My First Hunt

Collin Dougherty · 02-26-11, 11:26 AM

[QUOTE=Collin Dougherty;1607001]Well guys, after all that struggling I put you through (haha),
I finally got what I wanted

I have GWX & Commander Installed and did my first Patrol.
Well,It took me a bit to ship out of beautiful Lorient France.
I was writing down & farmiliarizing (Spelling fail<) myself with the controls.
After a while I finally got out of there.
Not much action for a while. I was assigned to patrol BE22.
I managed to spot A british Merchant Heading Twords Cork, But i lost him.
I continued to chase him down at night and managed to find him and sink him at sunrise with the deck gun right off of the Irish Mainland,
I was HAPPY

Then I proceded to My Patrol Area. After those 24 hours,I was to return home. But I couldent help myself when a large convoy passed by Consisting of 3 cargos (possibly 4) and 1 destroyer. I was Surfaced, about to take her to periscope depth when I heard Arty hitting Aft. Took for down to 20 anyways. Soon as that beautiful death Machine Got close enough, Depths were in the water, we were at 110.
We sustained Minimum damage the first few times, easily repairable.
We were silent running about 2 knots east but he managed to pick us off everytime and inflict a little more damage. After a while We sustained Flooding, and sunk

I didnt expect to be a pro, But Im happy with 4707 Tonnage for a first Patrol.They crew was pretty resiliant to my commands which made me mad

Anyways, I am having some trouble with Commander, It seems like it only does half of what I tell it too. I have the Config Files for GWX and it works pretty fine but It only takes half of the things I tell it too!.
EX. I create a new profile with it, But it still asks me when to start? and even if I start the year I put down on commander, it will still give me a completly diffrent SUB. Am I doing it wrong?

Oh, One more thing also, I know this game has eternal loading screens but does anyone elses freeze like 3/4 of the way there, then like 5 minutes later it justs starts the game on its own. without even finishing the loading?..

Thanks Guys

Edit: Also about JSGME, were an I find The Manual to see what all of those mods do?

desirableroasted · 02-26-11, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty

managed to find him and sink him at sunrise with the deck gun right off of the Irish Mainland,
I was HAPPY

That first sinking... what a rush. Actually, the first sinking of any career is great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty

Then I proceded to My Patrol Area. After those 24 hours,I was to return home.

Many players here have private "rules" that say they stay a week, 10 days or even longer on station. In real life, they wouldn't send you out just for a day. Especially when you have 50+ days of fuel. Myself, I stay out until I am down to 1-2 torpedoes and out of deck-gun ammo, usually 30-40 days.

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Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty

We were silent running about 2 knots east but he managed to pick us off everytime and inflict a little more damage.

You may have come across a really elite unit, very unforgiving. But always ask yourself "What am I doing wrong?" Were you as deep as you could go? Were you slow enough ("about" 2 knots is not good enough -- at 2.9 knots, which is "2 knots" in the game, you are making too much noise)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty

I didnt expect to be a pro, But Im happy with 4707 Tonnage for a first Patrol.

Not a bad start!

Collin Dougherty · 02-26-11, 02:09 PM

I know that you dont have to gome back to port once your done patrolling.

Im having another problem with Commander. Whenever I try to edit my crew, I cannot click on anything. I click the medals qualificatons, everything. It wont even let me edit or randomize the names. It was working at first but now this is happening

Bakkels · 02-26-11, 03:21 PM

Nice to see you're up and running! If you think that's a large convoy, you're in for some real treats

Some convoys can consist of up to 30 ships or maybe even more.
As for the commander problem; I think (not completely sure) that you can only edit your crew when you're in harbor. So if you were trying to edit crew when you were at sea that might be the reason it isn't working. Can't think of anything else causing that problem right now.

frau kaleun · 02-26-11, 03:33 PM

Yep, crew management is only possible when you are docked at home base.

