Community projects?

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Originally Posted by keysersoze

One final question: do you think we should use the poor skill? So far poor commanders have not even noticed the convoy was there, even though they were sailed right beside it.

Personally I would keep them for three reasons:

1 - "Poor" rankings will be quite rare, being applied only to unusually low-ranked U-boat commanders. I cannot think of a Cadet or a Senior Cadet being given the command of a submarine other than in emergency circumstances, whereas a Leutenant would need to sink just 1,653 tons for being promoted to the next level (which is usually achieved in one, maximum two war patrols).

2 - Loving variety, I think that giving up one veterancy level out of five would be a shame.

3 - Possibly, there is some space for making "Poor" subs more effective, via AI or sensors tweaks. Or at least I hope so

[keysersoze]

Originally Posted by gap

Personally I would keep them for three reasons:

1 - "Poor" rankings will be quite rare, being applied only to unusually low-ranked U-boat commanders. I cannot think of a Cadet or a Senior Cadet being given the command of a submarine other than in emergency circumstances, whereas a Leutenant would need to sink just 1,653 tons for being promoted to the next level (which is usually achieved in one, maximum two war patrols).

2 - Loving variety, I think that giving up one veterancy level out of five would be a shame.

3 - Possibly, there is some space for making "Poor" subs more effective, via AI or sensors tweaks. Or at least I hope so

Sounds good to me. As long as it is rare, we can use it to add variety. As you said, there's also no reason to think U-boat AI could not be improved, judging from TDW's successes with IRAI.

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Originally Posted by keysersoze

Sounds good to me. As long as it is rare, we can use it to add variety. As you said, there's also no reason to think U-boat AI could not be improved, judging from TDW's successes with IRAI.

Okay, tomorrow I will start implementing the new U-boat ranking system. Keep me informed in case you get any other remark

[keysersoze]

Originally Posted by gap

Okay, tomorrow I will start implementing the new U-boat ranking system. Keep me informed in case you get any other remark

Sounds good. I will let you know if I can do some more testing, but I think I need to devote a few hours to my thesis tonight

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Originally Posted by keysersoze

Sounds good. I will let you know if I can do some more testing, but I think I need to devote a few hours to my thesis tonight

Never mind. Your thesis have the priority, indeed

Originally Posted by gap

Okay, tomorrow I will start implementing the new U-boat ranking system. Keep me informed in case you get any other remark

done.

At this point I got just to make some little changes to the torpedo/fuel fucntions, and to add the custom base coordinates

[SkyBaron]

Just an idea, have you guys thought about contacting the uboat.net site's webmaster, explain the project and ask if he could provide the database used to generate the site's page? (with proper credit to the site of course)

http://www.uboat.net/about/contact.htm

He probably has a file(maybe sql or even excel) with all the date/coordinates for all patrols. I have no idea if he would be interested in providing this file but you guys could give it shot! Who knows?

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Originally Posted by SkyBaron

Just an idea, have you guys thought about contacting the uboat.net site's webmaster, explain the project and ask if he could provide the database used to generate the site's page? (with proper credit to the site of course)

http://www.uboat.net/about/contact.htm

He probably has a file(maybe sql or even excel) with all the date/coordinates for all patrols. I have no idea if he would be interested in providing this file but you guys could give it shot! Who knows?

Good idea.

I never thought about getting in touch with uboat.net's webmaster, but as you are saying, this project would greatly benefit if they agree to share with us their raw data.

Keysersoze, Targor, Sartoris, Dogfish, etc, what do you guys think? Any of you wanting to volunteer and write an e-mail as suggested by SkyBaron? I think it would be better if a native English speaker did it, or at least someone writing in a better English than my one