Noob question on Renown..

06-18-09, 01:40 PM

Playing GWX3 I note that no renown is not reward for successfully reaching the assigned patrol and staying for a certain length of time. Is this correct? If so, is there any reason to go there at all? Should I just free lance and look for tonnage wherever I can find it?

sharkbit · 06-18-09, 01:59 PM

Welcome aboard!

You are correct-GWX removed renown for patrolling your assigned area and there is nothing stopping you from freelancing.

Personally, I follow orders head to my patrol area, patrol for 24 hours and then go hunting elsewhere within reason. I don't go trouncing off to the other side of the ocean though. I try to stay in the same general area.

Today, I saw a recently added mod in the download section that reinstates renoun for patrolling your area if you're interested.

Bent Periscope · 06-18-09, 02:06 PM

Welcome aboard. I usually head to my area but will attack on the way if opportunity calls.

BP

Fishers of Men · 06-18-09, 02:22 PM

I edited the basic.cfg file and added back a small amount of renown. It seems important, IMHO, to follow my initial orders and attempt to patrol my assigned sector and stay on station for 24 hours. I freelance after that. It seems to keep within the spirit of the simulation that, as a good officer, I will follow orders to the best of my ability. If every u-boat commander did his own thing and did not look at the big picture, there would be chaos and the submarine war would be ineffective.

In real life, most u-boat commanders had a lot of freedom of action, within boundaries.

FoM

Sailor Steve · 06-18-09, 02:24 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

It's easy enough to edit the renown to give whatever you want, but I don't bother because I never 'buy' anything anyway.

Personally, I spend my entire patrol in the assigned grid for the simple reason that the game, even with GWX, gives many times the encounters that any historical u-boat ever had, and since I play for the historic feel rather than the tonnage I'm perfectly comfortable complaining about coming home empty once in awhile.

But that's just me.

Murr44 · 06-18-09, 03:06 PM

I had a bug occur the other night where I reached my patrol grid (CO52) & patrolled it for 24 hours but the game wouldn't recognize that I had reached it or that I had done my 24 hrs inside the grid (both primary & secondary objectives were still blue {not met}). This was with GWX 3.0.

Sailor Steve · 06-18-09, 03:18 PM

That happens ocassionally even in the stock game. It's very rare, but it does happen.

06-18-09, 01:40 PM	#1
gammasigma Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Noob question on Renown.. Playing GWX3 I note that no renown is not reward for successfully reaching the assigned patrol and staying for a certain length of time. Is this correct? If so, is there any reason to go there at all? Should I just free lance and look for tonnage wherever I can find it?

06-18-09, 01:59 PM	#2
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! You are correct-GWX removed renown for patrolling your assigned area and there is nothing stopping you from freelancing. Personally, I follow orders head to my patrol area, patrol for 24 hours and then go hunting elsewhere within reason. I don't go trouncing off to the other side of the ocean though. I try to stay in the same general area. Today, I saw a recently added mod in the download section that reinstates renoun for patrolling your area if you're interested. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

06-18-09, 02:22 PM	#4
Fishers of Men Seaman Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fishers, Indiana Posts: 37 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I edited the basic.cfg file and added back a small amount of renown. It seems important, IMHO, to follow my initial orders and attempt to patrol my assigned sector and stay on station for 24 hours. I freelance after that. It seems to keep within the spirit of the simulation that, as a good officer, I will follow orders to the best of my ability. If every u-boat commander did his own thing and did not look at the big picture, there would be chaos and the submarine war would be ineffective. In real life, most u-boat commanders had a lot of freedom of action, within boundaries. FoM __________________ I am a monster from the deep.........the destroyer of my enemies.

06-18-09, 02:24 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! It's easy enough to edit the renown to give whatever you want, but I don't bother because I never 'buy' anything anyway. Personally, I spend my entire patrol in the assigned grid for the simple reason that the game, even with GWX, gives many times the encounters that any historical u-boat ever had, and since I play for the historic feel rather than the tonnage I'm perfectly comfortable complaining about coming home empty once in awhile. But that's just me. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-18-09, 03:18 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That happens ocassionally even in the stock game. It's very rare, but it does happen. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-18-09, 02:06 PM	#3
Bent Periscope Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dry docks of Los Angeles, CA Posts: 250 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard. I usually head to my area but will attack on the way if opportunity calls. BP

06-18-09, 03:06 PM	#6
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I had a bug occur the other night where I reached my patrol grid (CO52) & patrolled it for 24 hours but the game wouldn't recognize that I had reached it or that I had done my 24 hrs inside the grid (both primary & secondary objectives were still blue {not met}). This was with GWX 3.0.