Thanks again guys for the nice welcome(s)!
I've done the Naval Academy and started a career but accidentally deleted it after two missions.. oh well.
I'm starting a new one. I love the early year stuff.. 5 torpedoes lol!!!
So for realism I clicked the maximum (100%) and un-checked three things. Forget the exact names but I allow the map to show the enemy icons (for now)... I use the assistance of my weapons officer to ID ships (until I get used to doing this).. and I leave external view on because I LOVE to just "fly around" the area and watch all the amazing animations going on.
Going through the canal was a blast! So much movement little people driving trucks, doing.. whatever.. I saw one dude get off of his motorcycle and salute an officer!! Also, although it is a cheat I guess, I like raising my view while underwater and just watching the enemy destroyers hunting for me. It's almost like watching a movie.
I do want to ask about the main focus, and that is figuring out how to get better at torpeding (is that a word lol?).
I understand WHAT I have to do, so if I understand the manual correctly, the toughest thing for me is angle on the bow.
What I end up doing now (sort of a handicap I guess) is I go through the procedure but then I jump to the battle map and I just take control of the computer, dial the various buttons to make the green line go where I think it should.. seems like a blatant cheat I know.. but I just don't have confidence in what I'm doing.
And I REALLY want to turn that map off because I find myself completing an entire attack from that map, not even enjoying the visuals.. Does this make sense?
So any pointers (I'll search the forums and google of course) but any tips for beginners... should I turn all that stuff OFF and just do it right?
Identifying an enemy is tough.. but for now I have the red blip on the map!
Anyway.. my wife thinks I'm crazy because I wasted an entire weekend and could not pull myself away from the computer ..
Loving the German music that I downloaded too!
I again want to thank not just the developers, modders, but all of you who played this thing since day 1 and worked with them.. I really feel like a spoiled child coming into his parents inheritance!
Jeff