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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
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I mean i feel like it cuts out to much traffic. Ive played two campaigns and both ended by me geting kicked out of the navy for making no kills.
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Make your patrol areas and complete each mission.....the game does not really care how many you sunk. I have yet to get booted out. I have returned to base without any sinkings. There is enough traffic IMHO. I see plenty of singletons and small convoys. I even get radio messages to convoys and they are there when I arrive.....if I look for them  |
I have had a few patrols, sometimes lasting eight weeks, where I never saw anything worth shooting at except fishing boats (neutral). Never got two in a row without a sighting. I really like the idea in RSRDC about getting multiple patrol areas for definate times. Suggestions for Phase III:
1. When RSRD runs out of patrol areas for me, send a 'personal' message to either return to base, or proceed to nearest base to refuel/rearm and continue patrol. I've spent several extra days in a 24 hour area, even with sinkings, and never got another patrol area. Finally gave up and returned to base when I ran low on fuel. Many times too, I've split to Darwin to refuel/rearm and continued patrolling.
2. When I send in my 0001 status report indicating I'm low/out of torpedoes, I should get a message as #1. I have sent status reports with '0' torpedoes, and recieved another patrol area. Guess I'm supposed to use my deck gun.
3. When assigning patrol areas, assign the furthest afield first, then assign areas closer and closer to sub's base. It seem to be the other way around, and really gobbles up the fuel. How are the areas assigned?
I'm usually in the Asiatic Fleet, and RSRD seems to be very realistic as far as traffic goes; mostly single freighters, mostly unescorted - pretty much the way it really was early in the war. Its a real challange to find them, though, without RADAR. You have to get within about 15 miles to spot them, and its a REALLY BIG ocean! 'Luck of the Draw' plays a big part.
I did get one HUGE convoy sighting (at least 10 merchant/tankers of all types, and four escorts) in the Java Sea. Too bad my S-Boat only had 12 torpedoes; it was really a juicy sighting. I did manage to sink 4 of the freighters, avoiding the escorts, and getting away with no damage at all. This has been the only merchant convoy I've run onto with RSRD. Seems pretty realistic to me for early war.
I love this mod! Eagerly awaiting Phase III.
