airplanes

[kaizerkat]

Finally i saw a swordfish bi-plane around scapa flow.Although, i think there is still something wrong, cause i have not seen a airplane, like i think i should, in over 10 patrols.Is there a file i need to check? My cfg file is unchanged, so i am thinking the campaign file LND,RND or something is altered by the st.naz and schleuse mod.Any ideas.BTW my patrol date is 10Jan1940/9th patrol.I have been patoling around Gibraltor lately.


"property monopolized or in the possesion by afew is a curse to mankind"
1765

[Brag]

Are you using GWX or any other mods?

[Mittelwaechter]

Aircraft rarely show up at time compression over 256, this may be your problem.

[HW3]

You are still very early in the war. Just wait till later, you won't be able to escape running into them.

[Axeman3d]

Your relationship with aircraft won't get particularly close until later in the war. You're only a couple of months in and it's still the Sitzkrieg war. By early 1944 you will be running around afraid to surface during the day because of planes, and by late '44 you will be afraid to surface even at night.

[Missing Name]

I'm not sure why you're actively looking for planes. They scare the living bejeezus out of me. Got 'bushed by a Catalina, was lucky it was only a near hit. Still knocked the FlaK, deck gun and periscopes out for a bit.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by kaizerkat

Finally i saw a swordfish bi-plane around scapa flow.Although, i think there is still something wrong, cause i have not seen a airplane, like i think i should, in over 10 patrols.Is there a file i need to check? My cfg file is unchanged, so i am thinking the campaign file LND,RND or something is altered by the st.naz and schleuse mod.Any ideas.BTW my patrol date is 10Jan1940/9th patrol.I have been patoling around Gibraltor lately.


"property monopolized or in the possesion by afew is a curse to mankind"
1765

The schleuse mod doesn't/shouldn't affect plane rendering but the tc factor does (anything above x128).

BTW if your seeing Swordfish that is a clear indicator there is a carrier nearby.

[kaizerkat]

I'm running GWX. As soon as i wrote this thread, i started getting attacked by swordfish every 1/2 hr. I saw only one wellington.You guys r right. I think i'm too early in the war and if the other planes are like the swordfish in attacking then i'm in for a battle.Out of six sw
ordfish, only one bomb came close, causing alot of damage.Thanks all for the feedback.



'Don't rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again"

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

BTW if your seeing Swordfish that is a clear indicator there is a carrier nearby.

You keep saying that! I've been playing this game 5 years and have never run down a carrier, though they have appeared in TFs/Convoys.

Perhaps, à la Clinton, I should ask what you mean by "is" and "nearby."

[Brag]

Lots of airplane trouble my way already in mid 1941 (read the Balz Missing thread).

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

You keep saying that! I've been playing this game 5 years and have never run down a carrier, though they have appeared in TFs/Convoys.

Perhaps, à la Clinton, I should ask what you mean by "is" and "nearby."

I keep saying that because IT IS TRUE.

Check the planes heading and run down it or better still.....pause the game, take a note of the precise time and date and open the ME to interrogate the Scr layer....you should see the carrier then.

[HW3]

I keep saying that because IT IS TRUE.

Yep, he is right. I've sunk several bogue carriers after spotting the swordfish.

[desirableroasted]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I keep saying that because IT IS TRUE.

take a note of the precise time and date and open the ME to interrogate the Scr layer....you should see the carrier then.

Thanks, jimbuna. I know I can do that if I really wanted to know... but so far have always resisted. There is always a price for "perfect intelligence;" in this case it would be the joy of the game.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Thanks, jimbuna. I know I can do that if I really wanted to know... but so far have always resisted. There is always a price for "perfect intelligence;" in this case it would be the joy of the game.

That is true but it is a price some on the GWX team had to pay because of scripting and testing requirements.

SINK EM ALL MATEY!!

[Tessa]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I keep saying that because IT IS TRUE.

Check the planes heading and run down it or better still.....pause the game, take a note of the precise time and date and open the ME to interrogate the Scr layer....you should see the carrier then.

I can vouch for Jim that it is true, have had that exact experience before. Started with 1 Swordfish attacking, then another single one comes; since Swordfish are easy to shoot down (even with the computer gunner) I decided to chalk up some planes to my tally and let the flak gunner have some fun. More Swordfish kept coming and coming, next in pairs and finally 3 at a time (this guy is a legendary flak shooter, when I finally promoted him to an officer he had 27 kills, only crewman on my boat with a RK because of that feat). With so many Swordfish around the only logical conclusion is that there's a carrier within striking distance.

Since I was on the surface the whole time and looking around I did spot the carrier about 12,000m from my position later on in the firefight. As the flot top ran out of planes I was able to get into a good firing position quickly and slam an eel under the plane elevator. Watching a BB sink is cool, watching a flat top sink is devilishly gratifying; especially when this one capsized before it finally went down.