Refit or?

RickC Sniper · 03-10-10, 08:21 PM

Just started a career with this game. A couple of questions.

1st mission, sink 50,000 tons along east coast of Britain. No way can I sink that much with this number of torpedoes. Do you guys refit at Wilhelmshaven and go back or do you go all the way back to Keil and end patrol. Would I gain points for the crew if I go either place?

2. I have not seen this posted. I have a continuous ticking when I turn TC up past 4x. It is similar to the clock but it is not the chronometer. Have you experienced this? How to kill it?

.......Driving me crazy. lol

Echo76 · 03-10-10, 08:30 PM

Refitting in nearest friendly port is the way to go

I have the ticking too but i don't care about it :p

don1reed · 03-10-10, 10:02 PM

Howdy Rick C!

long time no see.

With the stock game those 11 torps evaporate quickly, don't they?

I just DL "Mad Max's" AOTD RDA mod with more powerful torpedoes...we'll see how that goes. Got to brush up on my German, though.

Cheers,

Ziggy · 03-10-10, 10:06 PM

You can end the patrol before the campaign mission is complete. It's an over arching goal to complete within a time period instead of a patrol goal.

ThePinkSubmarine · 03-11-10, 02:58 AM

No need to refit! I'm ashamed to say that I completed that mission in 1 Patrol. I visited the British harbors in that area and let loose with torpedoes and the 88.

I figure if Gunther Prien could be that dodgy...why can't I?

ParaB · 03-11-10, 03:14 AM

I personally never refit but always end a patrol in port. The refitting option strikes me as a bit gamey since it's a lot faster than ending a patrol and setting out again. My tonnage is still quickly approaching 1 mio tons in early '41....

Mooncatt · 03-11-10, 05:36 AM

i had to refit once on the first mission. i finished it and i wasnt told to go back to port, but to travel somewhere else......that i cant see on the map, im assuming that because the mission icon hasnt vanished im to patrol the same area of the north sea????? all i can do at port is refit, i cant click on the "dock" icon :S

RickC Sniper · 03-11-10, 02:41 PM

Thanks for the reply guys.

@Don. Great to see you old friend!!
I really don't want to uber up the torpedoes because they seem reasonable stock. 2-3 torps to sink a freighter seems right. I think I'll just revisit the patrol areas untill I meet the patrol requirements.

I'd rather see mission objectives that are possible to complete in one patrol.

SteamWake · 03-11-10, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziggy

You can end the patrol before the campaign mission is complete. It's an over arching goal to complete within a time period instead of a patrol goal.

Yea you will just get the same mission over again.

Conrad von Kaiser · 03-11-10, 03:05 PM

If I'm not mistaken the "ticking" noise is actually when you reach a waypoint set on your navigation map. It get's real annoying when you're going through Kiel lol.

As far as dock vs. refit... Well I refit. After reading about some of the 150+ day patrols some of the real U-Boat commanders had I figured going out for a month then spending time in dock was just about as unrealistic as the refit times lol

Sailor Steve · 03-11-10, 03:18 PM

I think you'll find that those extra long patrols were done in Type IXs. I also hope that the crew management makes it more difficult the longer you stay out. Stopping at a friendly base to resupply and staying out for four months or more was a very rare thing.

RickC Sniper · 03-11-10, 03:18 PM

No, I'm not talking about that click sound when you hit a waypoint.

I have something else going on. It's like the clock ticking but much faster. It did not start until midway through the pirst patrol.

Corrupt save maybe? I don't know.

utops · 03-11-10, 03:27 PM

I catch this problem solved on another forum. What you need is to unlock target after atack ,before you run in to TC

RickC Sniper · 03-11-10, 05:32 PM

@Utops, thank you. Will try that.

Barosx2 · 03-11-10, 09:21 PM

I got a constant ticking..it was very annoying when on TC...found out that it may have been a torp that was "hanging" it had been fired and missed a target...and just stopped a few clicks after the intended target.. very strange.

