medals

buddha95 · 05-21-08, 02:33 PM

Far out !!!

I was awarded the cong. Medal of Honor on my 1st career patrol!! I can pass out 2 silver stars and 4 bronze stars !!!

NOW, does this mean anything for me or those i decorate,, or is it just eye candy??

also, having trouble w/deckgun elevation. i can only elevate it unzoomed and have to guess, then zoom in and read scale, back and forth, back and forth, till i get it where it should be,,, too much time, by now range has changed, . Can i access the meter to change range??

thanks in advance
good hunting to you all

Schroeder · 05-21-08, 03:35 PM

It is very easy in SH IV to acquire the medal of honour (I think you must sink about 30,000t on a patrol).

The elevation of the deck gun can be changed while looking through the sights. Use the arrow keys to do it or move the mouse up and down.

John W. Hamm · 05-22-08, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by buddha95

Far out !!!

I was awarded the cong. Medal of Honor on my 1st career patrol!! I can pass out 2 silver stars and 4 bronze stars !!!

NOW, does this mean anything for me or those i decorate,, or is it just eye candy??

also, having trouble w/deckgun elevation. i can only elevate it unzoomed and have to guess, then zoom in and read scale, back and forth, back and forth, till i get it where it should be,,, too much time, by now range has changed, . Can i access the meter to change range??

thanks in advance
good hunting to you all

and yes giving crew medals adds to their abilities

mikwarleo · 07-30-08, 10:02 AM

well playing hard difficulty and having sunk a kongo (iirc) BB and a Fleet CV [Hiryu- went under in 10 mins after 2 mk10s exploded under the stern -

] and only, oh, about 160,000 tonnes, 4/5 objectives completed on my first patrol all told - I was expecting some nice medals. I got the 'victory cross' ... wtf... same medal I got after sinking 2 parts of stuff all and completing mission? Top that off with 3x Patrol star, 2x sub service medal and 4x wounded medal for crew... non of crew were even wounded iirc. What am I doing wrong?

SH4, v1.4, 1941 camp based other place (not pearl harbour) in sugar boat...

SteamWake · 07-30-08, 10:19 AM

Heh...

In my latest carier I got awarded a 'wounded medal' (Purple heart?) after a photo recon patrol in which we saw little to no action.

Spent most of our time avoiding contacts.

mikwarleo · 07-30-08, 10:46 AM

hah.

but seriously, any ideas on how I can earn me some good medals?

I mean wtf is a victory cross?

-----> I sunk a BB, CV & 160,000 tonnes with a damned sugar boat. Don't I deserve a bronze statue in the town square or something?

SteamWake · 07-30-08, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mikwarleo

hah.

but seriously, any ideas on how I can earn me some good medals?

I mean wtf is a victory cross?

-----> I sunk a BB, CV & 160,000 tonnes with a damned sugar boat. Don't I deserve a bronze statue in the town square or something?

Well as I tried to elude to in my previous post the medals are kind of random.

Sinking that kind of tonnage with an S boat should earn you the "Star Fleet Acadamy award of incredulous awsomness" :rotfl:

Furthermore the medals are intentionally unlike 'real' medals for legal reasons.

Been many a heated discussion here about that.

Diopos · 07-30-08, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikwarleo

hah.

but seriously, any ideas on how I can earn me some good medals?

I mean wtf is a victory cross?

-----> I sunk a BB, CV & 160,000 tonnes with a damned sugar boat. Don't I deserve a bronze statue in the town square or something?

Oh you get your statue alright. If you do your 160000 tns, report them and then get sunk!

Schroeder · 07-30-08, 11:42 AM

The stock medals of SHIV are crap.

Use the realistic medal mod or RFB to get the real ones.

mikwarleo · 07-30-08, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Well as I tried to elude to in my previous post the medals are kind of random.

Great. What genious decided they'd be random?

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Sinking that kind of tonnage with an S boat should earn you the "Star Fleet Acadamy award of incredulous awsomness" :rotfl:

lol, yes. My point exactly! Took me the better part of a day to finish that patrol and (said like angry 4yo): I want my medals!

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Furthermore the medals are intentionally unlike 'real' medals for legal reasons.

Been many a heated discussion here about that.

Oh... that genious has been working overtime. To him I say BOOOOO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Use the realistic medal mod or RFB to get the real ones.

Ok ty, will look into that. Current situation blows. I was wondering could it have anything to do with the fact that I went back to port and did a refit 3 - 4 times (just basically grabed fuel and torps) to achieve this result? When I realised I could get more torps I wasn't always more careful than I could be with my torps but then again I nailed many ships with deck gun which should help my ratio too. I find it hard to believe they'd take such a mickey mouse approach and make medals random.

buddha95 · 07-30-08, 09:58 PM

Hard dif level, sank lg tanker, dd, 2 bb, 1 lg aircraft carrier.
recieved a wounded medal and a victory cross. nothing else!!!!
what is a victory cross. looked on google ,, got no answer. Now i wouldnt complain if it was a Victoria cross, that would be cool

tigone · 07-30-08, 11:23 PM

buddha95 asked:

> What is a Victory Cross?

It's made-up; the original game uses fictitious medals. Not sure why. Except for the Medal of Honor, which is protected by law, any schmuck can go into most any surplus store in the U.S. or online and buy any medal he wants. I suspect, rather than actual legal liability, Ubisoft simply wanted to avoid the controversy and complaints that might come from awarding "real" medals -- path of least resistance, you see. . . .

