How do you structure your GWX careers?

MarkShot · 02-23-08, 02:02 PM

I just figure out how to:

- Set my next patrol to whatever date I want.
- Set my renown so I may configure the sub independent of past history.

This can all be accomplished by quick text editting of Patrols_0.cfg. What this means is that I can sample the war as I want without having to slog through 6-10 patrols a year with little real risk to my boat.

So, far I have got to early 1942 and once you know what you are doing with GWX2, penetrating the screen is not that hard. Neither is getting away after the attack. So, I think the ability to arbitrarily control how many patrols, when I do them, and not having to worry about accumulating reknown in early and easy years to avoid sailing a coastal sub will really make the game a lot more exciting.

I have found that initially GWX2 is quite challenging for a noob in the early years. However, much of that challenge is static in the sense that once you learn the key skills ... the challenge drops way off. More so than AOD and SHCE, because they are supported by better escort AI behavior. For SH3/GWX, the early years are about learning what calls attention to yourself and gets you detected. Once you understand that, the challenge drops way off.

So, I don't think I will be playing the early war years unless I take an inferior sub a set specifically arbitrary and hard missions to accomplish. Like perhaps to hunt in only coastal waters. Otherwise, I will try the later years of the war. Tonnage alone is not enough to make it worth playing, there must be the real potential of getting killed.

02-23-08, 02:02 PM	#15
MarkShot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,134 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	I just figure out how to: - Set my next patrol to whatever date I want. - Set my renown so I may configure the sub independent of past history. This can all be accomplished by quick text editting of Patrols_0.cfg. What this means is that I can sample the war as I want without having to slog through 6-10 patrols a year with little real risk to my boat. So, far I have got to early 1942 and once you know what you are doing with GWX2, penetrating the screen is not that hard. Neither is getting away after the attack. So, I think the ability to arbitrarily control how many patrols, when I do them, and not having to worry about accumulating reknown in early and easy years to avoid sailing a coastal sub will really make the game a lot more exciting. I have found that initially GWX2 is quite challenging for a noob in the early years. However, much of that challenge is static in the sense that once you learn the key skills ... the challenge drops way off. More so than AOD and SHCE, because they are supported by better escort AI behavior. For SH3/GWX, the early years are about learning what calls attention to yourself and gets you detected. Once you understand that, the challenge drops way off. So, I don't think I will be playing the early war years unless I take an inferior sub a set specifically arbitrary and hard missions to accomplish. Like perhaps to hunt in only coastal waters. Otherwise, I will try the later years of the war. Tonnage alone is not enough to make it worth playing, there must be the real potential of getting killed. __________________ War games, not wars! --- Only a small few profit from war (that should not stand)!