New to Silent Hunter

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

Pink and Fluffy...Yaaaaa!! Do what I do when waiting for SH4 to arrive. Lie down in the middle of the street so that UPS van must stop. Gee, I can't seem to get rid of that tire marks on my face.

[Linavitch]

Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

Pink and Fluffy...Yaaaaa!! Do what I do when waiting for SH4 to arrive. Lie down in the middle of the street so that UPS van must stop. Gee, I can't seem to get rid of that tire marks on my face.

Or the skid marks in your pants!

[peabody]

Originally Posted by Linavitch

Or the skid marks in your pants!

:rotfl:

It's here!!!! Now one question. The disk, does the shiny side go up or down?

Peabody

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by peabody

:rotfl:

It's here!!!! Now one question. The disk, does the shiny side go up or down?

Peabody

The shiny part goes down but make sure to scratch it up with a nail first.

[Linavitch]

Happy days Peabody.

[Xenome]

Hi peaboy and welcome to the forum. I hope you have much fun with your game. The time will show that you will be getting better and better.

As I prefered to start the game I started with the automatic aiming to get a first feeling how the angle and all the other nescessairy stuff has to be set up. And after some time I deactivated more and more so I could gain mor control over my sub.
But the way of learning is a book that everyone has to write for himself.


Greets and much fun

Xenome

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The shiny part goes down but make sure to scratch it up with a nail first.

Actually if you want the best performance, you scratch the unshiney side with a nail, since thats where the data is stored.

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

No, No, NOOO! Peabody! You use the disk as a frisbee! That's right, take Fido out and throw it around. Or you can play it on your music system. That Jazzy Punk sounds like....Linavitch with an itch (hey, that rhymes), and don't ask any silly questions like why is my screen black? Make sure it's plugged in! Anyway have fun.

[Linavitch]

Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

....Linavitch with an itch

What else is a submariner to do with his R&R?

[peabody]

Well, I got through Sub School by the skin of my teeth. On the last mission I used auto lock for the torps until I figure this out. I headed for the convoy but was mixed up on speed. The manual said "Ahead Slow" which I thought was 1/3. The radarman kept telling me they were going away. So I steped it up to 2/3 and heard "Ahead Slow", so I realized my mistake and the convoy got by, so I stepped up to Standard. well, at first I missed the merchants but the escorts found me with no problem. One way turning toward me, do I couldn't get a good lock. So I waited for him to finish his turn and head straight for me. I know a bow shot is not the best, but at least he was on a steady course, so I took the shot, they dropped my scope and turned hard to port. As soon as I had turned 90 degrees, I raised the scope and see a Battleship (I think that's what it was...didn't ID it) broadside to me. So, let one go from the stern tubes. Then the bow shot hit, then the stern shot hit and down he went. And along came the other two. I got both of them but then I had to chase down the convoy. Got one, the second took two hits but didn't sink,and I needed to sink both to "win" so I went after him with the deck gun because I was out of torpedos. Got him but took some damage myself. I wouldn't have done that in a "real" mission, I had three merchants shooting at me.

Ya, I can see where this is going to be fun!

Thanks to all for the help and encouragment, I have already run in to some stuff I may need to ask questions about. But for now I need to get to bed. It's 3 AM. OOOPs.

Tomorrow I will try to get the shooting solution manually. If I don't run out of subs.

Peabody

[McBeck]

Originally Posted by Donner

:rotfl:
You are going to fit in around here just fine.

Oh yeah - hes gonna feal at home here!

You are not likely to find a community like this elsewhere - we are a great bunch (kinda like carebears)

Your first step is to try SH4 1.4 without mods - that is highly recommended, to get a feel for the game

Welcome!

[McBeck]

Originally Posted by Linavitch

When you get your manual you'll see why no one tells you that!!

HAHAHAHAHA - right on the money!

It can hardly be called a manual!

[McBeck]

Originally Posted by peabody

Well, I got through Sub School by the skin of my teeth. On the last mission I used auto lock for the torps until I figure this out. I headed for the convoy but was mixed up on speed. The manual said "Ahead Slow" which I thought was 1/3. The radarman kept telling me they were going away. So I steped it up to 2/3 and heard "Ahead Slow", so I realized my mistake and the convoy got by, so I stepped up to Standard. well, at first I missed the merchants but the escorts found me with no problem. One way turning toward me, do I couldn't get a good lock. So I waited for him to finish his turn and head straight for me. I know a bow shot is not the best, but at least he was on a steady course, so I took the shot, they dropped my scope and turned hard to port. As soon as I had turned 90 degrees, I raised the scope and see a Battleship (I think that's what it was...didn't ID it) broadside to me. So, let one go from the stern tubes. Then the bow shot hit, then the stern shot hit and down he went. And along came the other two. I got both of them but then I had to chase down the convoy. Got one, the second took two hits but didn't sink,and I needed to sink both to "win" so I went after him with the deck gun because I was out of torpedos. Got him but took some damage myself. I wouldn't have done that in a "real" mission, I had three merchants shooting at me.

Ya, I can see where this is going to be fun!

Thanks to all for the help and encouragment, I have already run in to some stuff I may need to ask questions about. But for now I need to get to bed. It's 3 AM. OOOPs.

Tomorrow I will try to get the shooting solution manually. If I don't run out of subs.

Peabody

I have one advice for you - remember to use the "Q" key.....

[peabody]

Originally Posted by McBeck

Your first step is to try SH4 1.4 without mods - that is highly recommended, to get a feel for the game
I have one advice for you - remember to use the "Q" key.....

Are you a mind reader? Believe it or not that is the FIRST thing I looked up this morning. Honest. I knew you could open the doors ahead of time from watching some of the video tutorials from here; but wanted to jump into the game to make sure it would run on my machine. But I noticed it took quite a while to get a topedo fired. So I looked it up this morning.
And, believe it or not your second suggestion was on my mind. I was thinking I should just try it with no mods to see what settings I can use and how my computer handles it, then I would know if the mods cause any problems or slowdowns. And the mods that make it more realistic, I am not ready for. I think, when I'm ready the first two will be ROW and NSM. Only because they don't make the game harder to play. I have a lot to learn especially the manual targeting (I guess in Subs it's "fireing solution")
In the sub school I had the most trouble with the AA guns. I would hit but the planes would fly around for 10 minutes on fire (both wings on the larger ones....They should have gone Boom by then.) The zeros.. I only hit a couple. Deck gun ....no problem, just more practice.
One thing that did confuse me at first (and I am going to jot things down as I go, and compile a list of things maybe other noobs may have trouble with. Some things that people who have played a lot take for granted) Well, as I started to say, At first I was confused with the bearing numbers in the periscope. At first I thought it was an actual heading, so if I looked at a ship at 250 degrees, I though I would have to turn to 250 to intercept thinking it was linked to a compass or radar, but then when I looked at the wheel to change headings I realized that didn't make sense and it was a bearing from my ship to target and had nothing to do with actual heading. and then when I realized my bow was always at 0 degrees, the light bulb came on. duh!

I do have a question: What is the reason for having a tageting periscope and an observation scope? I would think if you put up a scope you would want to be ready to shoot, just in case.
EDit: one other thing I haven't found yet, how do you show FPS.

Peabody

[Sailor Steve]

The observation scope is for just that - observing. It has a wider field of view and lets in more light, but is also bigger and easier to spot. It also cranks up to 85 degrees, so it's main use is for looking around for ships and planes before you surface, as well as tracking the enemy while submerged.