Can`t evade destroyers after kills!

Harbinger1 · 07-03-12, 11:22 PM

OK so what`s the secret? This happens to me every time I take out (sink) a merchant as part of a task force. I am playing with 100% realism but I have no idea as to how to evade the destroyers, so I decided to include the third person view in my difficulty settings. That was certainly easier but I only survived maybe 1 out of 4 engagements with a task force. I tried the"Hit and Run" technique and have yet gotten one kill, can`t seem to hit target past 3000 m. Are there any video tutorials as to how to evade specifically destroyers? Text tutorials will suffice but I imagine they would not be as helpful as videos. I have gotten to the point where I won`t engage Task Forces simply because of the inevitable outcome.
I don`t want to give up but I do need to know how you advanced players do it.
Thanks.

THE_MASK · 07-04-12, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Harbinger1

OK so what`s the secret? This happens to me every time I take out (sink) a merchant as part of a task force. I am playing with 100% realism but I have no idea as to how to evade the destroyers, so I decided to include the third person view in my difficulty settings. That was certainly easier but I only survived maybe 1 out of 4 engagements with a task force. I tried the"Hit and Run" technique and have yet gotten one kill, can`t seem to hit target past 3000 m. Are there any video tutorials as to how to evade specifically destroyers? Text tutorials will suffice but I imagine they would not be as helpful as videos. I have gotten to the point where I won`t engage Task Forces simply because of the inevitable outcome.
I don`t want to give up but I do need to know how you advanced players do it.
Thanks.

''I won`t engage Task Forces'' so you are playing like a real uboat captain imho . With IRAI mod i have to choose what targets are worth it and make sure i have a lot of depth under my sub if i decide to attack , i mean diving to scary depth and run silent and all stop and pray . Yeah its fun . If encountering a convoy try to scout it and see how many DDs are around . What side is best to attack from and escape . Do i need to fire a salvo from a long way off . What is the depth under keel . How late in the war , what equipment might they have . What upgraded equipment do i have , can use etc etc .

Harbinger1 · 07-04-12, 02:02 AM

I don`t mean to be rude but you do all the things you mentioned using third person? How else can you determine which side to attack from unless you are using third person.
I guess there are no video tutorials around....darn!
I was clever once though, I did follow another tanker underneath their own keel. It worked for a while until I almost ran out of battery and you know the rest.
I do hate using 3rd person camera as I feel i`m cheating...is this common among other seasoned players?
What about " hit and run " does that ever work against a task force?

All that aside I do appreciate the time you have put into your impressive Mods many of which I have activated, they have certainly enhanced my experience in SH 5.
"Good on Ya " Harbinger.

TheDarkWraith · 07-04-12, 07:41 AM

Lower the difficulty settings of IRAI until you are proficient at evading. You can find the difficulty settings in \data\Scripts\AI\init.aix. Open the file with Notepad.

Trevally. · 07-04-12, 08:04 AM

To attack from a long range, learn the fast 90 and fire a salvo at one target

lilpooper · 07-04-12, 09:13 AM

If you do decide to engage a convoy with destroyer escorts there are a couple things you can do.

First, a lot of the time one side or another will be left under defended or totally defenseless as the destroyers maneuver throughout the convoy or get distracted by pretty dolphins or whatever it is that makes them break formation. Actually I saw in a Uboat documentary that stated the destroyer escorts would often zig zag around inside of the formation and pull up along other boats to see if they needed anything, throw a carton of cigarettes or whatever so I guess its not so unrealistic. Anyways.

If you can spot a gap in a convoy, go for it. If not then attack from as far away as you're comfortable with. After I've made my attack I'll usually launch an acoustic homing torpedo at a depth of one meter so that if any hero destroyer wants to be the first on the scene to investigate they'll have that fun little present to deal with.

After that its just crash dive, deploy decoys and then either silent reverse (if the convoy is in front of me) or silent in any direction that leads directly away from the convoy.

Good luck!

Off the Rails · 07-05-12, 01:22 PM

SH4. Must be where I got the idea of a water temperature gauge from.

07-03-12, 11:22 PM	#1
Harbinger1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 121 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Can`t evade destroyers after kills! OK so what`s the secret? This happens to me every time I take out (sink) a merchant as part of a task force. I am playing with 100% realism but I have no idea as to how to evade the destroyers, so I decided to include the third person view in my difficulty settings. That was certainly easier but I only survived maybe 1 out of 4 engagements with a task force. I tried the"Hit and Run" technique and have yet gotten one kill, can`t seem to hit target past 3000 m. Are there any video tutorials as to how to evade specifically destroyers? Text tutorials will suffice but I imagine they would not be as helpful as videos. I have gotten to the point where I won`t engage Task Forces simply because of the inevitable outcome. I don`t want to give up but I do need to know how you advanced players do it. Thanks.

07-04-12, 02:02 AM	#3
Harbinger1 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 121 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Sober I don`t mean to be rude but you do all the things you mentioned using third person? How else can you determine which side to attack from unless you are using third person. I guess there are no video tutorials around....darn! I was clever once though, I did follow another tanker underneath their own keel. It worked for a while until I almost ran out of battery and you know the rest. I do hate using 3rd person camera as I feel i`m cheating...is this common among other seasoned players? What about " hit and run " does that ever work against a task force? All that aside I do appreciate the time you have put into your impressive Mods many of which I have activated, they have certainly enhanced my experience in SH 5. "Good on Ya " Harbinger.

07-04-12, 08:04 AM	#5
Trevally. Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: AN1536 (Orkney) Posts: 5,451 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 28	To attack from a long range, learn the fast 90 and fire a salvo at one target __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Trevally Mods for SH5

07-04-12, 07:41 AM	#4
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	Lower the difficulty settings of IRAI until you are proficient at evading. You can find the difficulty settings in \data\Scripts\AI\init.aix. Open the file with Notepad.

07-04-12, 09:13 AM	#6
lilpooper Sailor man Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 43 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	If you do decide to engage a convoy with destroyer escorts there are a couple things you can do. First, a lot of the time one side or another will be left under defended or totally defenseless as the destroyers maneuver throughout the convoy or get distracted by pretty dolphins or whatever it is that makes them break formation. Actually I saw in a Uboat documentary that stated the destroyer escorts would often zig zag around inside of the formation and pull up along other boats to see if they needed anything, throw a carton of cigarettes or whatever so I guess its not so unrealistic. Anyways. If you can spot a gap in a convoy, go for it. If not then attack from as far away as you're comfortable with. After I've made my attack I'll usually launch an acoustic homing torpedo at a depth of one meter so that if any hero destroyer wants to be the first on the scene to investigate they'll have that fun little present to deal with. After that its just crash dive, deploy decoys and then either silent reverse (if the convoy is in front of me) or silent in any direction that leads directly away from the convoy. Good luck!

07-05-12, 01:22 PM	#7
Off the Rails Seaman Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 35 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	SH4. Must be where I got the idea of a water temperature gauge from.