helgoland

swuboo · 10-05-07, 10:17 PM

desirableroasted: I can understand wanting to dock at somewhere like Heligoland after running the canal out of Kiel. I just started a new (not DiD, because I'm nowhere near that good) campaign in '39 with a IIA.

I've found that if I use the canal, I can't really use time compression, which is annoying in friendly waters. I simply don't have the time to wait twelve hours for my boat to hit the North Sea. So, even in my IIA, I loop around Denmark. Of course, this means I'm usually stuck docking somewhere relatively asinine after I run out of fuel. (Dunkirk, Bergen, when the Wehrmacht takes a city, I'm right behind.)

As for Heligoland itself though, I wouldn't try it. I don't believe it has any quays, so there's a good chance the boat will impale itself on a church steeple. If you feel the need to dock in that area, play it safe and aim for Wilhelmshafen.

madmike81 · 10-05-07, 11:24 PM

[quote=swuboo]I've found that if I use the canal, I can't really use time compression, which is annoying in friendly waters.

If your using SH3 Commander you can alter the time compression your able to achieve when your close to land. It helps tremendously...as i hope this comment will!

swuboo · 10-05-07, 11:46 PM

Actually, yeah, that does help. I do use SH3Commander, but it never struck me to adjust the max time compression with regards to land proximity...

...even though that's exactly why I can't stand the canal.

I have a feeling it's going to have a side effect rather like that scene in Cryptomonicon, though.

(Paraphrased

"Sir! Where are we going, sir?"

"Norway."

"What is our mission, sir?"

"Ram and run."

"What are we ramming, sir?"

"Norway."

Frostyvegi · 10-06-07, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swuboo

"Sir! Where are we going, sir?"

"Norway."

"What is our mission, sir?"

"Ram and run."

"What are we ramming, sir?"

"Norway."

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Was the Captain's name Bernard by any chance?

swuboo · 10-06-07, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frostyvegi

[Was the Captain's name Bernard by any chance?

No, but he did cut his foot off with an axe about two pages later.

10-05-07, 11:24 PM	#2
madmike81 Sparky Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Johnson City TN Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	[quote=swuboo]I've found that if I use the canal, I can't really use time compression, which is annoying in friendly waters. If your using SH3 Commander you can alter the time compression your able to achieve when your close to land. It helps tremendously...as i hope this comment will! __________________ "We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go."

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10-05-07, 10:17 PM	#1
swuboo Bosun Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 66 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	desirableroasted: I can understand wanting to dock at somewhere like Heligoland after running the canal out of Kiel. I just started a new (not DiD, because I'm nowhere near that good) campaign in '39 with a IIA. I've found that if I use the canal, I can't really use time compression, which is annoying in friendly waters. I simply don't have the time to wait twelve hours for my boat to hit the North Sea. So, even in my IIA, I loop around Denmark. Of course, this means I'm usually stuck docking somewhere relatively asinine after I run out of fuel. (Dunkirk, Bergen, when the Wehrmacht takes a city, I'm right behind.) As for Heligoland itself though, I wouldn't try it. I don't believe it has any quays, so there's a good chance the boat will impale itself on a church steeple. If you feel the need to dock in that area, play it safe and aim for Wilhelmshafen.

10-05-07, 11:46 PM	#3
swuboo Bosun Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 66 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Actually, yeah, that does help. I do use SH3Commander, but it never struck me to adjust the max time compression with regards to land proximity... ...even though that's exactly why I can't stand the canal. I have a feeling it's going to have a side effect rather like that scene in Cryptomonicon, though. (Paraphrased "Sir! Where are we going, sir?" "Norway." "What is our mission, sir?" "Ram and run." "What are we ramming, sir?" "Norway."