Medal of Honor on every patrol?

dmlavan · 12-31-07, 01:59 AM

I've just finished my 3rd patrol (SH4 v1.4, TM 1.7.2 w/ RSRD) and have been awarded a Medal of Honor on each patrol. On average, have sunk 8 ships for >25k tons per patrol.
Previous threads indicated that, while this type of success was extremely rare in real life, the award threshold in the game was a "stock" problem. Is anyone aware of any way (mods, etc) to adjust this?

Ducimus · 12-31-07, 02:39 AM

stock

dmlavan · 12-31-07, 02:47 AM

Ducimus - thanks. Not the answer I was hoping for, but the one I expected. BTW, great work on TM - I'm enjoying it greatly!

maerean_m · 12-31-07, 04:53 AM

If the conditions are the same after each mission, you'll get the same medal(s).

So, ask for more objectives and increase the realism level. You'll see that if you sink >25kt on 100% realism, you'll really be asking for the Medal of Honor.

crazyman2008 · 12-31-07, 05:14 AM

as a newbie I don't know how you ask for more objectives, so... How do you ask for more objectives?

Rockin Robbins · 12-31-07, 07:14 AM

When you complete one objective, make sure you radio in (assuming you have enough torpedoes to complete another mission). You will then be assigned another mission.

crazyman2008 · 12-31-07, 08:24 AM

so i have to go up and wait or do I have to switch on the radio?
Btw, I can sent a contact report and a status report, but what does it do? When I want to sent a contact report, i don't see anything happen and if I sent a statusreport, i have no idea why i should do that...

Bale · 12-31-07, 11:40 AM

@ crazyman2008

if your marker for your current mission (on the map) turns grey, you have completed it. then send a status report and receive a new mission (if you have enough topedos and fuel onboard ... the area is important too. if you got no new mission then drive to some other areas, like Luzon, Celebes Sea and so on. sometimes you receive a mission there)

send a contact report if you have sighted a cony or battle group. then you get orders how to engange the target (sink freighters, sink escorts ...)

John Channing · 12-31-07, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyman2008

so i have to go up and wait or do I have to switch on the radio?
Btw, I can sent a contact report and a status report, but what does it do? When I want to sent a contact report, i don't see anything happen and if I sent a statusreport, i have no idea why i should do that...

Contact reports only work when you are on the surface and have at least 3 targets in sight.

Status reports, as Bale said, should be sent once you have completed your current objective.

JCC

jdkbph · 12-31-07, 12:48 PM

Awarding of the MoH should either be taken out of the game completely or the threshold pushed so high it would take a major sinking followed by a heroic death to get it.

IMHO

The MoH was not awarded simply for good or even exceptional performance as it is in the game.

JD

hyperion2206 · 12-31-07, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdkbph

Awarding of the MoH should either be taken out of the game completely or the threshold pushed so high it would take a major sinking followed by a heroic death to get it.

IMHO

The MoH was not awarded simply for good or even exceptional performance as it is in the game.

JD

I completely agree! In fact the only medal you ought to get for good performance should be the Navy Cross.

-Pv- · 12-31-07, 02:09 PM

Perhaps he should play at a higher level. I'm doing pretty good on my missions and I haven't had one yet.
-Pv-

hmatthias · 12-31-07, 05:04 PM

I ignore the medals as a "gamey" aspect of the stock SH4. With the new layers in RSRD, mid to late war tonnage is easy to come by. I just got one, and encountered no enemy destroyers. Seemed a bit silly, but I just ignored it and went on to the next mission.

clayp · 12-31-07, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmlavan

I've just finished my 3rd patrol (SH4 v1.4, TM 1.7.2 w/ RSRD) and have been awarded a Medal of Honor on each patrol. On average, have sunk 8 ships for >25k tons per patrol.
Previous threads indicated that, while this type of success was extremely rare in real life, the award threshold in the game was a "stock" problem. Is anyone aware of any way (mods, etc) to adjust this?

