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brandtryan · 03-30-08, 09:24 PM

It was not my intention to start an argument--however, I think some good has come of it. I think Werner has some good points, but I'm biased by his basically training me for this simulation, via his videos.

I've read 1/4 of "Silent Victory" and most of the other books on the American Silent Service available. It seems that aside from the horrific torpedo problems the Americans had, that alot of patrols simply didn't run into much traffic. Although Mush Morton aggressively sought it out, and found it, at great risk.

I want to have my cake and eat it to--which seems to be my problem. The stock game has me stopping every five minutes to launch torpedoes, and RSRD has me running all over the place without a single contact. If there's one thing I learned with my B.A. in Philosophy--it's that the truth lies somewhere in between. A RSRD "Light" version might be that.

Also--my fellow Americans, if I've identified you correctly--I've lived overseas for awhile (not now)--please don't take Werner's comments as aggressive--he is stating his opinion in his own way, in a second language--I think he very much appreciates the endeavors of the other modders, and realizes the vast scope that they have to deal with. If I'm not mistaken, I think he too, believes the truth lies somewhere in between--and also that we'll never get it perfect--or perhaps, even close to perfect, because of the nature of war, and the way it is recorded in historical documents.

At any rate, I'm going to uninstall RSRD because I've done two patrols now, and not run into anything. The fun part is being able to read "Silent Victory" and follow my mission along with the book, in a roundabout way. I wish there was just a "little" more action, and creative license--so I was guarenteed a few contacts per patrol. It is a game, after all.

In the end, I've benefited alot from other modder's work--and I RESPECT them all to a high degree. I've only contributed once to a piece of software--IL2 Flight Sim--I spend a few weekends making a sound pack (much like people making German and English packs for SH3 and 4). Many people benefited from it--and I'm glad I was able to make a different there.

I hope RSRD rocks on, both realistically, and perhaps as light version with more traffic, albeit unrealistic. I also hope Werner makes more training videos, and keeps his natural sinking mechanics up to date (I actually don't use it--as I don't have the patience). See a pattern here? Impatience!

Wow--I've gone on too long--maybe it was the wine at dinner. Argh.

03-30-08, 09:24 PM	#11
brandtryan Engineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indianapolis, United States Posts: 214 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	It was not my intention to start an argument--however, I think some good has come of it. I think Werner has some good points, but I'm biased by his basically training me for this simulation, via his videos. I've read 1/4 of "Silent Victory" and most of the other books on the American Silent Service available. It seems that aside from the horrific torpedo problems the Americans had, that alot of patrols simply didn't run into much traffic. Although Mush Morton aggressively sought it out, and found it, at great risk. I want to have my cake and eat it to--which seems to be my problem. The stock game has me stopping every five minutes to launch torpedoes, and RSRD has me running all over the place without a single contact. If there's one thing I learned with my B.A. in Philosophy--it's that the truth lies somewhere in between. A RSRD "Light" version might be that. Also--my fellow Americans, if I've identified you correctly--I've lived overseas for awhile (not now)--please don't take Werner's comments as aggressive--he is stating his opinion in his own way, in a second language--I think he very much appreciates the endeavors of the other modders, and realizes the vast scope that they have to deal with. If I'm not mistaken, I think he too, believes the truth lies somewhere in between--and also that we'll never get it perfect--or perhaps, even close to perfect, because of the nature of war, and the way it is recorded in historical documents. At any rate, I'm going to uninstall RSRD because I've done two patrols now, and not run into anything. The fun part is being able to read "Silent Victory" and follow my mission along with the book, in a roundabout way. I wish there was just a "little" more action, and creative license--so I was guarenteed a few contacts per patrol. It is a game, after all. In the end, I've benefited alot from other modder's work--and I RESPECT them all to a high degree. I've only contributed once to a piece of software--IL2 Flight Sim--I spend a few weekends making a sound pack (much like people making German and English packs for SH3 and 4). Many people benefited from it--and I'm glad I was able to make a different there. I hope RSRD rocks on, both realistically, and perhaps as light version with more traffic, albeit unrealistic. I also hope Werner makes more training videos, and keeps his natural sinking mechanics up to date (I actually don't use it--as I don't have the patience). See a pattern here? Impatience! Wow--I've gone on too long--maybe it was the wine at dinner. Argh.