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10-14-09, 01:24 PM

i think wolfpacks are easy to do but hard to manage because they already have the ability in sh4 to call for air support and a plane shows up after a little while so switch the plane out for a few AI controlled u-boats and theres your wolfpack.

i cant see them doing a detailed thing where you have to tell them what to do or plan the attack for them. that would ruin the game in my opinion which is about "you and your crew" not a fleet of subs you push buttons to control or send orders out to like some admiral sitting behind a desk.

instead of the wolfpack showing up on your location like planes do (because planes are fast enough to do that) you should have to give a course and speed of convoy and get a return message of something like "wolfpack will meet you at grid xyz, shadow and report any course changes" weather delays or something could randomly fubar the ambush and you go it alone.

the biggest thing i see as a problem with wolfpacks is making the game look right and the two main AI glitches that i can see to overcome are:

1 if DD go after the wolfpack will you be left alone? this makes the game too easy.

2 if the DD do go after you then how many? if destroyed will any more come after you? if all DD come after you as they do in sh4 right now then this would be a realism killer and would look stupid.

10-14-09, 01:24 PM	#28
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	i think wolfpacks are easy to do but hard to manage because they already have the ability in sh4 to call for air support and a plane shows up after a little while so switch the plane out for a few AI controlled u-boats and theres your wolfpack. i cant see them doing a detailed thing where you have to tell them what to do or plan the attack for them. that would ruin the game in my opinion which is about "you and your crew" not a fleet of subs you push buttons to control or send orders out to like some admiral sitting behind a desk. instead of the wolfpack showing up on your location like planes do (because planes are fast enough to do that) you should have to give a course and speed of convoy and get a return message of something like "wolfpack will meet you at grid xyz, shadow and report any course changes" weather delays or something could randomly fubar the ambush and you go it alone. the biggest thing i see as a problem with wolfpacks is making the game look right and the two main AI glitches that i can see to overcome are: 1 if DD go after the wolfpack will you be left alone? this makes the game too easy. 2 if the DD do go after you then how many? if destroyed will any more come after you? if all DD come after you as they do in sh4 right now then this would be a realism killer and would look stupid.