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Gangrene · 02-01-12, 11:56 AM

Thanks for the info Ducimus. I sank two ships last night one with the deck gun and one with torpedoes. My first kills!

I am getting used to the new key configurations. I wish there were more keys setup though, it takes me longer to do some things using the menus. Good thing sub sims mostly, aren't time critical.

I also took 3% damage from a plane dive bomb... The flak gunners barely even seemed to try shooting... So now I just go full speed ahead and dive.

I really like the new mission structure... I had to deliver supplies then patrol one area and sink 5000 tons and now I'm off to another area and I've only used two torpedoes. This interaction is really neat and I liked it.

Another thing I like is the crew "special abilities" and ranking system. I gave myself extra renown to initially equip my UBoat and I got a crew member with a special sonar skill... interesting.

My biggest question now is... according to my captain's clipboard

, on one tab of it, it says my captain can call in planes to scout like every 6 hours or something to that effect... I have not been able to do this... I looked in every menu to no avail, how do I use this ability?!?

Also, let me guess, there really isn't a sound / detection gauge in SH4 either... I always like that in SH3 because I don't think my speakers accurately convey the noise being created in the ship and I have no idea how likely I am to be heard... I don't have that personal experience. Hence I think the gauge helps convey that information to me in a way I can understand.

Also, I have a pretty nice monitor and I set the game to 1900x1080 like yourself... The problem is the aspect ratio didn't change. I can switch my monitor's display between 4:3 and 16:9... when I put it to 16:9 the dials are not round but oval shaped. When I put it on 4:3 like I do for SH3 they appear normal. I did not reset the game after changing the graphics settings though. So maybe next time I launch the game it will correct the aspect ratio. Until then I put my monitor back on 4:3 while playing SH4 last night.

Another thing, when I sank that boat via torpedo last night I was expecting some cool hull damage effects. I thought I saw holes in boats on Youtube. I did fire under the ship with magnetic detonation, so maybe that doesn't cause those big holes to appear. It was also a T3 tanker, so maybe it's tougher.

Thanks in advance everybody.

02-01-12, 11:56 AM	#2
Gangrene Bosun Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 67 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info Ducimus. I sank two ships last night one with the deck gun and one with torpedoes. My first kills! I am getting used to the new key configurations. I wish there were more keys setup though, it takes me longer to do some things using the menus. Good thing sub sims mostly, aren't time critical. I also took 3% damage from a plane dive bomb... The flak gunners barely even seemed to try shooting... So now I just go full speed ahead and dive. I really like the new mission structure... I had to deliver supplies then patrol one area and sink 5000 tons and now I'm off to another area and I've only used two torpedoes. This interaction is really neat and I liked it. Another thing I like is the crew "special abilities" and ranking system. I gave myself extra renown to initially equip my UBoat and I got a crew member with a special sonar skill... interesting. My biggest question now is... according to my captain's clipboard , on one tab of it, it says my captain can call in planes to scout like every 6 hours or something to that effect... I have not been able to do this... I looked in every menu to no avail, how do I use this ability?!? Also, let me guess, there really isn't a sound / detection gauge in SH4 either... I always like that in SH3 because I don't think my speakers accurately convey the noise being created in the ship and I have no idea how likely I am to be heard... I don't have that personal experience. Hence I think the gauge helps convey that information to me in a way I can understand. Also, I have a pretty nice monitor and I set the game to 1900x1080 like yourself... The problem is the aspect ratio didn't change. I can switch my monitor's display between 4:3 and 16:9... when I put it to 16:9 the dials are not round but oval shaped. When I put it on 4:3 like I do for SH3 they appear normal. I did not reset the game after changing the graphics settings though. So maybe next time I launch the game it will correct the aspect ratio. Until then I put my monitor back on 4:3 while playing SH4 last night. Another thing, when I sank that boat via torpedo last night I was expecting some cool hull damage effects. I thought I saw holes in boats on Youtube. I did fire under the ship with magnetic detonation, so maybe that doesn't cause those big holes to appear. It was also a T3 tanker, so maybe it's tougher. Thanks in advance everybody.