Where's all the shipping?

skookum · 09-15-08, 12:59 PM

Early 1942. Stock SH4 1.5. Where's the best place to find some juicy targets? Got assigned to the Marshalls, saw nothing for two weeks. Went to Wake Island and shot up the harbor. Otherwise no enemy naval or merchant traffic seen.

Raptor1 · 09-15-08, 01:05 PM

I think it's around the Philippines/South China Sea all the way north to Japan, but not sur

SteamWake · 09-15-08, 01:21 PM

Pretty cool map here http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.4902

That should help some.

Frame57 · 09-15-08, 01:24 PM

Yep! Operate near the traditional Japanese shipping lanes. You should have a map when you bought the game. It also references areas that are mined, so beware!

SteamWake · 09-15-08, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Frame57

Yep! Operate near the traditional Japanese shipping lanes. You should have a map when you bought the game. It also references areas that are mined, so beware!

If he has an early release of the game the map did not have these features on them.

The map I linked is VERY different from the one I got.

aanker · 09-15-08, 03:35 PM

The D2D SH4 map in my ver. 1.0 download is a whopping 8026 x 6468 - 8.5 MB file and looks similar to the PDF scan above. It would be nice if UBI made it available for the DVD 'hard copy in a box' owners.

Art

Seminole · 09-15-08, 05:01 PM

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Early 1942. Stock SH4 1.5. Where's the best place to find some juicy targets?

:hmm: ....not going to be a problem

...rest assured....you'll be lucky if you don't ram one...

skookum · 09-16-08, 12:32 AM

I'd feel lucky if I even saw one.

Seminole · 09-16-08, 06:37 AM

Well that is strange indeed since you are not running one of the empty ocean mods...

Frankly I have never encountered that problem. It has always been just the opposite with single merchants, convoys and task forces churning the Pacific to a froth. The big problem has been which ones to avoid.

You are doing an Asiatic campaign right?

I've only done 1 career out of Pearl and been transfered to Pearl in another career so we may be talking about 2 different aspects of the game.

If you are in the Asiatic fleet, then hang around the approaches to Manila and Rabual..if there is shipping to be found anywhere it will be found there.

Good luck.

kylesplanet · 09-16-08, 09:28 AM

In the stock campaign, the Marshalls are poorly represented. The traffic is very heavy most other places, to the point that it just gets to be a shooting gallery but the Marshalls are pretty much empty. Complete your patrol there and move on.

skookum · 09-16-08, 11:09 AM

I'm doing a Pearl Harbor campaign/ The travel time is really aggravating. I think I'll switch to Asiatic. Thanks for the help. I finally found some traffic near Guam.

Raptor1 · 09-16-08, 11:11 AM

The Asiatic Fleet starts out in a really nice position, but it once it gets pushed back to Fremantle, navigating all the islands really gets annoying

I found Brisbane during the Solomons Campaign to be very fun, you are close to the action AND you don't need to navigate between a million small islands

SteamWake · 09-16-08, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

The Asiatic Fleet starts out in a really nice position, but it once it gets pushed back to Fremantle, navigating all the islands really gets annoying

I found Brisbane during the Solomons Campaign to be very fun, you are close to the action AND you don't need to navigate between a million small islands

Bah just do what I do and run into them

Raptor1 · 09-16-08, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

The Asiatic Fleet starts out in a really nice position, but it once it gets pushed back to Fremantle, navigating all the islands really gets annoying

I found Brisbane during the Solomons Campaign to be very fun, you are close to the action AND you don't need to navigate between a million small islands

Bah just do what I do and run into them

I didn't know the US Navy had a Landsub Force

Etienne · 09-16-08, 09:59 PM

Raptor1, you just need to install the Wheelie 1.2 mod; it incorporates the historical Mk 23b "Fish Road" wheel attachment for the Gato class...

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

09-15-08, 12:59 PM	#1
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Where's all the shipping? Early 1942. Stock SH4 1.5. Where's the best place to find some juicy targets? Got assigned to the Marshalls, saw nothing for two weeks. Went to Wake Island and shot up the harbor. Otherwise no enemy naval or merchant traffic seen. __________________

09-15-08, 01:05 PM	#2
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I think it's around the Philippines/South China Sea all the way north to Japan, but not sur __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-16-08, 12:32 AM	#8
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I'd feel lucky if I even saw one. __________________

09-16-08, 06:37 AM	#9
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Well that is strange indeed since you are not running one of the empty ocean mods... Frankly I have never encountered that problem. It has always been just the opposite with single merchants, convoys and task forces churning the Pacific to a froth. The big problem has been which ones to avoid. You are doing an Asiatic campaign right? I've only done 1 career out of Pearl and been transfered to Pearl in another career so we may be talking about 2 different aspects of the game. If you are in the Asiatic fleet, then hang around the approaches to Manila and Rabual..if there is shipping to be found anywhere it will be found there. Good luck. __________________

09-16-08, 09:28 AM	#10
kylesplanet Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 629 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	In the stock campaign, the Marshalls are poorly represented. The traffic is very heavy most other places, to the point that it just gets to be a shooting gallery but the Marshalls are pretty much empty. Complete your patrol there and move on. __________________

09-15-08, 01:21 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Pretty cool map here http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.4902 That should help some.

09-15-08, 01:24 PM	#4
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yep! Operate near the traditional Japanese shipping lanes. You should have a map when you bought the game. It also references areas that are mined, so beware!

09-15-08, 03:35 PM	#6
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	The D2D SH4 map in my ver. 1.0 download is a whopping 8026 x 6468 - 8.5 MB file and looks similar to the PDF scan above. It would be nice if UBI made it available for the DVD 'hard copy in a box' owners. Art

09-16-08, 11:09 AM	#11
skookum Weps Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 351 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I'm doing a Pearl Harbor campaign/ The travel time is really aggravating. I think I'll switch to Asiatic. Thanks for the help. I finally found some traffic near Guam. __________________

09-16-08, 11:11 AM	#12
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	The Asiatic Fleet starts out in a really nice position, but it once it gets pushed back to Fremantle, navigating all the islands really gets annoying I found Brisbane during the Solomons Campaign to be very fun, you are close to the action AND you don't need to navigate between a million small islands __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

09-16-08, 09:59 PM	#15
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Raptor1, you just need to install the Wheelie 1.2 mod; it incorporates the historical Mk 23b "Fish Road" wheel attachment for the Gato class... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: