New Skipper on Board!!

Thundergrunt · 11-04-11, 02:25 PM

Greetings All

New U-Boat commander here I am Kapatinleutnant Bernard von Ufal of U-850 Type IX. Just completed my 3rd War Patrol I am based in Singapore and have sunk 162.693 tons. Is that good I just got a medal. Anyway I just wanted to drop a line and say hello and what a cool game this is. Coming over from IL2.

Happy Hunting
Thunder

PS. how do you take a screen shot

Elektroniikka-Asentaja · 11-04-11, 03:55 PM

Welcome to the forums!

You can take screenshot by pressing ctrl+f11

Also you may want to remove the hud while taking screenies and it's done with numpad del.

- Elektroniikka-Asentaja

Sailor Steve · 11-04-11, 04:19 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

We also have a forum dedicated to the U-boat side of SH4, but of course you're welcome ask questions here or there.

WernherVonTrapp · 11-04-11, 04:31 PM

Welcome abroad matey.

Gerald · 11-04-11, 07:35 PM

@ Thunder! Welcome to SubSim,

Andrew82 · 11-05-11, 08:55 AM

Welcome!

Rockin Robbins · 11-05-11, 09:36 AM

Welcome aboard. Showers not required and if you have a few diesel stains on your shirt, it adds to your credibility.

Arlo · 11-05-11, 09:51 AM

I'm late to the party. Welcome!

Thundergrunt · 11-08-11, 02:48 PM

Magic

That is my issue when I spin the dial say from rt to left. The mirror only moves a touch down. But if I move the mouse down the screen the ship will come down to mast height but as soon as I let go to go push the red button the ship dissapears back up. Im so lost.

magic452 · 11-09-11, 02:21 AM

In the stock game you can't spin the input dial very far, there are mods that will let you dial in range but you can't do it in stock. The only way to get range is to pull the mirror ship down to the mast and than click the left mouse button with out moving the mouse. When you click the left button the game will input that range into the input dial. You than click the red triangle to send range to TDC. You must of course id the proper ship and send the mast height to the TDC.

That sub school mission is not very good as you are too close to the target, so you may have to run it several times and just get a little data each time and than put them all together for an attack. In reality by the time you're that close you would already have a good firing solution. The target is moving at 9 knots and you're only about 1200 yards away, not much time to get all the readings you need.

Magic

Thundergrunt · 11-09-11, 03:10 AM

As a new guy only 3 uboat misions and 1 US what are the basic mods I need do you think.

magic452 · 11-09-11, 04:52 AM

I'm a Fleetboat man myself, never played U Boats.

As for mods, my personal option is to play stock for a time till you get a feel for the game. Don't start a career but play a single mission like Hellcat, you start in late 43 I think but you have a Gato and radar and this makes things much easier. Forget those training missions they are worthless.

Don't worry about the mission itself but just go out and find some targets to sink, around the Luzon Strait is good hunting. Once you find a target save the game and replay it to learn what's what. Start with easy settings and work your way up. Leave the dud torpedoes off till you learn, you don't need that aggravation.

The steadimeter is kind of hard to learn but you'll get it soon enough.
One thing that would help is Ship Centered Accuracy Fix mod,SCAF. You use the tops of funnels or decks to get range, much easier. There is a version for stock I believe.

The stock game is quit buggy but good enough to play for a time. Once you have a good handle on the game than mod. TMO is my choice. It makes a hole new game of it but you really need some experience first. Treat stock as training missions and just have some fun while you learn.

As you go along you will have questions and we have answers so ask away. Even simple things, we have all been there and done that.

Good luck and good hunting.
Magic

11-09-11, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thundergrunt

Greetings All

New U-Boat commander here I am Kapatinleutnant Bernard von Ufal of U-850 Type IX. Just completed my 3rd War Patrol I am based in Singapore and have sunk 162.693 tons. Is that good I just got a medal. Anyway I just wanted to drop a line and say hello and what a cool game this is. Coming over from IL2.

Wecome aboard matey.

Sailor Steve · 11-09-11, 09:09 AM

Oh, that reminds me:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thundergrunt

I am Kapatinleutnant Bernard von Ufal of U-850 Type IX.

You can type in whatever name you want in that slot, and if you don't Bernard von Unfal will be the name you always get in U-Boat Missions.

