Translation from the Devs - no more patches

[Beery]

Originally Posted by User 1834

It seems we have come to an impasse then.

We're not at an impasse. I've shown conclusively that the game matches the data that we've found. You can test it for yourself.

Your tests are inconclusive.

Surely only to someone who has a religious belief in a battery that fully charges in 5 hours.

When you began recharging the batteries, what was their charge? (0%, 5%, 10%?)

They were at the point when the crew says that they are out. I believe that's about 2%.

Were you running on the snorkel?

Of course. That is what U-boat.net describes. I copied what Uboat.net said to the letter.

The average underwater cruise speed for the XXI was 6 knots, not 4.

But Uboat.net states 4knots as the speed, which gives the longest duration. Your assertion is invalid. It doesn't matter what the cruise speed was because Uboat.net didn't state that the boat was to be travelling at cruise speed - it said 4-8 knots. Check it out:

Uboat.net
"It took the boat 3-5 hours to re-charge the batteries with the Schnorchel once every 2-3 days if travelling at moderate 4-8 knots"

The other thing to test is the duration at the other end of the scale. Uboat.net claims 2 days duration with 3 hours charge at 8 knots.

We need to know exactly the circumstances when you began your test so we can repeat it.

And I'll provide the exact circumstances with pleasure:

Use up batteries fully until the crew says they are out.
Recharge them for 5 hours using the snorkel.
Sail at 25m depth at 4knots (I actually did it at 5 knots) for 72 hours. You will need to come up once for air.

The boat can do exactly what Uboat.net says it can do, and it does it on a 5 hour charge. I'm not sure what else you need from me to be convinced. Just do the tests yourselves.

This is looking like a religious argument on the part of my opponents. If that's the case I'm not going to spend any more time on it. In my opinion the Type XXI shouldn't even be in the game, and I am busy enough as it is without trying to argue against people who have already made up their mind and are searching for facts to fit their agenda. I was more than willing to change the Type XXI - in fact I did change it based on the data presented earlier, but I will not change the boat to suit an 'uberboat' agenda.