Renown vs. Reality - Page 3

mangaroca · 04-22-08, 03:10 AM

Hi,

Last time when I was going through the Campaign I missed the type XXI in 1945 by less than one hundred points...
Some may say I could have just loaded a previous save game and sink one merchant more; others may say I was simply not good enough...
However, I put realism and "fair play" over score and although I'm sure I could still improve my skills I don't consider myself to be a poor Kaleun.
But getting to the point... I was wondering if the Renown are something that really existed - a table of scores on Doenitz's desk that was rating a Captain not only by the tonnage he had sent to the bottom but also by other aspects, such as e.g.: the number of days he had spent at the sea, the regions he had patrolled, the fire/hit ratio etc.; or are the Renown simply the game's invention, something to keep us away from the "goodies" (although we all get them as soon as they are available)?

If the latter is true, how many of you don't pay attention to the Renown and use some sort of a cheat to switch them off? Is switching them off at all possible??

Again, if the Renown never existed, what was the major factor making one Kaleun get his XXI, VII/41 or whatever else he was after during the WWII???

Thanks!

04-22-08, 03:10 AM	#1
mangaroca Bosun Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Deep and diving... Posts: 62 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Renown vs. Reality Hi, Last time when I was going through the Campaign I missed the type XXI in 1945 by less than one hundred points... Some may say I could have just loaded a previous save game and sink one merchant more; others may say I was simply not good enough... However, I put realism and "fair play" over score and although I'm sure I could still improve my skills I don't consider myself to be a poor Kaleun. But getting to the point... I was wondering if the Renown are something that really existed - a table of scores on Doenitz's desk that was rating a Captain not only by the tonnage he had sent to the bottom but also by other aspects, such as e.g.: the number of days he had spent at the sea, the regions he had patrolled, the fire/hit ratio etc.; or are the Renown simply the game's invention, something to keep us away from the "goodies" (although we all get them as soon as they are available)? If the latter is true, how many of you don't pay attention to the Renown and use some sort of a cheat to switch them off? Is switching them off at all possible?? Again, if the Renown never existed, what was the major factor making one Kaleun get his XXI, VII/41 or whatever else he was after during the WWII??? Thanks!