Okay, I like good WX, but this is ridiculous!

skookum · 10-08-07, 08:30 PM

Okay, for may last two patrols (Nov-December 1940 and Jan-Feb 1941) I've had nothing but flat calm and blue skies. Not once during either partol did I see so much as a mouse fart of breeze or a drop of rain. I'm thinking bug but I can't figure out what may have changed. I haven't installed any additional mods since the prooblem began. The only mods I've got installed on top of GWX are Sobey's 3d waves, SH4 effects, a Camera mod and the standard GWX mods.

HELP!!!

TarJak · 10-08-07, 09:38 PM

I can't believe you are actually wanting bad weather. :rotfl:Your experience sounds like Utopia to some.

skookum · 10-08-07, 10:08 PM

That is very true, but the windy days with big waves make for great screenshots, and lately I've been running a little thin on material due to the unusually good wx.

andylegate · 10-08-07, 10:50 PM

I ran into that today, I was down mostly near the Med, CF and CG, sea state 0, no wind, couldn't believe it as for awhile there it seemed I always had bad weather. Then I started my long track up north, by the time I had gotten near northern Scotland, the weather turned bad, and I do mean bad!

So are you staying pretty much in the same area? Or are you encountering flat seas everywhere you go? Some of us would kill for that kind of weather!

Kpt. Lehmann · 10-08-07, 11:01 PM

Be careful what you wish for, Skookum.

d@rk51d3 · 10-08-07, 11:35 PM

I had the same. 2 patrols of sunny skies, and seas like glass. I thought something was wrong, but that soon changed. Enjoy the calm while you can.

skookum · 10-09-07, 12:29 AM

Well I feel better knowing some Kaleuns have had similar bouts of extended good weather. My last two patrols were out of St. Nazaire southbound to North Africa via Gibraltar. Perhaps when I decide to transfer to Norway I'll get poopy wx again. Thanks!

Klaus_Doldinger · 10-09-07, 02:32 AM

On the other hand... I´ve had many patrols with three-four weeks of endless atlantic storms. No one day without winds under 15 mps, and most of them with heavy rain and dense fog. Just good-bad luck with weather.

I don´t feel calm seas as ideal; you can be seen/heard easier; for me the ideal conditions for attack are wind 6-10 mps, no rain, and cloudy/overcast seas.

Huskalar · 10-09-07, 03:37 AM

On my last one and a half patrols I've also experienced 'perfect' weather and it was also in Dec '40-Feb '41. But both these patrols brought me to the North Atlantic so I don't think that transferring the Norway will give you any guarantees. Although I can imagine that on average the weather will be worse there.

Brag · 10-09-07, 03:43 AM

On my last patrol, I had weather changing every few hours. I was about to start bitching but remembered the weeks and weeks of rain and towering seas.

Steel_Tomb · 10-09-07, 05:11 AM

Now you've said that you will get heavy seas with thick fog for the next few months lol.

Dowly · 10-09-07, 07:54 AM

I'd wish my patrols were like that! The moment I clear the Kiel canal, BANG! 200ms winds, rain drops the size of an car and a fog that prevents you seeing your own eyelashes!

Ping Panther · 10-09-07, 09:39 AM

I have been on my Med. runs again since that S-Class I took under and the Med. weather is very calm until recently. I took the advice to try patroling over to Malta just yesterday for some better hunting.

At first I was considering just rounding the island (deep channel at the north end is nice), but then the seas and winds started picking up as the sun set, all just due north of the Grand Harbor of Valletta! I'm now gearing due south, bobbing under for some hydrophone checks, then back up flank on the surface. If I can out-skirt the patrol craft in this fortunate bad weather and sunset, I'm good for tour of the Maltese harbor before sunrise!

I'll send you all some postcards.

Captain Nemo · 10-09-07, 09:41 AM

On my latest patrol I've had bad thunderstorms, heavy seas and rain right up the African coast from Dakar to southern Spain. Not a single break in the weather. Prior to this the weather during the patrol was changeable, but with good periods of fine weather. This morning I came across a Passenger Cargo and managed to hit it with one torp out of two but the weather claimed the kill

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Nemo

Jimbuna · 10-09-07, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

I'd wish my patrols were like that! The moment I clear the Kiel canal, BANG! 200ms winds, rain drops the size of an car and a fog that prevents you seeing your own eyelashes!

Phah!.....I get KABOOM! 300ms winds, rain drops the size of a lorry and fog that prevents you seeing at all!

Beat that!!