As mentioned, there are a number of mods that restore actual medals to the game.

Fearless · 07-31-08, 01:30 AM

With all the faulty fish I have onboard, I'd be lucky to get any medals

mikwarleo · 07-31-08, 02:43 AM

links please to best medal mods for 1.5 ? I've look a lot and no joy.

tigone · 07-31-08, 09:29 AM

mikwarleo Wrote:

> please to best medal mods for 1.5 ? I've look a lot and no joy.

Here is one, which acknowledges some limitations (haven't used it myself):

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109864

The comprehensive mods Real Fleet Boat and Trigger Maru both incorporate real medals, I believe.

05-21-08, 02:33 PM	#1
buddha95 Planesman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 196 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	medals Far out !!! I was awarded the cong. Medal of Honor on my 1st career patrol!! I can pass out 2 silver stars and 4 bronze stars !!! NOW, does this mean anything for me or those i decorate,, or is it just eye candy?? also, having trouble w/deckgun elevation. i can only elevate it unzoomed and have to guess, then zoom in and read scale, back and forth, back and forth, till i get it where it should be,,, too much time, by now range has changed, . Can i access the meter to change range?? thanks in advance good hunting to you all

07-30-08, 09:58 PM	#11
buddha95 Planesman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 196 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hard dif level, sank lg tanker, dd, 2 bb, 1 lg aircraft carrier. recieved a wounded medal and a victory cross. nothing else!!!! what is a victory cross. looked on google ,, got no answer. Now i wouldnt complain if it was a Victoria cross, that would be cool __________________ Build a man a fire,,, keep him warm for a day. BUT, set a man on fire, keep him warm for the reat of his life !! http://s309.photobucket.com/albums/kk365/buddha95-3898 http://battleflags.net/miniflags/Bat...ddha95_sig.jpg /

07-31-08, 01:30 AM	#13
Fearless Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,047 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 1	With all the faulty fish I have onboard, I'd be lucky to get any medals __________________ Fearless System Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core 16 Thread CPU, 3.8GHz Base Clock, 4.7GHz Boost, 105W TDP, 32MB L3 cache \| MSI GeForce RTX3060Ti 8Gb Graphics \| Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32Gb (2x16Gb) 3200 MHz CL16 DDR4 Ram \| Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD 1TB \| Seagate Barracuda 2.5in 2TB HDD \| AOC QHD 165 Hz FreeSync HDR curved 31.5in Monitor \| ASUS ROG Strix LC 240 ARGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler White Edition \| ASUS ROG Strix Gold 750W Modular Power Supply \| Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case White.

05-21-08, 03:35 PM	#2
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	It is very easy in SH IV to acquire the medal of honour (I think you must sink about 30,000t on a patrol). The elevation of the deck gun can be changed while looking through the sights. Use the arrow keys to do it or move the mouse up and down.

07-30-08, 10:02 AM	#4
mikwarleo Watch Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	well playing hard difficulty and having sunk a kongo (iirc) BB and a Fleet CV [Hiryu- went under in 10 mins after 2 mk10s exploded under the stern - ] and only, oh, about 160,000 tonnes, 4/5 objectives completed on my first patrol all told - I was expecting some nice medals. I got the 'victory cross' ... wtf... same medal I got after sinking 2 parts of stuff all and completing mission? Top that off with 3x Patrol star, 2x sub service medal and 4x wounded medal for crew... non of crew were even wounded iirc. What am I doing wrong? SH4, v1.4, 1941 camp based other place (not pearl harbour) in sugar boat...

07-30-08, 10:19 AM	#5
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Heh... In my latest carier I got awarded a 'wounded medal' (Purple heart?) after a photo recon patrol in which we saw little to no action. Spent most of our time avoiding contacts.

07-30-08, 10:46 AM	#6
mikwarleo Watch Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	hah. but seriously, any ideas on how I can earn me some good medals? I mean wtf is a victory cross? -----> I sunk a BB, CV & 160,000 tonnes with a damned sugar boat. Don't I deserve a bronze statue in the town square or something?

07-30-08, 11:42 AM	#9
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	The stock medals of SHIV are crap. Use the realistic medal mod or RFB to get the real ones.

07-30-08, 11:23 PM	#12
tigone Mate Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 56 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	buddha95 asked: > What is a Victory Cross? It's made-up; the original game uses fictitious medals. Not sure why. Except for the Medal of Honor, which is protected by law, any schmuck can go into most any surplus store in the U.S. or online and buy any medal he wants. I suspect, rather than actual legal liability, Ubisoft simply wanted to avoid the controversy and complaints that might come from awarding "real" medals -- path of least resistance, you see. . . . As mentioned, there are a number of mods that restore actual medals to the game.

07-31-08, 02:43 AM	#14
mikwarleo Watch Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 22 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	links please to best medal mods for 1.5 ? I've look a lot and no joy.

07-31-08, 09:29 AM	#15
tigone Mate Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 56 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	mikwarleo Wrote: > please to best medal mods for 1.5 ? I've look a lot and no joy. Here is one, which acknowledges some limitations (haven't used it myself): http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=109864 The comprehensive mods Real Fleet Boat and Trigger Maru both incorporate real medals, I believe.