Do you use TC in SH3 ??

Sharkley · 03-27-09, 02:26 PM

Just wanted to get some feed back as to what level of TC you commonly use in SH3 ??

Do you play all at 1x or do you race in at 1024x ??

Or do you limit yourself ??

Please let me know..

Thanks

GoldenRivet · 03-27-09, 02:30 PM

usually i play somewhere between 256 and 512.

if im limited on time i will go 1024.

I have completed only one 1x patrol.

Jimbuna · 03-27-09, 02:40 PM

I tend to limit myself to x128 unless I'm crossing the Atlantic.

nikbear · 03-28-09, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I tend to limit myself to x128 unless I'm crossing the Atlantic.

Exactly the same here,that way I don't miss to many contacts

Oneshot/Onekill · 03-27-09, 02:40 PM

I don't go above 128x...It generally take me 1-2weeks R/T to complete a patrol. If I have fatigue set to on I don't like 32 or below because it drains your crews energy too fast.

mookiemookie · 03-27-09, 03:12 PM

I go to 1024 if I'm transiting in an area without air coverage. 256 on station and in areas with planes.

RoaldLarsen · 03-27-09, 04:45 PM

No more than TC32 when in an area where enemy planes might be flying. Otherwise will go as high as TC1024 when:

transitting or,
between sound checks in a patrol area where I can run surfaced, or
in a patrol area where I need to stay submerged.

I'm trying to maximise the chance of being sighted while minimizing the chance of finding prey. While this sounds like the opposite of sensible, I'm trying to compensate for the game making it too easy to find merchants.

Since I am beginning to think there might be too many aircraft as well as too many merchant ships, I am considering running at higher TCs than 32 most of the time.

I try to run at TC1024 at multiples of 12 hours as it means my crew fatigue and watch status remain unchanged.

Sailor Steve · 03-27-09, 06:22 PM

Currently 128x. I used to use full TC, but I read that that would make the air patrols disappear for the most part. So, I listen to the gramaphone and think about things while the map scrolls slowly on.

Lzs von swe · 03-28-09, 05:54 AM

When outbound and on station never over TC64.
When heading for home I might go up to TC128.
In the Black Sea I went on TC32, most patrols toke no more then 4-6 days, game time, in there.

bert8for3 · 03-28-09, 07:58 AM

Up to 512 if transiting long distances, max 128 in patrol area and mostly 64 or less, any contact 1x from acquiring contact to loss of contact.

subvers4 · 03-28-09, 09:13 AM

When outbound and on patrol, I never go above 32x. Although when I'm out of torps and am returning to base, especially on a long voyage, I'll bump it up to 1024x, as the only thing I do with contacts in that case is hide from them !

JohnnyBlaze · 03-28-09, 10:29 AM

Max TC set to 128 in SH3 Commander, but I like to use 8x to 32x TC

Kapt Z · 03-28-09, 01:17 PM

256x

the gramaphone

car magazines, books, newspaper.....

Murr44 · 03-28-09, 02:45 PM

Once I get into an area where there may be enemy activity I slow down to 128x or 256x (max) so that I'm less likely to miss any contacts. I remember reading somewhere on these boards that the game generates fewer contacts if you run at higher TC levels in order to compensate for the load on the system.

JHuschke · 03-28-09, 08:24 PM

I am limiting myself x128 or lower at all times

View Poll Results: Do you use TC in SH3 ??
Nope stay at 1x all the time	1	2.86%
Limit myself to 8x and below	1	2.86%
Limit myself to 16-32x	1	2.86%
Get to the action as fast as I can.	19	54.29%
Other: Please explain	13	37.14%
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03-27-09, 02:26 PM	#1
Sharkley Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 216 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Do you use TC in SH3 ?? Just wanted to get some feed back as to what level of TC you commonly use in SH3 ?? Do you play all at 1x or do you race in at 1024x ?? Or do you limit yourself ?? Please let me know.. Thanks __________________ Tonnage Wars http://www.comsubspac.com/ http://www.bts-mods.com/

03-27-09, 02:30 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	usually i play somewhere between 256 and 512. if im limited on time i will go 1024. I have completed only one 1x patrol. __________________

03-27-09, 02:40 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I tend to limit myself to x128 unless I'm crossing the Atlantic. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-27-09, 03:12 PM	#6
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I go to 1024 if I'm transiting in an area without air coverage. 256 on station and in areas with planes. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-27-09, 02:40 PM	#5
Oneshot/Onekill Captain Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Drinking a cold one in Davey Jone's locker. Posts: 487 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I don't go above 128x...It generally take me 1-2weeks R/T to complete a patrol. If I have fatigue set to on I don't like 32 or below because it drains your crews energy too fast.

03-27-09, 04:45 PM	#7
RoaldLarsen Weps Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Control Room Posts: 355 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	No more than TC32 when in an area where enemy planes might be flying. Otherwise will go as high as TC1024 when: transitting or, between sound checks in a patrol area where I can run surfaced, or in a patrol area where I need to stay submerged. I'm trying to maximise the chance of being sighted while minimizing the chance of finding prey. While this sounds like the opposite of sensible, I'm trying to compensate for the game making it too easy to find merchants. Since I am beginning to think there might be too many aircraft as well as too many merchant ships, I am considering running at higher TCs than 32 most of the time. I try to run at TC1024 at multiples of 12 hours as it means my crew fatigue and watch status remain unchanged. __________________ 100% realism, DiD Harbor Traffic 1.47(incl. RUB) Using SH3 Commander to implement many custom realism tweaks Covered 1939-1945; now restarting in 1939 again. Completed 39 careers, 210 war patrols, 4.7Mt sunk, 19 subs lost

03-27-09, 06:22 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Currently 128x. I used to use full TC, but I read that that would make the air patrols disappear for the most part. So, I listen to the gramaphone and think about things while the map scrolls slowly on. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-28-09, 05:54 AM	#9
Lzs von swe Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	When outbound and on station never over TC64. When heading for home I might go up to TC128. In the Black Sea I went on TC32, most patrols toke no more then 4-6 days, game time, in there. __________________

03-28-09, 07:58 AM	#10
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Up to 512 if transiting long distances, max 128 in patrol area and mostly 64 or less, any contact 1x from acquiring contact to loss of contact. __________________

03-28-09, 09:13 AM	#11
subvers4 Mate Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Posts: 58 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	When outbound and on patrol, I never go above 32x. Although when I'm out of torps and am returning to base, especially on a long voyage, I'll bump it up to 1024x, as the only thing I do with contacts in that case is hide from them !

03-28-09, 10:29 AM	#12
JohnnyBlaze Officer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 247 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	Max TC set to 128 in SH3 Commander, but I like to use 8x to 32x TC __________________

03-28-09, 01:17 PM	#13
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	256x the gramaphone car magazines, books, newspaper.....

03-28-09, 02:45 PM	#14
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Once I get into an area where there may be enemy activity I slow down to 128x or 256x (max) so that I'm less likely to miss any contacts. I remember reading somewhere on these boards that the game generates fewer contacts if you run at higher TC levels in order to compensate for the load on the system.

03-28-09, 08:24 PM	#15
JHuschke XO Join Date: May 2008 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 432 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I am limiting myself x128 or lower at all times