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peabody · 12-12-09, 04:19 AM

Welcome Mello85,

On the question about the TC when nearing a port, it is a "feature" and partially eye candy. As was stated as you near ships is slows you down, if it didn't as you fly across the ocean at 1000X and came across a convoy you would either fly right by or the Destroyers would demolish you ship before you had time to slow down, remember they will be dropping Depth Charges at 1000X too.
As for the ports, they added ships to make it more realistic, but also added ships outside the harbor for the same reason I just stated, to slow you down. If you came sailing in at high time compression you would not stop and would run aground and most likely destroy the sub and end your career. Problem is, in some places they overdid it a bit and it can take forever to get into some ports.

Like was also mentioned the dark group is on duty, if you select "Battle Stations" you will notice the other bars will get darker, an indication everyone is "on duty", and a reminder to take them off battlestations as soon as you can or the fatigue level will really go up. Sometimes to the point that the sub will stop right in the middle of the ocean, and you will be scratching your head wondering why. So if you come to a stop and you are not near land, ships or a base, that is probably the reason. It gets asked a million times.

Also, your fatigue levels will vary a lot, you may have looked at them right before one group went to "sleep" so the level was high.

Peabody

12-12-09, 04:19 AM	#11
peabody Admiral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York State, USA Posts: 2,390 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 7	Welcome Mello85, On the question about the TC when nearing a port, it is a "feature" and partially eye candy. As was stated as you near ships is slows you down, if it didn't as you fly across the ocean at 1000X and came across a convoy you would either fly right by or the Destroyers would demolish you ship before you had time to slow down, remember they will be dropping Depth Charges at 1000X too. As for the ports, they added ships to make it more realistic, but also added ships outside the harbor for the same reason I just stated, to slow you down. If you came sailing in at high time compression you would not stop and would run aground and most likely destroy the sub and end your career. Problem is, in some places they overdid it a bit and it can take forever to get into some ports. Like was also mentioned the dark group is on duty, if you select "Battle Stations" you will notice the other bars will get darker, an indication everyone is "on duty", and a reminder to take them off battlestations as soon as you can or the fatigue level will really go up. Sometimes to the point that the sub will stop right in the middle of the ocean, and you will be scratching your head wondering why. So if you come to a stop and you are not near land, ships or a base, that is probably the reason. It gets asked a million times. Also, your fatigue levels will vary a lot, you may have looked at them right before one group went to "sleep" so the level was high. Peabody __________________ System Spec: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, PentiumD Dual Core Presler 945 3.4Ghz, Gigabyte Geforce 7600GS, 2-1GB Corsair XMS2 800Mhz in Dual Channel, 2-WD 250 SATA 3Gb/s, Onboard Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, DVD ROM, DVD burner, Hiper 580 Watt Power supply, WinXP SP2.