Has anyone ever done a whole patrol in real time? As in 1xTC? lol

jimmyjam25 · 02-26-12, 07:31 AM

Just thought Id ask the question if any hardcore SH3 Kaleun's have ever done it? Maybe even dress up and not shave lol. Eating bratwurst and sauerkraut and cursing in German.... lol...

krashkart · 02-26-12, 08:27 AM

I think someone here actually ran a whole career in real time, or maybe just part of it. I don't remember exactly...

jimmyjam25 · 02-26-12, 08:41 AM

A whole career? That would have taken years wouldn't it? That's hilarious!

krashkart · 02-26-12, 08:46 AM

I'm gonna need clarification just to be sure, but yeah I think someone really did do that. If it's true then that is some hardcore dedication to the game.

Red October1984 · 02-26-12, 09:53 AM

Whoever did that is the ultimate subsimmer. Someone should give that guy a medal! I salute the guy who did that.

I can only sail wit 1024x til I spot a ship. That's me. But this guy spent days........on one mission. Once again...

Pilot_76 · 02-26-12, 10:06 AM

I am currently doing it in real time. SH4 in the S-18 with TMO and RSDC. The neat thing about it is that while it takes a lot of time to get from point A to B the navigation process takes over and keeps me busy. DR and Cel nav is a cool feature with Stellarium. One other thing that I've noticed is the cheer as when a contact is made after days or weeks. I badly needed to sink something...

I started this patrol last December and the patrol's date started December 8th, 1941. As of today (Feb 26th, 12) the patrol's date is Feb 2nd, 42. So my process is this: When I'm home I leave the game running at TC x1, surfaced, usually at 2/3 to save fuel. When I have to leave for work or other errands I check the chart and see how deep I can go and order either PD or 100 ft+ at 1/3. When I get back I check the surface for contacts, surface and set for 2/3. When I go to bed I do the same process and in the morning surface again. The submarine actually revolves around my sleeping schedule. There is no XO to take over so When I sleep the sub keeps moving but if a contact is made it'll have to wait for the skipper to wake up.

I realized later that until I get to a Gato or Balao class it will take a lot of time. Like MONTHS to get to 1943-44. So my choice now is if I decide to speed up things (using TC) the question is to when and for how long activate TC. The problem is that I got used in TC x1 because as I said before the navigation process keeps me busy until I detect a ship and hunt it down. If I keep as it is I am not going to play any other thing until like...4 years from now so that is my dilemma. To TC or not to TC: There is the question.

ps: BTW I got influenced on doing this from a story in Subsim's book. One guy in Europe did a patrol in real time in a Uboat. The cool thing in the story was that he was actually living in the boat i.e. telling facts that happened with his virtual crew.

Sailor Steve · 02-26-12, 11:21 AM

Here is the response I gave to a similar thread last year:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...9&postcount=31

And the whole thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=188822

Bottom line for me is that no one has ever actually done it in real time, because they go off and do other things and not sit in front of the computer 24/7. Do that and you might as well just use time compression. It comes out exactly the same way.

02-26-12, 07:31 AM	#1
jimmyjam25 Soundman Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 146 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Has anyone ever done a whole patrol in real time? As in 1xTC? lol Just thought Id ask the question if any hardcore SH3 Kaleun's have ever done it? Maybe even dress up and not shave lol. Eating bratwurst and sauerkraut and cursing in German.... lol...

02-26-12, 08:27 AM	#2
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I think someone here actually ran a whole career in real time, or maybe just part of it. I don't remember exactly... __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

02-26-12, 08:46 AM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	I'm gonna need clarification just to be sure, but yeah I think someone really did do that. If it's true then that is some hardcore dedication to the game. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

02-26-12, 09:53 AM	#5
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	HARDCORE! Whoever did that is the ultimate subsimmer. Someone should give that guy a medal! I salute the guy who did that. I can only sail wit 1024x til I spot a ship. That's me. But this guy spent days........on one mission. Once again... __________________

02-26-12, 11:21 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Here is the response I gave to a similar thread last year: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...9&postcount=31 And the whole thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=188822 Bottom line for me is that no one has ever actually done it in real time, because they go off and do other things and not sit in front of the computer 24/7. Do that and you might as well just use time compression. It comes out exactly the same way. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-26-12, 08:41 AM	#3
jimmyjam25 Soundman Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 146 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	A whole career? That would have taken years wouldn't it? That's hilarious!

02-26-12, 10:06 AM	#6
Pilot_76 Chief Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Posts: 321 Downloads: 462 Uploads: 0	I am currently doing it in real time. SH4 in the S-18 with TMO and RSDC. The neat thing about it is that while it takes a lot of time to get from point A to B the navigation process takes over and keeps me busy. DR and Cel nav is a cool feature with Stellarium. One other thing that I've noticed is the cheer as when a contact is made after days or weeks. I badly needed to sink something... I started this patrol last December and the patrol's date started December 8th, 1941. As of today (Feb 26th, 12) the patrol's date is Feb 2nd, 42. So my process is this: When I'm home I leave the game running at TC x1, surfaced, usually at 2/3 to save fuel. When I have to leave for work or other errands I check the chart and see how deep I can go and order either PD or 100 ft+ at 1/3. When I get back I check the surface for contacts, surface and set for 2/3. When I go to bed I do the same process and in the morning surface again. The submarine actually revolves around my sleeping schedule. There is no XO to take over so When I sleep the sub keeps moving but if a contact is made it'll have to wait for the skipper to wake up. I realized later that until I get to a Gato or Balao class it will take a lot of time. Like MONTHS to get to 1943-44. So my choice now is if I decide to speed up things (using TC) the question is to when and for how long activate TC. The problem is that I got used in TC x1 because as I said before the navigation process keeps me busy until I detect a ship and hunt it down. If I keep as it is I am not going to play any other thing until like...4 years from now so that is my dilemma. To TC or not to TC: There is the question. ps: BTW I got influenced on doing this from a story in Subsim's book. One guy in Europe did a patrol in real time in a Uboat. The cool thing in the story was that he was actually living in the boat i.e. telling facts that happened with his virtual crew.