GXW is giving me a beating!

rfunes · 05-04-07, 12:14 PM

For the first time in SHIII, I am REALLY afraid of attacking a convoy.

For the first time in SHIII, I really feel the danger of staying on the surface.

Been air attacked 8 times in the last 48 hours, when leaving off Bergen and passing over England. Not only one airplane, but each wave with at least 4.

Even schorkelling its dangerous. I have been attacked 3 times while in TC 128.

I detected a convoy, but constant air attacks never gave me the opportunity to reach the area. I'm already at 70% hull, and only sank one DD (testing my new Falke torpedo, hehehe - Sweet Vengeance!!!)

I didn't want to be transferred to Penang (I "own" a IXD2), so I left Lorient and now my base is Bergen. Wondering if that was a smart move, as now I'm near the big action, and in Feb/44. Ouch!!!

Another day I found a convoy with 7 DDs. I tried to attack, and learned a lesson. Died.

I restarted the career, because I was not used to GWX. But from now on, I will play Dead-is-Dead.

My excuse is that it's difficult to understand the new reality when you play from Day 1 with vanilla SHIII, then upgrade to Rub, then TGW, and when you face GWX - WOW!

Thanks for the dev team of GWX for bringing a more realistic environment to my simulation!

PS: By the way, what TC do you recommend to use in GWX, and in 44?

Brag · 05-04-07, 12:22 PM

I haven't reached 44 yet. But I think the lower the TC, the better the chances not to be caught with your pants down. Good luck!

STEED · 05-04-07, 12:26 PM

GWX will kill you so fast you will not see it.

I love this mod and I am addictive to it, pass me more GWX. Yea the good stuff.

Jimbuna · 05-04-07, 12:57 PM

That's good to hear rfunes

I've just read another thread which refers to GWX as 'eye candy' :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

STEED · 05-04-07, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That's good to hear rfunes

I've just read another thread which refers to GWX as 'eye candy' :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Eye candy

How dare they, put them up against the wall and give them a good soaking with a high powered water gun.

rfunes · 05-04-07, 01:12 PM

Eye candy, yeah... :rotfl:

Tell this to my u-boat repair team. They are working like crazy.

Now it's clear that those Flaks (and the deck gun) in GWX '44 are 100% useless. If you have a situation that you really need them, enjoy. It will be the last...

For my next patrol, I will use the SH3 Commander "remove deck gun" option. That is, if I survive this one...

Jimbuna · 05-04-07, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That's good to hear rfunes

I've just read another thread which refers to GWX as 'eye candy' :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Eye candy

How dare they, put them up against the wall and give them a good soaking with a high powered water gun.

Obviously a user of one of the other errr mods

robbo180265 · 05-04-07, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

That's good to hear rfunes

I've just read another thread which refers to GWX as 'eye candy' :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Eye candy

How dare they, put them up against the wall and give them a good soaking with a high powered water gun.

Obviously a user of one of the other errr mods

Eye candy????
Tell that to my 5 dead Kaleuns

GoldenRivet · 05-04-07, 02:26 PM

where exactly is this post?

Jimbuna · 05-04-07, 03:08 PM

I'd rather not say mate, I'll obviously get accused of being biased

But a search should find it easy enough (tis a curent thread)

Telgriff · 05-04-07, 08:50 PM

EYE CANDY? I have the perfect punishment for such a comment:

SHIII Vanilla - Scapa Flow run in '42
THEN
GWX - Scapa Flow run, same year.

Yeah...its just 'eye candy'

Ducimus · 05-04-07, 09:08 PM

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I didn't want to be transferred to Penang (I "own" a IXD2), so I left Lorient and now my base is Bergen. Wondering if that was a smart move, as now I'm near the big action, and in Feb/44. Ouch!!!

Most people don't know it, but theres some serious convoy action in the Indian ocean in GWX.

Kpt. Lehmann · 05-04-07, 10:40 PM

LOL, eye candy.

TarJak · 05-05-07, 12:07 AM

I'm with rfunes on this. I just (and I mean only just by the skin of my teeth), finished my first Bergen patrol in early '43. From about 100km off the Norway coast I was detecting radar signals of aircraft and DD's. One lucky night I picked up a task force and managed to sink HMS Victorious

, but from then on my trip was aircarft nightmare. I think I managed to spend about 2-3 hours per day game time on the surface on my way to patrol grid AM47.

As I got to within 80km of my patrol area two Sunderlands jumped me and knocked outboth periscopes, my radar, radio and radar detector. There was also a whole stack of hull damage and batteries etc. were out for a while, so the damage control was a world of pain for about half an hour real time.