Collin Dougherty · 02-26-11, 05:59 PM

I hate it when you guys make me feel stupid. lol thanks.

frau kaleun · 02-26-11, 07:29 PM

Trust me, you are not the first person to wonder the same thing, nor will you be the last. The learning curve is pretty steep.

02-26-11, 11:26 AM	#1
Collin Dougherty Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 119 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	[QUOTE=Collin Dougherty;1607001]Well guys, after all that struggling I put you through (haha), I finally got what I wanted I have GWX & Commander Installed and did my first Patrol. Well,It took me a bit to ship out of beautiful Lorient France. I was writing down & farmiliarizing (Spelling fail<) myself with the controls. After a while I finally got out of there. Not much action for a while. I was assigned to patrol BE22. I managed to spot A british Merchant Heading Twords Cork, But i lost him. I continued to chase him down at night and managed to find him and sink him at sunrise with the deck gun right off of the Irish Mainland, I was HAPPY Then I proceded to My Patrol Area. After those 24 hours,I was to return home. But I couldent help myself when a large convoy passed by Consisting of 3 cargos (possibly 4) and 1 destroyer. I was Surfaced, about to take her to periscope depth when I heard Arty hitting Aft. Took for down to 20 anyways. Soon as that beautiful death Machine Got close enough, Depths were in the water, we were at 110. We sustained Minimum damage the first few times, easily repairable. We were silent running about 2 knots east but he managed to pick us off everytime and inflict a little more damage. After a while We sustained Flooding, and sunk I didnt expect to be a pro, But Im happy with 4707 Tonnage for a first Patrol.They crew was pretty resiliant to my commands which made me mad Anyways, I am having some trouble with Commander, It seems like it only does half of what I tell it too. I have the Config Files for GWX and it works pretty fine but It only takes half of the things I tell it too!. EX. I create a new profile with it, But it still asks me when to start? and even if I start the year I put down on commander, it will still give me a completly diffrent SUB. Am I doing it wrong? Oh, One more thing also, I know this game has eternal loading screens but does anyone elses freeze like 3/4 of the way there, then like 5 minutes later it justs starts the game on its own. without even finishing the loading?.. Thanks Guys Edit: Also about JSGME, were an I find The Manual to see what all of those mods do? __________________ Gunther Prien Merchant Ships sunk:30 War Ships Sunk:1 (HMS Royal Oak) 9 Ships Damaged Iron Cross 193,808 Tonnage U-Boat Ace 1/16/08-3/7/41

02-26-11, 02:09 PM	#3
Collin Dougherty Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 119 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I know that you dont have to gome back to port once your done patrolling. Im having another problem with Commander. Whenever I try to edit my crew, I cannot click on anything. I click the medals qualificatons, everything. It wont even let me edit or randomize the names. It was working at first but now this is happening __________________ Gunther Prien Merchant Ships sunk:30 War Ships Sunk:1 (HMS Royal Oak) 9 Ships Damaged Iron Cross 193,808 Tonnage U-Boat Ace 1/16/08-3/7/41

02-26-11, 03:21 PM	#4
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	Nice to see you're up and running! If you think that's a large convoy, you're in for some real treats Some convoys can consist of up to 30 ships or maybe even more. As for the commander problem; I think (not completely sure) that you can only edit your crew when you're in harbor. So if you were trying to edit crew when you were at sea that might be the reason it isn't working. Can't think of anything else causing that problem right now. __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

02-26-11, 05:59 PM	#6
Collin Dougherty Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 119 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I hate it when you guys make me feel stupid. lol thanks. __________________ Gunther Prien Merchant Ships sunk:30 War Ships Sunk:1 (HMS Royal Oak) 9 Ships Damaged Iron Cross 193,808 Tonnage U-Boat Ace 1/16/08-3/7/41

02-26-11, 03:33 PM	#5
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Yep, crew management is only possible when you are docked at home base.

02-26-11, 07:29 PM	#7
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Trust me, you are not the first person to wonder the same thing, nor will you be the last. The learning curve is pretty steep.