A collection of embarrassments

Nangleator · 02-10-11, 09:21 AM

New player, still getting used to the game, so cut me some slack!

I started four careers last night. First one was 1941, out of the Phillipines port. I had only traveled part way up the west coast when I detected what was certainly an invasion task force. Sneaking at them on the surface, I got detected and dove deep. I decided do go a little below test depth, just to see what was possible. I only went 30 or so feet deeper, with no immediate effects. The destroyers were just sniffing around, so I got bored and used TC. Well, something started hurting me, and I was gone before I could do anything about it. Not sure if it was cumulative time spent too deep, or if they were dropping cans on me. Career over in hours.

Next career, just a few miles later, a similar task force. I got under them, past the 8 destroyers and into the group of transports, and the military ships must have sniffed me, because they never got very far away from me. I fired off all six tubes and got down low without triggering aggressive behavior, and my fish hit nothing. I grew impatient with the career at that point, since I realized I hadn't tuned the realism settings to my liking before starting anyway... so I quit and started over.

Next patrol, in '42, out of Pearl, I decided to top off at Midway, and on the way out, I got bounced by a big pack of Bettys. June 19th? Bettys at Midway? I figured they were friendly until the attacks started. I had some damage but survived. Couldn't manage damage control. I guess I have to crack open the manual PDF, if there is one. I couldn't tell if repairs were being done at all. Not intuitive. Some of the crew I dragged into the damage party were sleeping.

I'm on my fourth patrol now, and I'll be serious about this one. No fiddling with airplanes. I'll stay away from 8-destroyer convoys. I'll go easy on TC when I'm in a dangerous situation. I don't do manual targeting yet. Not until I'm more familiar with this game.

02-10-11, 09:21 AM	#1
Nangleator Mate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Billerica Posts: 58 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	A collection of embarrassments New player, still getting used to the game, so cut me some slack! I started four careers last night. First one was 1941, out of the Phillipines port. I had only traveled part way up the west coast when I detected what was certainly an invasion task force. Sneaking at them on the surface, I got detected and dove deep. I decided do go a little below test depth, just to see what was possible. I only went 30 or so feet deeper, with no immediate effects. The destroyers were just sniffing around, so I got bored and used TC. Well, something started hurting me, and I was gone before I could do anything about it. Not sure if it was cumulative time spent too deep, or if they were dropping cans on me. Career over in hours. Next career, just a few miles later, a similar task force. I got under them, past the 8 destroyers and into the group of transports, and the military ships must have sniffed me, because they never got very far away from me. I fired off all six tubes and got down low without triggering aggressive behavior, and my fish hit nothing. I grew impatient with the career at that point, since I realized I hadn't tuned the realism settings to my liking before starting anyway... so I quit and started over. Next patrol, in '42, out of Pearl, I decided to top off at Midway, and on the way out, I got bounced by a big pack of Bettys. June 19th? Bettys at Midway? I figured they were friendly until the attacks started. I had some damage but survived. Couldn't manage damage control. I guess I have to crack open the manual PDF, if there is one. I couldn't tell if repairs were being done at all. Not intuitive. Some of the crew I dragged into the damage party were sleeping. I'm on my fourth patrol now, and I'll be serious about this one. No fiddling with airplanes. I'll stay away from 8-destroyer convoys. I'll go easy on TC when I'm in a dangerous situation. I don't do manual targeting yet. Not until I'm more familiar with this game.