Some initial notes (NOT a review)

[bert8for3]

Thought I'd post this in fresh thread, but Mods please move if you like.

Here are some initial points; not a review, and others will do that better, nor are they definitive comments as I'm still learning my way around and have barely scratched the surface. Some of this are merely notes to self to find something eg (I am still learning controls which is probably taking me longer than it would others) or are personal preferences for changing/modding down the line or just questions. Altogether, they are just my notes on the fly up to this point (but if you'll allow it's easier than writing up fresh notes to post) and some may be a function of the game settings I have on just now and/or my pc. You can see I've "found" some things.

A. Installation and folder arrangement:
1 Default install was to root C. ?
2 Don't see where screenies are stored. How do you take screenshots?

B. Performance:
1 Default is 0 AA. Smooth, but a few jaggies. Put AA up one notch; now judders a bit in bridge view. Still have jaggies on horizon. To fix. But that is in port. Now open water, smooth and no jaggies.

C Interface:
1 Can't figure out how to assign crew to stations, eg at one point deck gun is manned, can't see yet how to unman gun. ok, use watch officer interface to order to man deck gun or aa gun, but can't see still how to unman them. Can't dive with crew on deck, have to figure out how to order them below first I think. Did I miss enabling some abilities before first patrol? Don't think so as have now restarted. Ah, dummy, I have to go below first; then we can dive. This first-person is different alright, I was thinking sh3 on that. And can surface fine.
2 Minimap a bit annoying, seems to pop up now and then, probably a system to it, but would ditch it.
3 Where is depth under keel? Time of day (clock)? ok clock is O. Just local time or GMT? Where is compass or course indicator? Date? Have to go to Cap's log it seems.
4 Where is resume course?
5 where is close/open tube? This may be because I was on automatic, now on manual and will see
6 Rudder change angle only by 1 deg and repeat?
7 Will eventually want to see if various tips can be turned off.

D Online saving:
1 Occasional auto-save only takes a second, but is a bit of a nuisance. Can it be turned off? To look at.

E Looks:
1 Water looks terrific. Ditto boat bow wave, wake, exhaust.
2 Binoc view wavers nicely.
3 Peri always starts up and have to put down.
4 Map is excellent. But no KM grid refs?
5 Bridge watch only 2 guys; no binoculars?
6 Would ditch outline/highlight on interactive elements.

F Gameplay:
1 Sometimes there are guys at the dive plane controls; sometimes not
2 Settings. Looking as if gameplay difficulty settings only changeable on fresh (campaign or patrol?). ok and now they've taken effect; eg I now have option via XO to turn on TDC.
3 Ship behaviour. To note.
4 First patrol put me out of Bremerhaven. Restarted, am now out of Kiel.
5 Recharging batteries is automatic? Can't deliberately not recharge if preferred?

[ReFaN]

you can always use print screen and paste it into paint, or perhaps CTR F11 will work.

[bert8for3]

Originally Posted by ReFaN

you can always use print screen and paste it into paint, or perhaps CTR F11 will work.

Tks, I'll try, oughta find it eventually

[ReFaN]

Originally Posted by bert8for3

Tks, I'll try, oughta find it eventually

indeed

[urfisch]

there must be an ingame help screen for keycommands! press f1 maybe?...

[Sone7]

As shown on screens from marinesims.de F1 is for help screen

[FIREWALL]

Didn't it come with a manual and a key card ?

[Decoman]

Q: Does the game only install on C: drive?

I won't buy the game if this is the case. I will not install a game on my OS harddrive, which is limited in capacity anyway.

Edit: I suppose this question was a stupid one.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by bert8for3

Thought I'd post this in fresh thread, but Mods please move if you like.

Here are some initial points; not a review, and others will do that better, nor are they definitive comments as I'm still learning my way around and have barely scratched the surface. Some of this are merely notes to self to find something eg (I am still learning controls which is probably taking me longer than it would others) or are personal preferences for ....

Nicely done.

He said the default was c:\ , I gotta believe that can be changed when prompted...

[bert8for3]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Nicely done.

Cheers.

If anyone scopes out the why and where of screenshots, would appreciate knowing. The F1 key guide just indicates the PrtSrn key. I've tried that by itself, in combo with other keys. Either I'm not taking the screenshots at all, or they're being put somewhere I'm not finding them.

[rcjonessnp175]

my guess with the screenshots is the whole uplay thing, its a player profile type service which probaly has your screenshots also just a guess maybe something similiar to dragon age??

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by bert8for3

1 Sometimes there are guys at the dive plane controls; sometimes not

Dumb question: are there no guys at the dive planes because you're surfaced?

[bert8for3]

Originally Posted by rcjonessnp175

my guess with the screenshots is the whole uplay thing, its a player profile type service which probaly has your screenshots also just a guess maybe something similiar to dragon age??

that's a thought, so I should look on ubi.

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Dumb question: are there no guys at the dive planes because you're surfaced?

No, I only made note of it at the time because I had an idea they switched all of a sudden without me doing anything. But that was when I was trying to figure out how to dive, and I must have caught them switching. It works just fine.

Btw somebody asked about the default install to root C. I noticed when I was looking at the file structure to find screenshots, and I couldn't find the game under Programs. But I recall there was a custom install option and I imagine you could tell it to install to ProgFiles.

[Church SUBSIM]

"4 Map is excellent. But no KM grid refs?"

No KM grid ... sigh. That is such a basic ... if not included one can only hope it can be modded.