About to start my first mission under GWX 3.0

Mau · 08-14-09, 07:27 AM

Hi all,
Not that is really my first start of a campaign, but my first under GWX.
I thought I read something special in regards with the first mission since it starts before the war. Is there anything special I need to do?
I guess I am not supposed to attack per say before the 15th?
That means my first mission should last more than 15 days?
Am I correct?

Thank you

irish1958 · 08-14-09, 07:47 AM

The first boats entered the Atlantic on the 15th, two weeks before the war started so they were on station and could strike as soon as hostilities commenced.
To simulate this, GWX begins on the 1st, a full 35 days before the war.
We have included two early missions to act as shakedown patrols.
The engine of SH3 requires a patrol to start on the first of the month.
If you use SH3CMDR, you can set the days in port to, say, 21 days. That way you do your shakedown patrol, and leave early enough to be in position to start the war in place with your second patrol

Sailor Steve · 08-14-09, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mau

per say

Per se. It's Latin - means 'by itself', or 'in and of itself'.

One of the things you can do is use SH3 Commander, the best tool ever created for the game, and a perfect complement to GWX. It lets you set the starting date for the first of any month. It also lets you do a quick shakedown patrol and then set the days in port to any amount you desire, so you can then start the next patrol just a week or so before September 1, the beginning of the war.

I just started a new career. On August 1 I just let the game start and ended the patrol immediately. I always leave Commander's Days In Base set to 'Random'. This time my next patrol started on August 21. I'm happy - I was on station for eight days when the war began.

Dowly · 08-14-09, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Per se. It's Latin - means 'by itself', or 'in and of itself'.

Per se (tho, without the space; perse) is also Finnish and means ass.

irish1958 · 08-14-09, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Per se (tho, without the space; perse) is also Finnish and means ass.

The animal or the anatomic location?

FIREWALL · 08-14-09, 05:15 PM

Dowly... Did you just call Sailor Steve .... Percy ?

Brag · 08-14-09, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Dowly... Did you just call Sailor Steve .... Percy ?

Dowly is Bernard's father. So what do you expect?

Mau · 08-16-09, 07:34 PM

Sorry about the PER SE. I am francophone. So I guess I should know better about latin...

Could you tell me what is essentially a ``shakedown patrol``?

Thank you

Subnuts · 08-16-09, 07:40 PM

If you're based in Kiel, sink the Tirpitz while heading out to sea.

We need to teach those skimmer pukes a lesson about the future of naval warfare.

Jimbuna · 08-17-09, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Mau

Sorry about the PER SE. I am francophone. So I guess I should know better about latin...

Could you tell me what is essentially a ``shakedown patrol``?

Thank you

A patrol used for the purpose of giving the crew experience and accustomising them with the boat/equipment.

08-17-09, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

If you're based in Kiel, sink the Tirpitz while heading out to sea.

We need to teach those skimmer pukes a lesson about the future of naval warfare.

Original cowboy speech

lose the hatred dude.:rotfl:
I know it hurts but Germans had nothing to do with Perl Harbour

Bent Periscope · 08-17-09, 10:22 AM

Good luck on your patrol, GRW is a major jump from stock SH3.

Sailor Steve · 08-17-09, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Dowly... Did you just call Sailor Steve .... Percy ?

Shh...that was supposed to be a secret.

Mau · 08-17-09, 12:19 PM

So is that a patrol that you can choose from (or you simply go to sea and come back quickly to go for a ``real`` patrol in your career). I am unclear here.

Thank you

Sailor Steve · 08-17-09, 01:29 PM

The latter. You go out and return. I've gone and visited British harbors in peacetime, and I've moved out into the harbor, turned around and docked again, and I've just quit as soon as it started.

It's just because the game is incapable of starting you on, say, the 19th.

08-14-09, 07:27 AM	#1
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	About to start my first mission under GWX 3.0 Hi all, Not that is really my first start of a campaign, but my first under GWX. I thought I read something special in regards with the first mission since it starts before the war. Is there anything special I need to do? I guess I am not supposed to attack per say before the 15th? That means my first mission should last more than 15 days? Am I correct? Thank you

08-14-09, 07:47 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	The first boats entered the Atlantic on the 15th, two weeks before the war started so they were on station and could strike as soon as hostilities commenced. To simulate this, GWX begins on the 1st, a full 35 days before the war. We have included two early missions to act as shakedown patrols. The engine of SH3 requires a patrol to start on the first of the month. If you use SH3CMDR, you can set the days in port to, say, 21 days. That way you do your shakedown patrol, and leave early enough to be in position to start the war in place with your second patrol __________________ Irish1958

08-14-09, 05:15 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Dowly... Did you just call Sailor Steve .... Percy ? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-16-09, 07:40 PM	#9
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	If you're based in Kiel, sink the Tirpitz while heading out to sea. We need to teach those skimmer pukes a lesson about the future of naval warfare. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

08-17-09, 01:29 PM	#15
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The latter. You go out and return. I've gone and visited British harbors in peacetime, and I've moved out into the harbor, turned around and docked again, and I've just quit as soon as it started. It's just because the game is incapable of starting you on, say, the 19th. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-16-09, 07:34 PM	#8
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Sorry about the PER SE. I am francophone. So I guess I should know better about latin... Could you tell me what is essentially a ``shakedown patrol``? Thank you

08-17-09, 10:22 AM	#12
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Good luck on your patrol, GRW is a major jump from stock SH3.

08-17-09, 12:19 PM	#14
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	So is that a patrol that you can choose from (or you simply go to sea and come back quickly to go for a ``real`` patrol in your career). I am unclear here. Thank you