Newbie Help - A little overwhelmed

Akela · 10-04-10, 01:38 AM

Hello,

I've installed the game and the GWX3.0. I've started my first career mission which is to patrol sector "AN18" and I left the realism options alone so I'm at 34% realism. I've managed to find the navigation screen and plot way-points to AN18 and we are on our way there. However, I'm confused/concerned about a number of things, here are a few.

Navigation: I'm sure you know that the manual isn't very much help for a new player. I was able to find the basic stations but there isn't much information on how to use each station. I plotted waypoints on the map, but is there a way to move a way-point, or delete it?

Crew: I don't understand how to manage my crew. I'm not sure I need to at this difficulty level but when I started off on my mission every crew member was at a station. The first thing I did was put the bow torpedo crew off duty but that is only 5 guys. There are about 20 other guys maning the boat. How in the world am I supposed to keep everyone from getting fatigued if I can only rest 5 guys at a time?

What am I doing? My mission orders were to patrol AN18. It's August 2nd 1939 right now and I'm in the Skagerrak on my way to AN18. What the heck does "patrol" mean? Am I supposed to sink ships? I know that sounds like the stupid question of the year and maybe it is but is Germany even at war yet? Also, I've passed about 10 ships just getting out of the Skag which I completely ignored assuming they were German. Should I have been identifying them? Should I have sunk them if they were British even though I'm not at my patrol point yet? What about other nation's ships?

Sorry guys, I'm terribly confused right now. I'll try to read through the stickies here tomorrow and see if any of this is answered there.

Thanks,

Akela

10-04-10, 01:38 AM	#1
Akela Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 49 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Newbie Help - A little overwhelmed Hello, I've installed the game and the GWX3.0. I've started my first career mission which is to patrol sector "AN18" and I left the realism options alone so I'm at 34% realism. I've managed to find the navigation screen and plot way-points to AN18 and we are on our way there. However, I'm confused/concerned about a number of things, here are a few. Navigation: I'm sure you know that the manual isn't very much help for a new player. I was able to find the basic stations but there isn't much information on how to use each station. I plotted waypoints on the map, but is there a way to move a way-point, or delete it? Crew: I don't understand how to manage my crew. I'm not sure I need to at this difficulty level but when I started off on my mission every crew member was at a station. The first thing I did was put the bow torpedo crew off duty but that is only 5 guys. There are about 20 other guys maning the boat. How in the world am I supposed to keep everyone from getting fatigued if I can only rest 5 guys at a time? What am I doing? My mission orders were to patrol AN18. It's August 2nd 1939 right now and I'm in the Skagerrak on my way to AN18. What the heck does "patrol" mean? Am I supposed to sink ships? I know that sounds like the stupid question of the year and maybe it is but is Germany even at war yet? Also, I've passed about 10 ships just getting out of the Skag which I completely ignored assuming they were German. Should I have been identifying them? Should I have sunk them if they were British even though I'm not at my patrol point yet? What about other nation's ships? Sorry guys, I'm terribly confused right now. I'll try to read through the stickies here tomorrow and see if any of this is answered there. Thanks, Akela