GWX circle of death

[L_DOG]

i just put in the new CWX mod.
seems every time i go out i get swarmed by the enemy .
i get 2 to 3 DD or flower class ships that circle me within 300 meters and i just cant slip away. and even an armed TUG ?? this is funny.
cant even get a shot off because there to close to me UGH.
can we turn down the ai sensors a bitt ???

[bigboywooly]

What year are you playing in and how long have you had SH3 ?

You have to think like a Uboat Kpt
Its not the SH3 arcade game any more where you can sail on the surface at high speed and do as you like

Silent running of 2 kts and under will help you lose the ships above
However if you are always surrounded by 2 or 3 ships you are obviousley doing something wrong before then for them to find you in such numbers

Convoy attacks need to be planned with stealth in mind

Later in the war I have had multiple escorts above and got away
Not always

The later the war goes on the more esorts are out there

Read the manual
Some great tips in there

[L_DOG]

ok crusing around north west england in the shipping lanes.
1st i get airplanes i dive ,here comes a dd or flower.
then he calls for more help.
mean while im at the bottom duing 2 knots in silent mode dogging depth charges.
and make turns away from disaster and trying to slip away only to die.

[Abd_von_Mumit]

One of the first lessons I took with GWX was: avoid shallow waters. Now I avoid the Northern See as much as I can, and go north or west, to do my job on the shelf boarder. If I'd have to chase my prey to area shallower thn 200 metres, I drop it and wait till the next possibility.

Shallow is another word for death, man. With GWX 'death' got also some other brothers and sisters, like:
- channel,
- surface,
- moon,
- good weather,
- sunrise,
- bravery...
- rush.

Life has only three sisters I know personally:
- fear,
- patience,
- caution.

[Brag]

Welcome to the Doom Club!
You're probably doing something to attract trouble. Get spotted by aircraft, or making too much noise. NEVER approach a convoy at more than 3 knots. Allways approach in SILENT running (keyboard Z). The moment you see an airplane dive. Same with any warship.

In my last patrol, must of my contacts were with warships. But I did sink one destroyer. Had to skulk away back to Kiel with a heavily damaged boat and low tonnage.

Read the manual and visit my website.

Be afraid, very afraid

[Iron Budokan]

The arcade days of stock SHIII are long gone, glad to say.

[raymond6751]

Try this. Go as deep as possible, slow, and set your rudder to 5 degree turn in any direction. You can vary this with 10 degrees. You can even zig and zag slowly, back and forth every 5 minutes along a path line.

The escorts seem to have trouble with this rudder stuff. When they get a fix on you they go for a spot in the sea. You keep moving away at minor degree turns.

This is more difficult with multiple escorts but try it.

[Gezoes]

Originally Posted by Brag

Welcome to the Doom Club!
You're probably doing something to attract trouble. Get spotted by aircraft, or making too much noise. NEVER approach a convoy at more than 3 knots. Allways approach in SILENT running (keyboard Z). The moment you see an airplane dive. Same with any warship.

In my last patrol, must of my contacts were with warships. But I did sink one destroyer. Had to skulk away back to Kiel with a heavily damaged boat and low tonnage.

Read the manual and visit my website.

Be afraid, very afraid

Indeed. I was trapped near Hartlepool by 4 DD's. Forward torpedoes gone, all periscopes destroyed, flak guns too. All I have left is the rear tubes, deck gun and the bridge USO. Three casualties but the rudder thing helped. After skipping off the seabed during DC'ing I went to 1 or 2 kts at 6 degrees rudder. I slipped away, on my way back to port. No more shallow waters for me.

That's a new career. Patrol 1. Okt 1939. Sank nothing.

:rotfl:

[_Seth_]

Hi mate! the sensors is made that way for realism. but there are ways to change that!
EDIT: bbw beat me to it...... :-)