Missing features

Happy Times · 05-08-07, 07:37 PM

I thought i would ask about two features that were supposed to be in the stock version and if anyone knows can they be done with the knowledge you have today.

The first is Q-ships, anyone ever tried them again?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=boat+trap

The second is the radio contact messages you sometimes get pressing the Radio Contacts icon, a bearing to the nearest radio contact, usually hundreds of kilometers away. And mostly you just get "no radio contacts" message.

Both are intresting features and would bring alot to the gameplay and realism.

Jimbuna · 05-09-07, 12:43 PM

Now Q-ships are a big miss...the closest I've seen something like that is an auxiliary cruiser. Let's both live in hope they get included soon

Happy Times · 05-09-07, 01:21 PM

Ay!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship

http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/Q-ships.htm

Hunter · 05-10-07, 01:43 AM

I used to put guns along with trap contqainers onto merhats, unfortunatelly, no one still could explain me how to to fix their animation.

Happy Times · 05-10-07, 03:33 AM

What about mining missions? Can it be done so that you get credit if someone is sunk by these? http://www.ebort2.co.uk/

I suppose someone could even model them quite close? Though not really an issue for me, what they look like, as i play on 100%.

http://www.uboataces.com/weapon-mines.shtml#tma

Notewire · 05-24-07, 02:28 PM

Were the radio contacts ever implemented?

Woof1701 · 05-24-07, 03:25 PM

Including Q-ships shouldn't be much of a problem IMHO. Now that you say it I'm surprised it hasn't been done before. As I see it we'd just need a few cloned merchant ships fitted with disguised guns and scripted into the campaign as single merchants. You'd even give them warship status but would have to be careful that they won't spawn as convoy escorts

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe all of the steps mentioned above have been done before in one way or another. I remember vivdly the screenshots of tugs fitted with twin turrets fighting it out in New York Harbor

The only real problem I see is the AI. Because enemy AI (warship and merchant) will attack you as soon as you get in range, which is exactly what a Q-ship DIDN'T do ...

05-08-07, 07:37 PM	#1
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Missing features I thought i would ask about two features that were supposed to be in the stock version and if anyone knows can they be done with the knowledge you have today. The first is Q-ships, anyone ever tried them again? http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=boat+trap The second is the radio contact messages you sometimes get pressing the Radio Contacts icon, a bearing to the nearest radio contact, usually hundreds of kilometers away. And mostly you just get "no radio contacts" message. Both are intresting features and would bring alot to the gameplay and realism. __________________

05-09-07, 12:43 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Now Q-ships are a big miss...the closest I've seen something like that is an auxiliary cruiser. Let's both live in hope they get included soon __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-09-07, 01:21 PM	#3
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Ay! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/Q-ships.htm __________________

05-10-07, 03:33 AM	#5
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	What about mining missions? Can it be done so that you get credit if someone is sunk by these? http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ I suppose someone could even model them quite close? Though not really an issue for me, what they look like, as i play on 100%. http://www.uboataces.com/weapon-mines.shtml#tma __________________

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05-10-07, 01:43 AM	#4
Hunter Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 474 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	I used to put guns along with trap contqainers onto merhats, unfortunatelly, no one still could explain me how to to fix their animation.

05-24-07, 02:28 PM	#6
Notewire Soundman Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 143 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Were the radio contacts ever implemented?

05-24-07, 03:25 PM	#7
Woof1701 Commodore Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Germany, Home of U-96 Posts: 633 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Including Q-ships shouldn't be much of a problem IMHO. Now that you say it I'm surprised it hasn't been done before. As I see it we'd just need a few cloned merchant ships fitted with disguised guns and scripted into the campaign as single merchants. You'd even give them warship status but would have to be careful that they won't spawn as convoy escorts Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe all of the steps mentioned above have been done before in one way or another. I remember vivdly the screenshots of tugs fitted with twin turrets fighting it out in New York Harbor The only real problem I see is the AI. Because enemy AI (warship and merchant) will attack you as soon as you get in range, which is exactly what a Q-ship DIDN'T do ...