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Undercover-S
02-01-06, 10:11 AM
Hi

I discovered this game 2 weeks ago. It's great, immersive and the atmosphere is very "Das Boot" style ". But as a History fan, i'm a bit surprise on the way i received awards!!!

I sunk about 40000 tons in 3 patrols ( mainly some coastal merchants, except 2 C2 cargos, i play with 70% of realism : / )
they honored me with the iron cross first class... seems normal for me... ( we are in january 1940 )

And suddenly, i started a mission only for checking something on my boat, stop the mission without even moving it a meter...
How surprise !!! i received the knight's cross...

that's weird and i was a bit fustrated. Prien received his medal after sinking the HMS RoyalOak in october 1939...
I know it's easier in game developpement to decide in advance
when u will receive that kind of medal, but hey doesn't seems to be
realistic...
u should receive it if u sunk a big warship, or a total of 150 000 tons, a regular quantity of tonnage during a certain number of patrol, years of service without men lost...

well, i hope u understand my disappointment and i hope something exist for fixing it.

thanks a lot,
Letum
02-01-06, 10:48 AM
After a certian number of war patrols your gonna get the iron cross even if you have barely sunk a ship. SHIII doesnt count the lenght of a patrol, so if you sat in you u-boat for a few seconds then its a patrol.
Kalach
02-01-06, 07:39 PM
I wonder if the modders can change this :hmm: - and not just changing the total tonnage or patrols required for the medals.


I dont like the way the medals are given out at all :( . I sank a battleship a while ago and what did I get... a u-boat war badge :damn: .
Letum
02-01-06, 08:10 PM
I wonder if the modders can change this :hmm: - and not just changing the total tonnage or patrols required for the medals.


I dont like the way the medals are given out at all :( . I sank a battleship a while ago and what did I get... a u-boat war badge :damn: .

You think thats bad!?!?
I sank a battleship and got no medals and a load of renoun taken off. (to be fair tho it was a easy kill, i found it just sitting there in the port i started my patrol at)
Kalach
02-02-06, 06:25 PM
:rotfl:
I don't think they would be too happy about you sinking the Bismarck :88) .
At least you weren't shot.