A newb's first days

[Mack the Knife]

September 7, 1939

My maiden voyage in SHIII has been lifeless thus far. Six days sailing in this verdammt rain! The men can barely manage a 4-hour shift on duty in these seas. If they could keep their soup down, they'd be bored to tears.

36 hours in my designated patrol zone, Northeast of Ireland, and not even a seagull to throw stones at. The King George could have sailed within a kilometer and we'd never have spotted it. New orders to relocate to the Faroes. The Faroes! Perhaps the Fuhrer would like a new wool sweater...

Should an eager young sea captain with 14 torpedoes at his disposal disregard his orders and set sail, perhaps, for the Irish Sea? Or maintain discipline, stay on station, and harass the Icelandic fishing fleet until the weather clears?

- Jens Kruger, U-52


p.s. I'm running 1.4b with GW, if it makes a difference (or if you're curious).

[HunterICX]

:rotfl: good and funny story there m8

Welcome To subsim.com :up:

in early war the the Irish island is a nice spot to be there will be juicy convoys heading into the irish/scotish canal.

just a small secret , the large convoys in early war mostly come packed with an Southampton Cruiser worth the shot and the tonnage ofcourse :rock:(with the TGW mod)

[Biggles]

Ahoy mate! Welcome to this jolly good forum!:()1:

So your having problems with weather eh? Well I say stick with orders, You'll find something......:up:

[Respenus]

Welcome!

And good choice on the mod :yep:

[fredbass]

September 7, 1939

My maiden voyage in SHIII has been lifeless thus far. Six days sailing in this verdammt rain! The men can barely manage a 4-hour shift on duty in these seas. If they could keep their soup down, they'd be bored to tears.

p.s. I'm running 1.4b with GW, if it makes a difference (or if you're curious).

Looks to me that you might enjoy using the weather mod. And I think you're best bet is to install SH3 Commander mod along with the weather mod because Commander will utilize the weather mod and GW for you, automatically, as well as many other benefits.

[AVGWarhawk]

Welcome aboard swab! Orders is orders.....but I do my 24 hour on the patrol grid. If the fish are not biting, I move on!

[danlisa]

Welcome to the best game & forum ever!!:rock:

When I first start a career, I always patrol my grid as there is a renown boost awarded aswell as a boost for retuning to base. However, once I have enough renown and the boat I want I just head to my favorite hunting grounds and sink as much as possible.

One thing to remember is, in foul weather you can hear further than you can see. North of Ireland AM 52/53 is always a good spot.

Happy Hunting & enjoy the wonder that is Grey Wolves:up:

[gord96]

did u install the Grey Wolf mod right away or did you play the vanilla game at all? I cannot decide whether I should install GW or not. I am really enjoying the vanilla game so far with SH commander. DId you notice a big difference? Is the game that much harder?

Thanks :o

[Mack the Knife]

Danke, meine freunde. It's always good to see some other periscopes out there.

Looks like the best choice right now is to stay composed and wait for the weather to break. Don't want Dönitz thinking I'm a loose cannon just yet. Maybe later I'll go skulk around Ireland and Scotland. Good tip about the Southamptons, HunterICX. I'll be sure to let the men know, give them something to look forward to.

gord96, I did some training exercises using the unmodded version, but I went for Grey Wolves pretty much straightaway.

[gord96]

did u notice a slowdown in the game? I heard GW might cause the system requirements to go up. Grazi.

[SteamWake]

Welcome to the forums Mack.

Yea the weather in that area can be pretty unpleasent. I errrr... rather my alter ego spends quite a bit of time submerged in those conditions its a little more peacefull. We stay down till the batteries or Co2 needs a recharge.

Hey Mack... are you the same Mack the knife who posted that bit about a sub running aground over at military.com ??

http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/380190923/m/4950034090001

[Respenus]

And do you play SGW?

[Mack the Knife]

did u notice a slowdown in the game? I heard GW might cause the system requirements to go up. Grazi.
Load times seem long, at game startup and when loading a saved game, but not enough to make me crazy. When I've got time compression at x1024 it pauses once in awhile, long enough to make me notice and wonder if a DD is about to shout "say hello to my little friend!"

fwiw, my machine's a 3.0ghz/800fsb, with an ATI Radeon X800SE and 2gb of RAM. There are some newer graphics that my card simply can't render, but I almost never have slowdowns.

