Patrol Realism

anthony210 · 09-12-07, 10:35 PM

Im just wondering how everyone does their patrols, not the realism settings you use, but things like time compression.

Right now I use 1024x anytime im just traveling, when I get a sighting or hydro conact i slow it down to 1 and plot my intercept course then increase time again until im a bit closer then I go back to 1.

Doing this I complete a patrol in about 2-3 hours real time. 12-13 days gametime. Im wondering if maybe I should limit the time compression a bit more but I seem to get real bored when Im just sitting around at 1x.

I once tried to do an entire patrol in 1xTC and at about the 10th hour I said screw it. (i left my computer on while sleeping etc). Has anyone ever done an entire patrol in 1xTC?

Im also wondering how everyone conserves their fuel, I see people doing 30+ day patrols etc, I seem to start running out of fuel on the 13th-14th day and this is without even sailing back to port.

And the last thing, do you sail back to your home port to dock or do you just hit escape and exit patrol when your done?

Also is there any mod that makes your crew yell something loud when a contact is made or sighting? Like if I want to leave the game on while im sleeping one night, is there a way to get them to yell really loud so I wake up? Kinda like the alarm when you crash dive.

09-12-07, 10:35 PM	#1
anthony210 Watch Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 22 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Patrol Realism Im just wondering how everyone does their patrols, not the realism settings you use, but things like time compression. Right now I use 1024x anytime im just traveling, when I get a sighting or hydro conact i slow it down to 1 and plot my intercept course then increase time again until im a bit closer then I go back to 1. Doing this I complete a patrol in about 2-3 hours real time. 12-13 days gametime. Im wondering if maybe I should limit the time compression a bit more but I seem to get real bored when Im just sitting around at 1x. I once tried to do an entire patrol in 1xTC and at about the 10th hour I said screw it. (i left my computer on while sleeping etc). Has anyone ever done an entire patrol in 1xTC? Im also wondering how everyone conserves their fuel, I see people doing 30+ day patrols etc, I seem to start running out of fuel on the 13th-14th day and this is without even sailing back to port. And the last thing, do you sail back to your home port to dock or do you just hit escape and exit patrol when your done? Also is there any mod that makes your crew yell something loud when a contact is made or sighting? Like if I want to leave the game on while im sleeping one night, is there a way to get them to yell really loud so I wake up? Kinda like the alarm when you crash dive.