Am I too conservative?

[VonGlaus]

Lately I've been reading about high time compression levels while on patrol. (I'm a long-time lurker, just finally started posting also.)

I'm not sure where I got the idea, but I never run (in enemy areas) surfaced higher than 32x and submerged 64x. I think I got jumped once or twice on higher TC, made me gun-shy.

But now I read about folks patrolling at 1024 or higher! Can this be true?

SH3 is running on my main PC, a fairly late-model Alienware. Typically I surf the net on my work laptop at the same time. Like right now, I'm quietly exiting the Keltische See at 16x, 0400, on the surface. Is this waaayy too conservative?

What's the best compromise between "don't get killed before you blink" and "don't get the wife too Pi$$ed so I can't play any more?"


Oh, GWX 2.1 is biggest mod. It's still October 1940 this time.

[baggygreen]

I run it at 64, so i dont have to worry about crews getting tired, but i still manage to see enough contacts.

Running at 1x would be considered conservative in my book!

[Tim Stan Armstrong]

Hi mate,

Usually i run at around 128 - 256 tc, seems to give a good reaction time when encountring aircraft and ship contacts.

If im in mid atlantic or somewhere out of the way i usually sit on 512.

[Parkera]

Yeah i usually Tc at x64 around enemy zones. I will play 1x leaving/entering port and during attacks. around home waters i will go as high as 256x.

I go 1024x everywhere. AOD had 4096x. Even 256x and 512x are too slow for me. I don't know how you can finish an entire career going so slow. Especially since the vanilla game sends you out on a patrol every month.

[Rommer69]

Agree with Kraut, 1024x everywhere. Don´t have many time to play and don´t want to lose it travelling, although i can miss some contacts

[Jimbuna]

x32 and above = crew fatigue is turned off.

x128 and above = possibility of missed contacts and or getting attacked by air assetts before you can take avoidance measures.