Anyone else suck at first?

[PvtJamoo]

Or just me? :P

[gazpode_l]

Unwritten law for rookies to struggle - I only bagged one light steamer on my opening patrol, but bagged five on my second :yep:.....Until a flower corvette bounced a D/C off my bow and rendered me sunk due to flooding! :down:

AND I was on for a good-un as well - prob logging at least 15,000GRT with the five kills I got! :damn:

B****DY surface patrols! :damn:

[Dissaray]

Check the tips and tricks thread. There is quite a few little things there that may help you out in geting started.

[PvtJamoo]

Yeah I just did my first patrol. Sunk a huge cargo ship for like 4k tons. So I'm pretty happy. And I will check out that thread, thanks.

[pickinthebanjo]

Yeah I sucked at first, mainly cause I started on 100% realism and also I sucked just after I installed OLC GUI. But Now I'm doing good

my current patrol: 60000+tons 12 torpedoes remaining IXC

You'll get the hang of it in no time. I recommend you sink all merchants 4000ton and less with deck gun if your having trouble with torpedoes, that way you will still get alot of tonnage. One tip is that the AOB and speed are pretty important when making your solutions, also get in close. (1000m) try to take shots when your AOB is 90 or 270, and make sure you identify nationality, you don't wan't to be sinking german ships

[Platapus]

Suck at first???

I have been playing sub sims for a long time and I still suck.

But I am having fun and that's what it is all about

[PvtJamoo]

Haha yeah, I'm just now reaching my first patrol zone. Can anyone tell me what a green ship is on the map? Blue is allied and red is enemy, green = neutral?

[KL-alfman]

Haha yeah, I'm just now reaching my first patrol zone. Can anyone tell me what a green ship is on the map? Blue is allied and red is enemy, green = neutral?


yessir! :salute:

[PvtJamoo]

Thanks, I guess I should'nt destroy this neutral ship then.

[KL-alfman]

Thanks, I guess I should'nt destroy this neutral ship then.


only if you declare war on that nation (for 24hours) :D

[frau kaleun]

Suck at first???

I have been playing sub sims for a long time and I still suck.

But I am having fun and that's what it is all about

:yeah:

[frau kaleun]

Thanks, I guess I should'nt destroy this neutral ship then.

Bingo.

It will cost you renown, and as KL-Alfman noted will also begin a 24-hour state of war between you and that ship's nation of origin. Meaning any other forces you encounter from that nation will attack you without warning or additional provocation.

[pickinthebanjo]

Bingo.

It will cost you renown, and as KL-Alfman noted will also begin a 24-hour state of war between you and that ship's nation of origin. Meaning any other forces you encounter from that nation will attack you without warning or additional provocation.

It's a good thing I wasn't close to america when I sank 2 large merchants of theres:)

[AgentToreno]

Suck at first???

I have been playing sub sims for a long time and I still suck.

But I am having fun and that's what it is all about

This. :DL

I remember sucking on 688 Attack Sub, Silent Service, etc.
But with all the 3D and control enhancements that make modern sims more lifelike, I suck less now. You gotta admit, even if you knew what you were doing, those old games cheated you really hardcore and that was the 'difficulty'.

[Madox58]

I refuse to Suck!
:stare:
But I still get my behind handed to me in a very
predictable way everytime I play.
:nope:

I have a major problem with Crash diveing in shallow waters.
:doh:

[frau kaleun]

I refuse to Suck!
:stare:
But I still get my behind handed to me in a very
predictable way everytime I play.
:nope:

I have a major problem with Crash diveing in shallow waters.
:doh:


I still have fond memories of my very first patrol, when I ran into something interesting.

According to the map it was Denmark.

[Ducimus]

My first memory of SH3, was before any supermods.

It was daylight, no clouds, no rain, glassy calm seas, I was in a type 7, creeping along at 1/3d speed (i don't think i had any notion of specific knot speeds yet), silent running, i had 14 to 20 meters of water underneath my keel, and i was trying to sneak into scapa flow, through the front, since there was no other way in.

And then, as i peered through my periscope, i noticed this destroyer Waaaay off. I thought, "hes so far away, i should get by him no problem", ill just be reaaaalllly quiet.

Umm,, no, he made a beeline for me, at which point i remember saying, "WTF! OMG No freaking way!!" After he pounded me into the sea floor, i exited the game thoroughly pissed off, cursing, "BS! That was complete utter BS!" as i turned off my computer and stomped off.

