Wolf Pack

[Alpha Von Burg]

I have read and heard alot about the U-boat armada assembled by the Kriegsmarine during WW2 and the word "Wolf Pack", a term reffering to a fleet (pack) of U-Boats, kept coming up.

Now, this made me wonder weather, not if it is possible to join a wolf pack in career, but weather if it is possible to find and follow another German U-Boat in career?

"Curious to know..."

[pickinthebanjo]

There are AI boats out there but they stay surfaced, I ran into a Type IX in a convoy attack but there is also a wolfpack mod out there but I don't know how well it works (it crashed to desktop, but I had 22 other mods installed) but if I find it again I will post the link

[pickinthebanjo]

http://download914.mediafire.com/wsy4m3rs9mkg/tt2mqmaym4z/Wolfpack_mod.7z

[Alpha Von Burg]

I need to know, those this have any curtain requirements in order for this thing to work, as in another program for it to work because i know a few mod that need another mod to actually work, if so could you paste the link...
if not...
please say so.

thanks in advance

[Alpha Von Burg]

http://download914.mediafire.com/wsy4m3rs9mkg/tt2mqmaym4z/Wolfpack_mod.7z

:06:
Ah, well, I have just downloaded the mod, but now I don't know what to do next arn't I suppose to install something to get this thing to work or am I to just drag the file somewhere???

[pickinthebanjo]

:06:
Ah, well, I have just downloaded the mod, but now I don't know what to do next arn't I suppose to install something to get this thing to work or am I to just drag the file somewhere???

well from what I understood the first time I Tried to use it was that it is a mission, but it also has to be activated in JSGME. It clashed with some important mods I have like New interiors so I did not use it. I can try and figure it out for you when I get off work, I work a half day today so if you don't have it working by lunch I can take a stab at it.

Good luck

[Alpha Von Burg]

wow that was quick... I was expecting a 1 to 24 hour wait...

Anyway, from what you have just said is this mod only for single mission or is it also for career ?

oh and thanks for the quick reply...

[pickinthebanjo]

wow that was quick... I was expecting a 1 to 24 hour wait...

Anyway, from what you have just said is this mod only for single mission or is it also for career ?

oh and thanks for the quick reply...

It seems to be for missions, though if you made some nice big missions I think it could still be good. Apperently they fire torpedoes in that mod but ill believe it when i see it. but anyway I have to get going

[Alpha Von Burg]

... but anyway I have to get going

okay then...

[Sailor Steve]

:06:
Ah, well, I have just downloaded the mod, but now I don't know what to do next arn't I suppose to install something to get this thing to work or am I to just drag the file somewhere???
JSGME
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=169090

[pickinthebanjo]

Ok I just read the read me and it seams fairly simple, enable with JSGME and look for the new mission it adds so you can test it to see if it works. I will PM the creator and see if there are any other steps

[firefighter26]

There are AI boats out there but they stay surfaced, I ran into a Type IX in a convoy attack

I ran into a convoy coming into the western approaches that had some nice targets I wanted to put to the bottom. Low on torpedoes, I decided I would get into position and pick off the biggest boats first. I did a large loop end round on the surface at night to get well in front of the convoy as well as staying well out of detection range of their escorts.

Parked myself, submerged, right in their path and waited for them to catch up to. My plan was to see what side of the convoy was the least protected and maneuver off their track to that side, submerged at night would make it harder for the destroyers to spot me.

Things were coming together nicely when all of a sudden one of the tankers I had my eye on exploded right in front of my eyes!

All the escorts took off in another direction, so I went the opposite way and fired all the bow and stern torpedoes I had into the convoy, went deep and silent and the destroyers were too busy chasing what I assume was another, AI controlled sub who got the first shots off.

[pickinthebanjo]

I ran into a convoy coming into the western approaches that had some nice targets I wanted to put to the bottom. Low on torpedoes, I decided I would get into position and pick off the biggest boats first. I did a large loop end round on the surface at night to get well in front of the convoy as well as staying well out of detection range of their escorts.

Parked myself, submerged, right in their path and waited for them to catch up to. My plan was to see what side of the convoy was the least protected and maneuver off their track to that side, submerged at night would make it harder for the destroyers to spot me.

Things were coming together nicely when all of a sudden one of the tankers I had my eye on exploded right in front of my eyes!

All the escorts took off in another direction, so I went the opposite way and fired all the bow and stern torpedoes I had into the convoy, went deep and silent and the destroyers were too busy chasing what I assume was another, AI controlled sub who got the first shots off.

wow they did good, the one I seen must have been a captain bernard as he was running strait into a convoy at flank speed

[ryanglavin]

I think I win. In GWX, i found an IXB doing convoy escort in 1941. I sunk it, and of course it was Germany's vessel shooting at me first... It hit me twice before I realized what was going on.

[Alpha Von Burg]

Thanks to all, this really makes me feel less lonely in the game...

[pickinthebanjo]

Thanks to all, this really makes me feel less lonely in the game...

so you got it working then?

[h.sie]

The wolfpack mod from Sergbuto is capable for more than only single missions. In NYGM for example, sergbutos submerged type VIIA wolfpack U-Boats are scripted into some allied convoys in the RND layer. As soon as the convoy enters the render range, the U-Boats start to attack the convoy.

For my private GWX mod setup, I did the same and replaced most of the surfaced wolfpack U-Boats with the submerged ones from sergbuto.

[Alpha Von Burg]

so you got it working then?

Ya, thanks again for everyones replys...

[raymond6751]

I'm eager to both hear that it works in combat and to try it.

Thanks to h.sie for your link (signature) to the surbuto mod. I think I'll give that a go.

I have limited time to play, though. I'll be watching for reports here in the meanwhile. :arrgh!:

[Jankowski]

do they fire torpedos?

[pickinthebanjo]

do they fire torpedos?

sort of, They were not able to do that so they fire like a ships gun (above water) but other than it looking like a cruise missle it seems close enough

[ryanglavin]

A sort of cruise missile... why doesn't doenitz give me one?

[h.sie]

by the way: I made Sergbutos Wolfpack Mod V2 compatible to GWX3. See my mediafire page. Now it can be installed on top of GWX without file conflicts.

The only thing left to do is to replace the surfaced wolfpack uboats from GWX in the Campaign_RND.mis with the submerged VIIA uboats that come with Sergbutos Mod. not a hard job.

I've done that for my private use only and it seems to work so far. I've been asked via PM if I plan to publish it. my answer is no, because campaign files are property of GWX team and I've not asked for permission. other reasons: it's not intensively tested so far and I have no time to give support.

Don't expect 100% wolfpack action with contact messages and communication between uboats and so on. But you can expect to see a smaller convoy as it initially was, because some ships are missing and some are burning. and sometimes you see a fighting action at the horizon at night with starshells and so on.

[pickinthebanjo]

A sort of cruise missile... why doesn't doenitz give me one?

:haha: He's been holding out on us

[Sailor Steve]

A sort of cruise missile... why doesn't doenitz give me one?
He found out about you and his daughter. :03: