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Old 03-28-20, 11:47 PM   #1
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Default Having issues with Wolves of Steel "British Coastal Waters" mission.

All of the ships I am encountering are the small coastal trawlers, destroyers, the small torpedo boats, or neutral merchants. Why can't I find any British merchant ships along the British eastern coast?


Another small issue I'm having is: the engineer isn't automatically recharging the batteries when on the surface, I have to manually tell him to set recharge mode each time.
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Old 03-29-20, 11:51 AM   #2
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Hello Skarmy!
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"All of the ships I am encountering are the small coastal trawlers, destroyers, the small torpedo boats, or neutral merchants. Why can't I find any British merchant ships along the British eastern coast?"
Yep - it can be a pain looking for things to sink. That's part of the pleasure and frustration of that mission lol - but you can increase your chances by hanging around the areas most likely to have English ships: ports. I generally set up about 40 mi. off shore of Grimsby and Dundee and just wait - they will show up eventually. Often in poorly organized convoys as well; which helps your kill count. Try it - it's not guaranteed, and it may take a few days but they will eventually show up.

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"Another small issue I'm having is: the engineer isn't automatically recharging the batteries when on the surface, I have to manually tell him to set recharge mode each time."
That's not a bug, it's a feature. Unless you tell Josef to charge batteries, your Chief will assume you want maximum power. You need to tell him to recharge...the lazy sod.

Cheers!
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Old 03-29-20, 11:54 AM   #3
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Hello Scarmy,
patience is what you need, With a quote from Dönitz: "endurance and tenacity are rewarded". I let the little coasters run, for that they not still chase the whole pack on my neck. I also avoid the destroyers if it is possible in any way and always observe the yellow radio messages and put the Radio Intercepts to a circle of 100 km ( miles? ).

Greetings from Uli


oops , some one was faster...
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