Your favourite realism settings

Nemo66 · 03-13-15, 12:09 PM

Hi mates,

i'd like to talk a bit about realism settings. Which settings do you like the most and which do you use in your career?

After years of playing easy and medium, i am now very close to full realism, the settings name in English is "historic" i think. If i remember right, these names differ from english to EU versions. I think the 4 stock settings don't really satisfy anyway; i mostly use a personalized setting. Although i love to watch my boat from the outside, i don't use the outside cams at the moment. This makes the game a lot harder as you know, especially evading when detected underwater is really hard. But it makes your hair stand up, when you only can wait if your evasive course brings you out of the WaBos damaging range, or if you are blown away the very next moment.

What are your favourite realism settings/features? Do you play always the same or do you change back and forth also (like i do)

UKönig · 03-13-15, 01:59 PM

I play the game to just enjoy myself, a simulated U-boat captain. Probably about as close to the actual environment as I would want to go.
I grew up in a navy family, from Halifax, NS. Which is one of the main staging points for convoy operations. This was taught to us as local history. Also, in the First world war, Halifax was destroyed by a large explosion when two frieghters, one french, the other norwegian, one an ammution carrier, the other a medical ship, collided in the harbour. As a result, we are kind of raised as kids to 'not like' the Germans. So this is my way of rebelling against that prejudice instilled when I was young. Now I've gone "full German", funny how things turn out. Anyway, I use about 42-47% realism. 47% is with unlimited gas, but limited battery (primarily). Limited air, both bottled and breathable. I have to have some ability to get away on my own merits, and if I can't in time...

Scout614 · 03-13-15, 02:11 PM

i do 49% witch is dud torpedos limited gas o2 compressed air realistic reload time and i believe realistic sinking times. i am a commanding officer my job is to command the boat not run the radio and the hydrophones. its not my job to plot attack charts nor is it mine to navigate. i make the orders and my men do as i say. to quote UKonig's signatute:Because I'm the captain, that's why! im an officer not a grunt

UKönig · 03-13-15, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Scout614

i do 49% witch is dud torpedos limited gas o2 compressed air realistic reload time and i believe realistic sinking times. i am a commanding officer my job is to command the boat not run the radio and the hydrophones. its not my job to plot attack charts nor is it mine to navigate. i make the orders and my men do as i say. to quote UKonig's signatute:Because I'm the captain, that's why! im an officer not a grunt

I like where your head's at!

Scout614 · 03-13-15, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by UKönig

I like where your head's at!

ditto

kvbrock82 · 03-13-15, 04:19 PM

I like to use 100% realism except I keep map updates on.. I would like to keep the external camera on to admire the scenery however i find myself cheekily using it when i shouldnt be so recently have decided to disable it.. i just cant trust myself

Obltn Strand · 03-13-15, 02:28 PM

100% realism, NYGM, and I will take anything modders can create against my tonnage...

CCIP · 03-13-15, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Obltn Strand

100% realism, NYGM, and I will take anything modders can create against my tonnage...

Same

Likewise, for a better experience, adding some house rules to set limits on your behaviour also help realism

sik1977 · 03-14-15, 12:07 AM

71% realism... can go a bit higher and give up event camera, and maybe even free view, but really keep it on for enjoyment in seeing my victims sink and burn...

But honestly, 71% is perhaps on the easy side as I have 3 million tonnage now in GWX 2.1 in some 25 or so patrols....

03-13-15, 12:09 PM	#1
Nemo66 Bosun Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: munich, germany Posts: 68 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Your favourite realism settings Hi mates, i'd like to talk a bit about realism settings. Which settings do you like the most and which do you use in your career? After years of playing easy and medium, i am now very close to full realism, the settings name in English is "historic" i think. If i remember right, these names differ from english to EU versions. I think the 4 stock settings don't really satisfy anyway; i mostly use a personalized setting. Although i love to watch my boat from the outside, i don't use the outside cams at the moment. This makes the game a lot harder as you know, especially evading when detected underwater is really hard. But it makes your hair stand up, when you only can wait if your evasive course brings you out of the WaBos damaging range, or if you are blown away the very next moment. What are your favourite realism settings/features? Do you play always the same or do you change back and forth also (like i do)

03-13-15, 01:59 PM	#2
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I play the game to just enjoy myself, a simulated U-boat captain. Probably about as close to the actual environment as I would want to go. I grew up in a navy family, from Halifax, NS. Which is one of the main staging points for convoy operations. This was taught to us as local history. Also, in the First world war, Halifax was destroyed by a large explosion when two frieghters, one french, the other norwegian, one an ammution carrier, the other a medical ship, collided in the harbour. As a result, we are kind of raised as kids to 'not like' the Germans. So this is my way of rebelling against that prejudice instilled when I was young. Now I've gone "full German", funny how things turn out. Anyway, I use about 42-47% realism. 47% is with unlimited gas, but limited battery (primarily). Limited air, both bottled and breathable. I have to have some ability to get away on my own merits, and if I can't in time... __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!

03-13-15, 02:28 PM	#7
Obltn Strand Commodore Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 614 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	100% realism, NYGM, and I will take anything modders can create against my tonnage... __________________ Himmel, sukeltakaa!

03-14-15, 12:07 AM	#9
sik1977 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 121 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	71% realism... can go a bit higher and give up event camera, and maybe even free view, but really keep it on for enjoyment in seeing my victims sink and burn... But honestly, 71% is perhaps on the easy side as I have 3 million tonnage now in GWX 2.1 in some 25 or so patrols.... __________________ Core i7 4790K 16GB DDR3 RAM Nvidia GTX 1080Ti

03-13-15, 02:11 PM	#3
Scout614 Bosun Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 62 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	i do 49% witch is dud torpedos limited gas o2 compressed air realistic reload time and i believe realistic sinking times. i am a commanding officer my job is to command the boat not run the radio and the hydrophones. its not my job to plot attack charts nor is it mine to navigate. i make the orders and my men do as i say. to quote UKonig's signatute:Because I'm the captain, that's why! im an officer not a grunt

03-13-15, 04:19 PM	#6
kvbrock82 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 137 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	I like to use 100% realism except I keep map updates on.. I would like to keep the external camera on to admire the scenery however i find myself cheekily using it when i shouldnt be so recently have decided to disable it.. i just cant trust myself