A couple of newbie gameplay questions

Slizen · 03-24-07, 09:22 AM

I just got SH4, and It's great (apart from the annoying graphic bugs) I'm not a sub fan though, so I'm not really that familiar with how subs work and I could use some help.
Here's the questions:

1. I've noticed there is an option to choose if the torpedo shall go fast or slow, but what are the disadvantage/advantage of setting it to fast?

2. I know it might sound obvious, but why have do you have to manually (with Q) open the torpedo tubes before fireing? I've tried with and without opening and I can't seem to notice any difference. Is it because my realism setting is to low or am I missing something?

3. I'm being hunted by a few escort ships so I dive to around 80 meters, changes course, slows down etc. I still end up with a few escort ships circling above me. I go into free view, checks out the ships above me etc and suddenly I get the mission failed screen, reason: sub destroyed.
Alright, I died... but the thing is I didnt notice anything. I didnt see any depth charges getting thrown into the water, no explosions sounds/water splahses, no message telling me they have even dropped depth charges and not even a sound from my crew telling me we have been hit.

4. About navigation and patroll missions. When I've been crusing around a while I get a report about a convoy half a grid away heading my direction. I change course to intercept it but I never find it. This has happend alot of times, I havent even once succesfully intercepted a convoy

, what am I doing wrong?
5. And about the navigation map tools. Do they actually provide you with some extra information if you use them correctly? Or are they just there for helping tracking ship movements when on a high realism setting?

6. This isnt really a gameplay question, but it still is really irretating.
I'm constantly hearing voices from different people in my crew saying random numbrs like: one, three, two, five, six, two, one....
First I thought they were saying something about my bearing or course but It feels kinda unlikely since they are saying that constantly, all the time.

03-24-07, 09:22 AM	#1
Slizen Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A couple of newbie gameplay questions I just got SH4, and It's great (apart from the annoying graphic bugs) I'm not a sub fan though, so I'm not really that familiar with how subs work and I could use some help. Here's the questions: 1. I've noticed there is an option to choose if the torpedo shall go fast or slow, but what are the disadvantage/advantage of setting it to fast? 2. I know it might sound obvious, but why have do you have to manually (with Q) open the torpedo tubes before fireing? I've tried with and without opening and I can't seem to notice any difference. Is it because my realism setting is to low or am I missing something? 3. I'm being hunted by a few escort ships so I dive to around 80 meters, changes course, slows down etc. I still end up with a few escort ships circling above me. I go into free view, checks out the ships above me etc and suddenly I get the mission failed screen, reason: sub destroyed. Alright, I died... but the thing is I didnt notice anything. I didnt see any depth charges getting thrown into the water, no explosions sounds/water splahses, no message telling me they have even dropped depth charges and not even a sound from my crew telling me we have been hit. 4. About navigation and patroll missions. When I've been crusing around a while I get a report about a convoy half a grid away heading my direction. I change course to intercept it but I never find it. This has happend alot of times, I havent even once succesfully intercepted a convoy , what am I doing wrong? 5. And about the navigation map tools. Do they actually provide you with some extra information if you use them correctly? Or are they just there for helping tracking ship movements when on a high realism setting? 6. This isnt really a gameplay question, but it still is really irretating. I'm constantly hearing voices from different people in my crew saying random numbrs like: one, three, two, five, six, two, one.... First I thought they were saying something about my bearing or course but It feels kinda unlikely since they are saying that constantly, all the time.