Greetings Shipmates

lynard · 04-29-09, 09:43 PM

Long time player first time poster.
Been playing on and off now for a couple of years, mainly at 55%. Tried earlier with manual targeting but found it too difficult.
After reading the posts thought I would give it another go. Best move I made. Really adds something to the game, heart in mouth and hands shaking fun.
Find I miss the camera views so thinking of turning them back on.

Patrol 1 up near Hartford 20 days of fog and rain, not 1 fish fired, back home with tail between legs.

Patrol 2 again the east coast of England. Beautiful balmy weather and flat seas. 9 cargoes for just over 30,000 tons. Getting some funny looks from the crew, been a little bit chancy on this patrol. Popping up in daylight to lose some shells into some poor bugger. Could be a few awols when we get back. There's a destroyer out hunting us and he's not far away. Coming up on something now with one stern fish and a total of sixty shells left. This is going to have to be quick and dirty.

My manual target practice sessions could quite easily have ended up on funniest home videos. Torpedoes going in all directions but the way they were supposed too. Couple of times had the wrong aob set starboard instead of port, things like that. Getting the range with the periscope is the most difficult, ok with the uzo. I would have preferred the stadimeter controls reversed. Mouse for periscope, arrow keys for the stadimeter line.

With auto targeting the notepad reflects the changes in range and aob. This doesn't happen with manual. Is that correct?

Going to have to whip this crew into shape if I still have any left.
Example - lookouts "ship spotted"
Oh good, whereaway, port, starboard, pointy end, blunt end, bloody idiot.

Speaking of crew does anyone else have a lookout that gives them funny looks out of the corner of his eyes. This guy makes me bloody nervous. Secret Police I'm thinking.

Kpt. Lehmann · 04-29-09, 09:57 PM

Welcome aboard Lynard.

Don't worry. We all get those looks from our crews at times/

Torplexed · 04-29-09, 10:06 PM

Welcome aboard!

FIREWALL · 04-29-09, 10:43 PM

Welcome

Bronzewing · 04-30-09, 12:39 AM

Never mind the stupid lookouts, I'm trying a port raid in Iceland. I get an alert from my hyrophone man. "Merchant, stationary, coming closer!" :P
we found an empty bottle of Obstwasser hidden in his bunk...

Jimbuna · 04-30-09, 03:20 AM

Welcome aboard lynard

lynard · 04-30-09, 09:12 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome fellow seadogs.
Thanks Paul going to test that out right now

Paul Riley · 05-01-09, 06:03 AM

Laufen zum Ziel · 05-01-09, 10:34 AM

Welcome aboard.

bookworm_020 · 05-02-09, 02:33 AM

Welcome Aboard!

04-29-09, 09:43 PM	#1
lynard Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	Greetings Shipmates Long time player first time poster. Been playing on and off now for a couple of years, mainly at 55%. Tried earlier with manual targeting but found it too difficult. After reading the posts thought I would give it another go. Best move I made. Really adds something to the game, heart in mouth and hands shaking fun. Find I miss the camera views so thinking of turning them back on. Patrol 1 up near Hartford 20 days of fog and rain, not 1 fish fired, back home with tail between legs. Patrol 2 again the east coast of England. Beautiful balmy weather and flat seas. 9 cargoes for just over 30,000 tons. Getting some funny looks from the crew, been a little bit chancy on this patrol. Popping up in daylight to lose some shells into some poor bugger. Could be a few awols when we get back. There's a destroyer out hunting us and he's not far away. Coming up on something now with one stern fish and a total of sixty shells left. This is going to have to be quick and dirty. My manual target practice sessions could quite easily have ended up on funniest home videos. Torpedoes going in all directions but the way they were supposed too. Couple of times had the wrong aob set starboard instead of port, things like that. Getting the range with the periscope is the most difficult, ok with the uzo. I would have preferred the stadimeter controls reversed. Mouse for periscope, arrow keys for the stadimeter line. With auto targeting the notepad reflects the changes in range and aob. This doesn't happen with manual. Is that correct? Going to have to whip this crew into shape if I still have any left. Example - lookouts "ship spotted" Oh good, whereaway, port, starboard, pointy end, blunt end, bloody idiot. Speaking of crew does anyone else have a lookout that gives them funny looks out of the corner of his eyes. This guy makes me bloody nervous. Secret Police I'm thinking.

04-29-09, 09:57 PM	#2
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard Lynard. Don't worry. We all get those looks from our crews at times/ __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

04-29-09, 10:06 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

04-29-09, 10:43 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-30-09, 12:39 AM	#5
Bronzewing Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Leicester Posts: 104 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Never mind the stupid lookouts, I'm trying a port raid in Iceland. I get an alert from my hyrophone man. "Merchant, stationary, coming closer!" :P we found an empty bottle of Obstwasser hidden in his bunk... __________________ "I say Number one, my end is diving. What the hell is your end doing?"

04-30-09, 03:20 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard lynard __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-30-09, 09:12 PM	#7
lynard Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the warm welcome fellow seadogs. Thanks Paul going to test that out right now

05-01-09, 06:03 AM	#8
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	__________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

05-01-09, 10:34 AM	#9
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Welcome aboard. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

05-02-09, 02:33 AM	#10
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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