Well What the

[Captain Wolfe]

So after a long long hiatus (2 years) I say to myself (after happening to see U-571 on TV) It's time for some U-boat fun.

Proceed to install the game, everything goes well. Read a few quick tip guides to help me get back into the swing of things.

Finish the starter mission and then go out on my first patrol to the Brit coastal waters.

Heres were the problem starts, a destroyer that stays with me for EVER and wont give up. AT ALL. Just keeps circle jerking it along my general path but always about 5000 yards behind and to a side. I burn through all my battery at 1 knot and get to like 47% co2. Forced to surface..., game ends.

What. The.

I lost him for a bit was able to surface at night and go about 100nm away then got my reposition report and headed for the new coastal area, then magical poof he's back and eventually the magical rape above happened.

I think I might be done with this game series AGAIN after a break of 2 years and 2 hours of play time.

[Sailor Steve]

That's what you get for watching that movie.

Actually this is a fairly well-known bug, and it's harmless. Apparently what happens is that a destroyer will decide to attach itself to you thinking that you're it's leader. It will maintain it's distance like a faithful dog, and will never attack you.

[Captain Wolfe]

Obviously it's not harmless because as soon as I surfaced (under optimal sight conditions, as forced to because of battery and air as I said) he ran right up and killed me.

Also how would I find out if I have been patched to the latest patch (Uplay said it was patching when I first ran it after install. but I don't know)

Originally Posted by Captain Wolfe

Obviously it's not harmless because as soon as I surfaced (under optimal sight conditions, as forced to because of battery and air as I said) he ran right up and killed me.

Also how would I find out if I have been patched to the latest patch (Uplay said it was patching when I first ran it after install. but I don't know)

Might I suggest a healthy dose of mods, taken in moderation (no pun intended) of course, to remedy these problems?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Captain Wolfe

Obviously it's not harmless because as soon as I surfaced (under optimal sight conditions, as forced to because of battery and air as I said) he ran right up and killed me.

How interesting. I had three of them follow me all the way back to Germany, and never bothered me. Others have reported the same.

[L30P4RD]

Well I have to back Captain Wolfe up on this one. I have not had that in an age then the other day I had a DD follow me (post mods) doing his extreme 360's thought nothing of it as a known bug, so I surfaced, again thinking nothing of it and blamo he got me, I wasn't impressed

Was only fair though I have sunk over 500k and just started Happy Times (well it was for him not so much me )

Dont worry Captain Wolfe see it as payment in full for the havoc your about to wreak !

[Dogfish40]

Originally Posted by L30P4RD

Well I have to back Captain Wolfe up on this one. I have not had that in an age then the other day I had a DD follow me (post mods) doing his extreme 360's thought nothing of it as a known bug, so I surfaced, again thinking nothing of it and blamo he got me, I wasn't impressed

Was only fair though I have sunk over 500k and just started Happy Times (well it was for him not so much me )

Dont worry Captain Wolfe see it as payment in full for the havoc your about to wreak !

I think that's cool! A game that gives you a false sense of security and then clobbers you. I had this "bug" happen several times but the DD's were usually a great distance and after rebooting they always turned away. Now I have to rethink all this, maybe the DD's really got a whiff of my cook's "fish stew" and needs to put an end to that right now. So from now on I'll be on guard when these DD's detach. It might be more than just a "bug".
Thanks for the heads up!!!
D40

[0rpheus]

Known stock bug - save & reload and he'll stop following you. No stress