What to do during patrol?

Paulski · 06-19-11, 05:57 PM

I've got my max TC set to 128, but because of this it can take a long time before I can finally do anything (especially during stormy weather). So I am wondering what you guys do

I thought about reading a book or something, but GWX doesn't set TC to 1 when there is a radio contact report, wich can lead to missing convoys when I'm not watching the screen

max-peck · 06-19-11, 06:39 PM

Use SH3 Commander.

Then you can set TC to 1 on enemy conyact and 8 on Radio contact.

Paulski · 06-19-11, 06:45 PM

I already have, and it works for the single ship map contacts that appear without text, and don't appear in the radio messages. But when the radio contacts appear the game keeps on going 128 TC

Kapt Z · 06-20-11, 06:22 AM

The computer is in my study so I'm usually looking through paperwork or folding laundry in a pile on the floor. I do read the paper or magazines from time to time and just glance up every once in a while.

It's true sometimes you miss contacts or look up and see a convoy report that is now 30min to 1hr late, but what are your options really? Stare at the screen for hours like a zombie? No thanks.

Some games keep your attention at all times. This one let's me get some chores done and still enjoy a great sim.

Missing Name · 06-20-11, 10:23 AM

I draw fictional submarines, cruisers, destroyers and carriers, as I've been doing since, oh, 2nd grade? Pushing the laptop against the wall gives me just enough room on my desk for a pad of graph paper.

Reinhard Hardegen · 06-20-11, 10:36 AM

I mostly play real time, sure it takes forever, but I wanted to get the feel of what it was like.

I love watching the waves on the bow of the boat, and the sounds of the sea, no better way to fall asleep, but on those nights at 3 in the morning, when you get woken by our crew sighting an enemy warship, it can get really hairy, and the DC's can keep you on your toes.

I have the game set to my real local time, and the surround sound in my office is set at a level I can hear what's going on most of the time.

Just starting over from 19 August 1939, so this is really going to be a long war....

Herr-Berbunch · 06-20-11, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Reinhard Hardegen

Just starting over from 19 August 1939, so this is really going to be a long war....

Not in my experience

, I'm lucky to get through 12 months.

TheGreatHonker · 06-20-11, 11:24 AM

My max TC is 4028.
I'm in more for the fun, playing at %50 realism with GWX and SH3 Commander. realistic damage, reload times, sinking times, blah blah blah. But I have external views, stealth meter (which I'll turn off soon anyways) and automatic TWC or whatever its called.

I go in real time when it matters; going through minefields submerged, blowing stuff up, dualing destroyers, getting blown up, but I want to be able to go to Halifax or Gibraltar in one night IRL.

1 for radio and visual contacts, 64 for hunting and being hunted, 512 when near land, and who cares about the rest, because I don't remember.

When leaving harbor I'm stuck in real time because of those damn airplanes, so when departing I smoke a cigarette, stalk my ex-girlfriends myspace (her facebook is private), chug mustard, smoke a cigarette, and get some cheese from the fridge to eat. Gibraltar night is cheddar night, Halifax night is Gouda night, Lerwick night is igloo night, and New York night is diet pill night.

sublynx · 06-20-11, 12:50 PM

* write notes on the events of the patrol, like keeping a war diary
* listen to German movie songs of the era
* read U-boat history in the internet
* do chores

Jimbuna · 06-20-11, 03:14 PM

I like to have a drink.

Fish In The Water · 06-20-11, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapt Z

This one let's me get some chores done and still enjoy a great sim.

Way to multi task!

I play at 128 TC while en route, but I like to take periodic breaks on deck to enjoy the ocean waves. Gotta stop and smell the roses... Great ambiance is what makes it so enjoyable for me.

Paulski · 06-20-11, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sublynx

* write notes on the events of the patrol, like keeping a war diary

Hmm, good idea

Just need to find a pen and a notebook...

LeChuck · 06-24-11, 12:18 AM

what fish in the water said

Marko · 06-24-11, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I like to have a drink.

Be more aggressive! ....on beer

Alpha Von Burg · 06-24-11, 03:55 AM

What I do during a patrol:

-have a drink (of water)
-eat snacks
-write a daily (mostly weekly) journal of what has happened in the game
-do homework if any
-do chores if any
-read a book
-watch a movie
-listen to the in game music
-watch my boat cut the waters and wonder if I have run over a fish...

When I am not looking at the screen doing somthing else, I have a look every once in a while.

