Huh?

TwistedAdonis · 04-02-07, 01:01 PM

Hi guys,
Noob alert!

Ok, I played SHIII a bit and am hooked, but am now having issues with IV. Other than the buggy hell, I'm having trouble even finding a ship to torpedo in career mode.

Tell me where to go please to at least discover a use I can't use the broken TDC for. Where are the routes man?

I'm embarrassed to post this, but it seems I'm the only one with this problem. I'm bored of putting it on 1024x and just reading a book

Cheers,

Twister.

Dizoak · 04-02-07, 01:06 PM

no you arent the only one.

i've been patrolling off of saipan/guam because it seems there are a number of unescorted, large tonnage ships sailing in pairs near there. the solomons, at least the one time i was there, are a bust (mainly sampans and junks near Rabaul which is TOTALLY weak because it was one of japans biggest naval bases.) but the Luzon straight, formosa straight and all up and down the coasts of the philiipines and japan are pretty good hunting.

hope this helps man

Zantham · 04-02-07, 02:56 PM

I've been cruising the Celebes Sea (Dec 1941, Jan 42) zig-zagging back and forth looking for stuff. At first I tried zooming around the entire sea, which isnt that big. I found ships at the northern chokepoint (not looking at a map right now so cant give too much detail), and the southern chokepoint. From contact reports there seems to be a lot of ships along the eastern edge of that sea as well.

What I find that seems to work tho is pick a small area to stick around in, preferably around a chokepoint. The game seems to know where you are, and after a day or two of patrolling with no contacts...suddenly I start finding all sorts of ships to shoot at within easy intercept range around me, even the odd little convoy.

My last patrol I did this, then moved south near Java, and repeated the process...at first nothing, not on hydrophone, not on radar, not on the contact reports. After a couple days gametime patrolling an apparently empty sea, I suddenly had my pick of single merchants, double merchants, even small convoys, and LOTS of double-destroyer taskforces to keep it interesting. No planes tho....

Grothesj2 · 04-02-07, 03:36 PM

Lots of traffic north of Rabaul in early-mid 43 so far.

Deep Six · 04-02-07, 03:46 PM

If your mission is to patrol the Celebes..Once you have reached your goal and been informed go sink some ships.....You will have presumably passed the date where Borneo falls to the Japanese..Just head up north you gonna find oodles of contacts...I think the criteria "Go sink ships" does not mean you have to stay in your allotted patrol...Something which I like about SH4 you can skedaddle out of the area to a more profitable zone....And the area between Indonesia and Borneo are absolutely Choc full of ships/convoys....

Deep six

AVGWarhawk · 04-02-07, 03:53 PM

I go to the assigned area and dial in the preset patrol plotted course. I usually get a bit or two. I hang around for 24 hours in the sea assigned and usually it tells me to move on. Now bear in mind I send a postion report daily and report on convoys always. I believe reporting generates more missions to accomplish plus the boys as SUBCOM like it. As far a ships. They are all over the place

TwistedAdonis · 04-04-07, 11:17 AM

Thanks for the tips youse guys.

Fish in a barrel time...that's from the Japenese perspective.

Now I just got to work out how to run away.

Thanks again.

Tat2demon · 04-04-07, 11:32 AM

Im in early '42 and the East China Sea is swarming with enemies. Convoys, Task Forces and many unescorted merchants.

04-02-07, 01:01 PM	#1
TwistedAdonis Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 26 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Huh? Hi guys, Noob alert! Ok, I played SHIII a bit and am hooked, but am now having issues with IV. Other than the buggy hell, I'm having trouble even finding a ship to torpedo in career mode. Tell me where to go please to at least discover a use I can't use the broken TDC for. Where are the routes man? I'm embarrassed to post this, but it seems I'm the only one with this problem. I'm bored of putting it on 1024x and just reading a book Cheers, Twister.

04-02-07, 03:46 PM	#5
Deep Six Ensign Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England, Manchester. Posts: 235 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	If your mission is to patrol the Celebes..Once you have reached your goal and been informed go sink some ships.....You will have presumably passed the date where Borneo falls to the Japanese..Just head up north you gonna find oodles of contacts...I think the criteria "Go sink ships" does not mean you have to stay in your allotted patrol...Something which I like about SH4 you can skedaddle out of the area to a more profitable zone....And the area between Indonesia and Borneo are absolutely Choc full of ships/convoys.... Deep six __________________

04-02-07, 03:53 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I go to the assigned area and dial in the preset patrol plotted course. I usually get a bit or two. I hang around for 24 hours in the sea assigned and usually it tells me to move on. Now bear in mind I send a postion report daily and report on convoys always. I believe reporting generates more missions to accomplish plus the boys as SUBCOM like it. As far a ships. They are all over the place __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-02-07, 01:06 PM	#2
Dizoak Sailor man Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grid Reference CA Posts: 47 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	no you arent the only one. i've been patrolling off of saipan/guam because it seems there are a number of unescorted, large tonnage ships sailing in pairs near there. the solomons, at least the one time i was there, are a bust (mainly sampans and junks near Rabaul which is TOTALLY weak because it was one of japans biggest naval bases.) but the Luzon straight, formosa straight and all up and down the coasts of the philiipines and japan are pretty good hunting. hope this helps man

04-02-07, 02:56 PM	#3
Zantham 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 283 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 1	I've been cruising the Celebes Sea (Dec 1941, Jan 42) zig-zagging back and forth looking for stuff. At first I tried zooming around the entire sea, which isnt that big. I found ships at the northern chokepoint (not looking at a map right now so cant give too much detail), and the southern chokepoint. From contact reports there seems to be a lot of ships along the eastern edge of that sea as well. What I find that seems to work tho is pick a small area to stick around in, preferably around a chokepoint. The game seems to know where you are, and after a day or two of patrolling with no contacts...suddenly I start finding all sorts of ships to shoot at within easy intercept range around me, even the odd little convoy. My last patrol I did this, then moved south near Java, and repeated the process...at first nothing, not on hydrophone, not on radar, not on the contact reports. After a couple days gametime patrolling an apparently empty sea, I suddenly had my pick of single merchants, double merchants, even small convoys, and LOTS of double-destroyer taskforces to keep it interesting. No planes tho....

04-02-07, 03:36 PM	#4
Grothesj2 Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 167 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Lots of traffic north of Rabaul in early-mid 43 so far.

04-04-07, 11:17 AM	#7
TwistedAdonis Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 26 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tips youse guys. Fish in a barrel time...that's from the Japenese perspective. Now I just got to work out how to run away. Thanks again.

04-04-07, 11:32 AM	#8
Tat2demon Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Im in early '42 and the East China Sea is swarming with enemies. Convoys, Task Forces and many unescorted merchants.