Oh! wot I do?

She-Wolf · 08-26-09, 01:17 PM

Quickie this as have to go out.
I have just started a new career and because I hate the Kiel canal, opted for Wilhelmshaven as home port . I thought I did this once before, and still started with a VIIA (?) which is the lowest of the low - and which in my view is how it should be. However, when the game began this time, I found myself in charge of a huge complement of men, with a sleek U-boat twice the size of dear old Rotbile ( Rusty Old Tub But I Love Er).

Now while I do hanker for oodles of torps and lots of revs and all that stuff, I know full well that I would not be put in charge of a dinghy in real life, so I do not feel comfy skippering this superior vessel before I have 'earned' it. What did I do wrong, how did I get this higher rated boat, is there an option to have VIIA and Wilhelmshaven - or am I to stay in Kiel until I have a few patrols and a lot more renown under me jumper? Gotta go

Sledgehammer427 · 08-26-09, 01:29 PM

Looks like you got placed with a VIIB (the VIIA is not modeled in game)
My guess is you were looking for a Type II.
If you haven't already, look into SHIII Commander, it allows you to pick your starting date, home port, and U-boat type and number.
Since I suppose you are using GWX the U-boats and start dates listed in the manual serve no good purpose
Hope I helped!

P.S. usually you can grab a type II in 1939 in the first or 7th flotillas, even though you hate the Kiel kanal, SHIII Commander has a menu where you can mess with the time compression for your event. like "near land" can be moved up from like 4x to 1024x.

Brag · 08-26-09, 02:34 PM

He, he. Enjoy your new boat and go sink 'em all

Red Heat · 08-26-09, 02:53 PM

Hello

If win a new command and U-boot, enjoy because the VII B type its a outstanding U-boat, with very usefull performances, a true WOLF!

She-Wolf · 08-26-09, 04:24 PM

Brag, Red Heat, despite your encouragement, I am going to poke around in SH3 Commander as Sledgehammer says and see if I can have a type II AND Wilhelmshaven. If not I will time compress my way through the canal and plod on with Rotbile until I have earned me 'wings'.... which could take some time...., but not tonight night-night all

Pisces · 08-27-09, 02:19 PM

In GWX 2.1 I started in the 7th Fl. (at Konigsberg, on the Russian/Polish border) and transfered to the 2nd Fl. (in Willemshaven )after the 1st patrol as done. I didn't even have to go through the Kanal once.

08-26-09, 01:17 PM	#1
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Oh! wot I do? Quickie this as have to go out. I have just started a new career and because I hate the Kiel canal, opted for Wilhelmshaven as home port . I thought I did this once before, and still started with a VIIA (?) which is the lowest of the low - and which in my view is how it should be. However, when the game began this time, I found myself in charge of a huge complement of men, with a sleek U-boat twice the size of dear old Rotbile ( Rusty Old Tub But I Love Er). Now while I do hanker for oodles of torps and lots of revs and all that stuff, I know full well that I would not be put in charge of a dinghy in real life, so I do not feel comfy skippering this superior vessel before I have 'earned' it. What did I do wrong, how did I get this higher rated boat, is there an option to have VIIA and Wilhelmshaven - or am I to stay in Kiel until I have a few patrols and a lot more renown under me jumper? Gotta go __________________

08-26-09, 01:29 PM	#2
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Looks like you got placed with a VIIB (the VIIA is not modeled in game) My guess is you were looking for a Type II. If you haven't already, look into SHIII Commander, it allows you to pick your starting date, home port, and U-boat type and number. Since I suppose you are using GWX the U-boats and start dates listed in the manual serve no good purpose Hope I helped! P.S. usually you can grab a type II in 1939 in the first or 7th flotillas, even though you hate the Kiel kanal, SHIII Commander has a menu where you can mess with the time compression for your event. like "near land" can be moved up from like 4x to 1024x. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

08-26-09, 02:34 PM	#3
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08-26-09, 02:53 PM	#4
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,093 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Hello If win a new command and U-boot, enjoy because the VII B type its a outstanding U-boat, with very usefull performances, a true WOLF! __________________ "There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea." Plato

08-26-09, 04:24 PM	#5
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Brag, Red Heat, despite your encouragement, I am going to poke around in SH3 Commander as Sledgehammer says and see if I can have a type II AND Wilhelmshaven. If not I will time compress my way through the canal and plod on with Rotbile until I have earned me 'wings'.... which could take some time...., but not tonight night-night all __________________

08-27-09, 02:19 PM	#6
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	In GWX 2.1 I started in the 7th Fl. (at Konigsberg, on the Russian/Polish border) and transfered to the 2nd Fl. (in Willemshaven )after the 1st patrol as done. I didn't even have to go through the Kanal once. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads