Question about SH3 Commander

RHill389 · 02-16-09, 07:26 PM

Just as the title says's i have a question about SH3 Commmander. Having a hell of a time locating shipping even when putting my self in convoy routes. I do not recall have any problems before i installed SH3-Cdr. I have only been using SH3-Cdr since this week (new install). Has Cdr changed up the game playing making the convoy's harder to find?.....

Thanks Gent's

Weiss Pinguin · 02-16-09, 07:50 PM

SH3 Commander does nothing to modify shipping routes/frequency. Perhaps you've just run into a spot of bad luck?

U-84 · 02-16-09, 08:54 PM

patience my friend...sit in convoy routes long enough and ur bound to find one. Or a new favorite hunting ground (using for the past week) sectors BE and BF, and bottom of AM...lots of single unescorted cargo's lurking there, includinga carrier (mentioned in a previous post) but this is in early to MId 1943 of course, but yes, patrol around convoy lanes enough and ur bound to find one. good luck.

melnibonian · 02-16-09, 09:28 PM

As a rule of thumb I would suggest you do a hydrophone search every 5-10 hours, especially in bad weather conditions. There is a lot of traffic that goes by undetected if you´re all the time on the surface.

RHill389 · 02-16-09, 10:27 PM

Thanks guys, must be bad luck! Time to make my own luck, like any good U-Boat Hauptmann should.

Thanks again

A Very Super Market · 02-16-09, 11:56 PM

Hauptmann? Hah! Those land lubbers know nothing of how a U-boot works! We have kaleuns in the Ubootwaffe.

Anyways, simple mistake.

RoaldLarsen · 02-17-09, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by melnibonian

As a rule of thumb I would suggest you do a hydrophone search every 5-10 hours, especially in bad weather conditions. There is a lot of traffic that goes by undetected if you´re all the time on the surface.

5-10 Hours? I guess that's a good enough compromise between playability and effectiveness.

To maximize the chance of catching something on hydrophones, you want to listen yourself from a dead stop, surface, run about 40km at high speed, submerge, rinse and repeat. That translates to a hydrophone check every 65 to 90 minutes. Ofc, that's not compatible with safety in an area with frequent allied air patrols. Also, it's very tedious.

My compromise is often to check every change of sea watch, and in areas of allied air coverage I'm only sprinting on the surface when I need to recharge my batteries.

melnibonian · 02-17-09, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by RoaldLarsen

5-10 Hours? I guess that's a good enough compromise between playability and effectiveness.

That is correct. The whole idea is that it´s a game and I don´t really have so much time to play nowdays with work and stuff. Furthermore if you check every 5-10 hours it allows you to cover a fair amount of distance on the surface at optimal speed.

Jimbuna · 02-17-09, 01:19 PM

Try sitting 200clicks west of Gibraltar....theres a supply boat nearby to replenish from as well.

02-16-09, 07:26 PM	#1
RHill389 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Question about SH3 Commander Just as the title says's i have a question about SH3 Commmander. Having a hell of a time locating shipping even when putting my self in convoy routes. I do not recall have any problems before i installed SH3-Cdr. I have only been using SH3-Cdr since this week (new install). Has Cdr changed up the game playing making the convoy's harder to find?..... Thanks Gent's

02-16-09, 07:50 PM	#2
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	SH3 Commander does nothing to modify shipping routes/frequency. Perhaps you've just run into a spot of bad luck? __________________

02-16-09, 08:54 PM	#3
U-84 Medic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: under you in my VIIC Posts: 168 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	patience my friend...sit in convoy routes long enough and ur bound to find one. Or a new favorite hunting ground (using for the past week) sectors BE and BF, and bottom of AM...lots of single unescorted cargo's lurking there, includinga carrier (mentioned in a previous post) but this is in early to MId 1943 of course, but yes, patrol around convoy lanes enough and ur bound to find one. good luck. __________________ Never fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning- Field Marshall Erwin Rommel Courage is being scared to death, but saddeling up anyways- John Wayne

02-16-09, 09:28 PM	#4
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	As a rule of thumb I would suggest you do a hydrophone search every 5-10 hours, especially in bad weather conditions. There is a lot of traffic that goes by undetected if you´re all the time on the surface. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

02-16-09, 11:56 PM	#6
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hauptmann? Hah! Those land lubbers know nothing of how a U-boot works! We have kaleuns in the Ubootwaffe. Anyways, simple mistake. __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

02-16-09, 10:27 PM	#5
RHill389 Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St. Louis MO Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys, must be bad luck! Time to make my own luck, like any good U-Boat Hauptmann should. Thanks again

02-17-09, 01:19 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Try sitting 200clicks west of Gibraltar....theres a supply boat nearby to replenish from as well. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!