After spending the next 6 hours underwater U754 limped back home by going way north of Torshaven and back to Bergen with only two more ships sunk and 6 torps in the boat.

Love this game and GWX has just made it ever more fun than ever.

Jimbuna · 05-05-07, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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I didn't want to be transferred to Penang (I "own" a IXD2), so I left Lorient and now my base is Bergen. Wondering if that was a smart move, as now I'm near the big action, and in Feb/44. Ouch!!!

Most people don't know it, but theres some serious convoy action in the Indian ocean in GWX.

Some nice convoy tonnage sailing regularly out of Os too

05-04-07, 12:14 PM	#1
rfunes Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	GXW is giving me a beating! For the first time in SHIII, I am REALLY afraid of attacking a convoy. For the first time in SHIII, I really feel the danger of staying on the surface. Been air attacked 8 times in the last 48 hours, when leaving off Bergen and passing over England. Not only one airplane, but each wave with at least 4. Even schorkelling its dangerous. I have been attacked 3 times while in TC 128. I detected a convoy, but constant air attacks never gave me the opportunity to reach the area. I'm already at 70% hull, and only sank one DD (testing my new Falke torpedo, hehehe - Sweet Vengeance!!!) I didn't want to be transferred to Penang (I "own" a IXD2), so I left Lorient and now my base is Bergen. Wondering if that was a smart move, as now I'm near the big action, and in Feb/44. Ouch!!! Another day I found a convoy with 7 DDs. I tried to attack, and learned a lesson. Died. I restarted the career, because I was not used to GWX. But from now on, I will play Dead-is-Dead. My excuse is that it's difficult to understand the new reality when you play from Day 1 with vanilla SHIII, then upgrade to Rub, then TGW, and when you face GWX - WOW! Thanks for the dev team of GWX for bringing a more realistic environment to my simulation! PS: By the way, what TC do you recommend to use in GWX, and in 44?

05-04-07, 12:22 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I haven't reached 44 yet. But I think the lower the TC, the better the chances not to be caught with your pants down. Good luck! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

05-04-07, 12:26 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	GWX will kill you so fast you will not see it. I love this mod and I am addictive to it, pass me more GWX. Yea the good stuff. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-04-07, 12:57 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's good to hear rfunes I've just read another thread which refers to GWX as 'eye candy' :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-04-07, 03:08 PM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'd rather not say mate, I'll obviously get accused of being biased But a search should find it easy enough (tis a curent thread) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-04-07, 01:12 PM	#6
rfunes Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Eye candy, yeah... :rotfl: Tell this to my u-boat repair team. They are working like crazy. Now it's clear that those Flaks (and the deck gun) in GWX '44 are 100% useless. If you have a situation that you really need them, enjoy. It will be the last... For my next patrol, I will use the SH3 Commander "remove deck gun" option. That is, if I survive this one...

05-04-07, 02:26 PM	#9
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	where exactly is this post?

05-04-07, 08:50 PM	#11
Telgriff 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 272 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	EYE CANDY? I have the perfect punishment for such a comment: SHIII Vanilla - Scapa Flow run in '42 THEN GWX - Scapa Flow run, same year. Yeah...its just 'eye candy' __________________ Back into the hunt after far too long, GWX 3 Gold, SH3 Commander, DiD Rules, 27% realism and rising Intel Core2Duo 6400 GeForce 8800GTS 4 Gig DDr2

05-04-07, 10:40 PM	#13
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	LOL, eye candy. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

05-05-07, 12:07 AM	#14
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I'm with rfunes on this. I just (and I mean only just by the skin of my teeth), finished my first Bergen patrol in early '43. From about 100km off the Norway coast I was detecting radar signals of aircraft and DD's. One lucky night I picked up a task force and managed to sink HMS Victorious, but from then on my trip was aircarft nightmare. I think I managed to spend about 2-3 hours per day game time on the surface on my way to patrol grid AM47. As I got to within 80km of my patrol area two Sunderlands jumped me and knocked outboth periscopes, my radar, radio and radar detector. There was also a whole stack of hull damage and batteries etc. were out for a while, so the damage control was a world of pain for about half an hour real time. After spending the next 6 hours underwater U754 limped back home by going way north of Torshaven and back to Bergen with only two more ships sunk and 6 torps in the boat. Love this game and GWX has just made it ever more fun than ever. Last edited by TarJak; 05-05-07 at 03:30 AM.