Is it just me, or....

Deception · 09-09-13, 06:42 PM

I never, never make it to my patrol zones. Truth be told, I run into merchant ships halfway and my eels and shells are gone by the time I reach the patrol zone (With around a dozen tons and several sinkings under my belt).

The fact that my OCD will make me force my crew pursue and sink a ship at all costs does'nt help either. Nor does the fact that BDU apparently is amused by having me go to the other side of the world.

So, does anyone else have this same probelm?

u crank · 09-09-13, 06:57 PM

It's a good problem to have. I sinks 'em where I finds 'em.

Welcome to SubSim Deception.

maurice076 · 09-09-13, 08:22 PM

I might have a few left by the time I get there now,Dec 41.Earlier in the war I'd have a full load.Good Times.

Welcome to Subsim Deception.

sublynx · 09-10-13, 10:03 AM

That's a familiar problem. The only time I haven't had that problem when I decided to play a game where I decided to spend some patrols in the Arctic Sea. I went for a week without a ship and now and then there was a convoy. There are areas which are very quiet and then there are areas that are packed with single merchants and convoys.

BassII · 09-15-13, 10:22 AM

Try some trips near Gibraltor, near the English channel, Biscay bay, between Ireland and UK and north of Norway.
I get a lot of ships

Herr-Berbunch · 09-15-13, 02:48 PM

BdU have the bigger picture in mind, not just your tonnage. By not being effective in your patrol area the knock-on effect could be uberly detrimental to the war effort, so maybe it's your fault that Germany lost.

Welcome aboard

desertstriker · 09-23-13, 03:30 PM

HA it is a good problem to have.

Welcome to subsim

GoldenRivet · 09-23-13, 03:44 PM

The other side of that coin... i have been on a number of patrols where I have encountered absolutely nothing.

Aktungbby · 09-23-13, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deception

I never, never make it to my patrol zones. Truth be told, I run into merchant ships halfway and my eels and shells are gone by the time I reach the patrol zone (With around a dozen tons and several sinkings under my belt).

The fact that my OCD will make me force my crew pursue and sink a ship at all costs does'nt help either. Nor does the fact that BDU apparently is amused by having me go to the other side of the world.

So, does anyone else have this same probelm?

... and welkom to subsim by the way. Only expend such eels (2 on VII boot) as enable you to reload from your transfer stores en route to your patrol zone. This way useless stored eels are ready inside the boat and some moral(SHV) is improved with the impromptu sinkings. The rule of thumb is one ship-one eel so use the deck gun to finish cripples and go after single ships first to avoid escort related perils. You simply have a case of 'itchy neck' common with new commanders...Patience Herr Kaleun, and execute the mission first.

Jimbuna · 09-24-13, 07:48 AM

Welcome Aboard

Aktungbby · 09-24-13, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

The other side of that coin... i have been on a number of patrols where I have encountered absolutely nothing.

For which you were quietly removed as u-boot commander and transferred to the eastern front!

09-09-13, 06:42 PM	#1
Deception Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is it just me, or.... I never, never make it to my patrol zones. Truth be told, I run into merchant ships halfway and my eels and shells are gone by the time I reach the patrol zone (With around a dozen tons and several sinkings under my belt). The fact that my OCD will make me force my crew pursue and sink a ship at all costs does'nt help either. Nor does the fact that BDU apparently is amused by having me go to the other side of the world. So, does anyone else have this same probelm?

09-09-13, 06:57 PM	#2
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,747 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	It's a good problem to have. I sinks 'em where I finds 'em. Welcome to SubSim Deception. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

09-15-13, 02:48 PM	#6
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	BdU have the bigger picture in mind, not just your tonnage. By not being effective in your patrol area the knock-on effect could be uberly detrimental to the war effort, so maybe it's your fault that Germany lost. Welcome aboard __________________

09-23-13, 03:44 PM	#8
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	The other side of that coin... i have been on a number of patrols where I have encountered absolutely nothing. __________________

09-24-13, 07:48 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome Aboard __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-09-13, 08:22 PM	#3
maurice076 Sailor man Join Date: May 2013 Location: Michigan,USA Posts: 44 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	I might have a few left by the time I get there now,Dec 41.Earlier in the war I'd have a full load.Good Times. Welcome to Subsim Deception.

09-10-13, 10:03 AM	#4
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	That's a familiar problem. The only time I haven't had that problem when I decided to play a game where I decided to spend some patrols in the Arctic Sea. I went for a week without a ship and now and then there was a convoy. There are areas which are very quiet and then there are areas that are packed with single merchants and convoys.

09-15-13, 10:22 AM	#5
BassII Bosun Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Scandinavia. Posts: 62 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Try some trips near Gibraltor, near the English channel, Biscay bay, between Ireland and UK and north of Norway. I get a lot of ships

09-23-13, 03:30 PM	#7
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	HA it is a good problem to have. Welcome to subsim

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