Rtfm!!!!!!

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

What manual :hmm:

Jim you're one of mty favorites :rotfl:

[danurve]

Funny, but most of the time when someone decides to post about how difficult the AI is or they decide to whine moan & complain about how they always get detected and sunk, they usually claim to have read the manual.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by danurve

Funny, but most of the time when someone decides to post about how difficult the AI is or they decide to whine moan & complain about how they always get detected and sunk, they usually claim to have read the manual.

in which case there would be no question in the first place :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Jim you're one of mty favorites :rotfl:

[Sailor Steve]

Jim, it's in the living room, under the short leg on the table.

[GoldenRivet]

realistically a person doesnt have to read the ENTIRE manual.

PDF files are searchable in adobe reader.

if a question pops into the mind about GWX, regarding say... "how do the bold decoys work in real life?"...all one must do is click the little binocular symbol in adobe and type "bold"

and like that, every mention of the word "bold" within the GWX manual is available to you instantly.

in 5 - 10 seconds of my own typing and reading i was able to determine the following things i, as a GWX user may not have known

1. Bold is short for "Kobold" a small goblin of german folklor
2. it was a container filled with calcium hydride which reacts with seawater
3. this reaction creates a mass of bubbles that reflects active sonar pings to fool ASDIC into thinking it is detecting a submarine.

it works this way with every topic and almost anything can be answered with a simple 5 second search of a single word.

[Murr44]

Originally Posted by danurve

Funny, but most of the time when someone decides to post about how difficult the AI is or they decide to whine moan & complain about how they always get detected and sunk, they usually claim to have read the manual.

I think that these people are usually impatient ones who usually don't read pc game user manuals very carefully. So when the AI gives them a thumping they get ticked off & start bitching. GWX is quite a bit more difficult than the stock game but it's far more enjoyable.

I've actually enjoyed going through the manual. I've learned a hell of a lot more about the Allied side (ship development & history) of things than I knew before...

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

realistically a person doesnt have to read the ENTIRE manual.

PDF files are searchable in adobe reader.

if a question pops into the mind about GWX, regarding say... "how do the bold decoys work in real life?"...all one must do is click the little binocular symbol in adobe and type "bold"

and like that, every mention of the word "bold" within the GWX manual is available to you instantly.

in 5 - 10 seconds of my own typing and reading i was able to determine the following things i, as a GWX user may not have known

1. Bold is short for "Kobold" a small goblin of german folklor
2. it was a container filled with calcium hydride which reacts with seawater
3. this reaction creates a mass of bubbles that reflects active sonar pings to fool ASDIC into thinking it is detecting a submarine.

it works this way with every topic and almost anything can be answered with a simple 5 second search of a single word.

That wins the "Tip of the Day" Award

I burnt the manual to cd and took it to Kinko's and had them print it for me with the covers laminated and punched out for 3 ring binder for $35.00. Cheap price I think and a better job than I could have done at home.

At bedtime I trade off rereading it and Iron Coffins.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

That wins the "Tip of the Day" Award

I burnt the manual to cd and took it to Kinko's and had them print it for me with the covers laminated and punched out for 3 ring binder for $35.00. Cheap price I think and a better job than I could have done at home.

At bedtime I trade off rereading it and Iron Coffins.

Was that in colour ? :hmm:

[RealJambo]

My tip for reading the manual - burn it at home onto a disk or a USB key. Take it work. At lunchtime on a Friday when no one is doing anything anyway, or just before an end of month big meeting - hit 'print'. Get ready to run.

Race to the printer and bypass the queue of your colleagues waiting for their print outs, drop to your kness and peer into the out tray wailing... 'Is that my report for the board? They NEED that report, like, yesterday! Oh hi guys also waiting at the printer - I just boiled the kettle in the kitchen, you all might as well make use of it whilst I'm stuck here printing all these countless dull reports'

.. Job done A full manual you can read on the train home, in bed, in the bath, on the Motorway one handed. it's cost you nothing, and people at work will be impressed at all the paper spilling out the printer thinking it is work related.

If you are extra clever and have no consience about 'stealing' office supplies, why not get it ringbound or even laminated! Tremendous!

Saves an awful lot of 'ALT-TABBing'

From RJ - You're welcome.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm sure that's just a made up 'Story', Right?



I say this as I thumb through a very nice package I got today!!

[RealJambo]

Originally Posted by privateer

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'm sure that's just a made up 'Story', Right?



I say this as I thumb through a very nice package I got today!!

Well, Might be true, might not If we can get a few more manuals onto printed paper then I'm happy to offer inspiration! Personally, I like to have something I can move around with me and read - my monitor lead is too short, or perhaps my house is too big?

You got a package today? Pleased to hear that

[ktrboston]

I did read the manual all except for the bug issues and wouldn't you know it I ran into a problem with my sub doing a noise dive to 500 meters and going about 128 knots. So I guess there is a lesson to be learned here. Read the manual!!!! Some of my shipmates here at Subsim suggested I read the manual and wouldn't you know the answer was right there.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Jim, it's in the living room, under the short leg on the table.

Nope, not there ........that's the wifes catalogue

[bigboywooly]

Originally Posted by RealJambo

My tip for reading the manual - burn it at home onto a disk or a USB key. Take it work. At lunchtime on a Friday when no one is doing anything anyway, or just before an end of month big meeting - hit 'print'. Get ready to run.

Race to the printer and bypass the queue of your colleagues waiting for their print outs, drop to your kness and peer into the out tray wailing... 'Is that my report for the board? They NEED that report, like, yesterday! Oh hi guys also waiting at the printer - I just boiled the kettle in the kitchen, you all might as well make use of it whilst I'm stuck here printing all these countless dull reports'

.. Job done A full manual you can read on the train home, in bed, in the bath, on the Motorway one handed. it's cost you nothing, and people at work will be impressed at all the paper spilling out the printer thinking it is work related.

If you are extra clever and have no consience about 'stealing' office supplies, why not get it ringbound or even laminated! Tremendous!

Saves an awful lot of 'ALT-TABBing'

From RJ - You're welcome.

Meh
Tried that once
Printer packed up totally
Had IT wondering WTF goods in needed to print off that was over 600 pages

:hmm: Might be time to have a second go