Bizarre game logic?

danurve · 01-08-08, 09:38 AM

How logical is the game in assigning patrol grids?
I mean really. VIIB out of Brest, been slammin the convoys in BE. So what's next, send the boat to ET13, Freetown. Sure I can use Commander to change that, and sure the orders don't realy matter. But following the intent of the game that is a chunk of fuel for a type VII, even being conservative. And you know, there will be a random convoy or some jazz along the way to intercept.
Well I'm curious about the grid so I'll probably go.
I just prefer the Atlantic and it's typical weather. Didn't take long to figgure out in 1.03 that it is a key to success. In calm seas you might as well let off a flare to let them know your comming.

Jimbuna · 01-08-08, 10:00 AM

Patrol grid allocation can at times be 'erratic'......I've been sent to inland Spain on occasion

Just changeit with SH3 Commander

emtmedic005 · 01-08-08, 10:25 AM

Im always being sent down to the Freetown area, there are alot of convoys and task forces heading for the MED, so usually i sit outside the Straits and wait for some juicy targets. Once i made it down to Freetown and raided the port, got a Liner and a couple tranports out of it

Jimbuna · 01-08-08, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by emtmedic005

Im always being sent down to the Freetown area, there are alot of convoys and task forces heading for the MED, so usually i sit outside the Straits and wait for some juicy targets. Once i made it down to Freetown and raided the port, got a Liner and a couple tranports out of it

My favourite spot....200 km or so west of Gib.....they come at you from both sides

STEED · 01-08-08, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

My favourite spot....200 km or so west of Gib.....they come at you from both sides

Are it's you I see jim with that bill board poster on your U-Boat saying, Feck Off I was here first.

danurve · 01-08-08, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

My favourite spot....200 km or so west of Gib.....they come at you from both sides

Are it's you I see jim with that bill board poster on your U-Boat saying, Feck Off I was here first.

Wow billboards! So that's how the IX Kaleuns survive.
Being in a VII I can of course just slip away ..

Uncle Goose · 01-09-08, 11:02 AM

It might be unlogical but in the war U-boats were moved around all the time, BDU had to guess where the new routes would be because the Allies kept changing them depending on the amounts of attacks on these routes.

papa_smurf · 01-09-08, 11:43 AM

The 'best' patrol grid I was assigned by BDu was BF16, this was when I was still commanding a type IIA

. Needless to say I changed it with SH3 commander.

Jimbuna · 01-09-08, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

My favourite spot....200 km or so west of Gib.....they come at you from both sides

Are it's you I see jim with that bill board poster on your U-Boat saying, Feck Off I was here first.

Mine was supposed to read

Nerazzurri · 01-09-08, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Patrol grid allocation can at times be 'erratic'......I've been sent to inland Spain on occasion

Yeah, once, I was ordered to Birmingham :hmm: Bdu works in mysterious ways!

seafarer · 01-09-08, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by danurve

How logical is the game in assigning patrol grids?
I mean really. VIIB out of Brest, been slammin the convoys in BE. So what's next, send the boat to ET13, Freetown. Sure I can use Commander to change that, and sure the orders don't realy matter. But following the intent of the game that is a chunk of fuel for a type VII, even being conservative. And you know, there will be a random convoy or some jazz along the way to intercept.
Well I'm curious about the grid so I'll probably go.
I just prefer the Atlantic and it's typical weather. Didn't take long to figgure out in 1.03 that it is a key to success. In calm seas you might as well let off a flare to let them know your comming.

Maybe, you've just been doing such a wonderful job, you and your crew is just being rewarded with a gentle cruise in warmer waters.

Of course, you could also wonder why you would be sent to great white shark infested waters :hmm: Did your orders make any reference to offering up swim calls for both officers and men? Did your 1st officer have a private meeting with BdU prior to your departure? Just sayin' that a little paranoia is healthy when others are out to do you in (and a UBoat is a lousy platform to mount a shark watch from - nobody would see the beast until after it had bitten you in two).

Jimbuna · 01-09-08, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerazzurri

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Patrol grid allocation can at times be 'erratic'......I've been sent to inland Spain on occasion

Yeah, once, I was ordered to Birmingham :hmm: Bdu works in mysterious ways!

You don't want to be going there

They'll pinch yer periscopes

Nerazzurri · 01-09-08, 05:14 PM

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They'll pinch yer periscopes

Ooer, matron!

Brag · 01-09-08, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Originally Posted by Nerazzurri

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Patrol grid allocation can at times be 'erratic'......I've been sent to inland Spain on occasion

Yeah, once, I was ordered to Birmingham :hmm: Bdu works in mysterious ways!

You don't want to be going there

They'll pinch yer periscopes

When Jimbuna is 200 kms west of Gib, it is safe to operate there. No one dares to pinch periscopes then

Heibges · 01-09-08, 06:36 PM

Kaleuns had to deal with the fuel/torpedo issue in real life.

Hardegan took 23 days for instance to reach the coast of America using maximum fuel conservation, but had enough stored to return in only 10 days.

Also he was not allowed to use torpedoes on any ship less than 20K on the way to the coast.

01-08-08, 09:38 AM	#1
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	Bizarre game logic? How logical is the game in assigning patrol grids? I mean really. VIIB out of Brest, been slammin the convoys in BE. So what's next, send the boat to ET13, Freetown. Sure I can use Commander to change that, and sure the orders don't realy matter. But following the intent of the game that is a chunk of fuel for a type VII, even being conservative. And you know, there will be a random convoy or some jazz along the way to intercept. Well I'm curious about the grid so I'll probably go. I just prefer the Atlantic and it's typical weather. Didn't take long to figgure out in 1.03 that it is a key to success. In calm seas you might as well let off a flare to let them know your comming. __________________

01-08-08, 10:00 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Patrol grid allocation can at times be 'erratic'......I've been sent to inland Spain on occasion Just changeit with SH3 Commander __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-09-08, 11:43 AM	#8
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	The 'best' patrol grid I was assigned by BDu was BF16, this was when I was still commanding a type IIA . Needless to say I changed it with SH3 commander. __________________

01-09-08, 06:36 PM	#15
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Kaleuns had to deal with the fuel/torpedo issue in real life. Hardegan took 23 days for instance to reach the coast of America using maximum fuel conservation, but had enough stored to return in only 10 days. Also he was not allowed to use torpedoes on any ship less than 20K on the way to the coast. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

01-08-08, 10:25 AM	#3
emtmedic005 Weps Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Andover, MA Posts: 361 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Im always being sent down to the Freetown area, there are alot of convoys and task forces heading for the MED, so usually i sit outside the Straits and wait for some juicy targets. Once i made it down to Freetown and raided the port, got a Liner and a couple tranports out of it

01-09-08, 11:02 AM	#7
Uncle Goose Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 113 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It might be unlogical but in the war U-boats were moved around all the time, BDU had to guess where the new routes would be because the Allies kept changing them depending on the amounts of attacks on these routes.