reason for missions?

[Frumpkis]

Originally Posted by WarlordATF

Sometimes you find some cool targets hiding in the ports, Battleships and Carriers are always fun to watch sink.

If I remember right, there was a problem with the original SH4 release where a large warship like a carrier couldn't sink deep enough in a very shallow harbor to trigger the event flag for sinking.

Is that still in the game, either the stock or modded versions? It took some of the fun out of harbor raids, but maybe it's realistic that a warship in shallow water could be recovered and repaired, if you don't manage to hit a magazine and blow it up.

As for the missions.... I like following those, it gives the game some direction. it also keeps me from just returning to the same favorite hunting grounds over and over, which gets stale after a while. With limited fuel and long transits in the early to mid war (before there are lots of friendly bases), I have to hunt near the mission location after satisfying that requirement.

[Dread Knot]

Originally Posted by Frumpkis

It took some of the fun out of harbor raids, but maybe it's realistic that a warship in shallow water could be recovered and repaired, if you don't manage to hit a magazine and blow it up.

Considering that it's the reason why the US lost only two battleships at Pearl harbor instead of six, I'd say it's very realistic.