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mcarlsonus · 02-13-09, 01:03 PM

During Career: if the game video states US subs should run a barrier patrol around (Solomons, Gilberts, etc.), DON'T send me to the Sea of Okhotsk!

I don't care if it costs Renown, but some attempt at "Warp" gameplay, ala "Silent Service," should be made (go directly to patrol area). Even with time compression, getting to and from the map target is FAR too time consuming! Also, like "Silent Service," how about a provision for getting a tow back to port should one run out of go-juice somewhere near home?

Related to above: if I've a boat with range limitations (like the XVIII), and no accessible refueling/refit points, don't send me on missions thousands and thousands of miles away!

PBY's -- YES! I notice there's one in the splash video, but no where in the game. AND, speaking of aircraft... remove planes like the Brewster Buffalos that occur everywhere in the U-Boat Missions and never attack. They do nothing but slow down the game and serve NO purpose!

A more comprehensive game manual'd be nice - even if it's only a PDF on the CD/DVD!

More realistic US torpedos! One used to be able to do "break her back" shots in SH3 with the German torps as they ran at the chosen depth setting and the ship keel depths listed in the Recognition Manual could be used as a reference. I'm aware that US torps ran deeper than they should've in the early part of the war, but by late '42, this problem had pretty much been solved. In other words, torp run depth would be more historically accurate.

I'm assuming, of course, that any further SH Releases will still be in the WW2 timeframe....

02-13-09, 01:03 PM	#431
mcarlsonus Weps Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 362 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	My Wish List... During Career: if the game video states US subs should run a barrier patrol around (Solomons, Gilberts, etc.), DON'T send me to the Sea of Okhotsk! I don't care if it costs Renown, but some attempt at "Warp" gameplay, ala "Silent Service," should be made (go directly to patrol area). Even with time compression, getting to and from the map target is FAR too time consuming! Also, like "Silent Service," how about a provision for getting a tow back to port should one run out of go-juice somewhere near home? Related to above: if I've a boat with range limitations (like the XVIII), and no accessible refueling/refit points, don't send me on missions thousands and thousands of miles away! PBY's -- YES! I notice there's one in the splash video, but no where in the game. AND, speaking of aircraft... remove planes like the Brewster Buffalos that occur everywhere in the U-Boat Missions and never attack. They do nothing but slow down the game and serve NO purpose! A more comprehensive game manual'd be nice - even if it's only a PDF on the CD/DVD! More realistic US torpedos! One used to be able to do "break her back" shots in SH3 with the German torps as they ran at the chosen depth setting and the ship keel depths listed in the Recognition Manual could be used as a reference. I'm aware that US torps ran deeper than they should've in the early part of the war, but by late '42, this problem had pretty much been solved. In other words, torp run depth would be more historically accurate. I'm assuming, of course, that any further SH Releases will still be in the WW2 timeframe....