How Far Have You Made It Thru The War?

sharkbit · 03-23-10, 09:23 AM

How late into the war have you played a career?

Not necessarily in a single career though.

I play DiD, but I don't start back in 1939. I start my next career the month after being sunk/retired. I want to try and experience the entire war.

Myself, I am currently in November 1943.

Sailor Steve · 03-23-10, 09:26 AM

Ever since SH1 I've been in the habit of running several side-by-side careers, one in each flotilla. And, like you, if one dies or retires a new one takes his place, starting in the same month. That said, every time a new mod comes out I feel compelled to start all over again using it.

So, in five years of playing this game, I've never made it past mid-1940 - not from dying, but from starting over every few months.

maillemaker · 03-23-10, 09:33 AM

I made it to the war end once, but I was not playing DiD then.

Steve

KL-alfman · 03-23-10, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkbit

I play DiD, but I don't start back in 1939. I start my next career the month after being sunk/retired. I want to try and experience the entire war.

same for me
myself I'm currently in October 1942 (amidst the 4th patrol of this career in a VIIC)

Paul Riley · 03-23-10, 10:45 AM

In an old stock career I managed to reach August 1942 after 19 patrols.I had to abandon the career though in order to play the much superior GWX3.
I am currently in a new campaign and the date is 4th November 1939

I also play at 92% realism and employ D.I.D,and that truly means dead is DEAD!,no reloads for me.

Vipper · 03-23-10, 10:49 AM

I do start where i did sink or near it, if i was unlucky and got killed, let's say, 25 jan i start new career 1. feb. . It is my third career now (such a shame) and 3rd Kaleun, 12, feb. 1940.

I do so cause i want to see all those changes that happens through the war.

Oh, and each time i get newest ship available...

Damo · 03-23-10, 10:56 AM

I made it to 1942, May I think, but that was when I first installed GWX without playing DiD. Since then I've made numerous gaffs when installing new mods that have resulted in unloadable saves so I just go back to the beginning again. In DiD I've got as far as late '41 but then the New Interiors came out and I was compelled to start over again.

At the moment, after a complete rework of my mods (due to many being combined by our talented modders), I'm sitting on a stable install with no saving/loading problems and I'm on my first war patrol in Sept '39 after temporarily transferring to 1st Flotilla from the 7th/13th in U-53. I'm going to stick with this one and should I lose the boat I'll start a new career just after the loss. I too want to see the war out, regardless of how many hapless crew members I take down with me.

03-23-10, 12:28 PM

I don't think I have ever made it throught the war, about mid 43 is my limit, I tend to get to cocky and then caught out. I have a brand new tactic though that seems to work quite well, basically it works like this, cowardice

So Oct 43 and I'm in with a chance. Now I only pick off the stragglers and the lame, blast them with torps and get home. If it's raining and visibility is down, say 900 meters, wait it out. load up with homing torps if you have the renown, especially the rear tubes for the flowers, mine a type VIIC, tweaked to 300 meters depth with GWX3.0 on boarb with FM Interiors, brilliant.

http://sidslotm.spaces.live.com/blog...64E6!226.entry

good hunting

03-23-10, 12:50 PM

I generally start careers in 1944 and survival is tough with a green crew. Made it to 1945 a couple of times but only once ended the war while at sea with a career that started in August '44.

Gilbou · 03-23-10, 01:35 PM

Almost made it to 1942 once. Never passed 1941 until now.
Playing at > 90 % realism.

Kapt Z · 03-23-10, 05:41 PM

Never made it past late '42. I use SHCommander 'random career length' so my kaleuns rarely make it to their 6th patrol(often much shorter) before they're beached.

Right now I'm trying to see if I can get a boat all the way through with multiple kaleuns in command. U-207 is presently at sea summer '42 under her third commander since Sept '40.

Real world committments have kept me busy so I haven't had a chance to play SH3 since Nov '09.

Reinhard Dietz · 03-23-10, 07:22 PM

I can't remember how far I've made it into the war; I haven't been in the position to play a good dedicated campaign for several years. My current commander's going to make it, one way or the other, to the surrender in May of 1945 after having gone to sea in September 1939. I think they call it Contractual Immortality.

DID as a policy was something I swore off in the Aces of the Deep era, so I'll do what is necessary to keep the current man (and his crew, etc) alive, whether that means a dozen reloads of a single torpedo shot against an aggressive destroyer or outright hacking of renown counts to pay for an RWR or homing torpedoes the instant they're available.

It ain't necessarily honest, but hey, I want to see the end of the war in stock before I put GWX3 in.

Jimbuna · 03-24-10, 05:38 AM

SINK EM ALL!!

RConch · 03-24-10, 06:53 AM

I have made it to Spring 1942 on GWX.
I start every career in August 1939 with the hope of going all the way thru to 1945.
It is what keeps the game so fresh for me, the challenge of DID is the only way to play.
If I was to always get thru, it would never be as exciting.

Paul Riley · 03-24-10, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rconch

I have made it to Spring 1942 on GWX.
I start every career in August 1939 with the hope of going all the way thru to 1945.
It is what keeps the game so fresh for me, the challenge of DID is the only way to play.
If I was to always get thru, it would never be as exciting.

I agree 100% ! .D.I.D adds a new level of tension to the game,even more so as you start getting attached to your UBoat and crew.
D.I.D is the only law out there,ignore it at your peril.