Don't need to be a zombie, just take periodic checks.

06-19-11, 05:57 PM	#1
Paulski A-ganger Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 74 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	What to do during patrol? I've got my max TC set to 128, but because of this it can take a long time before I can finally do anything (especially during stormy weather). So I am wondering what you guys do I thought about reading a book or something, but GWX doesn't set TC to 1 when there is a radio contact report, wich can lead to missing convoys when I'm not watching the screen

06-19-11, 06:39 PM	#2
max-peck Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK Posts: 752 Downloads: 414 Uploads: 0	Use SH3 Commander. Then you can set TC to 1 on enemy conyact and 8 on Radio contact. __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from the threat of force If the only tool you have is a hammer, pretty soon everything starts to look like a nail FOTRS Ultimate http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226270 The future of SH4 - coming to a PC near you soon

06-20-11, 06:22 AM	#4
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	The computer is in my study so I'm usually looking through paperwork or folding laundry in a pile on the floor. I do read the paper or magazines from time to time and just glance up every once in a while. It's true sometimes you miss contacts or look up and see a convoy report that is now 30min to 1hr late, but what are your options really? Stare at the screen for hours like a zombie? No thanks. Some games keep your attention at all times. This one let's me get some chores done and still enjoy a great sim. __________________ ...I fought in many guises, many names, but always me. Patton

06-20-11, 10:23 AM	#5
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	I draw fictional submarines, cruisers, destroyers and carriers, as I've been doing since, oh, 2nd grade? Pushing the laptop against the wall gives me just enough room on my desk for a pad of graph paper. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

06-20-11, 10:36 AM	#6
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	I mostly play real time, sure it takes forever, but I wanted to get the feel of what it was like. I love watching the waves on the bow of the boat, and the sounds of the sea, no better way to fall asleep, but on those nights at 3 in the morning, when you get woken by our crew sighting an enemy warship, it can get really hairy, and the DC's can keep you on your toes. I have the game set to my real local time, and the surround sound in my office is set at a level I can hear what's going on most of the time. Just starting over from 19 August 1939, so this is really going to be a long war.... __________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.”

06-19-11, 06:45 PM	#3
Paulski A-ganger Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 74 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	I already have, and it works for the single ship map contacts that appear without text, and don't appear in the radio messages. But when the radio contacts appear the game keeps on going 128 TC

06-20-11, 11:24 AM	#8
TheGreatHonker Seaman Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 33 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	My max TC is 4028. I'm in more for the fun, playing at %50 realism with GWX and SH3 Commander. realistic damage, reload times, sinking times, blah blah blah. But I have external views, stealth meter (which I'll turn off soon anyways) and automatic TWC or whatever its called. I go in real time when it matters; going through minefields submerged, blowing stuff up, dualing destroyers, getting blown up, but I want to be able to go to Halifax or Gibraltar in one night IRL. 1 for radio and visual contacts, 64 for hunting and being hunted, 512 when near land, and who cares about the rest, because I don't remember. When leaving harbor I'm stuck in real time because of those damn airplanes, so when departing I smoke a cigarette, stalk my ex-girlfriends myspace (her facebook is private), chug mustard, smoke a cigarette, and get some cheese from the fridge to eat. Gibraltar night is cheddar night, Halifax night is Gouda night, Lerwick night is igloo night, and New York night is diet pill night.

06-20-11, 12:50 PM	#9
sublynx Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In the conning tower of my VIIC scanning the sea through the periscope Posts: 1,698 Downloads: 173 Uploads: 7	* write notes on the events of the patrol, like keeping a war diary * listen to German movie songs of the era * read U-boat history in the internet * do chores __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] NYGM+H.sie v16+Stiebler 4C+MaGui WS

06-20-11, 03:14 PM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I like to have a drink. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-24-11, 12:18 AM	#13
LeChuck Watch Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 25 Downloads: 295 Uploads: 0	what fish in the water said

06-24-11, 03:55 AM	#15
Alpha Von Burg Engineer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Unknown Posts: 202 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	What I do during a patrol: -have a drink (of water) -eat snacks -write a daily (mostly weekly) journal of what has happened in the game -do homework if any -do chores if any -read a book -watch a movie -listen to the in game music -watch my boat cut the waters and wonder if I have run over a fish... When I am not looking at the screen doing somthing else, I have a look every once in a while. Don't need to be a zombie, just take periodic checks. __________________ -Kapitänleutnant Richard L. Römer