GWX and Contact Frequency Questions

scrapser · 03-17-07, 02:53 PM

I just finished building a new computer (see my sig for the goodies). Today I installed SH3 and GWX plus the 1.02 update. The whole thing went smooth and so now here I sit ready to leave port on my first GWX patrol.

But first I thought I would scan some of the topics here to see if there are any issues. The first thing that caught my eye was people talking about how rare contacts have become with GWX. So these are my questions...

Just how rare is making contact with convoys and lesser numbers of ships?

How about Task Forces, especially in the first two years when they usually appear before disappearing almost completely after 12/41?

I play to experience encounters with enemy shipping and all that ensues (with realistic settings in that context). I know some here like things to be as realistic as possible (as in not getting many contacts) and that's fine. It's just not my cup of tea. I didn't buy the game to wander all over the Atlantic and maybe have an encounter if I'm lucky. That's extremely boring to me.

So with the above in mind, is GWX something I'll enjoy or will I have to uninstall and play the first GW version or something else that's been dumbed down a bit?

Thanks

bigboywooly · 03-17-07, 02:58 PM

The amount of convoys and TF'S hasnt been reduced
If anything its been upped in the TF area

What has been reduced is the frequency they show on the map as a radio report

They are still there just not handed to you on a plate

poor sailor · 03-17-07, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

What has been reduced is the frequency they show on the map as a radio report

They are still there just not handed to you on a plate

Yes, very like that.

scrapser · 03-17-07, 03:26 PM

Understood and thanks. That's nice to hear. I'm looking forward to GWX (but will likely be interrupted after March 21st!). I can't wait for SH4 to arrive.

Jimbuna · 03-18-07, 06:48 AM

Well you'd better get playing quick!!!!

Reece · 03-18-07, 06:55 AM

Also this option:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=107637
Cheers!

03-17-07, 02:53 PM	#1
scrapser Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 530 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	GWX and Contact Frequency Questions I just finished building a new computer (see my sig for the goodies). Today I installed SH3 and GWX plus the 1.02 update. The whole thing went smooth and so now here I sit ready to leave port on my first GWX patrol. But first I thought I would scan some of the topics here to see if there are any issues. The first thing that caught my eye was people talking about how rare contacts have become with GWX. So these are my questions... Just how rare is making contact with convoys and lesser numbers of ships? How about Task Forces, especially in the first two years when they usually appear before disappearing almost completely after 12/41? I play to experience encounters with enemy shipping and all that ensues (with realistic settings in that context). I know some here like things to be as realistic as possible (as in not getting many contacts) and that's fine. It's just not my cup of tea. I didn't buy the game to wander all over the Atlantic and maybe have an encounter if I'm lucky. That's extremely boring to me. So with the above in mind, is GWX something I'll enjoy or will I have to uninstall and play the first GW version or something else that's been dumbed down a bit? Thanks __________________ Gaming Computer Specs: CM Stacker 930 DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 i7 920 CPU TR 120 Extreme HS (lapped) 6 GB OCZ Platinum 1600 (8x175 = 1400) BFG GTX 295 Silverstone DA1000W PSU Sony GDM-FW900 24" Wide Screen CRT WinXP Pro 32-bit

03-17-07, 02:58 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	The amount of convoys and TF'S hasnt been reduced If anything its been upped in the TF area What has been reduced is the frequency they show on the map as a radio report They are still there just not handed to you on a plate __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

03-17-07, 03:26 PM	#4
scrapser Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 530 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Understood and thanks. That's nice to hear. I'm looking forward to GWX (but will likely be interrupted after March 21st!). I can't wait for SH4 to arrive. __________________ Gaming Computer Specs: CM Stacker 930 DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 i7 920 CPU TR 120 Extreme HS (lapped) 6 GB OCZ Platinum 1600 (8x175 = 1400) BFG GTX 295 Silverstone DA1000W PSU Sony GDM-FW900 24" Wide Screen CRT WinXP Pro 32-bit

03-18-07, 06:48 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well you'd better get playing quick!!!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-18-07, 06:55 AM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,726 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Also this option: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=107637 Cheers! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*