View Poll Results: How late in the war have you gone playing a career?
1939	3	6.67%
1940	2	4.44%
1941	2	4.44%
1942	10	22.22%
Jan.1943 thru June 1943	5	11.11%
July 1943 thru December 1943	8	17.78%
1944	5	11.11%
1945	10	22.22%
Voters: 45. You may not vote on this poll

03-23-10, 09:23 AM	#1
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	How Far Have You Made It Thru The War? How late into the war have you played a career? Not necessarily in a single career though. I play DiD, but I don't start back in 1939. I start my next career the month after being sunk/retired. I want to try and experience the entire war. Myself, I am currently in November 1943. __________________ “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.”

03-23-10, 09:26 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Ever since SH1 I've been in the habit of running several side-by-side careers, one in each flotilla. And, like you, if one dies or retires a new one takes his place, starting in the same month. That said, every time a new mod comes out I feel compelled to start all over again using it. So, in five years of playing this game, I've never made it past mid-1940 - not from dying, but from starting over every few months. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-23-10, 10:45 AM	#5
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	In an old stock career I managed to reach August 1942 after 19 patrols.I had to abandon the career though in order to play the much superior GWX3. I am currently in a new campaign and the date is 4th November 1939 I also play at 92% realism and employ D.I.D,and that truly means dead is DEAD!,no reloads for me. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes Last edited by Paul Riley; 03-23-10 at 01:39 PM.

03-23-10, 10:56 AM	#7
Damo Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: Forever stuck in Data folder... Posts: 482 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 0	I made it to 1942, May I think, but that was when I first installed GWX without playing DiD. Since then I've made numerous gaffs when installing new mods that have resulted in unloadable saves so I just go back to the beginning again. In DiD I've got as far as late '41 but then the New Interiors came out and I was compelled to start over again. At the moment, after a complete rework of my mods (due to many being combined by our talented modders), I'm sitting on a stable install with no saving/loading problems and I'm on my first war patrol in Sept '39 after temporarily transferring to 1st Flotilla from the 7th/13th in U-53. I'm going to stick with this one and should I lose the boat I'll start a new career just after the loss. I too want to see the war out, regardless of how many hapless crew members I take down with me. __________________ The owl and the pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. It only took one T1 eel to convince that boat not to float.

03-23-10, 09:33 AM	#3
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I made it to the war end once, but I was not playing DiD then. Steve

03-23-10, 10:49 AM	#6
Vipper Machinist's Mate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 122 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I do start where i did sink or near it, if i was unlucky and got killed, let's say, 25 jan i start new career 1. feb. . It is my third career now (such a shame) and 3rd Kaleun, 12, feb. 1940. I do so cause i want to see all those changes that happens through the war. Oh, and each time i get newest ship available...

03-23-10, 12:28 PM	#8
sidslotm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hi I don't think I have ever made it throught the war, about mid 43 is my limit, I tend to get to cocky and then caught out. I have a brand new tactic though that seems to work quite well, basically it works like this, cowardice So Oct 43 and I'm in with a chance. Now I only pick off the stragglers and the lame, blast them with torps and get home. If it's raining and visibility is down, say 900 meters, wait it out. load up with homing torps if you have the renown, especially the rear tubes for the flowers, mine a type VIIC, tweaked to 300 meters depth with GWX3.0 on boarb with FM Interiors, brilliant. http://sidslotm.spaces.live.com/blog...64E6!226.entry good hunting

03-23-10, 12:50 PM	#9
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I generally start careers in 1944 and survival is tough with a green crew. Made it to 1945 a couple of times but only once ended the war while at sea with a career that started in August '44.

03-23-10, 01:35 PM	#10
Gilbou Chief Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: France Posts: 313 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Almost made it to 1942 once. Never passed 1941 until now. Playing at > 90 % realism.

03-23-10, 05:41 PM	#11
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	Never made it past late '42. I use SHCommander 'random career length' so my kaleuns rarely make it to their 6th patrol(often much shorter) before they're beached. Right now I'm trying to see if I can get a boat all the way through with multiple kaleuns in command. U-207 is presently at sea summer '42 under her third commander since Sept '40. Real world committments have kept me busy so I haven't had a chance to play SH3 since Nov '09.

03-23-10, 07:22 PM	#12
Reinhard Dietz Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lorient Posts: 121 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	I can't remember how far I've made it into the war; I haven't been in the position to play a good dedicated campaign for several years. My current commander's going to make it, one way or the other, to the surrender in May of 1945 after having gone to sea in September 1939. I think they call it Contractual Immortality. DID as a policy was something I swore off in the Aces of the Deep era, so I'll do what is necessary to keep the current man (and his crew, etc) alive, whether that means a dozen reloads of a single torpedo shot against an aggressive destroyer or outright hacking of renown counts to pay for an RWR or homing torpedoes the instant they're available. It ain't necessarily honest, but hey, I want to see the end of the war in stock before I put GWX3 in. __________________ Reinhard Dietz U-126 2. Unterseebootsflottille, Lorient

03-24-10, 05:38 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,044 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	SINK EM ALL!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-24-10, 06:53 AM	#14
RConch Captain Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 619 Downloads: 518 Uploads: 0	I have made it to Spring 1942 on GWX. I start every career in August 1939 with the hope of going all the way thru to 1945. It is what keeps the game so fresh for me, the challenge of DID is the only way to play. If I was to always get thru, it would never be as exciting. __________________ "Noch und Noch" Prowling the Nord Atlantik with GWX 3.0.