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Subcomfreak · 02-18-25, 06:13 PM

Hello, I'm what I would call a "new-old head" 'n here's the obligatory rambl'ns

Having said that, WolfPack's live stream last night showed off a new mod and I'm going to play it! Got it downloaded and it seems to be working fine.

HOWEVER I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS:

1) What does this edition change in comparison to OneAlex other than just the UI? It's a bit unclear.

2) Is there a guide for how to use or what all the charts are usedful for? I haven't played the game in quite a while and I'm a bit rusty. Some charts I remember, others I do not. How do I use that fancy stopwatch? I have a manual for the attack disc, but I don't have one for the inner periscope ring, or for the charts. IS THERE A GUIDE AND A MANUAL FOR THESE THINGS?

2.5) While messing around I found something quite queer: The numbers above the bearing markers on the periscope weren't the actual bearing (as they appear like they should be that)! Instead they are something else... IS THIS THE GYRO ANGLE??? Additionally, it appears as if one can only, as would be closer to reality, set the TDC information when angle tracking is disabled, this is correct, right? DOES THE NOTEPAD DO ANYTHING / CAN I USE IT?

3) I fear the answer is no, but with faith perhaps it will be yes... is there a way to not have to individually move all my boys around the boat? Will a macro maker work?

4) Is there anything else I should do to my install? For example, I remember some sort of Career manager that did something with One Alex, but, again, I didn't really play it much so I can't recall.

Thanks in advance,
New-Old hat

02-18-25, 06:13 PM	#7
Subcomfreak Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2023 Posts: 8 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Hello, I'm what I would call a "new-old head" 'n here's the obligatory rambl'ns who has been playing submarine simulation games since I was a kid in middle school (I'm not thaaat old, but my friend had an original copy of Silent Hunter that he gave to me because he couldn't get it to run on his Windows XP machine, and me and my brother played endless hours of Aces of Deep which we downloaded off of abandonware websites). Hell, when I studied for my college entrance tests I would re-frame the trigg problem to torpedo solutions in my head, which made for an interesting test. I've been playing Uboat and quite enjoy the game, but if my memory serves me right the SH3 mega mods are still the gold standard in terms of realism even though I think that this will not last for more than a couple of years longer given some of Uboat's features and what moders will be able to do once development doesn't break their crap... I played half of a patrol of One Alex a little over a year ago, but then life happened and I gave it up. I do remember playing some really old versions back in the day... More recently I am back into it, but am coming from Uboat. Having said that, WolfPack's live stream last night showed off a new mod and I'm going to play it! Got it downloaded and it seems to be working fine. HOWEVER I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS: 1) What does this edition change in comparison to OneAlex other than just the UI? It's a bit unclear. 2) Is there a guide for how to use or what all the charts are usedful for? I haven't played the game in quite a while and I'm a bit rusty. Some charts I remember, others I do not. How do I use that fancy stopwatch? I have a manual for the attack disc, but I don't have one for the inner periscope ring, or for the charts. IS THERE A GUIDE AND A MANUAL FOR THESE THINGS? 2.5) While messing around I found something quite queer: The numbers above the bearing markers on the periscope weren't the actual bearing (as they appear like they should be that)! Instead they are something else... IS THIS THE GYRO ANGLE??? Additionally, it appears as if one can only, as would be closer to reality, set the TDC information when angle tracking is disabled, this is correct, right? DOES THE NOTEPAD DO ANYTHING / CAN I USE IT? 3) I fear the answer is no, but with faith perhaps it will be yes... is there a way to not have to individually move all my boys around the boat? Will a macro maker work? 4) Is there anything else I should do to my install? For example, I remember some sort of Career manager that did something with One Alex, but, again, I didn't really play it much so I can't recall. Thanks in advance, New-Old hat