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Ducimus · 06-13-06, 07:53 PM

Honestly im sorry to hear it Keelbuster.

I know you were attached to that career game, and ive gotten the same way a couple times. How you managed to operate in the caribean so much amazes me a little. I mean, yeah theres milk cows, but there realy isnt much in the way of convoys. Well , thers like TWO, i think. The rest are single or tandem merchants.

As for starting your next career with TW2, be advised, you'd better know your stuff, which im sure you do. If i didnt have so much time and effort invested in my own game, id have probably given TW2 a whirl too. I've read about WW2 subs since i was a kid, so to me the entertainment would be in seeing just how close TW2 comes to what ive read. All i can say is keep your profile low and slim, run silent and run deep (pun not intended).

As for the IXC, your biggest difference is it dives slower, and turns slower. If your detected at periscope depth your in for a rough time. Keeping a slim ASCDIC profile is hard to do but not impossible. If your surrounded by multiple tin cans however, forget the asdic profile and go deep. Oh yeah, be prepaired to be find yourself hanging on the edge of crush depth in a situation where you can't maintain depth without making more noise by putting more power to the E motors. The IXC did this before TW2's uboat changes, and it probably does so more acutely now.

Early war your in for a treat. If you love convoysalot, you'll love it more in an IX boat doing night surface attacks.

06-13-06, 07:53 PM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Honestly im sorry to hear it Keelbuster. I know you were attached to that career game, and ive gotten the same way a couple times. How you managed to operate in the caribean so much amazes me a little. I mean, yeah theres milk cows, but there realy isnt much in the way of convoys. Well , thers like TWO, i think. The rest are single or tandem merchants. As for starting your next career with TW2, be advised, you'd better know your stuff, which im sure you do. If i didnt have so much time and effort invested in my own game, id have probably given TW2 a whirl too. I've read about WW2 subs since i was a kid, so to me the entertainment would be in seeing just how close TW2 comes to what ive read. All i can say is keep your profile low and slim, run silent and run deep (pun not intended). As for the IXC, your biggest difference is it dives slower, and turns slower. If your detected at periscope depth your in for a rough time. Keeping a slim ASCDIC profile is hard to do but not impossible. If your surrounded by multiple tin cans however, forget the asdic profile and go deep. Oh yeah, be prepaired to be find yourself hanging on the edge of crush depth in a situation where you can't maintain depth without making more noise by putting more power to the E motors. The IXC did this before TW2's uboat changes, and it probably does so more acutely now. Early war your in for a treat. If you love convoysalot, you'll love it more in an IX boat doing night surface attacks. Last edited by Ducimus; 06-13-06 at 07:58 PM.