Super Noob Question

[oelis]

Hi sorry for Nooberocity: I finished the training mission and am back in the sub pens where uber-dude gave me my own boat and sent the other captain packing ... he tells me I need to go talk to my second-in-command, who I can see on the ~bridge, but I can't communicate with him, nor get on the boat ... I'm just running around like a chicken inside the sub pen... can anyone help me with that? Appreciate the trouble. I am somewhat of an old-hand with SH III and IV, but this new version is giving me some new territory to learn. Thanks, and sorry again for having to ask questions which are no doubt foolish.

- oelis

[Safe-Keeper]

There are two people standing in the pen, pretty close to where you talk to Captain Rahn after the mission. One of them lets you upgrade your sub and buy torpedoes, another gives you mission orders.

[LeNe]

http://www.picshack.eu/bild.php/2,12759,1jpgUQZ6X.jpg (http://www.picshack.eu/bild.php/12759,1jpgUQZ6X.jpg)

yup that's how he should look like.

[Onkel Neal]

Hi sorry for Nooberocity: I finished the training mission and am back in the sub pens where uber-dude gave me my own boat and sent the other captain packing ... he tells me I need to go talk to my second-in-command, who I can see on the ~bridge, but I can't communicate with him, nor get on the boat ... I'm just running around like a chicken inside the sub pen... can anyone help me with that? Appreciate the trouble. I am somewhat of an old-hand with SH III and IV, but this new version is giving me some new territory to learn. Thanks, and sorry again for having to ask questions which are no doubt foolish.

- oelis

No question is a bad question, have you looked through the Tips and FAQ here? Look up at the sticky threads. There is a campaign intro there. (http://www.subsim.com/2010_02/sh5/2010/sh5_intro/tip_sh5_feb2010.php)

[oelis]

Thank you guys, I found the person I was supposed to talk to about 14 seconds after I posted. ... sorry for the trouble, appreciate the help, thanks for not tearing in to me,

- oelis

[ReallyDedPoet]

Welcome to SUBSIM :yep::up:

[oelis]

Thanks again. I am really struggling to get used to this new format ... I may shelve it and go back to 4 if things don't improve for me. I am a Sim'er, not otherwise, and this game feels a bit arcade-y and dumbed down, in terms of the gameplay. My little son loves it, so I'm going to continue to try to learn to play it and hopefully we'll both end up enjoying it as much as we did 4. I have one more question to add at this point, in case anyone happens to re-visit the thread: I can't seem to figure out how to take a depth-sounding, or, the depth-under-keel report that I used quite frequently in 4. Can anyone advise? Thanks all,

- oelis

[KiwiVenge]

Have a look in the mod section here. A lot of changes can be made through mods already. And there will only be more as time goes by.
I hear the morale mod is a must, and there are User interface mods that make SH5 much more like Sh3 and 4.
Worth a look anyway.

[oelis]

Can you give me some good suggestions/links? I'll have to mod this thing if I'm going to play it ... it is killing me right now with its massive break from what I've come to enjoy from the series. Thanks,

- oelis

[kylania]

Two mods that will go far to restoring your faith are:

DarkWraith's OldStyle 3Dials (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163208) mod and Church's SH5 Keys 1.1 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163444). Those will restore the familar keyboard shortcuts, TDC and UI and really improve the ability to command the u-boat as you expect.

[robbo180265]

Hi matey

I've been kicked off my computer (girlfriend wants to play Wow) so I can't tell you all the mods I have installed.

I would reccomend that you install Church's keyboard commands, Darkwraith's old style instruments and the moral mod.

You can find these by either searching the mods forum , or I believe that there is now a sticky in this forum listing all mods available.

Good luck mate and do stick with it. As you become more used to the "newness" and mod out some of the bugs , the game really starts to shine.

[SteamWake]

I highly recommend Dark Wraiths mod it address the majority of issues for me.

It is not without its own issues but nothing I cant work around.

Make sure you get JSGME and carefully read the instructions on how to install and use it.

It really is a must have.