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12-27-20, 09:10 AM | #1 |
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SH4: Too stupid for rescue missions...
Ahoy,
after zillions of careers in SH3 I recently started SH4 (vanilla version) and am stuck with my first pilot rescue mission. I am close to the Solomons and can see some pilots through UZO but the button for the rescue is always grey. I can't lock the targets in the UZO apparently. Do I need to zoom in or out? My UZO is at x7 but my mousewheel seems not to be working, as I can't zoom in or out. What am I doing wrong? Oh and I tried to browse this forum before posting this question, I swear!
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12-27-20, 10:04 AM | #2 |
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I find it easier to use the browser's "Search" engine, and use a term like "site:subsim.com/radioroom rescue pilot" to find things. As for the "technique technique!!!"
When you approach the "survivors" come in bow-on as much as you can, the closer to zero relative you are, the less bobbing your boat does. Don't run them over though... They do "Bob" back to the surface though - usually... This angle makes it easier for you to "target" the survivor for pick-up. Secondly, you have to get in close, like 500 yards or less. Third, make certain you are on the full Bridge view with the life-saver icon visible, which it sounds like you are since you using the UZO. Of which, that is the main problem most likely. Use the binoculars. When at a normal view on the Bridge, use the zoom to enable the binoculars, which is usually the <Tab> key, or the mouse wheel roll. Once you get that view, let the binocular view "roll" over the pilot in the water, and press that life-saver icon when the crosshair in the binocular goes from yellow to red. The game (and the human) can be a bit slow in reacting at times, so you might have to click several times. |
12-27-20, 12:09 PM | #3 | |
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rescuing "surviviors" can be tedious. it is the least favorite mission of SH4, IMHO.
then, take a deep breath and go get the next survivor. you will need five successful pickups to get a completed objective. keep at it and you will get the hang of it. this mission drive me batty. Viel Glück, Herr Kaleun! km
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12-27-20, 06:50 PM | #4 |
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Thanks for your help, I did finally manage it after learning the difference between binoculars (Tab-key) and the TBT/UZO (U-Key). Yikes... Rescued the first pilot already. Seems to be Lt. Don French vom VMF-214 Black Sheep.
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12-27-20, 10:19 PM | #5 | |
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hopefully you won't get into a card game and then a fist fight with Lt. French's commanding officer when you return him to his unit.
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12-28-20, 03:11 PM | #6 |
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IMO the rescue missions are at best an aggravation, as I have charged all over the rescue zone chasing downed pilot icons and pink smoke plumes. I have managed to rescue 10-12 aviators and have yet to get a "mission completed" after investing a LOT of time... Adding to the frustration is that I am unable to determine how many rescues I have made, and keep putting pilots below endlessly till I decide to abandon the mission.
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12-28-20, 05:04 PM | #7 | |
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i think...you are not completing some of the rescues. an actual rescue will have a survivor rescued message in the commands message box. if you don't get that, you didn't do whatever has to be done to effect a rescue. i'm not yelling or preaching....just sharing some of the frustration i have experienced with these objectives.
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12-29-20, 02:54 PM | #8 | |
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It would be a plus to have some way to check the number of rescued pilots, as after putting 8-10 soaked aviators on board, I'm ready to send some more tonnage to the bottom. To remove the aggravation of those missions I have taken to ignoring rescue missions to further that goal |
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12-31-20, 03:49 PM | #9 |
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Hey fellow commanders,
I got another question. I was assigned the newly build USS Balao in early 1943 and started my trip in Brisbane. I managed to fullfill six missions during the trip but when I come back to Brisbane I can't finish the trip. Docking in Brisbane is not an active option. I just can refill or skip any actions. What's the reason for this? Do I need to get back to Pearl Harbor? I noticed on my map that the anchor in Pearl Harbor is slightly bigger than all the other ones. Or do I need to complete more missions/tasks during this operation?
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12-31-20, 04:00 PM | #10 |
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Look on the nav map for a tilted anchor, that's your home port.
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12-31-20, 04:02 PM | #11 |
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There is none and in all my missions there never was one. I always came back to Pearl Harbor so far. I must be running an older version of the game I guess.
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12-31-20, 06:41 PM | #12 | |
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"Home" will have a tilted, fouled anchor as an icon. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=...AAAAAdAAAAABAI
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12-31-20, 08:14 PM | #13 |
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Can I capture enemy flyers the same way? Any reward if they don't shoot themselves in the water?
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12-31-20, 09:39 PM | #14 | |
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01-01-21, 07:40 AM | #15 | |
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As I mentioned before, none of the anchors is tilted on my map.
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