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DirtyACE · 02-10-10, 08:12 AM

I just started playing with this mod. So far it's pretty incredible. Never thought I'd be able to command a surface vessel in SH.

Anyway, I was going to my assigned patrol area when suddenly my radar picked up a task force to the west of Scotland (south of my own position). I decided to investigate. It was kind of risky since Admiral Scheer is a pocket battleship, not quite the same as the real thing, like Bismark or Turpitz. So we are steaming ahead, almost directly at the task force. Then I discover that it has 3 Tribal DDs, 2 Kent Class HA, and 1 Repulse Class BB.

We decided to be bold and audacious. We first blasted two DDs out of the water, then started to hammer the BB. She was hit hard and quick with our main guns scoring several direct hits. I think we hit the engine room because there was a huge explosion and the ship slowed and stopped. We continued to pummel her until she finally started slowly going down. This was all done from 6km.

After that we started receiving some damage as the third DD managed to close in while we fought it out with their BB. He was peppering us with machine gun fire. As he was circling around the back of us, we brought about the main forward battery and blasted the bastard to stone age. Then we began working the two HAs. Funny enough it seemed like they were actually trying to escape from the area. Looking through the UZO, I saw them forming a single file line while trying to steam away from us. This gave us much confidence as we smelled blood! We sailed straight after them while pounding with everything we had. We sunk them both like dogs.

After the battle we did have a bit of damage to repair to our range finder, or whatever the thing that looks like binoculars. However, our hull was undamaged.

Now I have a couple questions:

1. I have some kind of alarm going off in the ship. I imagine it went off when I selected to put the crew on battlestations. Anyway, it is still going off after the battle for some reason. I have no idea how to turn it off. I checked various stations and made sure that the crew is no longer on battlestations, but the alarm just keeps on ringing. We have also repaired all the damage and there's no flooding.

2. I noticed some of my crews' icons are now orange. What does this mean? I checked them and they're not dead or injured, so what does this orange color mean?

02-10-10, 08:12 AM	#13
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I just started playing with this mod. So far it's pretty incredible. Never thought I'd be able to command a surface vessel in SH. Anyway, I was going to my assigned patrol area when suddenly my radar picked up a task force to the west of Scotland (south of my own position). I decided to investigate. It was kind of risky since Admiral Scheer is a pocket battleship, not quite the same as the real thing, like Bismark or Turpitz. So we are steaming ahead, almost directly at the task force. Then I discover that it has 3 Tribal DDs, 2 Kent Class HA, and 1 Repulse Class BB. We decided to be bold and audacious. We first blasted two DDs out of the water, then started to hammer the BB. She was hit hard and quick with our main guns scoring several direct hits. I think we hit the engine room because there was a huge explosion and the ship slowed and stopped. We continued to pummel her until she finally started slowly going down. This was all done from 6km. After that we started receiving some damage as the third DD managed to close in while we fought it out with their BB. He was peppering us with machine gun fire. As he was circling around the back of us, we brought about the main forward battery and blasted the bastard to stone age. Then we began working the two HAs. Funny enough it seemed like they were actually trying to escape from the area. Looking through the UZO, I saw them forming a single file line while trying to steam away from us. This gave us much confidence as we smelled blood! We sailed straight after them while pounding with everything we had. We sunk them both like dogs. After the battle we did have a bit of damage to repair to our range finder, or whatever the thing that looks like binoculars. However, our hull was undamaged. Now I have a couple questions: 1. I have some kind of alarm going off in the ship. I imagine it went off when I selected to put the crew on battlestations. Anyway, it is still going off after the battle for some reason. I have no idea how to turn it off. I checked various stations and made sure that the crew is no longer on battlestations, but the alarm just keeps on ringing. We have also repaired all the damage and there's no flooding. 2. I noticed some of my crews' icons are now orange. What does this mean? I checked them and they're not dead or injured, so what does this orange color mean?