start of career help and shipping attacks

aloe1 · 12-21-06, 07:21 PM

Hello, can anyone tell me i get the radio messages at the very beginning of the 1939 patrol and havent a clue what they mean and what shipping i am allowed to attack. Can anyone explain please or point me in the right direction. I understand that you can attack english shipping, but then i get a report that a polish sub has been sent to the bottom from another u boat??? no one said about attacking shipping from other countries. Can anyone please explain.

Thanks

VIICDriver · 12-21-06, 07:29 PM

If you are playing GWX (I assume here you are) the messages are just for script. You do not abide by them so to speak.

The community manual has listing of what countries you can attack and when.

Chuck

robj250 · 12-21-06, 07:38 PM

Except in the beginning of the war, in 1939, the Fuhrer did not allow the sinking of any neutral or USA ships, so if you do, you will receive a negative renown and you don't want that. The messages you get will tell you when it is okay to attack USA shipping. At least mine did in TGW1.1a

Rob

bigboywooly · 12-21-06, 07:43 PM

Poland is the first country you are at war with
1st Sept 39
Then Britain on the 3rd Sept
Then the rest at different dates

There is a flag sheet in the top left corner of the periscope view
Drag into view and it has the dates of most of the countries you can attack

Schatten · 12-21-06, 08:42 PM

I also have sunk French shipping even when the flavor radio traffic says not to without any renown problems. Basically if you know the dates a country declared war on Germany you can start sinking them no matter what off the wall "no-belligerant" type statements the Fuhrer makes. Just make sure you're already at war with the country and no ill effects will happen to you in-game.

If you're using GWX hit F1 and look through the options in there, there'll be a list of all the countries you can attack ships from, and starting when.

robj250 · 12-21-06, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schatten

If you're using GWX hit F and look through the options in there, there'll be a list of all the countries you can attack ships from, and starting when.

Hey, That's cool, I didn't know that the F1 key had that information in it, Thanks Schatten

Rob

Schatten · 12-21-06, 09:56 PM

No problem.

They put a lot of useful tools in there. Honestly I played GW 1.1 for almost a month before I even discovered the pulldown minefield maps so whenever I see something neat that could help other people out like that on a question I like to share. Well at least now that I'm back in the SH swing of things, until about a month and half ago I'd taken pretty much all of '06 off of it due to work, moving, etc. So there's still a whole pile of things I need to discover yet too. :rotfl:

aloe1 · 12-24-06, 09:41 AM

Thanks guys

robj250 · 12-24-06, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schatten

No problem.

They put a lot of useful tools in there. Honestly I played GW 1.1 for almost a month before I even discovered the pulldown minefield maps so whenever I see something neat that could help other people out like that on a question I like to share. Well at least now that I'm back in the SH swing of things, until about a month and half ago I'd taken pretty much all of '06 off of it due to work, moving, etc. So there's still a whole pile of things I need to discover yet too. :rotfl:

Minefield map, where do you get that, I've not found it yet?

bigboywooly · 12-24-06, 01:11 PM

The minefield map for home ports is in the top left corner of the Navmap screen Rob
Along with the others

robj250 · 12-24-06, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

The minefield map for home ports is in the top left corner of the Navmap screen Rob
Along with the others

Are the mine field for home ports turn off or do I have to watch for them.

bigboywooly · 12-24-06, 05:24 PM

No they are on Rob
You have an escort ship out of the port that will avoid the mines ets

I believe Gizzmoe has created a no minefield\subnet mod for GWX if you want to use that

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=102585

Merry Christmas mate and may you have many more

12-21-06, 07:21 PM	#1
aloe1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: soon to be perth in AUSSIE yippee Posts: 121 Downloads: 356 Uploads: 0	start of career help and shipping attacks Hello, can anyone tell me i get the radio messages at the very beginning of the 1939 patrol and havent a clue what they mean and what shipping i am allowed to attack. Can anyone explain please or point me in the right direction. I understand that you can attack english shipping, but then i get a report that a polish sub has been sent to the bottom from another u boat??? no one said about attacking shipping from other countries. Can anyone please explain. Thanks

12-21-06, 07:43 PM	#4
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Poland is the first country you are at war with 1st Sept 39 Then Britain on the 3rd Sept Then the rest at different dates There is a flag sheet in the top left corner of the periscope view Drag into view and it has the dates of most of the countries you can attack __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-21-06, 08:42 PM	#5
Schatten Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 212 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I also have sunk French shipping even when the flavor radio traffic says not to without any renown problems. Basically if you know the dates a country declared war on Germany you can start sinking them no matter what off the wall "no-belligerant" type statements the Fuhrer makes. Just make sure you're already at war with the country and no ill effects will happen to you in-game. If you're using GWX hit F1 and look through the options in there, there'll be a list of all the countries you can attack ships from, and starting when. __________________

12-21-06, 09:56 PM	#7
Schatten Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 212 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No problem. They put a lot of useful tools in there. Honestly I played GW 1.1 for almost a month before I even discovered the pulldown minefield maps so whenever I see something neat that could help other people out like that on a question I like to share. Well at least now that I'm back in the SH swing of things, until about a month and half ago I'd taken pretty much all of '06 off of it due to work, moving, etc. So there's still a whole pile of things I need to discover yet too. :rotfl: __________________

12-24-06, 09:41 AM	#8
aloe1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: soon to be perth in AUSSIE yippee Posts: 121 Downloads: 356 Uploads: 0	thanks Thanks guys

12-21-06, 07:29 PM	#2
VIICDriver Engineer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 203 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	If you are playing GWX (I assume here you are) the messages are just for script. You do not abide by them so to speak. The community manual has listing of what countries you can attack and when. Chuck

12-21-06, 07:38 PM	#3
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Except in the beginning of the war, in 1939, the Fuhrer did not allow the sinking of any neutral or USA ships, so if you do, you will receive a negative renown and you don't want that. The messages you get will tell you when it is okay to attack USA shipping. At least mine did in TGW1.1a Rob

12-24-06, 01:11 PM	#10
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	The minefield map for home ports is in the top left corner of the Navmap screen Rob Along with the others __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-24-06, 05:24 PM	#12
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	No they are on Rob You have an escort ship out of the port that will avoid the mines ets I believe Gizzmoe has created a no minefield\subnet mod for GWX if you want to use that http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=102585 Merry Christmas mate and may you have many more __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41