Learner troubles.

Capa · 10-27-07, 07:20 PM

Hi. I'm new to DW and I'm trying to get proficient enough to relax and enjoy it, but hitting multiple walls. I haven't played 688i or Sub Command, nor any other naval game (although I have SHIII now), so some of the fundamental concepts are still hard to get my head around.

Basically I find it hard to bury myself in the manual without wanting to start playing as soon as a concept clicks into place. So either I'm trying to absorb too much information at once or I'm playing badly and getting frustrated. I can do some of the single missions, but only with things like TMA on auto. The most frustrating thing is that I can't complete the first campaign mission with any platform. I find myself aimlessly zooming around with no real sense of progress because it's hard to tell if I'm actually doing things right. The game puts heavy emphasis on implying the situation is real, therefore clear and obvious objectives aren't given. I'm all for that, but the game relies on specific triggers like any other game, it doesn't "Know" what you're doing, it responds to specific actions being performed. For someone like me that limits creativity because I rarely know what the best (or required) plan of action is. The vast majority of the time I'm restlessly waiting and hoping for an objective confirmation that I may never get. "Find and identify all rebel activity" may sound simple enough for a vet or someone at least experience with naval surveillance but to me it feels like finding 10 different needles in a haystack and trying not to get seen by those needles at the same time.

I guess what I'm wondering is if there are any mission walkthroughs for the first one and/or some of the single missions. Getting a general idea of the normal routine and what should or should not be done in most circumstances would probably help a lot. It's all fine having a tome full of great technical specs, but it's not really the technical stuff that's frustrating, it's the general heart of playing that isn't written in the manual. Another thing I seem to end up doing is working up a vast hairball of inaccurate tracks. I'd appreciate some tips on sensor management.

Thanks.

10-27-07, 07:20 PM	#1
Capa A-ganger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 76 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Learner troubles. Hi. I'm new to DW and I'm trying to get proficient enough to relax and enjoy it, but hitting multiple walls. I haven't played 688i or Sub Command, nor any other naval game (although I have SHIII now), so some of the fundamental concepts are still hard to get my head around. Basically I find it hard to bury myself in the manual without wanting to start playing as soon as a concept clicks into place. So either I'm trying to absorb too much information at once or I'm playing badly and getting frustrated. I can do some of the single missions, but only with things like TMA on auto. The most frustrating thing is that I can't complete the first campaign mission with any platform. I find myself aimlessly zooming around with no real sense of progress because it's hard to tell if I'm actually doing things right. The game puts heavy emphasis on implying the situation is real, therefore clear and obvious objectives aren't given. I'm all for that, but the game relies on specific triggers like any other game, it doesn't "Know" what you're doing, it responds to specific actions being performed. For someone like me that limits creativity because I rarely know what the best (or required) plan of action is. The vast majority of the time I'm restlessly waiting and hoping for an objective confirmation that I may never get. "Find and identify all rebel activity" may sound simple enough for a vet or someone at least experience with naval surveillance but to me it feels like finding 10 different needles in a haystack and trying not to get seen by those needles at the same time. I guess what I'm wondering is if there are any mission walkthroughs for the first one and/or some of the single missions. Getting a general idea of the normal routine and what should or should not be done in most circumstances would probably help a lot. It's all fine having a tome full of great technical specs, but it's not really the technical stuff that's frustrating, it's the general heart of playing that isn't written in the manual. Another thing I seem to end up doing is working up a vast hairball of inaccurate tracks. I'd appreciate some tips on sensor management. Thanks.