TWoS: Doubt about the contact report

[joselcrack20]

Hello everyone!

Can someone explain me what the radio guy does? I mean, what is a contact report used for? And a status report? Why do I have to send them? When can I send one of them and what for?

Many thanks!

JOSÉ ÁNGEL, a new member of this world.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi JA
The radio guy Benno Scheu takes his orders from the watch officer Dieter Epp.
Dieter Epp has a menu within a menu for each requirement.
Sending Status reports which is the way you reply to radio messages sent by the BDU.
You may be given orders to report contacts as in the first mission Baltic Operations where you need to use this method to send your message to the BDU.
Peter

[joselcrack20]

Many thanks Berbster!

Oh, I thought I was able to call the Kriegsmarine or if I was having problems. I suppose the option «request resupply» is for something like that, right? Not as cinematic as calling the Kriegsmarine but at least saying in which port I can rest haha. The bad thing is that my requests are always refused :(.

JOSÉ ÁNGEL

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi JA
"Request supply" will first appear in "Operation Drumbeat" IIRC.
You will be able to rendezvous with a supply ship off the American coast.
Peter

[joselcrack20]

Many thanks for everything!

Now I have all my doubts cleared. So the radio guy helps you to complete some special missions, I see. This is a very interesting feature :).

Again, thanks for everything.

JOSÉ ÁNGEL

[vdr1981]

Many thanks for everything!

Now I have all my doubts cleared. So the radio guy helps you to complete some special missions, I see. This is a very interesting feature :).

Again, thanks for everything.

JOSÉ ÁNGEL

And not only that. If you send contact report when you have enemy ships in sight, BdU will also:
- Redirect friendly subs to your location (if there are any available near your location)
- Send Aircrafts to your locations (if there are axis airbases in the vicinity)

But be careful, allies can do pretty much the same if your transmission is intercepted... :yep:

[joselcrack20]

Oh, that's brilliant!

And do the friendly units spend too much time coming to my position? And does the BDU answer something to you requests or you just only have to wait when «Message sent» appears in the captain's log?
I think I'll have to send many contact reports until I get used to sinking ships haha.

Many thanks for your answers :).

JOSÉ ÁNGEL

[Cyborg322]

Oh, that's brilliant!

And do the friendly units spend too much time coming to my position? And does the BDU answer something to you requests or you just only have to wait when «Message sent» appears in the captain's log?
I think I'll have to send many contact reports until I get used to sinking ships haha.

Many thanks for your answers :).

JOSÉ ÁNGEL

If assistance is to far away you get message like "no support in your area act on your own initiative" if BDU sends you a request and get no reply you should get repeat message.

[joselcrack20]

If assistance is to far away you get message like "no support in your area act on your own initiative" if BDU sends you a request and get no reply you should get repeat message.

Oh, I understand. Now that I have all my doubts cleared, I'll sink a lot of ships... if I can haha.

Many thanks for your help :).

JOSÉ ÁNGEL

[pvtoloko]

Suerte en las cacerias camarada. : Kaleun_Salute:

[joselcrack20]

Suerte en las cacerias camarada. : Kaleun_Salute:

¡Otro capitán español por aquí! ¡Un saludo y buena caza!

[Cyborg322]

Hola, soy capaz de hablar un poco de español ayudará siempre que sea posible

[Cyborg322]

necesitamos más capitanes españoles :Kaleun_Salute:

[pvtoloko]

see... somos buenos jajaaja. Saludos camaradas : Kaleun_Cheers:

[XenonSurf]

I get easily confused when playing both SH3 and SH5:

In SH3 (WAC, etc.), german text:

From left to right:

Kontakte melden (= wrong translation, should read Statusbericht senden = Send Status Report; same as in the radio message screen)
Fühlungsmeldung senden (= Send Contact Report; same as in the radio message screen)
Feindliche Kontakte melden (??)

In SH5 TWoS, english text:

The 3 ones from left to right:

Report received contacts (??)
Send Contact Report
Send Status Report

No idea what the marked ?? actually do, reporting any sort of contact (excluding convoys for which you use Send Contact Report) ?


:Kaleun_Salute:

[vdr1981]

Report received contacts (??)
Send Contact Report
Send Status Report

No idea what the marked ?? actually do, reporting any sort of contact (excluding convoys for which you use Send Contact Report) ?


:Kaleun_Salute:

It does nothing. It's a unimplemented feature of New UIs. Didn't you see "no function" inscription? :hmmm:

[CaesarCzech]

let me guess. that unimplement function is supposed to be something like Acknowlaged ?

[Comodoro]

Hi all

Even though I have activated everything in the options I show in the screenshot, I am not notified of the radio messages and go directly to the captain's log, which causes me to lose or see convoy reports too late.

screenshot
https://ibb.co/kcuxAL

Does this have a solution?