Bernard von Unfal (actually the correct spelling is 'Unfall') means Bernard the Accident, and is the devs' take on an old Subsim joke which originated six years ago here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=84773

Bernard has become the catch-all loser we blame when we screw up in the game, and the devs rolled with that when they created the U-Boat add-on for SH4.

Daniel Prates · 11-11-11, 01:14 PM

My my, Steve, its a 2000+ posts thread. Can you summ up this joke a bit for us?

11-04-11, 02:25 PM	#1
Thundergrunt Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	New Skipper on Board!! Greetings All New U-Boat commander here I am Kapatinleutnant Bernard von Ufal of U-850 Type IX. Just completed my 3rd War Patrol I am based in Singapore and have sunk 162.693 tons. Is that good I just got a medal. Anyway I just wanted to drop a line and say hello and what a cool game this is. Coming over from IL2. Happy Hunting Thunder PS. how do you take a screen shot

11-04-11, 03:55 PM	#2
Elektroniikka-Asentaja Loader Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hiding from Dowly Posts: 81 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the forums! You can take screenshot by pressing ctrl+f11 Also you may want to remove the hud while taking screenies and it's done with numpad del. - Elektroniikka-Asentaja __________________ Elektroniikka-Asentaja = Electronics Assembler. In finnish, Just in case someone wants to know.. New rig for noisy running: Desktop w/ Asus P5QC motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo 2,94 GHz processor, ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics, 4 GB DDR3 Ram and 1297 GB hard drive memory There is a good possibility that the above post was written with a phone so please forgive the typos

11-04-11, 04:19 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! We also have a forum dedicated to the U-boat side of SH4, but of course you're welcome ask questions here or there. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-04-11, 04:31 PM	#4
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11-04-11, 07:35 PM	#5
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11-05-11, 08:55 AM	#6
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11-05-11, 09:36 AM	#7
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11-05-11, 09:51 AM	#8
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11-08-11, 02:48 PM	#9
Thundergrunt Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Magic That is my issue when I spin the dial say from rt to left. The mirror only moves a touch down. But if I move the mouse down the screen the ship will come down to mast height but as soon as I let go to go push the red button the ship dissapears back up. Im so lost.

11-09-11, 02:21 AM	#10
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	In the stock game you can't spin the input dial very far, there are mods that will let you dial in range but you can't do it in stock. The only way to get range is to pull the mirror ship down to the mast and than click the left mouse button with out moving the mouse. When you click the left button the game will input that range into the input dial. You than click the red triangle to send range to TDC. You must of course id the proper ship and send the mast height to the TDC. That sub school mission is not very good as you are too close to the target, so you may have to run it several times and just get a little data each time and than put them all together for an attack. In reality by the time you're that close you would already have a good firing solution. The target is moving at 9 knots and you're only about 1200 yards away, not much time to get all the readings you need. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

11-09-11, 03:10 AM	#11
Thundergrunt Swabbie Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 8 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	As a new guy only 3 uboat misions and 1 US what are the basic mods I need do you think.

11-09-11, 04:52 AM	#12
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'm a Fleetboat man myself, never played U Boats. As for mods, my personal option is to play stock for a time till you get a feel for the game. Don't start a career but play a single mission like Hellcat, you start in late 43 I think but you have a Gato and radar and this makes things much easier. Forget those training missions they are worthless. Don't worry about the mission itself but just go out and find some targets to sink, around the Luzon Strait is good hunting. Once you find a target save the game and replay it to learn what's what. Start with easy settings and work your way up. Leave the dud torpedoes off till you learn, you don't need that aggravation. The steadimeter is kind of hard to learn but you'll get it soon enough. One thing that would help is Ship Centered Accuracy Fix mod,SCAF. You use the tops of funnels or decks to get range, much easier. There is a version for stock I believe. The stock game is quit buggy but good enough to play for a time. Once you have a good handle on the game than mod. TMO is my choice. It makes a hole new game of it but you really need some experience first. Treat stock as training missions and just have some fun while you learn. As you go along you will have questions and we have answers so ask away. Even simple things, we have all been there and done that. Good luck and good hunting. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

11-11-11, 01:14 PM	#15
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	My my, Steve, its a 2000+ posts thread. Can you summ up this joke a bit for us?