Captains Log

Sniper_Fox · 04-10-09, 11:36 PM

Anyone find themselves keeping a log in a workbook along with all sorts of calculations (range, speed, time, ect.) I find it good for remembering previous patrols, or going over different tactics that have worked in the past.

Armistead · 04-10-09, 11:43 PM

Oh I have a whole book full of calc, formulas for different tactics.

They should put a journal in the game for us to take notes on.

Sniper_Fox · 04-10-09, 11:50 PM

mmm i write it all down like a report on daily events. like a captains log is written.

Akula4745 · 04-11-09, 09:08 PM

Is there an advantage to keeping the log? I am sure the obvious one... convoy routes and such - but anything else? Like an in-game benefit?

Akula4745

Frame57 · 04-11-09, 09:41 PM

You bring up a good point of interest. I am going to do that when i start a real time game. I am going to stick with a Sargo boat for the war. I crave immersion and having spent 72 days submerged in the Med in 81 I can tell you that these sims need a more immersive quality to them and I hope we get that in SH5. There is no real sense of communication with the crew or the ability to write your own log other than what is scripted. There is no real way to drill the crew or anything else that makes the patrol more interesting between contacts. So what I will do is simulate some of things and incorporate them into an actual patrol log. I can simulate drill by taking the crew to battle stations periodically and practice crash dives accordingly as well. Also I will reference the real patrol logs of the boat I take and see if I can mirror some of their patrols by not immediatly going back to base after the mission is complete, but rather refit and stay at sea. There really is not much to upgrade with on the American boats anyway.

MonTana_Prussian · 04-11-09, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Frame57

You bring up a good point of interest. I am going to do that when i start a real time game. I am going to stick with a Sargo boat for the war. I crave immersion and having spent 72 days submerged in the Med in 81 I can tell you that these sims need a more immersive quality to them and I hope we get that in SH5. There is no real sense of communication with the crew or the ability to write your own log other than what is scripted. There is no real way to drill the crew or anything else that makes the patrol more interesting between contacts. So what I will do is simulate some of things and incorporate them into an actual patrol log. I can simulate drill by taking the crew to battle stations periodically and practice crash dives accordingly as well. Also I will reference the real patrol logs of the boat I take and see if I can mirror some of their patrols by not immediatly going back to base after the mission is complete, but rather refit and stay at sea. There really is not much to upgrade with on the American boats anyway.

That sounds very cool. I never go back to base after the mission is complete,and,since RSRDC is always giving you more tasks,until you are out of torps,or getting low onfuel,it makes sense to refit,refuel and head back out without ending the patrol.

Sailor Steve · 04-13-09, 10:34 AM

I've been keeping detailed patrol logs in SH3 for years now - contacts chased, distance traveled, average speed, daily position and weather reports. After the patrol is done I type them all up, and change the stupid "Ship Sunk!" notifications to more realistic attack descriptions, saving the tonnage and names for the end-of-patrol summary.

I haven't played SH4 enough to be serious about a career yet, but I'll be doing the same there soon.

AVGWarhawk · 04-13-09, 11:38 AM

Nope, I wing it every patrol

aanker · 04-13-09, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

.... and change the stupid "Ship Sunk!" notifications .......

You might appreciate this SS - I got tired of the "Ship Sunk" and stock "Enemy, Friendly, and Neutral Unit Destroyed" too, so I edited my menu.txt to say "Target Destroyed" (like SHCE):

4140=Target Destroyed!;Enemy Unit Destroyed
4141=Target Destroyed!;Friendly Unit Destroyed
4142=Target Destroyed!;Neutral Unit Destroyed

I only keep a log if I need to write a patrol report and I'm taking a nice little break from that.

Happy Hunting!

Art

Sharkley · 04-13-09, 02:57 PM

Sorry to pipe in here with some SPAM, but click 1st link in my sig for Tonnage Wars, this site was created (with the blessing of subsim) for posting, reviewing and enjoying patrol logs from SH3 and SH4, TW's is new so we are looking for posters and suporters to help it grow nad get better, we also have started a online leader board to see who it the greatest captain of the Pacific and the Atlantic.

I look forward to seeing you there and reading some great patrols.

04-10-09, 11:36 PM	#1
Sniper_Fox Engineer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North of Malta, shadowing your pretty little C3 Cargo! Posts: 212 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Captains Log Anyone find themselves keeping a log in a workbook along with all sorts of calculations (range, speed, time, ect.) I find it good for remembering previous patrols, or going over different tactics that have worked in the past. __________________ Im a one U-boat wolfpack. Ive hit the bottom of the Mediterranian at 250 metres in my VIIC and brought that babe back up, and still made it back to La Spezia. Ive sunk more destroyers than I have merchants...youll wish you never sailed into U-87s hunting grounds. When you pull into port, dont lull yourself into a false sense of security, your mines and subnets are just a petty challenge for my crew and I.

04-10-09, 11:50 PM	#3
Sniper_Fox Engineer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North of Malta, shadowing your pretty little C3 Cargo! Posts: 212 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	mmm i write it all down like a report on daily events. like a captains log is written. __________________ Im a one U-boat wolfpack. Ive hit the bottom of the Mediterranian at 250 metres in my VIIC and brought that babe back up, and still made it back to La Spezia. Ive sunk more destroyers than I have merchants...youll wish you never sailed into U-87s hunting grounds. When you pull into port, dont lull yourself into a false sense of security, your mines and subnets are just a petty challenge for my crew and I.

04-11-09, 09:08 PM	#4
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Is there an advantage to keeping the log? I am sure the obvious one... convoy routes and such - but anything else? Like an in-game benefit? Akula4745 __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

04-11-09, 09:41 PM	#5
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	You bring up a good point of interest. I am going to do that when i start a real time game. I am going to stick with a Sargo boat for the war. I crave immersion and having spent 72 days submerged in the Med in 81 I can tell you that these sims need a more immersive quality to them and I hope we get that in SH5. There is no real sense of communication with the crew or the ability to write your own log other than what is scripted. There is no real way to drill the crew or anything else that makes the patrol more interesting between contacts. So what I will do is simulate some of things and incorporate them into an actual patrol log. I can simulate drill by taking the crew to battle stations periodically and practice crash dives accordingly as well. Also I will reference the real patrol logs of the boat I take and see if I can mirror some of their patrols by not immediatly going back to base after the mission is complete, but rather refit and stay at sea. There really is not much to upgrade with on the American boats anyway. __________________ "My Religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds." Albert Einstein

04-13-09, 10:34 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I've been keeping detailed patrol logs in SH3 for years now - contacts chased, distance traveled, average speed, daily position and weather reports. After the patrol is done I type them all up, and change the stupid "Ship Sunk!" notifications to more realistic attack descriptions, saving the tonnage and names for the end-of-patrol summary. I haven't played SH4 enough to be serious about a career yet, but I'll be doing the same there soon. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-10-09, 11:43 PM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Oh I have a whole book full of calc, formulas for different tactics. They should put a journal in the game for us to take notes on.

04-13-09, 11:38 AM	#8
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,258 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Nope, I wing it every patrol __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-13-09, 02:57 PM	#10
Sharkley Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 216 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Sorry to pipe in here with some SPAM, but click 1st link in my sig for Tonnage Wars, this site was created (with the blessing of subsim) for posting, reviewing and enjoying patrol logs from SH3 and SH4, TW's is new so we are looking for posters and suporters to help it grow nad get better, we also have started a online leader board to see who it the greatest captain of the Pacific and the Atlantic. I look forward to seeing you there and reading some great patrols. __________________ Tonnage Wars http://www.comsubspac.com/ http://www.bts-mods.com/