Best sub to start a career in???

Crosseye76 · 03-25-07, 02:24 AM

Start in a Gato, 1944. Your torpedo problems are mostly solved by then, you have decent radar etc.

You can try other boats, years, etc. after you have a feel for how the world works in SH4.

Grothesj2 · 03-25-07, 03:08 AM

I'd say, start with any of them. They all have thier own flavor of play I should think. Me personally, I think I want to try to start from an S-boat and work may way up. Hopefully bye next week my computer will allow me the chance to play when those parts arrive.

vodkavera · 03-25-07, 03:39 AM

I started my career in Manilla-41 with an Sargo class,
but it looks more like an Salmon class.:hmm:
Don´t really know the difference between Porpoise, Salmon and Sargo.
They all look alike to me!

But the Sargo works so far.

/VV

DaMaGe007 · 03-25-07, 04:01 AM

I dont think you can work your way up in career...its supposed to be realistic career lenth and you wont get ehough patrols to buy new subs.

It seems you start the career with what you want, its not like sh3.

Kromus · 03-25-07, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaMaGe007

I dont think you can work your way up in career...its supposed to be realistic career lenth and you wont get ehough patrols to buy new subs.

It seems you start the career with what you want, its not like sh3.

Is there any way to undone that like in SH 3 unlimited career?

PingOfDeath · 03-25-07, 05:28 AM

If you edit that files that dictate how long a stop at a base is then you can extend the time a bit.

IN the basic.cfg file there is a bit that looks like this

[TIME]
TransferFlotilla=1
NbDaysInBase=28 << Make that 1 day
NbPatrolsInFlotilla=3
NbMonthsInFlotilla=6

Not sure what the others do

-POD

DaMaGe007 · 03-25-07, 05:34 AM

I dont know if modders will be able to beyond what Ping of Death says, would be nice if the devs added more options when starting a career.

1. Such as realistic carreer lenth on/off
even then you may be stuck with the sub you choose for that career, I havent played enough career to be sure if you can "buy" a new sub or not

2. being able to specify exact realizm settings like sh3.
some areas I want hard settings some areas I want easy settings, at the moment they seem fixed at Easy, Medium and Hard.

03-25-07, 02:24 AM	#1
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Start in a Gato, 1944. Your torpedo problems are mostly solved by then, you have decent radar etc. You can try other boats, years, etc. after you have a feel for how the world works in SH4. __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

03-25-07, 03:39 AM	#3
vodkavera Planesman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 195 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I started my career in Manilla-41 with an Sargo class, but it looks more like an Salmon class.:hmm: Don´t really know the difference between Porpoise, Salmon and Sargo. They all look alike to me! But the Sargo works so far. /VV __________________ I sink (ships), therefore I am! ------------------------------------- Acer Aspire - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 nVIDIA GeForce GT 240M 1 024 MB 4 GB RAM

03-25-07, 03:08 AM	#2
Grothesj2 Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 167 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd say, start with any of them. They all have thier own flavor of play I should think. Me personally, I think I want to try to start from an S-boat and work may way up. Hopefully bye next week my computer will allow me the chance to play when those parts arrive.

03-25-07, 04:01 AM	#4
DaMaGe007 Watch Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 338 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I dont think you can work your way up in career...its supposed to be realistic career lenth and you wont get ehough patrols to buy new subs. It seems you start the career with what you want, its not like sh3.

03-25-07, 05:28 AM	#6
PingOfDeath Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 13 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	If you edit that files that dictate how long a stop at a base is then you can extend the time a bit. IN the basic.cfg file there is a bit that looks like this [TIME] TransferFlotilla=1 NbDaysInBase=28 << Make that 1 day NbPatrolsInFlotilla=3 NbMonthsInFlotilla=6 Not sure what the others do -POD

03-25-07, 05:34 AM	#7
DaMaGe007 Watch Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 338 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I dont know if modders will be able to beyond what Ping of Death says, would be nice if the devs added more options when starting a career. 1. Such as realistic carreer lenth on/off even then you may be stuck with the sub you choose for that career, I havent played enough career to be sure if you can "buy" a new sub or not 2. being able to specify exact realizm settings like sh3. some areas I want hard settings some areas I want easy settings, at the moment they seem fixed at Easy, Medium and Hard.