escorts shadowing me?

sideways · 03-06-10, 05:13 AM

hey gang,

i'm getting a really weird issue.

i took the mission off the east coast of england as the first mission, and managed to sink a couple of freighters without getting pegged by any DDs, but now I have a destroyer escort following me everywhere I go. Doesn't matter if I change direction while well out of his visual range, if i sit deep and silent for half a day, no matter what evasive action i take, he mimics me perfectly.

what makes this even WEIRDER is that if i turn to face him, he turns to the exact same bearing as me and matches my speed, so he maintains a near constant distance from me no matter what i do.

it's like he's playing with me, trying to pretend he can't see me, but mimicking me perfectly

anyone else got this one?

Lagger123987 · 03-06-10, 05:18 AM

I also got the same problem, but I let the escort follow me to Kiel, that the the escort gets sunk by friendly ships around the area.

Eldritch · 03-06-10, 05:27 AM

Yes, several times. It seems like he goes away if you stumble upon another ship though, but not all the time.

Just wait until you get around 4 or 6 of these guys shadowing you... really messes up the time compression after a while.

Juliano · 03-06-10, 06:18 AM

Quote:

but mimicking me perfectly

Now THAT´S shadowing

Have you tried diplomacy?
Something like

You - Whoot!?!? Sir, are you following me?
DD - Yes
You - *run like hell*

Maybe you could phone uncle Doenitz

I´m sure he could spare the Bismark for a couple of days

Also, if you see a black chopper in the sky, I have bad news for you ...

03-06-10, 05:13 AM	#1
sideways Watch Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 27 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	escorts shadowing me? hey gang, i'm getting a really weird issue. i took the mission off the east coast of england as the first mission, and managed to sink a couple of freighters without getting pegged by any DDs, but now I have a destroyer escort following me everywhere I go. Doesn't matter if I change direction while well out of his visual range, if i sit deep and silent for half a day, no matter what evasive action i take, he mimics me perfectly. what makes this even WEIRDER is that if i turn to face him, he turns to the exact same bearing as me and matches my speed, so he maintains a near constant distance from me no matter what i do. it's like he's playing with me, trying to pretend he can't see me, but mimicking me perfectly anyone else got this one?

03-06-10, 05:18 AM	#2
Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	I also got the same problem, but I let the escort follow me to Kiel, that the the escort gets sunk by friendly ships around the area. __________________

03-06-10, 05:27 AM	#3
Eldritch Watch Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 21 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Yes, several times. It seems like he goes away if you stumble upon another ship though, but not all the time. Just wait until you get around 4 or 6 of these guys shadowing you... really messes up the time compression after a while.