Essential Mods

TheDarkWraith · 11-03-11, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Svart

What about the merchant difficulties (stock values now included in the example)? Does this lead to the merchants easily spotting your sub and eventually making effective attacks difficult?

If you increase their difficulty settings then yes, they will be more difficult to attack. They may spot you sooner, them may call in air support sooner, they may fire guns sooner, who knows. That's the random nature of IRAI

Jacke · 11-03-11, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

If you increase their difficulty settings then yes, they will be more difficult to attack. They may spot you sooner, them may call in air support sooner, they may fire guns sooner, who knows. That's the random nature of IRAI

Increase ?!?!? Stock in IRAI they have the same difficulty settings as those escorts that mia389 had to tone down to be able to escape at all.

I'm going to set the merchants to the same vales mia389 turned the non-merchants down to.

TheDarkWraith · 11-04-11, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Svart

Increase ?!?!? Stock in IRAI they have the same difficulty settings as those escorts that mia389 had to tone down to be able to escape at all.

The stock settings in IRAI will provide a very challenging experience. You have to be an exceptional captain if you want to live. Most people will want to tone those settings down for warship. Having merchant at stock value is ok though.

Sartoris · 11-04-11, 11:04 AM

TDW, are there some instruction you could give us for staying alive? I intend to leave the difficulty untouched, to get the full experience you intended, so I'd appreciate it if you could share some of your tricks with us.

TheDarkWraith · 11-04-11, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Sartoris

TDW, are there some instruction you could give us for staying alive? I intend to leave the difficulty untouched, to get the full experience you intended, so I'd appreciate it if you could share some of your tricks with us.

Don't be the captain that just has to have this kill no matter what. Plan your attack. If you cannot do the attack without being detected it isn't worth doing. IRAI forces you to plan or you die. Improper attack techniques will result in your death. There is no 'instant gratification' with IRAI - you have to earn it. With IRAI sometimes you will have to let a target go because the risk outweighs the reward. Attacking warships for 'the fun of it' is an excellent way to die with IRAI

Sartoris · 11-04-11, 05:40 PM

Thank you! It does seem that once you are detected, it's pretty much over, at least in my case. I find it extremely difficult to shake off my pursuers. The last time I played I sunk a warship for 13k tons, but then seven destroyers all converged on me. One of them was almost motionless on the surface, it just sat there pinging me while the others used his signal (I guess) to locate me and depth charge me to pieces. I tried running at 0.5 knots and dropping down to 150 meters, and using decoys, but it didn't do any good unfortunately. Seems that the only defense is not to get detected.

I watched some of stoianm's tutorials, and it definitely seems like a good idea to attack escorted targets from a great distance, and to fire torpedoes with the intention of sinking them while they are at your (for example) 350 bearing, and not your 0 bearing (if you're using the fast 90 technique), because if you fire when the target is on your 0 bearing you don't have enough time to escape while the escorts are rushing to inspect. I hope I understood that correctly.

TheDarkWraith · 11-04-11, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sartoris

Thank you! It does seem that once you are detected, it's pretty much over, at least in my case. I find it extremely difficult to shake off my pursuers. The last time I played I sunk a warship for 13k tons, but then seven destroyers all converged on me. One of them was almost motionless on the surface, it just sat there pinging me while the others used his signal (I guess) to locate me and depth charge me to pieces. I tried running at 0.5 knots and dropping down to 150 meters, and using decoys, but it didn't do any good unfortunately. Seems that the only defense is not to get detected.

The best offense is the best defense - to not be detected.
The unit sitting there motionless is the Director. His purpose is to just listen and direct the others to you. He is your worst enemy. The director is only present in HK groups of greater than a certain size. Once a director 'latches' onto you it's pretty much over. That was the purpose of HK groups though - hunt and kill uboats.

0rpheus · 11-04-11, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

The stock settings in IRAI will provide a very challenging experience. You have to be an exceptional captain if you want to live. Most people will want to tone those settings down for warship. Having merchant at stock value is ok though.

After Ducimus' DD's in SH4, this level of threat is the only thing that feels realistic anymore!

kylania · 11-04-11, 10:21 PM

Which mod adds flares and searchlights?

0rpheus · 11-04-11, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kylania

Which mod adds flares and searchlights?

FX Update adds distress flares, though they make my system hang something rotten. As for searchlights, I've always assumed that most ships have them as stock, but maybe that's FX update as well?

kylania · 11-04-11, 10:45 PM

That's odd. I have FX mod, but don't get any flares or search lights or sirens.

11-04-11, 10:21 PM	#9
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Which mod adds flares and searchlights? __________________

11-04-11, 10:45 PM	#11
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	That's odd. I have FX mod, but don't get any flares or search lights or sirens. __________________

11-04-11, 11:04 AM	#4
Sartoris Captain Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 489 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	TDW, are there some instruction you could give us for staying alive? I intend to leave the difficulty untouched, to get the full experience you intended, so I'd appreciate it if you could share some of your tricks with us.

11-04-11, 05:40 PM	#6
Sartoris Captain Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 489 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Thank you! It does seem that once you are detected, it's pretty much over, at least in my case. I find it extremely difficult to shake off my pursuers. The last time I played I sunk a warship for 13k tons, but then seven destroyers all converged on me. One of them was almost motionless on the surface, it just sat there pinging me while the others used his signal (I guess) to locate me and depth charge me to pieces. I tried running at 0.5 knots and dropping down to 150 meters, and using decoys, but it didn't do any good unfortunately. Seems that the only defense is not to get detected. I watched some of stoianm's tutorials, and it definitely seems like a good idea to attack escorted targets from a great distance, and to fire torpedoes with the intention of sinking them while they are at your (for example) 350 bearing, and not your 0 bearing (if you're using the fast 90 technique), because if you fire when the target is on your 0 bearing you don't have enough time to escape while the escorts are rushing to inspect. I hope I understood that correctly.