[REL]OM V40X Beta

[Task Force]

Ahh what happened to the link on the first page?

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by Task Force

Ahh what happened to the link on the first page?

It's been removed. Beta 3 will release on Saturday

[Task Force]

Ok thanks.

[lurker_hlb3]

Strelich

As an aside, which I don't know if something can be done with it or not, is that the 30th Flotilla 'ends' (historically I presume) in September 1944, so when missions start in that flotilla after that, I start in a hostile port of Costanza.

This issue has been corrected

[Strelich]

"How did you end each patrol ? Did you just resupply and go out or did you "end patrol". The Turms change on 1942-06-16 and again on 1943-12-16"

For this mission I just ended the patrol at Brest after I achieved my objective. (My last mission ended Nov 30, 1943 and the next started Jan 6.) I have resupplied in previous missions using the milk cows, especially when they have had me go across the Atlantic. I've also gone back to base to replenish torpedos/fuel and go back out for a few weeks and then end the patrol, though not this mission. (I may be confused by your question, as I end all my patrols with 'end patrol'. Morning grogginess, I guess.)

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by Strelich

"How did you end each patrol ? Did you just resupply and go out or did you "end patrol". The Turms change on 1942-06-16 and again on 1943-12-16"

For this mission I just ended the patrol at Brest after I achieved my objective. (My last mission ended Nov 30, 1943 and the next started Jan 6.) I have resupplied in previous missions using the milk cows, especially when they have had me go across the Atlantic. I've also gone back to base to replenish torpedos/fuel and go back out for a few weeks and then end the patrol, though not this mission. (I may be confused by your question, as I end all my patrols with 'end patrol'. Morning grogginess, I guess.)

Ok what I'm asking is when you head back to "home port" did you use the "refit" option or the "end patrol" option. What I believe based on your post, is that you are using the "refit" option most of the time vice "end patrol". The only time "upgrades" take place when your "in port". This may be the cause of your problems.

[csengoi]

I have also this issue with VIIB

[Strelich]

Alright, I'll stop using the refuel/rearm button from now on, as I don't really have to. I am curious though, will the new turm tower simply appear after a patrol in the equipment screen? (Or rather, will it simply appear or have that placeholder message pop up (as seen in my picture above) and then see it in the equipment screen?) You mentioned the turm changes on June 16th, 1942. For example, I can start a career on June 1st, 1942 and have the old turm, while if I start a career on June 30th, 1942 I get the new one. If I start a career on June 1st (leave on the 2nd), sail around and return to base on the 20th, nothing changes on the equipment screen, nor visually once I start the next mission sometime in late July. Likewise if I return to base right when the mission starts on the 1st, start my next mission on July 4th and then end that mission right when it starts, nothing changes. I'll try a few other things when I get back home, but I guess I don't know at which point the game decides to switch turms. (And by that, given my previous examples, the date I see typed on screen after ending a mission is the day after I return from the last mission, for the first June 21st and the second June 3rd.) This stuff easily gets me confused, anyways.

[leorfeo]

Long time since my last post...i had to test Beta 2. I want to give some impressions now.

Im using the latest RFB mod and Beta 2 of course. Im in the 7th Flotilla, Kiel, on a VIIB boat.

1. Im in harbour after my 8th mission. It's the 21 of August 1940. I haven't encountered one convoy yet! in Beta 1 i had at least one encounter in the early 40`s near Gibraltar. Now...only single ships. Could be perfectly normal but wanted you to know.

2. I cant call for a transfer. I have 3750 renoun. Is the ability to get a tranfers dependent on my renown or is it offered by "luck"?

Thats all so far. I got some gfx glitches which have been told so far.

Leorfeo

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by csengoi

I have also this issue with VIIB

It been fixed

[lurker_hlb3]

Originally Posted by leorfeo

Long time since my last post...i had to test Beta 2. I want to give some impressions now.

Im using the latest RFB mod and Beta 2 of course. Im in the 7th Flotilla, Kiel, on a VIIB boat.

1. Im in harbour after my 8th mission. It's the 21 of August 1940. I haven't encountered one convoy yet! in Beta 1 i had at least one encounter in the early 40`s near Gibraltar. Now...only single ships. Could be perfectly normal but wanted you to know.

2. I cant call for a transfer. I have 3750 renoun. Is the ability to get a tranfers dependent on my renown or is it offered by "luck"?

Thats all so far. I got some gfx glitches which have been told so far.

Leorfeo

Shipping / campagin layer were not changed between beta 1 and beta 2

[leorfeo]

Originally Posted by lurker_hlb3

Shipping / campagin layer were not changed between beta 1 and beta 2

I'm just impatient lurker Thank you for your comment

[Popov57]

I have done 4 patrols, 2 out of Kiel(type VII), 2 out of WHV (type IX). Stock SH. Very nice! Found targets and convoys by listening search in the areas of the known approaches.
One target stopped its engine when he saw my steaming torpedo. Very smart. So the reward was survival, sometimes I am a sentimental killer. Is the KI really that clever?

Having fun with a convoy west of Ireland February 1940 the destroyers allowed me to cancel silent running below the transition layer and reload torpedos unpunished. This seems to be not realistic even not in the early stage of the war when the philosophy was, to keep the boat away from the prey. I was in the middle of the crowd, they should have heard the noise.

Overall impression: Splendid Mod! Loads of fun! Thank you very much Mr. Lurker

[cgjimeneza]

Originally Posted by DarthVrooks

I just downloaded this mod a couple hours ago. The U-Boat models look great, as do the crew placements at battlestations for the guns. I've only played a little bit with the Type II and Type VIIB in 1939 but I've noticed that I seem to get a lot of either dud torpedoes or torpedoes that run deep. I setup on a freighter and watched as 4 torpedoes set at depths between 6 and 2 meters ran underneath both a Coastal Freighter the first time and a Small Split Freighter. Is that normal? German torpedoes did have a few problems occasionally but this is almost like firing off a Mark XIV.

I'm running this with the Run Silent Run Deep v355 and associated patches, ROW Pacific Environment 3.3, SPAXS SH4 U-Boat speech v8.

yes they did work that badly.

look for a post by me on op monsun v301 explaingn a timeline of the torpedo defect correction by Doenitz

[DarthVrooks]

Originally Posted by cgjimeneza

yes they did work that badly.

look for a post by me on op monsun v301 explaingn a timeline of the torpedo defect correction by Doenitz

Thanks for the response cgjimeneza. I actually have "Hitler's U-Boat War" by Clay Blair but haven't read it in a few years, totally forgot about this.