[Mack the Knife]

Hey Mack... are you the same Mack the knife who posted that bit about a sub running aground over at military.com ??
Nein. I expect it's not the most original user name in the world.

And do you play SGW?
I'm not sure what that is, so I guess not.

[Respenus]

Damn, a wrong guy.

Looks like this name is popular :lol:

[Biggles]

And do you play SGW?

SWG?????? what the heck is that????

[Respenus]

First of all it SGW

Second, I don't really know, but I think advertasing is forbiden :shifty:

[Biggles]

You can't blame me for advertising!:nope:

I don't even know what it is:lol:

[Respenus]

You can't blame me for advertising!:nope:

I don't even know what it is:lol:

I didn't say YOU were advertising, but I would if I told you what SGW stands for.

[Mack the Knife]

Damn, a wrong guy.

Looks like this name is popular :lol:
Heh. Evidently.

[Sailor Steve]

Welcome aboard, Mack. Fredbass had good advice: SH3 Commander is one of the best tools you'll find, and it incorporates the Weather Mod, so the rain should clear up sooner. Unfortunately that won't help you this patrol, as you shouldn't install anything until you're back in port.

I always stay in my assigned grid, but then I'm a masochist. Go where the hunting is best.

[Mack the Knife]

September 8, 1939
Completed assigned 24-hour patrol of grid AM23, decided to cause trouble for Scotland, off the Outer Hebrides. Still raining.


September 10, 1939
Rain abated, but watch officer distracted by squishing sound in his boots. Trawler apparently captained by Nelson disables deck gun with first shot. Submerged and returned fire; confirmed torpedo impact at 22:10:30. Nelson turned and ran, Northeast. Ordered pursuit course.


September 11, 1939
Two Royal Navy Hunt-class Destroyers sighted at dawn. Gunfire confirms they've spotted us. Watch Officer sent to peel potatoes. Crash dive, full about, flank speed. Rig for silent running. Hours spent watching the CO2 gauge and listening to the depth charges behind us. Being driven toward the Orkneys. Executive Officer voices misgivings. Executive Officer sent to peel potatoes.

2200 hours, rain returned, decided to surface and make a run for it into the North Sea. Almost made it, too. Destroyer picket found me. In the dark. In the rain. In rough seas. Watch Officer thrown overboard.

U-52, 42 officers and crew, presumed lost at sea (possibly held by Royal Navy until the close of hostilities, on charges of general ineptitude). :doh:

[Mack the Knife]

Welcome aboard, Mack. Fredbass had good advice: SH3 Commander is one of the best tools you'll find[...]
I'll look into it. Is it compatible with Grey Wolves?

[AVGWarhawk]

Mack, I got a good chuckle on your patrol report! I see you will be a fine addition to this crew of miscreants.:up:

[Biggles]

So.....what shall we blame Bernard for this time?:hmm:

[Mack the Knife]

So.....what shall we blame Bernard for this time?:hmm:
You mean I can blame someone else? Cool!










Who's Bernard?

[Mack the Knife]

Mack, I got a good chuckle on your patrol report! I see you will be a fine addition to this crew of miscreants.:up:
Thanks!

[AVGWarhawk]

Happy sailings Sir... Look out of the USS Minnow I understand she has a guy named Gilligan that mans the deck gun!:o HEAVE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mookiemookie]

Welcome aboard, Mack. Fredbass had good advice: SH3 Commander is one of the best tools you'll find[...]
I'll look into it. Is it compatible with Grey Wolves?

I use them both together and have run into no problems.

[Sailor Steve]

Is it compatible with Grey Wolves?
It's an external tool, and it's compatible with anything. You'll find millions of more names for your crew, ships you sink have names, random malfunctions/failures (but only if you want them. You can control wave height, gun reload times, and it even randomizes your gramaphone tracks!

It does a lot more, but I'm sure you'll read the readme.