New to the game

Prushn · 03-13-08, 04:31 PM

Hey all. I just bought SH4 a couple of days ago and have never played a subsim before ever. I was just wondering, I've been sent out on my first patrol around the Marshall Is. and have been out now for almost 20 days without seeing an enemy vessel. Is this normal for a patrol or am I missing the point (and the enemy) here?

Midnight Hunter · 03-13-08, 04:34 PM

It's quite normal... I have never been sent to Marshal in any of my patrols, but I spent 37 days on my first patrol to the east china seas (the day I bought the game) and never saw a single ship the WHOLE time I played it. Thank god I discovered the MODS here and got a few pointers from people here and it made the game much more enjoyable... try going to the MODS section and grabbing a few of them.

Prushn · 03-13-08, 04:37 PM

Awesome! Thanks for the help, I don't feel as bad now. I'll definitely look up the mods. Again thanks.

-Pv- · 03-14-08, 11:07 PM

You don't need mods to survive the Marshall doldrums. Go there, satisfy the gray icon by arriving, then go elsewhere and sink stuff. No mods necessary to do that. The Marshalls is a wasteland where there is almost no enemy activity. Keep an eye on contact reports, read the other threads in this forum discussing hot spots, read some historical documents on when and where there was battle and patrol activity and you'll have no trouble finding contacts.
-Pv-

Torplexed · 03-14-08, 11:26 PM

The Marshalls are a backwater for most of the war. Once you've satisified your objective go south into the Carolines and park yourself around Truk. There's usually some traffic going to and fro.

FIREWALL · 03-14-08, 11:29 PM

Welcome Aboard Matey

03-13-08, 04:31 PM	#1
Prushn Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	New to the game Hey all. I just bought SH4 a couple of days ago and have never played a subsim before ever. I was just wondering, I've been sent out on my first patrol around the Marshall Is. and have been out now for almost 20 days without seeing an enemy vessel. Is this normal for a patrol or am I missing the point (and the enemy) here?

03-14-08, 11:07 PM	#4
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You don't need mods to survive the Marshall doldrums. Go there, satisfy the gray icon by arriving, then go elsewhere and sink stuff. No mods necessary to do that. The Marshalls is a wasteland where there is almost no enemy activity. Keep an eye on contact reports, read the other threads in this forum discussing hot spots, read some historical documents on when and where there was battle and patrol activity and you'll have no trouble finding contacts. -Pv- Last edited by -Pv-; 03-16-08 at 03:57 PM.

03-14-08, 11:26 PM	#5
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	The Marshalls are a backwater for most of the war. Once you've satisified your objective go south into the Carolines and park yourself around Truk. There's usually some traffic going to and fro. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

03-14-08, 11:29 PM	#6
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard Matey __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-13-08, 04:34 PM	#2
Midnight Hunter Mate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 56 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's quite normal... I have never been sent to Marshal in any of my patrols, but I spent 37 days on my first patrol to the east china seas (the day I bought the game) and never saw a single ship the WHOLE time I played it. Thank god I discovered the MODS here and got a few pointers from people here and it made the game much more enjoyable... try going to the MODS section and grabbing a few of them.

03-13-08, 04:37 PM	#3
Prushn Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Awesome! Thanks for the help, I don't feel as bad now. I'll definitely look up the mods. Again thanks.