An increase of n00bs?

Salvadoreno · 02-12-06, 03:16 AM

Seems like this month there has been at least 400 new posts by 30 new additions to our forums. Where did this come from?? I mean, its cool seeing some supporters of SH3 but when the forum is bogged down with questions like "how do i fire a torpedo", "why does my ship die when depth charged" and "where is the steering wheel" its gets a little much...

Please if your new, research. The sticky's at the top of the thread are more than helpful..

jeez was i this annoying when I first started? (some1 say no)

rcs929 · 02-12-06, 03:22 AM

bah I just posted questions too, sorry to be annoying

02-12-06, 03:40 AM

why my torpedoes miss when I shoot destroyers coming after me ?!?

Dantenoc · 02-12-06, 03:44 AM

Two problems are causing much of this:

1) The main reason: the mediocre panflet that SHIII calls a manual
2) To a lesser degree: the lack of a robust search engine for this forum

But your right, most of the questions would be answered if people read the Wiki manual

-Dreadnought- · 02-12-06, 03:46 AM

Well, I canÂ´t really call myself a hardcore proffessional, but IÂ´ve noticed it too...
Some questions are simple to get answers to if you watch the game tutorial videos or read the manual.
IÂ´ve read the manual a few times over and it was easy to start playing a campaign after that...

Salvadoreno · 02-12-06, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JonZ

why my torpedoes miss when I shoot destroyers coming after me ?!?

:rotfl: :rotfl:

wait..that WAS a joke right?

kiwi_2005 · 02-12-06, 03:50 AM

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why my torpedoes miss when I shoot destroyers coming after me ?!?

Cos SH3 is not a Arcade game :rotfl: So sometimes you will miss. Practice makes more practice.

Just keep trying.

JScones · 02-12-06, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Dantenoc

2) To a lesser degree: the lack of a robust search engine for this forum

Hasn't this been fixed now? I have *no* problems finding the 100 or so "which mods should I get" threads. In fact, on average there's about one new one started every second day.

Seriously, in the last few weeks I've noticed the search engine working much better than it was late last year.

JScones · 02-12-06, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JonZ

why my torpedoes miss when I shoot destroyers coming after me ?!?

Try watching via the Nav Map a homing torpedo find its target. So funny to watch it duck and weave. Sunk a DD with one last patrol.

rcs929 · 02-12-06, 03:58 AM

I tend to stay away from DDs for a few reasons. But I do have one as a kill as well. I shot it as it was turning ahead of me and gave the dive command, it hit the dive was not needed. So far I would not even attempt it while manual shooting unless I had an acoustic torp. I am in 1940 again.

Salvadoreno · 02-12-06, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rcs929

I tend to stay away from DDs for a few reasons. But I do have one as a kill as well. I shot it as it was turning ahead of me and gave the dive command, it hit the dive was not needed. So far I would not even attempt it while manual shooting unless I had an acoustic torp. I am in 1940 again.

wow i just realized... i NEVER shot at a DD before... NEVER EVEN ATTEMPTED to shoot at one... wow.. i have to change that. If i am going to shoot at a DD im going to use Das Boot methods. Open tubes 1-3 and spread the shots.. 1 has to hit, and its worth hitting a DD...

JScones · 02-12-06, 04:01 AM

Not worth it for a measly 950 or so tons. Waste your torp on a coastal merchant instead.

The Avon Lady · 02-12-06, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JScones

Not worth it for a measly 950 or so tons. Waste your torp on a coastal merchant instead.

Well it really depends, doesn't it?

As the war years go by, convoys have more and better escorts guarding them. Eliminating a fast destroyer or frigate might open up a convoy's defensive shield enough to rack up some very heavy tonnage.

I agree that a major problem here is that SubSim's search index is very incomplete.

Newbies can bookmark my SH3 FAQ page, which gives them the essential links needed for getting started. That's what I made it for.

JScones · 02-12-06, 05:07 AM

You'd waste three torps on one destroyer just on the off chance that a) you'll sink it and b) it will create a hole that the remaining 4 or so destroyers won't fill? :hmm:

Maybe I'm just too risk adverse. I'd rather just shoot them blindly into the convoy. It wouldn't be the first time I've sunk a ship I wasn't aiming for.

The Avon Lady · 02-12-06, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JScones

You'd waste three torps on one destroyer just on the off chance that a) you'll sink it and b) it will create a hole that the remaining 4 or so destroyers won't fill? :hmm:

Maybe I'm just too risk adverse. I'd rather just shoot them blindly into the convoy. It wouldn't be the first time I've sunk a ship I wasn't aiming for.

I would never dream of wasting 3 torps on a destroyer.

I'm referring to targetting a DE or DD when your Uboat is not detected, when you can determine that the escorts pattern of movement. If you have this opportunity, it is not so difficult to bag the escort with a single torpedo.

Any other time is indeed massively risky and a likely waste of eels.

02-12-06, 03:16 AM	#1
Salvadoreno Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 887 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	An increase of n00bs? Seems like this month there has been at least 400 new posts by 30 new additions to our forums. Where did this come from?? I mean, its cool seeing some supporters of SH3 but when the forum is bogged down with questions like "how do i fire a torpedo", "why does my ship die when depth charged" and "where is the steering wheel" its gets a little much... Please if your new, research. The sticky's at the top of the thread are more than helpful.. jeez was i this annoying when I first started? (some1 say no) __________________

02-12-06, 03:46 AM	#5
-Dreadnought- Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 49 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, I canÂ´t really call myself a hardcore proffessional, but IÂ´ve noticed it too... Some questions are simple to get answers to if you watch the game tutorial videos or read the manual. IÂ´ve read the manual a few times over and it was easy to start playing a campaign after that... __________________ If this is the day we shall fall, then let us go down with honour, and be remembered as the lonely knights of the sea, the men who felt mercy but were unable to give it... Because that is what we are.

02-12-06, 03:22 AM	#2
rcs929 Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: landlocked USA Posts: 44 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	bah I just posted questions too, sorry to be annoying

02-12-06, 03:40 AM	#3
JonZ Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	why my torpedoes miss when I shoot destroyers coming after me ?!?

02-12-06, 03:44 AM	#4
Dantenoc Captain Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico Posts: 504 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Two problems are causing much of this: 1) The main reason: the mediocre panflet that SHIII calls a manual 2) To a lesser degree: the lack of a robust search engine for this forum But your right, most of the questions would be answered if people read the Wiki manual

02-12-06, 03:58 AM	#10
rcs929 Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: landlocked USA Posts: 44 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I tend to stay away from DDs for a few reasons. But I do have one as a kill as well. I shot it as it was turning ahead of me and gave the dive command, it hit the dive was not needed. So far I would not even attempt it while manual shooting unless I had an acoustic torp. I am in 1940 again.

02-12-06, 04:01 AM	#12
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Not worth it for a measly 950 or so tons. Waste your torp on a coastal merchant instead.

02-12-06, 05:07 AM	#14
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	You'd waste three torps on one destroyer just on the off chance that a) you'll sink it and b) it will create a hole that the remaining 4 or so destroyers won't fill? :hmm: Maybe I'm just too risk adverse. I'd rather just shoot them blindly into the convoy. It wouldn't be the first time I've sunk a ship I wasn't aiming for.