Good job....I dont know how you guys do it!!!!...Every time I go out on carrer mode I never see any ships and I never get attacked even tho rideing on the surface for day at a time..To me is very boreing..I have TM,RSRD and ROW..

dmlavan · 12-31-07, 08:11 PM

ClayP - I've been sailing out of Freemantle early in the war (started the career in May 42). Most of my action has been in and around Indonesia to the NE of the Lombok strait. There have been times I've passed targets up for a lack of torpedoes... At least in May 42 - Sep 42 there doesn't seem to be any shortage of Marus sailing alone and unescorted. Lots of Japanese air patrols (all A6M's) but no escorts.

12-31-07, 01:59 AM	#1
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Medal of Honor on every patrol? I've just finished my 3rd patrol (SH4 v1.4, TM 1.7.2 w/ RSRD) and have been awarded a Medal of Honor on each patrol. On average, have sunk 8 ships for >25k tons per patrol. Previous threads indicated that, while this type of success was extremely rare in real life, the award threshold in the game was a "stock" problem. Is anyone aware of any way (mods, etc) to adjust this?

12-31-07, 04:53 AM	#4
maerean_m Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 529 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If the conditions are the same after each mission, you'll get the same medal(s). So, ask for more objectives and increase the realism level. You'll see that if you sink >25kt on 100% realism, you'll really be asking for the Medal of Honor. __________________ Kilroy was here

12-31-07, 07:14 AM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	asking for more objectives When you complete one objective, make sure you radio in (assuming you have enough torpedoes to complete another mission). You will then be assigned another mission. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

12-31-07, 02:39 AM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	stock

12-31-07, 02:47 AM	#3
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	Ducimus - thanks. Not the answer I was hoping for, but the one I expected. BTW, great work on TM - I'm enjoying it greatly!

12-31-07, 05:14 AM	#5
crazyman2008 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 12 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	as a newbie I don't know how you ask for more objectives, so... How do you ask for more objectives?

12-31-07, 08:24 AM	#7
crazyman2008 Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 12 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	so i have to go up and wait or do I have to switch on the radio? Btw, I can sent a contact report and a status report, but what does it do? When I want to sent a contact report, i don't see anything happen and if I sent a statusreport, i have no idea why i should do that...

12-31-07, 11:40 AM	#8
Bale Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 10 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	@ crazyman2008 if your marker for your current mission (on the map) turns grey, you have completed it. then send a status report and receive a new mission (if you have enough topedos and fuel onboard ... the area is important too. if you got no new mission then drive to some other areas, like Luzon, Celebes Sea and so on. sometimes you receive a mission there) send a contact report if you have sighted a cony or battle group. then you get orders how to engange the target (sink freighters, sink escorts ...)

12-31-07, 12:48 PM	#10
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	Awarding of the MoH should either be taken out of the game completely or the threshold pushed so high it would take a major sinking followed by a heroic death to get it. IMHO The MoH was not awarded simply for good or even exceptional performance as it is in the game. JD

12-31-07, 02:09 PM	#12
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Perhaps he should play at a higher level. I'm doing pretty good on my missions and I haven't had one yet. -Pv-

12-31-07, 05:04 PM	#13
hmatthias Loader Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I ignore the medals as a "gamey" aspect of the stock SH4. With the new layers in RSRD, mid to late war tonnage is easy to come by. I just got one, and encountered no enemy destroyers. Seemed a bit silly, but I just ignored it and went on to the next mission.

12-31-07, 08:11 PM	#15
dmlavan Weps Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 351 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	ClayP - I've been sailing out of Freemantle early in the war (started the career in May 42). Most of my action has been in and around Indonesia to the NE of the Lombok strait. There have been times I've passed targets up for a lack of torpedoes... At least in May 42 - Sep 42 there doesn't seem to be any shortage of Marus sailing alone and unescorted. Lots of Japanese air patrols (all A6M's) but no escorts.