New Player - not impressed so far.... - Page 2

Herr-Berbunch · 09-29-11, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And I just started a new career in August 1939 with a Type IX.

If you need any help Steve, just ask!

Sailor Steve · 09-29-11, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

If you need any help Steve, just ask!

Oh my goodness, I don't understand this game at all! How do I make my boat go?

Herr-Berbunch · 09-29-11, 10:34 AM

Are you patched correctly? Have you turned it off and on again? Do you meet minimum specs? Does your PC meet minimum specs? Are you in the right thread? Have you tried the helpful guys at Ubi.com? Have you followed the tutorials? What mods are you using? Are you using Commander? If so have you used the GWX/Commander config thingy? What resolution are you using? Is your keyboard plugged in? Have you removed program, cleaned registry, and reinstalled? Have you pressed every key on the keyboard?

Is it working yet?

Jimbuna · 09-29-11, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

And I just started a new career in August 1939 with a Type IX.

I'm suprised your not using the XXI in 39 mod

soopaman2 · 09-29-11, 11:19 AM

1. Yeah, time compression stopping for friendlys is annoying, but when you run into one of your own because of time compression you will see why it was implemented as it was. Subs are fragile, why do ya think destroyers rammed!

2. As said above, east coast of Britain.. The garbage weather makes using your deckguns a pain, I understand. I am a deckgun kinda guy myself. As for the renown, try raiding english ports. As long as you stay away from Scapa and Dover (early war) you will not find much resistance. I went into one of the ports on the east coast and sunk a c3 and a t2 tanker sitting in moorings. Easy money, just have to have some cojones. Just be careful of Scapa and Dover, they are naval bases.

Real men raid Scapa, but I am a wimpy boy, so I got for Portsmouth instead.

3. Get yourself SH3 commmander. and start jan of 1940, you can roll with an IXb if you pick the proper flotilla. Sh3 commander is an essential for SH3 IMHO

4.Crew fatigue. This is a simulator. once again SH3 commander, you can turn it off so you can concentrate on learning the other aspects, also search around here there is ways to tweak your files to turn off fatigue that the kind folks around here figured out.

This is a sim. Real sub life was periods of tedium and boredome, followed by moments of excitment, fear and apprehension. You will die...alot.

Das Boot put it best, 40000 men set out, 30000 never made it back. Your odds are not good, and it is well represented here.

Good luck, andstick with it. it does get easier.

frau kaleun · 09-29-11, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

1. Yeah, time compression stopping for friendlys is annoying, but when you run into one of your own because of time compression you will see why it was implemented as it was. Subs are fragile, why do ya think destroyers rammed!

There's also Commander's "start at sea" option. You lose all the purty eye candy of sailing all the way in and out of the pens but if getting alerted to tons of friendly traffic is a real pain you can avoid a lot of it that way.

But watch out for those little patrol boats that run around just outside the harbor entrance, they are fast and I'm pretty sure I hit one or close to it coming up to Wili in too high a TC once. I assumed because it was friendly it wouldn't be a problem but I can't imagine what else caused the sudden drop in my hull integrity between there and the pens.

Sailor Steve · 09-29-11, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'm suprised your not using the XXI in 39 mod

1. The XXI just never appealed to me.

2. As we all know, the Type IX was available from the start of the war with the original Flotilla Hundius, later absorbed into the 2nd, along with Flotilla Saltzwedel's Type VIIs. A also run a Type VIIA with Wegener and a IIB with Weddigen.

Nerazzurri · 09-29-11, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

1. Yeah, time compression stopping for friendlys is annoying, but when you run into one of your own because of time compression you will see why it was implemented as it was.

Slight hijack.............

What do people think is a 'safe' maximum tc in operational areas? If I remember correctly, if set too high you can get 'jumped' by aircraft or even enemy ships.

Herr-Berbunch · 09-29-11, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by soopaman2

Just be careful of Scapa and Dover, they are naval bases.

