Improved Captains log needed in my opinion...

SteamWake · 10-18-07, 08:49 AM

Ive never really had issues with not getting credit except for one time I sank a ship in shallow water and it struck bottom before it 'sunk'.

Then again I generally only play campaign mode.

Some of the mission objectives are kind of obscure there is a sticky post in the FAQ about "how to complete a mission" might be worth browsing.

As far as a better captains log ? Hell yes, for one thing Id like to be able to enter my own notes, I also dislike how the entrys are sorted. Page after page of contact reports interspersed with my own reports is messy. Yes I am aware they can be sorted by sent / recieved. Still pages of contact reports hundred of miles from my station are of no importance to my log yet they are full of this 'spam'.

Forgot to add ; Welcome to the forums !

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mookiemookie · 10-18-07, 09:03 AM

I'd like two simple changes:

1. Log entry for when I leave port.

2. Common names for ships sunk when I go back through my logs in the "office" screen. I don't want to see "CVTaiyo" or "OLNippon"...I want to see "Taiyo Escort Carrier" and "Large Modern Tanker"

Even better would be actual Maru names....

SteveHump · 10-18-07, 09:17 AM

that somehow mess up the accounting features of the game. I'm playing mostly the modder missions.

thanks for the reference thread -- been there already but will check again.

So I guess I'll continue to stop the game and write my log book by hand, then return to the game forgetting what the next action should be because I am an old f*rt.

Righto, paragraphs it is.

SteamWake · 10-18-07, 10:49 AM

I hear you. I always ALWAYS forget to jot down what day / time I set out from port.

"Have been at sea for 5 or 7 days ?" Beats me when did we leave. :p

Captain Vlad · 10-18-07, 01:23 PM

I was always under the impression if you didn't SEE it sink or weren't in close proximity enough when the ship went under, you wouldn't get credit. Thought it was intentional.

I really would like the ability to add my own Captain's Log notes. Haven't had a game let me do that since Starflight 2.

10-18-07, 09:03 AM	#2
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I'd like two simple changes: 1. Log entry for when I leave port. 2. Common names for ships sunk when I go back through my logs in the "office" screen. I don't want to see "CVTaiyo" or "OLNippon"...I want to see "Taiyo Escort Carrier" and "Large Modern Tanker" Even better would be actual Maru names.... __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

10-18-07, 09:17 AM	#3
SteveHump Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 15 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Maybe it's the single missions and war patrol setups... that somehow mess up the accounting features of the game. I'm playing mostly the modder missions. thanks for the reference thread -- been there already but will check again. So I guess I'll continue to stop the game and write my log book by hand, then return to the game forgetting what the next action should be because I am an old f*rt. Righto, paragraphs it is.

10-18-07, 01:23 PM	#5
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I was always under the impression if you didn't SEE it sink or weren't in close proximity enough when the ship went under, you wouldn't get credit. Thought it was intentional. I really would like the ability to add my own Captain's Log notes. Haven't had a game let me do that since Starflight 2. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

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10-18-07, 08:49 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ive never really had issues with not getting credit except for one time I sank a ship in shallow water and it struck bottom before it 'sunk'. Then again I generally only play campaign mode. Some of the mission objectives are kind of obscure there is a sticky post in the FAQ about "how to complete a mission" might be worth browsing. As far as a better captains log ? Hell yes, for one thing Id like to be able to enter my own notes, I also dislike how the entrys are sorted. Page after page of contact reports interspersed with my own reports is messy. Yes I am aware they can be sorted by sent / recieved. Still pages of contact reports hundred of miles from my station are of no importance to my log yet they are full of this 'spam'. Forgot to add ; Welcome to the forums ! (Paragraphs are a good thing )

10-18-07, 10:49 AM	#4
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I hear you. I always ALWAYS forget to jot down what day / time I set out from port. "Have been at sea for 5 or 7 days ?" Beats me when did we leave. :p