Back to Perth, and a shocker :(

[I'm goin' down]

Originally Posted by commandosolo2009

OK, to put it bluntly:

1- the Stern DG bug, is there a work around to it?
2- the special abilities of the crew are not seen, and so far, its September 1942 . The draft office shows no recruits with special abilities, is this normal? And are the ranks higher than Lieutenant (12)?
3- Does flak gun fire both AP, and HE or is it a bug?
4- How to know my rank? as captain, commodore, or admiral, etc....? And where to find the large tonnage warships and commercial ships?

5- Is there a chart for SH4? the one that usually comes with the game? cuz my game is off steam, no disc, no eye-candy....
6- To communicate with HQ, and other boats, subs must have a grid map. Is there one for SH4? for the American campaign? like the Germans have their KM grid system, AN, AM, AO, etc...?

Mods: Pacific environment, Real depth charge sound mod, 3000 meter plotter, no mega mods installed.

Amistead and I play TMO2.0 with beta and RSRDC. If you play those:
1. Beyond my capablity to comment.
2. special abilities are acitvated.
3. I believe HE is disabled (or is it AP?).
4. I always figure I am the captain, and have never played a career long enough to get promoted, so I do not know the answer. It doesn't matter anyway. I command the boat regardless, unless my kid takes over when I am chasing the dogs.
5. You can activate a mod that updates the pull down map in TMO and shows convoy routes, and another mod shows airbases.
6. see Armistead's answer, as I do not know about grid systems.

I doubt most experienced captains play stock, but if any do, I assume they are mod heavy, and use many of Webster's GFO mods. My opinion is that FOTRS has the best graphics; RFB with RSRDC is decent; TMO with RSRDC is the best and toughest overall. We Dive at Dawn is good too, but is a slightly different game because you command a trench boat. If you do not activate the easier AI mod in TMO, the game can be quite a challenge. For We Dive at Dawn, you can use multi-SH4 to have access to both games on your desk top, which is what I do.