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Originally Posted by Nukesub
Also, in the campaign I mentioned earlier, I am in one of the coastal craft, the small U-boats. I find that the only way I can make my patrols is going the whole way at 1/3 or less speed. Is this unusual? Time-wise it really isn't so bad with TC, but I am just wondering in general.
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The Type VII u-boat had a listed range of 8500 nautical miles at 10 knots. This varied from type to type, and the Silent Hunter world is flat, not round. The major supermods have changed things to account for the extra distance that needs to be travelled, but your best speed will almost always be the second setting, or 1/3. Between 7 and 10 knots is also a good guideline.
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As a quick aside, there IS the Kiel Canal (possible shortcut?), but I find you cannot use TC in it and so it would take an inordinately long amount to travel it!
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One of the cool functions of SH3 Commander is to allow you to easily chance time compression limits. 'When Near Shore' (or 'Land') is one of them. You can set the TC for any speed you want. Just be careful when you do so - you can run yourself aground if you're not.
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Also, if I run out of torpedo's it seems that if I dock in a friendly port (to resupply) and have NOT completed or arrived at my patrol grid, upon leaving the friendly dock I am told to just return home to my original beginning port (Kiel in this case). So, don't dock until you have completed patrol I guess, if you want to keep hunting?
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Technically the only port you should be able to resupply at is a dedicated u-boat base. GWX adds in supply ships docked at neutral ports and later milk cows - u-boats that meet you mid-ocean with supplies. Realistically a patrol in a Type VII shouldn't last longer than a month.
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Will they ever radio you to come home if you stay out hunting and just keep resupplying at friendly ports?
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No, you're on your own. Also not realistic, but every game has its limitations.
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Also, if anyone cares to, are there any highly recommended mods that come with the GWX3 Gold install but are not enabled by default? (e.g. 16km atomsphere)
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I use a 20km environment mod that also changes the water quite a bit. I also us several dozen other mods, and everyone has a setup they like best. Rather than give you a rundown myself, I'll refer you to a good thread on the subject.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170090