Real Time Patrol - Page 3

06-25-09, 07:23 AM

Failed to complete it in Real Time

Well, at least I got a taste of what it takes for a few days and nights

GoldenRivet · 06-25-09, 08:20 AM

what happened??

game go on the fritz?

too many real life issues?

just couldnt stand it?

combination of the three?

better luck next time.

06-25-09, 08:41 AM

"too many real life issues" combined with "just couldnt stand it"

sharkbit · 06-25-09, 12:38 PM

It seems that no or very few real life commitments would be a key factor.

Also a really understanding/forgiving/angelic/helpful spouse/significant other/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner to take full advantage as well.

WilyPete · 06-25-09, 08:49 PM

I would only do that if I was on a real sub in the middle of a war where getting off the sub would mean drowning. Otherwise I will always use TC.

FIREWALL · 06-25-09, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

So your gonna leave your machine on for months?

What if you get a power glitch?

Anyhow someone did this for SH3 when it first came out. He even got mentioned in the press.

Good luck !

Yep.

And they took him to a mental ward wrapped in a wet sheet.

06-26-09, 03:29 AM

Really, you have to get mentally trained if you want to complete a RTP. Cuz it nearly killed me from inside.

Imagine you're trying to sleep but your sleep consists only from closed eyes and ears on standby mode all the time. You never have enough rest and next day is difficult to concentrate on RL matters.

I'm visiting the gym and I noticed that my strengths bacame weakened or I'm getting tired much faster because of lack of sleep I guess.. So I decided that my health is going to be on first place this time

I'm not saying it's not possible to get along with this regime but if your'e sensitive sleeper, it will take some effort to get used to the constant noise of u-boat engines

XTBilly · 06-30-09, 01:48 AM

I highly recommend using x32 time compression and playing the game from the bridge. It gives you a great immersion of patrolling in a WWII submarine.

Generally, it's a little less that 1 game day in 1 hour real time.

I thing it's the golden "medium" between real time and high time compression. It's been years since I play like this, and I can't go back to x2048 or more... It looks more arcade to me... Like teleporting!!

This way a player can enjoy the days passing by, the mild weather changes, and the effects of a long patrol... Crossing the Atlantic or Pacific in 10 minutes RT is a little...

But I don't have the time and patience to do a RTP...

Try it! You may be surprised by the addiction it offers!

Pohl · 06-30-09, 02:13 AM

I've wanted to try a real time patrol since I have vacations...but I will probably get distracted on the process and just TC until I get into the open sea.......oh well for the heck of it I'll do an attempt right now of doing a TCx1 career, just going to use TC to set the time to match my zone so I don't get screwed up

U-97 (Type-VIIC) will leave St. Nazaire in a couple of minutes

I'll update when I wake up in approx 6-8 hours, I'll set a course to my current patrol grid and wait for the best, submerged at night surfaced during day.

Need to patrol grid AM 41, NO estimates 148 hours until we reach the grid @ 8 knots, distance is of 1900 km, I'll probably burn some diesel in the morning, going to periscope depth for the night once we get deep into the ocean right now we are just 81 km away from St. Nazaire so there's no risk on being surfaced and sleeping at the moment, current time 2:38 AM.

Sea Hawk · 06-30-09, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The main clock always shows Zulu Time, AKA Greenwich Mean Time, AKA the time at 0 degrees longitude. The "Local Time" shows...well, you know. It's a cool SH3 function that SH4 managed to break.

Ive never come accross "Zulu time" before. We always call it GMT in the UK. Why do you call it Zulu time?

BulSoldier · 06-30-09, 08:37 AM

Ive thinking of trying Real time patrol but my pc is in the room i sleep and the noise is just damn annoying late at night when the only noise is the pc.Though i have been on ships for few weeks in the sea and the noise from the engines is easy to ignore even though it is everpresent.However the noise from the pc is driving me crazy

RoaldLarsen · 07-07-09, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sea Hawk

Ive never come accross "Zulu time" before. We always call it GMT in the UK. Why do you call it Zulu time?

I expect members of your armed forces say "Zulu time" or something similar. Two explanations; pick your favourite:

"Zulu" is the NATO phonetic alphabet sound for the letter 'z'. In this case 'z' stands for zero, which is the number of hours displaced from the prime meridian.
Because "Zulu" is easier to say than "Golf Mike Tango".

cj95 · 07-07-09, 05:05 AM

Realistically a Real Time Patrol of any length would be absolutely murderous.

Due to the fact that most of us...supposedly...have jobs and RL issues we will always get less than 24 hours of game time in any 24 hour period.

That is to say even if we play a massive 12 hours a day non stop, it wouold still take us a month to simulate a 15 day patrol.

Try doing a good three or four week patrol, and it would take upwards of 60 days to sim....if you palyed 12 hours a day.

Put in a more realistic 6 hours a day (still massive) and our four week patrol takes us a solid one quarter of a year to sim.

Ummm no thanks. Maybe a quick cruise in a Type II would be interesting, but still....

