Some (lame) tips for newbies

Shelton · 09-03-07, 02:41 AM

Hi

I found out the following tips so far playing SH3 - this is probably know to 99% of the audience but I guess 1% is not too bad considering thousands of players hehe.

1. When on the surface, and after a long time submerged, your batteries need to be recharged. This is done by using one of the engines. But what if you need those extra Knts to catch up on that fast convoy? Well bring up the Chief Engineer and click on the Propeller icon. Then click on Standard operation of your engines, this will disconnect your engine from recharging the batteries and give you extra knots.

2. In the Sound Room, there is a little knob which can be turned to increase the ambient sound - especially useful when you want to hear those water bombs drop from a tincan.

3. Still in the sound room, take control of the hydrophone when being stalked form above. Now whenever you hear the destroyers screws increase in frequence and pitch, that means he is not using his hydrophones to listen to you - what I usually do is go flank and change course away from his bearing. Keep listening, once he slows down, go back to 1knt (remember always be under silent running mode). However this will only work when there is 1 destroyer OR when all destroyers are running fast and none are listening.

Hope these small tips help someone. I sure benefited from these.

Cheers
Shelton.

desirableroasted · 09-03-07, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Shelton

However this will only work when there is 1 destroyer OR when all destroyers are running fast and none are listening.

Good stuff. But, I believe if you have more than one DD/DE on you, at least one is always listening, so they will pick up on your high RPMs. In that situation, depth (lots of it) and low speed (2kts) are your best friends.

Brag · 09-03-07, 07:32 AM

Good pointers. There are always details people miss.

i_b_spectre · 09-03-07, 12:02 PM

Nothing lame about passing tips on to inexperienced players to help them survive and get the most out of their boat! Thanks for the info

I'm sure it'll be put to good use.

Canovaro · 09-03-07, 03:26 PM

I have another good tip for newbies: If you want to learn a lot about something, try the search option. It saves you a lot of time asking old questions

I learned a lot on this forum without asking much.

Jimbuna · 09-03-07, 03:45 PM

If your playing GWX:

:rotfl:

09-03-07, 02:41 AM	#1
Shelton Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Some (lame) tips for newbies Hi I found out the following tips so far playing SH3 - this is probably know to 99% of the audience but I guess 1% is not too bad considering thousands of players hehe. 1. When on the surface, and after a long time submerged, your batteries need to be recharged. This is done by using one of the engines. But what if you need those extra Knts to catch up on that fast convoy? Well bring up the Chief Engineer and click on the Propeller icon. Then click on Standard operation of your engines, this will disconnect your engine from recharging the batteries and give you extra knots. 2. In the Sound Room, there is a little knob which can be turned to increase the ambient sound - especially useful when you want to hear those water bombs drop from a tincan. 3. Still in the sound room, take control of the hydrophone when being stalked form above. Now whenever you hear the destroyers screws increase in frequence and pitch, that means he is not using his hydrophones to listen to you - what I usually do is go flank and change course away from his bearing. Keep listening, once he slows down, go back to 1knt (remember always be under silent running mode). However this will only work when there is 1 destroyer OR when all destroyers are running fast and none are listening. Hope these small tips help someone. I sure benefited from these. Cheers Shelton. __________________ I use Linux http://www.kde.org/screenshots/

09-03-07, 07:32 AM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Good pointers. There are always details people miss. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

09-03-07, 12:02 PM	#4
i_b_spectre Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 205 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Nothing lame about passing tips on to inexperienced players to help them survive and get the most out of their boat! Thanks for the info I'm sure it'll be put to good use. __________________ Spectre

09-03-07, 03:45 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If your playing GWX: :rotfl: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-03-07, 03:26 PM	#5
Canovaro Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,062 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I have another good tip for newbies: If you want to learn a lot about something, try the search option. It saves you a lot of time asking old questions I learned a lot on this forum without asking much.