[REL] Dark Waters

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by nionios

I was at periscope depth when I hit and the depth was 100 meters approximately.

ok, then you have a small margin within which to work. as i indicated in my previous post, i would either penetrate the minefield by going deep and patrolling between the coast and the mine field or sit east of the minefield and ignore the objective and sink as many ships as i could.

[nionios]

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Now I'm based on Kiel and on my 9th patrol on 11 July 1940 I was assigned to a recon mission to the port of Perth-Fremantle in western Australia. How it could be logical? It sounds ridiculous. And what about the fuel? I'm on a type IIb boat.
Another weird issue is that the mission objectives for that patrol are written in French.

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by nionios

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Now I'm based on Kiel and on my 9th patrol on 11 July 1940 I was assigned to a recon mission to the port of Perth-Fremantle in western Australia. How it could be logical? It sounds ridiculous. And what about the fuel? I'm on a type IIb boat.
Another weird issue is that the mission objectives for that patrol are written in French.

you have found a hole in the logic. have to look at the recent history in this forum for the "fix".
if i get the time i will look but you should too.

the french-orders-thing you either have to live with or go and edit/translate the files yourself, which is what i did.

[DeathOrGlory]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone knows what the blue rings are on the world map? I have map contacts on but everything else is off, running on full realism. Enemy convoys are usually grey squares on the map and give a radio report.

I wonder if I should both chasing these down?

[Fifi]

Originally Posted by DeathOrGlory

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone knows what the blue rings are on the world map? I have map contacts on but everything else is off, running on full realism. Enemy convoys are usually grey squares on the map and give a radio report.

I wonder if I should both chasing these down?

Submarine.
Either German or Allies, but blue should be German.

[nionios]

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

you have found a hole in the logic. have to look at the recent history in this forum for the "fix".
if i get the time i will look but you should too.

the french-orders-thing you either have to live with or go and edit/translate the files yourself, which is what i did.

Thanks for the quick reply. I've found the fix at post #1031 but you say something about unsuccessful patch to the hole so I conclude that it's not effective 100% ?
As far as translation is concerned, no problem, I know a little French.

[Tomek4494]

How to measure range to target? I recognize target, click proper button and use stadimeter but values in TDC don't change - always default 500 m.


EDIT. OK, i watched several videos on YT and i saw that I have to use additional special instruments to determine range to target. That's nice, more realism.

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by Tomek4494

How to measure range to target? I recognize target, click proper button and use stadimeter but values in TDC don't change - always default 500 m.


EDIT. OK, i watched several videos on YT and i saw that I have to use additional special instruments to determine range to target. That's nice, more realism.

one of the scopes has an automatic stadimeter, i forget which one. if you use that one, you get distance-to-target.

[Sea Terrier]

Hello, I've read this entire forum in the hope of an answer to my question, but no luck, so here goes:

In OM Dark Waters all ship contacts - both sides - are gray. I'm having a tough time noticing them at all on the map. Is there a way to restore the original game's coloured ship marker icons? I tried making a mod that included the original game icons but that crashed DW badly (lost career, had to reinstall).

Any ideas would be appreciated, and thanks for the great work updating Lurker's mod!

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by Sea Terrier

Hello, I've read this entire forum in the hope of an answer to my question, but no luck, so here goes:

In OM Dark Waters all ship contacts - both sides - are gray. I'm having a tough time noticing them at all on the map. Is there a way to restore the original game's coloured ship marker icons? I tried making a mod that included the original game icons but that crashed DW badly (lost career, had to reinstall).

Any ideas would be appreciated, and thanks for the great work updating Lurker's mod!

i suggest that you d/l this mod and use ONLY the \data\menu items and toss the remainder.
make yourself a mini-mod and put the \data\menu folder-files in there and apply it after the Dark Waters mods.
Good Luck, Herr Kaleun.
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...o=file&id=1820

[Sea Terrier]

KaleunMarco, thank you very much for the helpful response. What you suggested does exactly what I was looking for. Very much appreciated.

[Aktungbby]

Sea Terrier! after a 4 year silent run!

[nionios]

I've started patrols with a type IIc in 1939. I'm now on my 10th patrol with the same boat.Is there any chance of being offered a new boat?

[Texas Red]

The system is if you perform at a certain patrol rating (good or above iirc) in at least three patrols, you get a new boat.

The reason you may not be getting a new boat is that you are underperforming and thus do not get a new boat

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by nionios

I've started patrols with a type IIc in 1939. I'm now on my 10th patrol with the same boat.Is there any chance of being offered a new boat?

in addition to what El Whacko replied, let me point out that Dark Waters does not follow the SH4-US Pacific method of upgrading your boat on a regular basis.

DW will typically allow you to play with one boat in one Flotilla until one of several things happens:

• you reach the end of the base availability and there are no additional boats available at that base.
• your boat availability expires and there are no additional boats in your Flotilla.
• the Flotilla has other boats available and your boat's availability has expired and your performance rates an upgrade, then you will get command of the new boat.
• there are other scenarios but i cannot remember the others.

so, the suggestion is that you play with the boat you are assigned until DW either upgrades you, retires you, or you wish to move on.

if you wish to move on, then start a new career with a different boat in whichever base and date range that you desire. DW has an unbelievable number of boat vs base vs theatre vs date options.

i hope this helps. Good Luck, Herr Kaleun!