Your suggestion for Historical Single Missions

Onkel Neal · 10-05-06, 12:53 PM

Good!! Keep them coming.

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-05-06, 02:48 PM

Ill go with the Albacore. The Cavalla had a TDC breakdown and only one fish out of six hit(a lucky hit though).

DaMaGe007 · 10-05-06, 03:40 PM

Anything that doesnt involve sailing your sub 50meters forward and having your target sail directly across your path. It needs to be more Dynamic, where the target ship will not always be on the exact same path with the exact same course.
They should make them more interesting, involving searching for your target, infiltrating a port or base to take out a certain ship which may leave port on occasion causing you to come across it on the way in.
The single missions in SH3 were pretty lame so it doesnt matter what "Targets" we get if they are just going to sail in front reliably.
Also they should not all be *Quick* missions, some could be as long as a standard patrol.

Sailor Steve · 10-05-06, 03:52 PM

I'd like to see a "Mission Maker" like the ones in SHI and SHII; the ones where you select all the mission parameters just to practice with.

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-05-06, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'd like to see a "Mission Maker" like the ones in SHI and SHII; the ones where you select all the mission parameters just to practice with.

Like in MP?

Torplexed · 10-05-06, 10:25 PM

For pure gunfire drama I'd go with the Salmon's life or death battle versus 4 Japanese frigates on October 30th, 1944. The only known instance in the war in which a submarine fought it out on the surface with deck guns against escorts, seriously disabled one of them and got away.

Sulikate · 10-10-06, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'd like to see a "Mission Maker" like the ones in SHI and SHII; the ones where you select all the mission parameters just to practice with.

I like this idea.

Threadfin · 10-12-06, 10:50 AM

Thresher's attempts to get into Pearl just after the Dec 7th attack. Thresher was hounded by friendly aircraft and surface patrols and had great difficulty in getting in. A single mission could have the player commandng Thresher, but with allegience set to enemy, so that the blue units attack if detected, until the player reaches a cetain point near/in Pearl.

Sailor Steve · 10-12-06, 11:24 AM

Ouch! I like that one!

The General · 10-09-06, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DaMaGe007

Anything that doesnt involve sailing your sub 50meters forward and having your target sail directly across your path. It needs to be more Dynamic, where the target ship will not always be on the exact same path with the exact same course.
They should make them more interesting, involving searching for your target, infiltrating a port or base to take out a certain ship which may leave port on occasion causing you to come across it on the way in.
The single missions in SH3 were pretty lame so it doesnt matter what "Targets" we get if they are just going to sail in front reliably.
Also they should not all be *Quick* missions, some could be as long as a standard patrol.

I second all o' this!

Safe-Keeper · 10-09-06, 08:35 PM

I think that, in addition to single-player missions, there should be "observation" missions which let you experience the battles and engagements of the Pacific (Midway, for example) without having to go there in your Career.

Either make it single-player missions with the player's sub starting near the events, or invent some "observation mode" where you just have a free-flying camera and the "</> camera" (and possibly some other features) and can just sit there and watch the fight play out. Would be nice to have as a "rolling demo" at presentations, too, if implemented correctly.

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Anything that doesnt involve sailing your sub 50 meters forward and having your target sail directly across your path. It needs to be more Dynamic, where the target ship will not always be on the exact same path with the exact same course.

DEFINETLY!

That was my biggest gripe with the Silent Hunter III missions, besides from the lack of historical information (at least the descriptions were very well-written). Missions can be far more than just setting up an attack and that's it. When I make missions, I try to make them open-ended, dynamic, and challenging, and with a detailed briefing including friendly units, known and expected enemy units, known and expected hazards (sunken ships, mine-fields, etc.), weather conditions, and so on.

Empires: Dawn of the Modern World, while an RTS, not a sub simulator, is a textbook example of how single-player missions should be done.

Onkel Neal · 10-05-06, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

Ill go with the Albacore. The Cavalla had a TDC breakdown and only one fish out of six hit(a lucky hit though).

I think you got it backwards, mate.

TwistedFemur · 10-08-06, 10:32 AM

"Torpedo the Indianapolis" but we will need a jap sub for that....oh well

iambecomelife · 10-08-06, 12:06 PM

"Jack" & the tanker convoy

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-08-06, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

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Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

Ill go with the Albacore. The Cavalla had a TDC breakdown and only one fish out of six hit(a lucky hit though).

I think you got it backwards, mate.

Sorry I bubled checked my sourse and I see my mistake.

10-05-06, 02:48 PM	#2
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Ill go with the Albacore. The Cavalla had a TDC breakdown and only one fish out of six hit(a lucky hit though). __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

10-05-06, 03:52 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'd like to see a "Mission Maker" like the ones in SHI and SHII; the ones where you select all the mission parameters just to practice with. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-05-06, 10:25 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	For pure gunfire drama I'd go with the Salmon's life or death battle versus 4 Japanese frigates on October 30th, 1944. The only known instance in the war in which a submarine fought it out on the surface with deck guns against escorts, seriously disabled one of them and got away. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

10-12-06, 10:50 AM	#8
Threadfin Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,163 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Thresher's attempts to get into Pearl just after the Dec 7th attack. Thresher was hounded by friendly aircraft and surface patrols and had great difficulty in getting in. A single mission could have the player commandng Thresher, but with allegience set to enemy, so that the blue units attack if detected, until the player reaches a cetain point near/in Pearl. __________________ What? Behind the rabbit?

10-12-06, 11:24 AM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Ouch! I like that one! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-05-06, 12:53 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Good!! Keep them coming.

10-05-06, 03:40 PM	#3
DaMaGe007 Watch Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 338 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Anything that doesnt involve sailing your sub 50meters forward and having your target sail directly across your path. It needs to be more Dynamic, where the target ship will not always be on the exact same path with the exact same course. They should make them more interesting, involving searching for your target, infiltrating a port or base to take out a certain ship which may leave port on occasion causing you to come across it on the way in. The single missions in SH3 were pretty lame so it doesnt matter what "Targets" we get if they are just going to sail in front reliably. Also they should not all be Quick missions, some could be as long as a standard patrol.

10-08-06, 10:32 AM	#13
TwistedFemur Frogman Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 302 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	"Torpedo the Indianapolis" but we will need a jap sub for that....oh well __________________ <a href="http://www.dewmocracy.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dewmocracy.com/images/banner_distortion.jpg" border="0" alt="Vote for MTN DEW(R) Distortion(TM) - Dewmocracy.com" /></a>

10-08-06, 12:06 PM	#14
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,706 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	"Jack" & the tanker convoy __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/