Help A Newbie - Page 2

SuperCavitation · 03-01-08, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by neon_black88

Im the defult sub well the first one on the list when you start the campaign, the radar next to the listening machine (hahah hydrophone mabye? ill learn) wont switch on even while surfaced. Oh and the observation periscope just shows black, even with raising lowering (pgup and down the same as for the combat one yes?)

The air radar is on automatically, not something you can access. Those radar stations you see are for later when you install surface radar on your boat. I think it becomes available in mid-1942 or thereabouts. Surface radar you WILL have to turn back on every time you surface.

Not sure what the issue is with the O-scope. Can you see through the Attack Scope?

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neon_black88 · 03-01-08, 12:13 PM

Yep the attack scope is working perfectly fine, two ships sunk with it. The observation scope is there, what its looking at is just black, raising it up or down makes the sound, and it stops at the top and bottom, but it doesn't see anything. I was thinking mabye its something the particular sub im using doesn't have, or something unlocked later and the black is just a way of saying I dont have it yet, strange. I'll have to figure out this plane radar because they dont seem to get detected untill they're right on top of me, sometimes im lucky and it gets detected heading in a different direction to my sub, then other times its heading straight for it and theres no way to dive in time. Then once they seem to come I assume when they know my location, they arnt detected till they're right on top of me.

Oh and I have yet another question haha. The battery's, I decided to set them to limited so I could get used to not being able to be submerged all the time, but they seem to run down extremely fast. Is this normal? What are the concequences of it hitting 0? Because I have the C02 level set to limited aswell but that drains nowhere near as fast so it hasnt made a difference to me yet.

DickDastardly · 03-01-08, 07:32 PM

The O Scope is controlled by Insert/Delete, Pg up/Pg Down is purely for the attack scope.

Keelbuster · 03-01-08, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by neon_black88

The reason I chose SH4 over 3 is pretty much because I'd rather have the better looking game, I mean Idealy i'd like the better gameplay, but mods arn't going to make much a difference to me untill I get a handle on the game.

S'weird - i actually like the graphics better in SH3. I've thought long and hard about it. And I do.

GAMEPLAY IS EVERYTHING.

This should be tattooed on every gamer; console, PC, or even handheld. Amen.

Powerthighs · 03-01-08, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by steinbeck

I want to use manual targeting and have d/l and looked at most of the guides you guys put out, all great help to me and have enhanced my experience of the game. So a big thank you to everyone for the time you have all put into making this a greater game for me.. I am now ready to try... manual targeting and it seems to be that one can only have this if 'Realistic' is chosen in Options when starting a new career. Is this correct? I can't get this option without, I have tried other options ie 'Custom' with leaving map updates selected. Doesn't work.
Any advice here will be a great help Thank you

Select whatever difficutly you want. Then, when in the office in your campagin, click the radio on the bookshelf on the left side of the screen. It will bring up the options screen. You can then configure the specific check boxes to whatever you want, including manual targeting on.

bb-subs · 03-02-08, 12:03 AM

I have been deep into GWX 2.0 and loving.
But today I ran SH4 for the first time and did the navigation test. Love the graphics, there are a few other things but I do not like the crew or torp. managment.
Near the end there are the two Liberty ships and I put two torps into one of them the used the deck gun.
How do you get the range to target I did it on the map, it's not like SH3 where you had the info a the attack center.
Got a heck of a kick out of the damage model on the ships looking into them is great, love.
But it is so frustrating without my ranging and torpedo control.

Grant

neon_black88 · 03-02-08, 12:37 AM

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S'weird - i actually like the graphics better in SH3. I've thought long and hard about it. And I do.

Not me :P, ive played SH3 and I can defenetly say without a shadow of a doubt I prefer the graphics in SH4. You must like the game so much its distorting your idea of graphics. And yeah gameplay is everything but like I said, both games play the same to me at the moment because I know so little. I can always buy SH3 later when I feel SH4 isnt offering me something that SH3 can, but I dont think that will happen to me any time soon.

Just bought the U-Boat missions today

. So at least I can get some U-Boat action without having to buy SH3.

SuperCavitation · 03-02-08, 01:38 PM

To answer your battery query... i usually run at 1-2kts and can go an entire evening and most of the following day without issue.

03-02-08, 12:03 AM	#21
bb-subs Bosun Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 65 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	first time out I have been deep into GWX 2.0 and loving. But today I ran SH4 for the first time and did the navigation test. Love the graphics, there are a few other things but I do not like the crew or torp. managment. Near the end there are the two Liberty ships and I put two torps into one of them the used the deck gun. How do you get the range to target I did it on the map, it's not like SH3 where you had the info a the attack center. Got a heck of a kick out of the damage model on the ships looking into them is great, love. But it is so frustrating without my ranging and torpedo control. Grant

03-02-08, 01:38 PM	#23
SuperCavitation Loader Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dallas, Tejas!! Posts: 87 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	To answer your battery query... i usually run at 1-2kts and can go an entire evening and most of the following day without issue. __________________ "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast. For I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778, in a letter to le Ray de Chaumont.

03-01-08, 12:13 PM	#17
neon_black88 Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep the attack scope is working perfectly fine, two ships sunk with it. The observation scope is there, what its looking at is just black, raising it up or down makes the sound, and it stops at the top and bottom, but it doesn't see anything. I was thinking mabye its something the particular sub im using doesn't have, or something unlocked later and the black is just a way of saying I dont have it yet, strange. I'll have to figure out this plane radar because they dont seem to get detected untill they're right on top of me, sometimes im lucky and it gets detected heading in a different direction to my sub, then other times its heading straight for it and theres no way to dive in time. Then once they seem to come I assume when they know my location, they arnt detected till they're right on top of me. Oh and I have yet another question haha. The battery's, I decided to set them to limited so I could get used to not being able to be submerged all the time, but they seem to run down extremely fast. Is this normal? What are the concequences of it hitting 0? Because I have the C02 level set to limited aswell but that drains nowhere near as fast so it hasnt made a difference to me yet.

03-01-08, 07:32 PM	#18
DickDastardly Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 9 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	The O Scope is controlled by Insert/Delete, Pg up/Pg Down is purely for the attack scope.