Tried everything Clock on/off..restarted, luckily I had just saved prior to the encounter. Everything was ok again

03-10-10, 08:21 PM	#1
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Refit or? Just started a career with this game. A couple of questions. 1st mission, sink 50,000 tons along east coast of Britain. No way can I sink that much with this number of torpedoes. Do you guys refit at Wilhelmshaven and go back or do you go all the way back to Keil and end patrol. Would I gain points for the crew if I go either place? 2. I have not seen this posted. I have a continuous ticking when I turn TC up past 4x. It is similar to the clock but it is not the chronometer. Have you experienced this? How to kill it? .......Driving me crazy. lol __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

03-10-10, 10:02 PM	#3
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	Howdy Rick C! long time no see. With the stock game those 11 torps evaporate quickly, don't they? I just DL "Mad Max's" AOTD RDA mod with more powerful torpedoes...we'll see how that goes. Got to brush up on my German, though. Cheers, __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell

03-11-10, 05:36 AM	#7
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	i had to refit once on the first mission. i finished it and i wasnt told to go back to port, but to travel somewhere else......that i cant see on the map, im assuming that because the mission icon hasnt vanished im to patrol the same area of the north sea????? all i can do at port is refit, i cant click on the "dock" icon :S __________________

03-11-10, 02:41 PM	#8
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the reply guys. @Don. Great to see you old friend!! I really don't want to uber up the torpedoes because they seem reasonable stock. 2-3 torps to sink a freighter seems right. I think I'll just revisit the patrol areas untill I meet the patrol requirements. I'd rather see mission objectives that are possible to complete in one patrol. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

03-11-10, 03:18 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I think you'll find that those extra long patrols were done in Type IXs. I also hope that the crew management makes it more difficult the longer you stay out. Stopping at a friendly base to resupply and staying out for four months or more was a very rare thing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-10-10, 08:30 PM	#2
Echo76 Loader Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 83 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Refitting in nearest friendly port is the way to go I have the ticking too but i don't care about it :p

03-10-10, 10:06 PM	#4
Ziggy Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 111 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	You can end the patrol before the campaign mission is complete. It's an over arching goal to complete within a time period instead of a patrol goal.

03-11-10, 02:58 AM	#5
ThePinkSubmarine Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arizona - No Ocean Here! Posts: 42 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	No need to refit! I'm ashamed to say that I completed that mission in 1 Patrol. I visited the British harbors in that area and let loose with torpedoes and the 88. I figure if Gunther Prien could be that dodgy...why can't I?

03-11-10, 03:14 AM	#6
ParaB Chief Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 327 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I personally never refit but always end a patrol in port. The refitting option strikes me as a bit gamey since it's a lot faster than ending a patrol and setting out again. My tonnage is still quickly approaching 1 mio tons in early '41....

03-11-10, 03:05 PM	#10
Conrad von Kaiser Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 105 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	If I'm not mistaken the "ticking" noise is actually when you reach a waypoint set on your navigation map. It get's real annoying when you're going through Kiel lol. As far as dock vs. refit... Well I refit. After reading about some of the 150+ day patrols some of the real U-Boat commanders had I figured going out for a month then spending time in dock was just about as unrealistic as the refit times lol

03-11-10, 03:27 PM	#13
utops Planesman Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gdańsk,Poland Posts: 197 Downloads: 202 Uploads: 0	I catch this problem solved on another forum. What you need is to unlock target after atack ,before you run in to TC

03-11-10, 05:32 PM	#14
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	@Utops, thank you. Will try that. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

03-11-10, 09:21 PM	#15
Barosx2 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 39 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I got a constant ticking..it was very annoying when on TC...found out that it may have been a torp that was "hanging" it had been fired and missed a target...and just stopped a few clicks after the intended target.. very strange. Tried everything Clock on/off..restarted, luckily I had just saved prior to the encounter. Everything was ok again