One of my greatest successes was in Dover went in just before the war started proper (sorry Poland) I sailed in and waited for the war, then submerged fired at (I think) a troop ship and a med. cargo - one from the stern, one from the bow, a DD was sat tied up by the entrance also received my attention, but could only return deckgun fire, and then the best thing happened, a corvette (again, I think, it was a long time ago) came steaming in and DC'd me, but in the very shallow water merely sunk himself.

Escaped all the RN in the channel and came home for tea and medals.

I think I was a marked man after that as I never again had that much luck, or fun.

Kpt. Lehmann · 09-29-11, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quite frankly...if GWX doesn't impress you then why not give SH3 stock/vanilla a try?

Cheers Jim.

Individuals who are just now getting SH3 and immediately patching it with GWX or other supermods... seriously have no idea where things were, before years of work done by the modding community.

They'll drive ya ta drinkin' they will!

Laufen zum Ziel · 09-29-11, 05:58 PM

Well said Kpt.

Cheers

Fish In The Water · 09-29-11, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerazzurri

Slight hijack.............

What do people think is a 'safe' maximum tc in operational areas? If I remember correctly, if set too high you can get 'jumped' by aircraft or even enemy ships.

The general rule of thumb is don't exceed 128 TC, else you'll have little to no time to react to enemy planes.

Nerazzurri · 09-29-11, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

The general rule of thumb is don't exceed 128 TC, else you'll have little to no time to react to enemy planes.

Roger that.

Hijack over

Sailor Steve · 09-29-11, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerazzurri

Roger that.

Hijack over

Not quite.

Too high TC will keep you from encounters, not make them worse. Part of the problem is what it drops too, which is 8x. You don't drop to real time, and they're shooting at you before you know what happened. I use SH3 Commander to make sure that 'Enemy Detected' is set for 1.

Nerazzurri · 09-29-11, 09:27 PM

OK mate, that's a change I'll need to remember next time I'm in port.

09-29-11, 10:34 AM	#18
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Are you patched correctly? Have you turned it off and on again? Do you meet minimum specs? Does your PC meet minimum specs? Are you in the right thread? Have you tried the helpful guys at Ubi.com? Have you followed the tutorials? What mods are you using? Are you using Commander? If so have you used the GWX/Commander config thingy? What resolution are you using? Is your keyboard plugged in? Have you removed program, cleaned registry, and reinstalled? Have you pressed every key on the keyboard? Is it working yet? __________________

09-29-11, 05:58 PM	#26
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Well said Kpt. Cheers __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

09-29-11, 09:27 PM	#30
Nerazzurri Sonar Guy Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 392 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	OK mate, that's a change I'll need to remember next time I'm in port. __________________ GWX v3.0 Gold, Commander v3.2. WINDOWS 10, G3258 @ 3.8Ghz, 8GB RAM, GTX 960 2Gb.

09-29-11, 11:19 AM	#20
soopaman2 Der Alte Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 3,316 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	1. Yeah, time compression stopping for friendlys is annoying, but when you run into one of your own because of time compression you will see why it was implemented as it was. Subs are fragile, why do ya think destroyers rammed! 2. As said above, east coast of Britain.. The garbage weather makes using your deckguns a pain, I understand. I am a deckgun kinda guy myself. As for the renown, try raiding english ports. As long as you stay away from Scapa and Dover (early war) you will not find much resistance. I went into one of the ports on the east coast and sunk a c3 and a t2 tanker sitting in moorings. Easy money, just have to have some cojones. Just be careful of Scapa and Dover, they are naval bases. Real men raid Scapa, but I am a wimpy boy, so I got for Portsmouth instead. 3. Get yourself SH3 commmander. and start jan of 1940, you can roll with an IXb if you pick the proper flotilla. Sh3 commander is an essential for SH3 IMHO 4.Crew fatigue. This is a simulator. once again SH3 commander, you can turn it off so you can concentrate on learning the other aspects, also search around here there is ways to tweak your files to turn off fatigue that the kind folks around here figured out. This is a sim. Real sub life was periods of tedium and boredome, followed by moments of excitment, fear and apprehension. You will die...alot. Das Boot put it best, 40000 men set out, 30000 never made it back. Your odds are not good, and it is well represented here. Good luck, andstick with it. it does get easier.