:rotfl:

10-08-07, 08:30 PM	#1
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Okay, I like good WX, but this is ridiculous! Okay, for may last two patrols (Nov-December 1940 and Jan-Feb 1941) I've had nothing but flat calm and blue skies. Not once during either partol did I see so much as a mouse fart of breeze or a drop of rain. I'm thinking bug but I can't figure out what may have changed. I haven't installed any additional mods since the prooblem began. The only mods I've got installed on top of GWX are Sobey's 3d waves, SH4 effects, a Camera mod and the standard GWX mods. HELP!!!

10-08-07, 10:50 PM	#4
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I ran into that today, I was down mostly near the Med, CF and CG, sea state 0, no wind, couldn't believe it as for awhile there it seemed I always had bad weather. Then I started my long track up north, by the time I had gotten near northern Scotland, the weather turned bad, and I do mean bad! So are you staying pretty much in the same area? Or are you encountering flat seas everywhere you go? Some of us would kill for that kind of weather! __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

10-08-07, 11:01 PM	#5
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Be careful what you wish for, Skookum. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

10-09-07, 02:32 AM	#8
Klaus_Doldinger Planesman Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Posts: 198 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	On the other hand... I´ve had many patrols with three-four weeks of endless atlantic storms. No one day without winds under 15 mps, and most of them with heavy rain and dense fog. Just good-bad luck with weather. I don´t feel calm seas as ideal; you can be seen/heard easier; for me the ideal conditions for attack are wind 6-10 mps, no rain, and cloudy/overcast seas. __________________ OL zS. Siegfried Rollmann, U 108 in WaW IV, 6th war patrol with GWX 3.0 Gold (111.829 BRT) Lt zS Klaus Doldinger (U 36), 4th war patrol with GWX 3.0 Gold (50.713 BRT) SH3 Cmdr 3.1 GWX 3.0 GWX 16 Km atmosphere GWX no medals on crew GWX open hatch GWX Saint Nazaire, Schleuse and units OLC GUI 1.2.7 Thomsen´s sound Torpedo damage final Rubini´s lifeboats and debris D.i.D.

10-09-07, 03:43 AM	#10
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	On my last patrol, I had weather changing every few hours. I was about to start bitching but remembered the weeks and weeks of rain and towering seas. __________________ 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/

10-08-07, 09:38 PM	#2
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I can't believe you are actually wanting bad weather. :rotfl:Your experience sounds like Utopia to some.

10-08-07, 10:08 PM	#3
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	That is very true, but the windy days with big waves make for great screenshots, and lately I've been running a little thin on material due to the unusually good wx.

10-08-07, 11:35 PM	#6
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,951 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	I had the same. 2 patrols of sunny skies, and seas like glass. I thought something was wrong, but that soon changed. Enjoy the calm while you can.

10-09-07, 12:29 AM	#7
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Well I feel better knowing some Kaleuns have had similar bouts of extended good weather. My last two patrols were out of St. Nazaire southbound to North Africa via Gibraltar. Perhaps when I decide to transfer to Norway I'll get poopy wx again. Thanks!

10-09-07, 03:37 AM	#9
Huskalar Ensign Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 221 Downloads: 176 Uploads: 0	On my last one and a half patrols I've also experienced 'perfect' weather and it was also in Dec '40-Feb '41. But both these patrols brought me to the North Atlantic so I don't think that transferring the Norway will give you any guarantees. Although I can imagine that on average the weather will be worse there.

10-09-07, 05:11 AM	#11
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now you've said that you will get heavy seas with thick fog for the next few months lol. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

10-09-07, 07:54 AM	#12
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I'd wish my patrols were like that! The moment I clear the Kiel canal, BANG! 200ms winds, rain drops the size of an car and a fog that prevents you seeing your own eyelashes!

10-09-07, 09:39 AM	#13
Ping Panther Lieutenant Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the armpit of the Mid-Atlantic / Quadrant CA42 Posts: 262 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I have been on my Med. runs again since that S-Class I took under and the Med. weather is very calm until recently. I took the advice to try patroling over to Malta just yesterday for some better hunting. At first I was considering just rounding the island (deep channel at the north end is nice), but then the seas and winds started picking up as the sun set, all just due north of the Grand Harbor of Valletta! I'm now gearing due south, bobbing under for some hydrophone checks, then back up flank on the surface. If I can out-skirt the patrol craft in this fortunate bad weather and sunset, I'm good for tour of the Maltese harbor before sunrise! I'll send you all some postcards. Last edited by Ping Panther; 10-09-07 at 01:12 PM.

10-09-07, 09:41 AM	#14
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	On my latest patrol I've had bad thunderstorms, heavy seas and rain right up the African coast from Dakar to southern Spain. Not a single break in the weather. Prior to this the weather during the patrol was changeable, but with good periods of fine weather. This morning I came across a Passenger Cargo and managed to hit it with one torp out of two but the weather claimed the kill . Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________