts sonar, they're fine.Don't turn them into Francis-Class Destroyers and Escorts, for the love of god lol They are tough now but not unbeatable, I manage to escape them in calm seas all the time on 100 realism, just have to figure them out.One more time, please don't make them easier, will take away one of the best parts of TMO.

[AVGWarhawk]

TMO...good stuff. :yeah:

[Freiwillige]

"Actually puts them closer historical parameters"~Dimiscus

That's the most important part to me. Tune Away buddy.

[SteamWake]

Awsome thread three thumbs up :salute:

[Ducimus]

Ducimus, PLEASE don't mess with the escorts sonar, they're fine.Don't turn them into Francis-Class Destroyers and Escorts, for the love of god lol They are tough now but not unbeatable, I manage to escape them in calm seas all the time on 100 realism, just have to figure them out.One more time, please don't make them easier, will take away one of the best parts of TMO.

Be careful what you ask for, cause your going to see MORE escorts then in previous versions. :D

[Bubblehead1980]

okay, well if they are a little closer to historical parameters since you plan on adding more, that is fine.Just hope they don't go weak, thats what makes TMO, having to actually worry about the escorts 90% of the time.

A suggestion if you don't mind, since you said you are adding more escorts.I did this to my current version of TMO, historically accurate and adds to the game.Some of the more important single ships like tankers, assign them an escort or two, esp mid to late war when tankers were high priority.Many books I have read listed as many as five escorts of varying types escort one of two tankers, sometimes just one escort.Just a suggestion that only adds to the fun of TMO.

[Ducimus]

This is probably the largest late war convoy i've made thus far. Not all of them are this big. Most late war entries i have anywhere from 6 to 9 ships, with a chance to spawn 12 on some. Working on the last layer now. This stuff doesn't appear until late 44/early 45 in the files.

http://www.ducimus.net/sh415/endwar_convoy.jpg

Can you guess who's coming out on rare occasions?

[AVGWarhawk]

Bungo Pete Bungo Pete :o

[Ducimus]

Not just bungo pete. There's another ship, which in american circles, was credited for killing the destroyer killer. Although interestingly, according to combinedfleet.com TROM, it didn't kill the destroyer killer. *shrug*

[Bubblehead1980]

very cool Ducimus, i created a few of the large convoys like that myself in late war.Should be fun.

The ship that got the Harder was an old US destroyer the Japanese captured wasn't it? Something tells me you may make it tougher than the Akikazes.

Any chance every late war convoy will NOT have radar? That was night surface attacks are possible in late 44 and into 45? Some should but man a large convoy like that would be great for night surface.

[Ducimus]

>>Any chance every late war convoy will NOT have radar?

At this point, be happy with what you get, cause im not giving this much more time. I'll be dropping SH4 like a brick soon (nov 17, when i L4D2 is released) , so im prioritizing right now. :O:

[Bubblehead1980]

lol well ill have to fool with it i suppose.My cousin is a modder(wish i could get him into SH 4 but not his thing) has showed me a few things, i am learning when i can....:damn:

[beartooth91]

TMO wouldn't be the same without Bungo Pete. I'm still playing the 1.4 compatible version with RSRDC and have yet to meet him...but am always hoping to. I'm having a hard time believing its not just a simple matter of Shift-D and slithering off at A1/3 at just above crush depth.........
Is there a specific point in the war where he appears ? I haven't made it past mid '43 due to reinstalling, etc.

[sergei]

You WANT to find him?!
Just mosey on up to the Bungo Suido.
He'll find YOU!