Recognition manual only providing warships

Harmzuay · 12-25-06, 02:29 AM

Forgive me if this has been asked and answered before - I did a brief search through the forums, but found nothin' to help me out.

I'm still very, very new to the game - with GWX installed, I'm just lookin' to start my third patrol. I currently play on 65% realism - the only boxes left unchecked are the camera views and the manual targeting (hey, I like to watch my kills sink :p ). However, since I've vastly improved in my intercept course plotting and lining myself up for torpedo shots, I figured it was time to try and ween myself off of the automatic targeting. I've been able to sink a few ships by plotting their tracks and positioning myself a pre-determined distance away (as per the link in the newbie guide stickied at the top) but I'd like to be able to use the stadimeter tool to measure range just incase I ever found myself in a situation where I did not have the time to both plot a track and get out ahead of the intended target to use a pre-determined range.

The problem I'm having is my recognition manual is only providing information for warships. When I move my reticle over a contact and try to click the "ship" button nothing happens and then when I open my recognition manual it only provides me with a list of warships - not very helpful when you're trying to sink a C2.

I have a feeling this is just a case of me being a total newbie and there is, in fact, another manual with a list of merchants (some quick browsing through the instruction manual points me in that direction) but I, for the life of me, can't find it. :P

Thanks in advance.

[edit] And, I just found it...figures once I post I answer my own question. Heh. I feel a little silly now. Apologies all around.

Jimbuna · 12-25-06, 06:22 AM

No prob mate...we've all been there

Welcome aboard kaleun

_Seth_ · 12-25-06, 10:21 AM

As jim says: No reason to apologize, mate! Been there, done that...

And BTW: Welcome, herr Kaleun!

Sailor Steve · 12-26-06, 12:24 PM

The arrows on the front cover take you to different books. For merchants go up one to the book that says 'Handelschiffe'.

AVGWarhawk · 12-26-06, 12:41 PM

Man, I remember when I had my first beer. J/K. Welcome aboard swabbie!

12-25-06, 02:29 AM	#1
Harmzuay Nub Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Recognition manual only providing warships Forgive me if this has been asked and answered before - I did a brief search through the forums, but found nothin' to help me out. I'm still very, very new to the game - with GWX installed, I'm just lookin' to start my third patrol. I currently play on 65% realism - the only boxes left unchecked are the camera views and the manual targeting (hey, I like to watch my kills sink :p ). However, since I've vastly improved in my intercept course plotting and lining myself up for torpedo shots, I figured it was time to try and ween myself off of the automatic targeting. I've been able to sink a few ships by plotting their tracks and positioning myself a pre-determined distance away (as per the link in the newbie guide stickied at the top) but I'd like to be able to use the stadimeter tool to measure range just incase I ever found myself in a situation where I did not have the time to both plot a track and get out ahead of the intended target to use a pre-determined range. The problem I'm having is my recognition manual is only providing information for warships. When I move my reticle over a contact and try to click the "ship" button nothing happens and then when I open my recognition manual it only provides me with a list of warships - not very helpful when you're trying to sink a C2. I have a feeling this is just a case of me being a total newbie and there is, in fact, another manual with a list of merchants (some quick browsing through the instruction manual points me in that direction) but I, for the life of me, can't find it. :P Thanks in advance. [edit] And, I just found it...figures once I post I answer my own question. Heh. I feel a little silly now. Apologies all around. Last edited by Harmzuay; 12-25-06 at 02:42 AM.

12-25-06, 06:22 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	No prob mate...we've all been there Welcome aboard kaleun __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-25-06, 10:21 AM	#3
_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	As jim says: No reason to apologize, mate! Been there, done that... And BTW: Welcome, herr Kaleun! __________________

12-26-06, 12:24 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The arrows on the front cover take you to different books. For merchants go up one to the book that says 'Handelschiffe'. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-26-06, 12:41 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Man, I remember when I had my first beer. J/K. Welcome aboard swabbie! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road