Manual or automatic ?

Scarredclown · 03-15-15, 08:15 AM

I'm wondering what most people are using ? manual or automatic targetting ? Myself i like to use manual, sinking a ship with me having plotting it perfectly is a great feeling, but i have way more succes with automatic.

sublynx · 03-15-15, 08:47 AM

First automatic for the first few years of playing
Then manual for a couple of years
Now thinking maybe going back to automatic

It's a bit like a U-boat commander. At the beginning of his career he would be totally reliant on his trainers telling him what to next. Then he would learn everything, to be able to do everything by himself, in theory and in practices. And then as a commander, he would delegate much of the work load to his officers.

BigWalleye · 03-15-15, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by sublynx

Now thinking maybe going back to automatic.

Yeah. Full manual requires way too much input from boat commander (me). Not historically accurate. But automatic requires like zero input and is always accurate and waaay too fast.. I'd love to have an appropriate level of crew help, and have their accuracy based on skill level (plus my own input). But that would take a whole new game.

Scarredclown · 03-15-15, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Yeah. Full manual requires way too much input from boat commander (me). Not historically accurate. But automatic requires like zero input and is always accurate and waaay too fast.. I'd love to have an appropriate level of crew help, and have their accuracy based on skill level (plus my own input). But that would take a whole new game.

I was thinking that the crew gain some exp and have skill lvl ? Aint that showing on the targetting ?

Sailor Steve · 03-15-15, 12:19 PM

I have Manual turned on, but also Weapons Officer Assistance. It gives a snapshot of the data at the given moment, but doesn't update the information. This means I have to raise the periscope repeatedly, giving the enemy a realistic chance of spotting it. It also means that there is a possibility of error.

Just my personal habit.

sublynx · 03-15-15, 12:50 PM

Perhaps I could turn weapon officer shooting solution on, and enter the number s into my phone to get randomized values. Then feed the numbers into TDC manually. I could use different randomization values as the crew gets more experienced. That way I could even simulate a Topp as first officer - or Bernard... Man, it would hurt if SH3Commander would transfer away my Topp and give back a Bernard as a replacement!

banryu79 · 03-21-15, 06:46 AM

I always use manual, I have tried it both with and without map contact updates... And I would like something in-between so I will try out the Assisted Plotting mod in my next career.

03-15-15, 08:15 AM	#1
Scarredclown Loader Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Quebec Posts: 85 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Manual or automatic ? I'm wondering what most people are using ? manual or automatic targetting ? Myself i like to use manual, sinking a ship with me having plotting it perfectly is a great feeling, but i have way more succes with automatic.

03-15-15, 08:47 AM	#2
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	First automatic for the first few years of playing Then manual for a couple of years Now thinking maybe going back to automatic It's a bit like a U-boat commander. At the beginning of his career he would be totally reliant on his trainers telling him what to next. Then he would learn everything, to be able to do everything by himself, in theory and in practices. And then as a commander, he would delegate much of the work load to his officers. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

03-15-15, 12:19 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I have Manual turned on, but also Weapons Officer Assistance. It gives a snapshot of the data at the given moment, but doesn't update the information. This means I have to raise the periscope repeatedly, giving the enemy a realistic chance of spotting it. It also means that there is a possibility of error. Just my personal habit. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-15-15, 12:50 PM	#6
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	Perhaps I could turn weapon officer shooting solution on, and enter the number s into my phone to get randomized values. Then feed the numbers into TDC manually. I could use different randomization values as the crew gets more experienced. That way I could even simulate a Topp as first officer - or Bernard... Man, it would hurt if SH3Commander would transfer away my Topp and give back a Bernard as a replacement! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

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03-21-15, 06:46 AM	#7
banryu79 Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Italy Posts: 554 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 2	I always use manual, I have tried it both with and without map contact updates... And I would like something in-between so I will try out the Assisted Plotting mod in my next career.