Hola a todos

Pese a que tengo activado todo en las opciones que muestro en la captura, no se me avisa de los mensajes de radio y van directos a la bitácora del capitán, lo que provoca que me pierdo o veo muy tarde reportes de convoyes.

¿esto tiene solución?

Thank you very much!!

aquí un español de Elche (Alicante)

[vdr1981]

Hi all

Even though I have activated everything in the options I show in the screenshot, I am not notified of the radio messages and go directly to the captain's log, which causes me to lose or see convoy reports too late.

screenshot
https://ibb.co/kcuxAL

Does this have a solution?

Hola a todos

Pese a que tengo activado todo en las opciones que muestro en la captura, no se me avisa de los mensajes de radio y van directos a la bitácora del capitán, lo que provoca que me pierdo o veo muy tarde reportes de convoyes.

¿esto tiene solución?

Thank you very much!!

aquí un español de Elche (Alicante)

Those settings have nothing to do with radio contact reports from your captains log. Check tool tips descriptions for useful contact reports in the upper right corner and adjust them per your liking. I suggest you to keep default setting though...

[Aktungbby]

Ilictanvus!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Comodoro]

Greetings Aktungbby (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=313053)!


vdr1981, I cannot see what tool tips are you talking about :oops:

http://imagenti.li/Gvk.jpg

can you tell me please? :D

[Javigato]

Yea, where is that?! I'd also like to know ;)




Greetings Aktungbby (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=313053)!


vdr1981, I cannot see what tool tips are you talking about :oops:

http://imagenti.li/Gvk.jpg

can you tell me please? :D

[Comodoro]

problem persists even restarting career... :k_confused:

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http://imagenti.li/rwk.jpg

[Comodoro]

I just realized that version 2.2.9 has come out, I'm going to try. Was playing 2.2.8

[THEBERBSTER]

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This is most likely a graphics problem.
Make sure you accept the direct X prompt included in the TWoS install.

Check that you can run the stock game without any mods enabled.

Did you remember to do this?
Post #5 Update SH5 From v1.0.5.0 To v1.2.0 Immediately After Installing > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2182963&postcount=5)

Please post your mod list as this can be a problem if mods are duplicated from the choices available.
Post #9 JSGME How To Export Your Mod List To A Subsim Post > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2182975&postcount=9)

Do you have the correct resolution setup here and also in the games graphic settings?
Post #239 Changing The Nvidia GPU Settings > Essential Settings > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2330173&postcount=239)

Did you follow the instructions and run your SH5 exe as an administrator?
Post #417 How To Run The SH5.exe As Administrator > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2515232&postcount=417)

[Comodoro]

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Thank you very much!! :D


This is most likely a graphics problem.
Make sure you accept the direct X prompt included in the TWoS install.


It is not a graphics problem, simply I don't receive any radio messages. It's like there's no radio aboard.


Direct X is fine, all TWoS installation was fine.



Did you remember to do this?
Post #5 Update SH5 From v1.0.5.0 To v1.2.0 Immediately After Installing > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2182963&postcount=5)

Please post your mod list as this can be a problem if mods are duplicated from the choices available.
Post #9 JSGME How To Export Your Mod List To A Subsim Post > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2182975&postcount=9)

Do you have the correct resolution setup here and also in the games graphic settings?
Post #239 Changing The Nvidia GPU Settings > Essential Settings > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2330173&postcount=239)

Did you follow the instructions and run your SH5 exe as an administrator?
Post #417 How To Run The SH5.exe As Administrator > Pictorial (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2515232&postcount=417)


http://imagenti.li/qyk.jpg

Yes, yes and yes. As I said is not a graphic issue.
There's only radio for captain's log, without any notification, without "report status" orders from BdU....

[Comodoro]

Problem still there playing twos 2.2.9

No radio messages at all. Am I the only one who suffers this?

[Fifi]

Try deactivate all your mods, and see if radio messages are back...

[Comodoro]

Already done, they didn't back :wah:

[Comodoro]

screenshots (with mods)

https://postimg.cc/gallery/2ftdj1zr6/

[Muckenberg]

Hi
remove all mods and start a new campaign. You have activated modes that are almost the same, and they can make you an unreal and incomprehensible brothel in the game. Really think about which modes you will be active and who do not. :k_confused: :k_confused:

[Cyborg322]

Great !

They can make you an unreal and incomprehensible brothel in the game. if only that was true sounds intriguing but I fear it may be just another Google translate goof Muckenberg mate, pretty damn funny tho

[Comodoro]

Check last screenshots I've post, that was made with no results even after a clean reinstallation.

[Comodoro]

screenshots (with mods)

https://postimg.cc/gallery/2ftdj1zr6/

I already noticed the cloned mods before a full clean SH5+tWoS reinstall .