A couple days later, i was back at it again. :rolleyes:

[Madox58]

I still have fond memories of my very first patrol, when I ran into something interesting.

According to the map it was Denmark.

Oh I DREAM of makeing it that far!
:haha:

[Jankowski]

twas a good day for me that a GIGANTIC american ship did not sink to the bottom of the harbour after about 4 torpedos. it was 1940.

[Brer Rabbit]

I don't suck --Bernard does, and unfortunately he is a high ranking member of my crew. :wah:



Brer Rabbit
Heading for the briar patch

[Snestorm]

I still have fond memories of my very first patrol, when I ran into something interesting.

According to the map it was Denmark.

You did clean up any leaking diesel, didn't you?

[Paul Riley]

Practice = perfect :sunny:

[sergei]

I still have fond memories of my very first patrol, when I ran into something interesting.

According to the map it was Denmark.

:D

Yep, sucked big time at first.
Even at zero realism getting into a good position to fire an eel was more a matter of luck than judgment for me.
And my evasion procedure consisted of me crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.
Stick with it PvtJamoo, it get's easier.
And once it all falls into place, it becomes the most addictive substance known to man.

[frau kaleun]

You did clean up any leaking diesel, didn't you?

We left Bernard in charge of the cleanup operations.

I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but we had to leave him somewhere and Denmark was convenient.

[Jimbuna]

I always remember how relatively easy it was to remain surfaced and shoot dozens of aircraft out of the sky....till a few mods later when I suddenly realised every patrol I undertook ended with a sinking....from aircraft :oops:

[Platapus]

I still have fond memories of my very first patrol, when I ran into something interesting.

According to the map it was Denmark.


Nicely written. :yeah:

[frau kaleun]

Nicely written. :yeah:

Thank you. BdU said the same thing about my patrol log. Of course I left out a few minor details, but then who doesn't?

[Snestorm]

We left Bernard in charge of the cleanup operations.

I know that's not what you wanted to hear, but we had to leave him somewhere and Denmark was convenient.

Bernard has been given safe conduct to Sweden, where he has been given a job in the iron ore mines that supply Germany with steel.

Hope the quality of your next boat is as good as the last.

[frau kaleun]

Oh SNAP!

:haha:

[Capt. Teach]

Well,

I suppose this explaination might help describe my 1st patrol skill .....

According to what I have learned ... the boiling point of water greatly reduces as the pressure around it drops, this effect on water is what causes "cavitation" or those bubbles you see coming off the props. Let's just say that my suckage was such ... my type VIIb looked like it was in over-carbonated water. :D

["Hey ... look at that patch of boiling sea ... you think that is some sort of magma vent over there?" ... *stoically* "No, that is U-41 ... maiden voyage."]

[Snestorm]

Oh SNAP!

:haha:

Got ya.
And the swedes too!

[Jimbuna]

Bernard has been given safe conduct to Sweden, where he has been given a job in the iron ore mines that supply Germany with steel.

Hope the quality of your next boat is as good as the last.

LMAO :DL

[papa_smurf]

Very first patrol out of Lorient, I went at flank speed straight into the seawall:nope:
Suffice to say, that career was well and truly over....

[krashkart]

Very first patrol out of Lorient, I went at flank speed straight into the sewall:nope:
Suffice to say, that career was well and truly over....

I did that on my first patrol, too! :har::har:

Ever run at flank speed and attract your own homing torpedo? I did. Sped right along thinking everything was honkey-dorey and all of a sudden *KA-BLAMMO*! Lost the engine compartment and had no way to RTB. :yep:

OTOH, if you play it just right you can use your own engine noise to guide those homing eels back toward their intended target. Nailed a pesky destroyer that way once. :DL

[flag4]

Or just me? :P

4 years in - still learning. read the history books too, first hand accounts and the more factual like Michael Gannons's Operation Drumbeat. a classic!

you will know so much more about your boat and crew after reading this.

you can order it from Amazon through Subsim, got my copy for a couple of £'s...

...dont give up AND ask lots of questions :yep:

[gazpode_l]

you can order it from Amazon through Subsim, got my copy for a couple of £'s...

...dont give up AND ask lots of questions :yep:

And how do we do that? :hmmm:

[Dissaray]

You can get to the subsim stor via the quick links tab at the top bar; where the user CP and downloads butons are.