Is it just me, or what? JN ASW skills:

donut · 01-02-08, 09:07 PM

Try RSRDC.

Report: Captain Patboot

Mush Martin · 01-02-08, 09:10 PM

I think TriggerMaru is more likely to bring the challenge back for you.
try it out.
M

Patboot · 01-02-08, 09:54 PM

Maybe I'm just used to more aggressive escorts from SH3?

Ducimus · 01-02-08, 09:58 PM

No, the stock AI is indeed a bit retarded.

And as MM stated, yes the AI is ramped up a bit in the TM modpack.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 01-03-08, 09:25 AM

I concur with Donut. RSRDC made the escorts more aggressive I think. And they go by at 35knts. Try catching them with a submerged S-18 going 7knts. The only reason I didn't choose Trigger Maru was the fact that aircraft can see you submerged. Prior to adding in mods I found targets so easy to get and frankly got bored with the sim. Thanks to these mods the sim is much more challenging.

Rockin Robbins · 01-03-08, 09:39 AM

I am "attacking" a convoy of tankers escorted by 5 DD's. They charge my periscope at midnight from a mile away. Their attacks are laser guided: no lurking on the surface trying to retain initiative is possible here. I launched 3 cuties and after 10 minutes bagged one destroyer. It did not improve my situation.

I am the hunted here, they are the hunters. I have shot 4 cuties to bag one DD of five and don't have enough left to kill enough more to make the difference. Down the throat shots with Mark 23s have not worked as well as patch 1.3 and I missed with the one I wasted there. I'm thinking I am foolish for engaging in a fair fight when my goal is to sink merchies.

I am using Trigger Maru with RSRD and NSM. I think my frustration is not only very different from your experience, it is kinda realistic! Prior to RSRD it was very difficult to return from a cruise with less than 40,000 tons. Now I have 50 tons from one DD and a sub that's 5 torps light. Welcome to paradise!

ReallyDedPoet · 01-03-08, 09:47 AM

Stock is arcade, AI is easier plus there are a gazillion contacts. Try one of the larger mods and you will be singing a different tune.

RDP

01-02-08, 09:07 PM	#1
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Vanilla Install, for what it's worth. Try RSRDC. Report: Captain Patboot

01-02-08, 09:10 PM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I think TriggerMaru is more likely to bring the challenge back for you. try it out. M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

01-03-08, 09:39 AM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Tell me about it! I am "attacking" a convoy of tankers escorted by 5 DD's. They charge my periscope at midnight from a mile away. Their attacks are laser guided: no lurking on the surface trying to retain initiative is possible here. I launched 3 cuties and after 10 minutes bagged one destroyer. It did not improve my situation. I am the hunted here, they are the hunters. I have shot 4 cuties to bag one DD of five and don't have enough left to kill enough more to make the difference. Down the throat shots with Mark 23s have not worked as well as patch 1.3 and I missed with the one I wasted there. I'm thinking I am foolish for engaging in a fair fight when my goal is to sink merchies. I am using Trigger Maru with RSRD and NSM. I think my frustration is not only very different from your experience, it is kinda realistic! Prior to RSRD it was very difficult to return from a cruise with less than 40,000 tons. Now I have 50 tons from one DD and a sub that's 5 torps light. Welcome to paradise! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

01-03-08, 09:47 AM	#7
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,887 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Stock is arcade, AI is easier plus there are a gazillion contacts. Try one of the larger mods and you will be singing a different tune. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

01-02-08, 09:54 PM	#3
Patboot Engineer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 212 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe I'm just used to more aggressive escorts from SH3?

01-02-08, 09:58 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	No, the stock AI is indeed a bit retarded. And as MM stated, yes the AI is ramped up a bit in the TM modpack.

01-03-08, 09:25 AM	#5
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	I concur with Donut. RSRDC made the escorts more aggressive I think. And they go by at 35knts. Try catching them with a submerged S-18 going 7knts. The only reason I didn't choose Trigger Maru was the fact that aircraft can see you submerged. Prior to adding in mods I found targets so easy to get and frankly got bored with the sim. Thanks to these mods the sim is much more challenging.