Do you think it's possible?

Ducimus · 02-26-07, 04:18 AM

I've been trying to think of a way to get my last Hurrah's out of this game before SH4 comes out, and i wonder if a 1 million ton challenge is it.

I mean, for sure you'd have to start at the begining of the war when its a turkey shoot, and id probably have to un-nerf the tonnage ive reduced in my GWX tweak pack , but i really wonder if its possible. You'd have to sink some BB's or something i'd think. I also figure you'd also want expend all your torpedo's with the smallest number of days at sea possible to get back in, and out again with a fresh load. In short, i think you'd have to be aggressive as hell. I wonder if it's possible, and by what year. A 100K patrol in GWX is quite possible though.

So you figure 10 patrols at around 60 days tops, 31 days between patrols... im guessing 1 patrol could last (worst case scenario) 3 months. Thats 4 patrols a year, at 100K (best case scenario), so lets say 80K instead... times 4 patrols a year, equates out to about 320K a year , so in 3 years youd have 960K.

So assuming you started in 1939, you probably wouldnt reach the 1M mark tell sometime in 1943? Hmmm wow, that could take weeks or a month or two real world time playing a few hour every night.

:hmm:
Sounds like a challenge for a basket case.

Mooncatt · 02-26-07, 04:21 AM

i think you are being very very optimistic

good luck with it though, ill be very impressed if you suceed

danlisa · 02-26-07, 04:35 AM

It's probably doable, you might need to factor in upgrade days & I assume this would have to be in an IX

, I'll find it hard to believe it would be possible in a type7.

To have the shortest patrol length you would need most of your patrols to leave from the west coast of France & catch the convoys coming/going to the Med.

Good Hunting Ducimus

Torplexed · 02-26-07, 04:37 AM

Smashing idea! Yeah baby yeah! If you get this character in your periscope, you win by default.

Morts · 02-26-07, 05:22 AM

hahahaha:rotfl: :rotfl:

Jimbuna · 02-26-07, 09:55 AM

Probably need SH3Cmdr tweaked to '1 day in base' after each patrol

Brag · 02-26-07, 11:26 AM

You'll have to murder Bernard first. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Morts · 02-26-07, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

You'll have to murder Bernard first. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

no i dont think that i would like too murder you:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 02-26-07, 11:47 AM

Stock game, minimum settings, reload when you die...sure, it should be easy.

Ducimus · 02-26-07, 12:10 PM

LOL, i didnt say i was going to do it, .. yet.. im only wondering if its possible- GWX, DiD.

Early war, is EASY EASY EASY. So i don't think dying would be much of an issue until around 1942. Truthfully i don't know if i have enough motivation left in this game to attempt it, but i have to wonder just the same.

CNemo · 02-26-07, 12:11 PM

Yeah, and while we're at it we may as well play a XXI from '39 onward.... Do it in half the time?

CNemo · 02-26-07, 12:12 PM

lol Ducimas, you posted the rules while I was typing

Ducimus · 02-26-07, 12:12 PM

Type 21 isnt a WW2 submarine as far as im concerned. I honest havent tried to use that thing in a year now.

Rykaird · 02-26-07, 12:21 PM

It would seem to me the real challenge to getting to 1M tons isn't productivity - GRT per patrol - but rather surviving through 1943.

danurve · 02-26-07, 01:32 PM

Your last hurrah .. ?
Sounds like just one more player challenge. Some games like Silent Hunter refuse to die off. I'm sure 4 will grab much attention, but the mods keep 3 alive. One of the best things about this game.

Heck there's tons of people still playing SimCity 4, from `03.

02-26-07, 04:18 AM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Do you think it's possible? I've been trying to think of a way to get my last Hurrah's out of this game before SH4 comes out, and i wonder if a 1 million ton challenge is it. I mean, for sure you'd have to start at the begining of the war when its a turkey shoot, and id probably have to un-nerf the tonnage ive reduced in my GWX tweak pack , but i really wonder if its possible. You'd have to sink some BB's or something i'd think. I also figure you'd also want expend all your torpedo's with the smallest number of days at sea possible to get back in, and out again with a fresh load. In short, i think you'd have to be aggressive as hell. I wonder if it's possible, and by what year. A 100K patrol in GWX is quite possible though. So you figure 10 patrols at around 60 days tops, 31 days between patrols... im guessing 1 patrol could last (worst case scenario) 3 months. Thats 4 patrols a year, at 100K (best case scenario), so lets say 80K instead... times 4 patrols a year, equates out to about 320K a year , so in 3 years youd have 960K. So assuming you started in 1939, you probably wouldnt reach the 1M mark tell sometime in 1943? Hmmm wow, that could take weeks or a month or two real world time playing a few hour every night. :hmm: Sounds like a challenge for a basket case.

02-26-07, 04:21 AM	#2
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	i think you are being very very optimistic good luck with it though, ill be very impressed if you suceed __________________

02-26-07, 04:35 AM	#3
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	It's probably doable, you might need to factor in upgrade days & I assume this would have to be in an IX, I'll find it hard to believe it would be possible in a type7. To have the shortest patrol length you would need most of your patrols to leave from the west coast of France & catch the convoys coming/going to the Med. Good Hunting Ducimus __________________

02-26-07, 04:37 AM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Smashing idea! Yeah baby yeah! If you get this character in your periscope, you win by default. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-26-07, 09:55 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Probably need SH3Cmdr tweaked to '1 day in base' after each patrol __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-26-07, 05:22 AM	#5
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	hahahaha:rotfl: :rotfl:

02-26-07, 11:26 AM	#7
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02-26-07, 11:47 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Stock game, minimum settings, reload when you die...sure, it should be easy. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-26-07, 12:10 PM	#10
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	LOL, i didnt say i was going to do it, .. yet.. im only wondering if its possible- GWX, DiD. Early war, is EASY EASY EASY. So i don't think dying would be much of an issue until around 1942. Truthfully i don't know if i have enough motivation left in this game to attempt it, but i have to wonder just the same.

02-26-07, 12:11 PM	#11
CNemo Mate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 57 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Yeah, and while we're at it we may as well play a XXI from '39 onward.... Do it in half the time?

02-26-07, 12:12 PM	#12
CNemo Mate Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 57 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	lol Ducimas, you posted the rules while I was typing

02-26-07, 12:21 PM	#14
Rykaird Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 356 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	It would seem to me the real challenge to getting to 1M tons isn't productivity - GRT per patrol - but rather surviving through 1943.

02-26-07, 01:32 PM	#15
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Your last hurrah .. ? Sounds like just one more player challenge. Some games like Silent Hunter refuse to die off. I'm sure 4 will grab much attention, but the mods keep 3 alive. One of the best things about this game. Heck there's tons of people still playing SimCity 4, from `03. __________________