More random convoys?

gimpy117 · 03-10-10, 11:31 PM

why are all the convoys i see populated with 15 "large steamers" and 2 "hog island steamers" WTF. anybody noticed this?

jwilliams · 03-10-10, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

why are all the convoys i see populated with 15 "large steamers" and 2 "hog island steamers" WTF. anybody noticed this?

Lack of merchant content?

mookiemookie · 03-11-10, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jwilliams

Lack of merchant content?

*ding ding ding ding* We have a winner.

Seriously, we need more than 4 or 5 different merchant ships. The out of the box merchant selection in SH3 was at least double what we have here. And seeing as there seems to be some road blocks to adding new ships to the game, that's not a good sign.

gimpy117 · 03-11-10, 12:47 AM

sad. we need a way to add more ships...i dont wanna only shoot at hog islands, a large tanker, a small tanker, and "large steamer" that looks suspiciously like the Liberty Ship....

avee · 03-11-10, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

"large steamer" that looks suspiciously like the Liberty Ship....

By the way. What ship is called "Large Steamer"? I always meet them at sea, but museum doesn`t know about this ship:

Ragtag · 03-11-10, 02:19 AM

Large steamer is the same as a Liberty Cargo i believe.

Last night on my way back to Lorient, out of eels and ammo for cannon, i stumbled up on a large convoy outside the channel. I almost fell of my chair. It was a convoy with Tankers with no guards. I reported it and left with while i pounded my forhead to my desk *siiiigh*... all that tonnage.

I usually see mixed convoys but troopships are a rare one.
Btw, i'm doing second patrol in Happy days

jwilliams · 03-11-10, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

*ding ding ding ding* We have a winner.

What do I get for winning?

GoldenRivet · 03-11-10, 01:28 AM

time gentlemen... time.

I see a massive merchant mod pack in your future.

hundreds of ships

excellent skins

it will be... beyond words.

Frederf · 03-11-10, 01:43 AM

What is there beyond words... smells? textures? Oh man this is so going to be so awesome it's lilac and feels sandy!

McHibbins · 03-11-10, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

time gentlemen... time.

I see a massive merchant mod pack in your future.

hundreds of ships

excellent skins

it will be... beyond words.

?

msxyz · 03-11-10, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

time gentlemen... time.

I see a massive merchant mod pack in your future.

hundreds of ships

excellent skins

it will be... beyond words.

Why modders should spend their time finishing/polishing the game? That something that should have been done by the developers.

From my point of view, it's better to build mods using a solid game as a start, not something that need countless of amateur patches to bring it to a certain level.

Not to mention that applying layer over layers of amateur mods and fix undermines the modders ability to deliver a solid product because you're not starting from a common accepted base. The risk of a certain mod not working or being dependant on someone else's work becomes too great. It' simply not worth the effort.

As far as I can see it, it's probably easier to bring SH5 innovations to SH4/SH3 rather than bringing SH5 to SH3/4 level.

Oh, BTW, I think in SH5 the merchant ship tonnage is messed up. Many ships whose displacement should be larger than 7000t are capped to 7600t. Add another 'oh, crap' to the list!

coronas · 03-11-10, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

time gentlemen... time.

I see a massive merchant mod pack in your future.

hundreds of ships

excellent skins

it will be... beyond words.

May the gods hear you!

03-10-10, 11:31 PM	#1
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	More random convoys? why are all the convoys i see populated with 15 "large steamers" and 2 "hog island steamers" WTF. anybody noticed this? __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

03-11-10, 12:47 AM	#4
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	sad. we need a way to add more ships...i dont wanna only shoot at hog islands, a large tanker, a small tanker, and "large steamer" that looks suspiciously like the Liberty Ship.... __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

03-11-10, 02:19 AM	#6
Ragtag Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 654 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	Large steamer is the same as a Liberty Cargo i believe. Last night on my way back to Lorient, out of eels and ammo for cannon, i stumbled up on a large convoy outside the channel. I almost fell of my chair. It was a convoy with Tankers with no guards. I reported it and left with while i pounded my forhead to my desk siiiigh... all that tonnage. I usually see mixed convoys but troopships are a rare one. Btw, i'm doing second patrol in Happy days __________________ Intel I7-7800x CPU. 16Gb G.skill DDR4 3600MHz. Asrock Taichi X299 mb Palit RTX 2080Ti. Fortron 1000W PSU. BenQ XR3501R LCD.

03-11-10, 01:28 AM	#8
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	time gentlemen... time. I see a massive merchant mod pack in your future. hundreds of ships excellent skins it will be... beyond words. __________________

03-11-10, 01:43 AM	#9
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	What is there beyond words... smells? textures? Oh man this is so going to be so awesome it's lilac and feels sandy!