BulSoldier · 07-07-09, 05:19 AM

well you could leave the game running and dive to safe depth at silent running.This most probably will save you any unfortunate encounters.

Sea Hawk · 07-07-09, 07:18 AM

Thanks Galakev and Roaldlarsen for the explanation.

06-25-09, 08:20 AM	#32
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	what happened?? game go on the fritz? too many real life issues? just couldnt stand it? combination of the three? better luck next time. __________________

06-25-09, 12:38 PM	#34
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	It seems that no or very few real life commitments would be a key factor. Also a really understanding/forgiving/angelic/helpful spouse/significant other/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner to take full advantage as well. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

06-30-09, 02:13 AM	#39
Pohl Sparky Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 157 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I've wanted to try a real time patrol since I have vacations...but I will probably get distracted on the process and just TC until I get into the open sea.......oh well for the heck of it I'll do an attempt right now of doing a TCx1 career, just going to use TC to set the time to match my zone so I don't get screwed up U-97 (Type-VIIC) will leave St. Nazaire in a couple of minutes I'll update when I wake up in approx 6-8 hours, I'll set a course to my current patrol grid and wait for the best, submerged at night surfaced during day. Need to patrol grid AM 41, NO estimates 148 hours until we reach the grid @ 8 knots, distance is of 1900 km, I'll probably burn some diesel in the morning, going to periscope depth for the night once we get deep into the ocean right now we are just 81 km away from St. Nazaire so there's no risk on being surfaced and sleeping at the moment, current time 2:38 AM. __________________ Current Careers: U-177 Type IXD2, 10th Flotilla March 13, 1943 U-3502 Type XXI, 7th/13th Flotilla April 14, 1942 100% realism, GWX 3.0, SH3 Commander 3.2 Last edited by Pohl; 06-30-09 at 02:39 AM.

06-30-09, 08:37 AM	#41
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Ive thinking of trying Real time patrol but my pc is in the room i sleep and the noise is just damn annoying late at night when the only noise is the pc.Though i have been on ships for few weeks in the sea and the noise from the engines is easy to ignore even though it is everpresent.However the noise from the pc is driving me crazy __________________ By the hour !

07-07-09, 05:05 AM	#43
cj95 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 258 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	Realistically a Real Time Patrol of any length would be absolutely murderous. Due to the fact that most of us...supposedly...have jobs and RL issues we will always get less than 24 hours of game time in any 24 hour period. That is to say even if we play a massive 12 hours a day non stop, it wouold still take us a month to simulate a 15 day patrol. Try doing a good three or four week patrol, and it would take upwards of 60 days to sim....if you palyed 12 hours a day. Put in a more realistic 6 hours a day (still massive) and our four week patrol takes us a solid one quarter of a year to sim. Ummm no thanks. Maybe a quick cruise in a Type II would be interesting, but still.... __________________ . >> USS TEXAS BB-35 Restoration CrewMember <<

06-25-09, 07:23 AM	#31
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Failed to complete it in Real Time Well, at least I got a taste of what it takes for a few days and nights

06-25-09, 08:41 AM	#33
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	"too many real life issues" combined with "just couldnt stand it"

06-25-09, 08:49 PM	#35
WilyPete Mate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 57 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would only do that if I was on a real sub in the middle of a war where getting off the sub would mean drowning. Otherwise I will always use TC.

06-26-09, 03:29 AM	#37
Contact Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Really, you have to get mentally trained if you want to complete a RTP. Cuz it nearly killed me from inside. Imagine you're trying to sleep but your sleep consists only from closed eyes and ears on standby mode all the time. You never have enough rest and next day is difficult to concentrate on RL matters. I'm visiting the gym and I noticed that my strengths bacame weakened or I'm getting tired much faster because of lack of sleep I guess.. So I decided that my health is going to be on first place this time I'm not saying it's not possible to get along with this regime but if your'e sensitive sleeper, it will take some effort to get used to the constant noise of u-boat engines

06-30-09, 01:48 AM	#38
XTBilly Officer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 242 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	I highly recommend using x32 time compression and playing the game from the bridge. It gives you a great immersion of patrolling in a WWII submarine. Generally, it's a little less that 1 game day in 1 hour real time. I thing it's the golden "medium" between real time and high time compression. It's been years since I play like this, and I can't go back to x2048 or more... It looks more arcade to me... Like teleporting!! This way a player can enjoy the days passing by, the mild weather changes, and the effects of a long patrol... Crossing the Atlantic or Pacific in 10 minutes RT is a little... But I don't have the time and patience to do a RTP... Try it! You may be surprised by the addiction it offers!

07-07-09, 05:19 AM	#44
BulSoldier Samurai Navy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Burgas/Bulgaria Posts: 550 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	well you could leave the game running and dive to safe depth at silent running.This most probably will save you any unfortunate encounters. __________________ By the hour !

07-07-09, 07:18 AM	#45
Sea Hawk Loader Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Warrington Posts: 88 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Zulu Time Thanks Galakev and Roaldlarsen for the explanation. __________________ "engage the enemy more closely" Admiral Horatio Nelson 21/10/1805 Trafalgar