Originally Posted by Zs4zet (Post 1780256) The last question. What have more accurate? the RAOBF, or the stadimeter? (I don't know how these instruments may have been used on the wavering sea - without pause button... ;-) )

Originally Posted by Marco1971 (Post 1783029) after determining target speed, i try to feed the TDC with it. But i can only do this in steps of 2 knots (2, 4, 6 etc). Is there another way to input speed?

Also i tried to find NewUIs_TDC_6_8_0_Patch 1 but can't find it.. is it necessary? :)

Hello everyone, I just bought Silent Hunter 5 and because it lacks a proper tutorial or manual I have no idea what I'm doing. I did learn some things from youtube videos but I still have some noob questions:

1.
I'm on a mission to patrol at the south-west coast of england and intercept merchants, all good except that during the trip going there I come across so many enemy ships and I can't stay submerged forever so I waste all my torpedos even before arriving at the place.
2. I figured enemy ships are red (on the navigation map) which seems self-explenatory but now between england and france I come across a blue ship, is it a german ship or american or something? I'm locked into it and my guys say it's unknown.
3. On the navigation map I see multiple lines comming from my submarine, I presume they're boats, but what's the difference between black lines and blue lines?
4. How does the radar work, it says I have to listen for spikes in the sound, all I hear is static.
5. When I set my course but I come across an enemy and I use the rudder to evade it how do I get back to my set course? I seem to float in circles and the only way to get my sub to go to the set course is to redo the whole thing.
6. Is Kiel the only harbour I can dock during the first missions?

Originally Posted by SilentOtto12 (Post 1807361) If I turn off the 'health bar' in the realism settings, does this mean after I fire two torpedoes, (if it has water damage) it will sink?

Originally Posted by Crusher (Post 1807279) Hello everyone, I just bought Silent Hunter 5 and because it lacks a proper tutorial or manual I have no idea what I'm doing. I did learn some things from youtube videos but I still have some noob questions: 1. I'm on a mission to patrol at the south-west coast of england and intercept merchants, all good except that during the trip going there I come across so many enemy ships and I can't stay submerged forever so I waste all my torpedos even before arriving at the place.

Sink em all:arrgh!:

You can head back to any axis port and select refit - this will give you more ammo and fuel

Blue is axis

Black = merchants

Im sure you mean hydro here as you will not get radar until later.

You can use waypoints on the map to set where you want to go.

Its the only one that you can end your patrol in - but you can refit in any other:up:

Originally Posted by Trevally. (Post 1807689) Im sure you mean hydro here as you will not get radar until later. For hydro - have you patched your exe to make it work better:06:

Originally Posted by Trevally. (Post 1807689) You can use waypoints on the map to set where you want to go. Then you can click return to course if you change your heading manually for any reason. (you must be patched to v1.2 for this to work - look top right of screen when in the main menu to see your version)

Originally Posted by hartman (Post 1313226) :hmmm: My map and TAI zoom in randomly how do I zoom out again? I have not seen the key that does this unless it's the mouse wheel in which case I don't have one, use a track ball.

Originally Posted by hate4country (Post 1812873) Hey Guys newbie here, playing for bout a week now, on the Happy Times: Pride of the Royal Navy, ive sank the hood at the flow naval base and i cant for the life of me find a second captial ship to sink any ideas of where to look or find 1?