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The_Yugster
Joined: 25 Jan 2006
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 Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject: Sinking after just leaving port!! |
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Another stupid noob problem!!
Im useing the Rub45 mod with the port trafic mod as well......
Ive tride twice now to leav port when sudenly abit of a way out theres an explosion and i take on masive floding and sink!!
Theres no sing of enamy aircraft or ships!!
Could I be hitting mines?
If so how do you know were they are and how to go round them?
Or is it a bug? |
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panthercules
Joined: 30 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: Sinking after just leaving port!! |
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| The_Yugster wrote: | Another stupid noob problem!!
Im useing the Rub45 mod with the port trafic mod as well......
Ive tride twice now to leav port when sudenly abit of a way out theres an explosion and i take on masive floding and sink!!
Theres no sing of enamy aircraft or ships!!
Could I be hitting mines?
If so how do you know were they are and how to go round them?
Or is it a bug? |
Almost certainly you are running into a mine - generally, these mods that add minefields to friendly ports also provide you with an escorting destroyer/patrol boat of some kind which, if you follow it out of the harbor, will get you safely past the minefields - this is kinda fun the first couple of times, but does tend to get old after a while depending on which port you are in and how long it takes you to get past the minefields - many of these port traffic mods have versions or mini-mods that remove the minefields from friendly ports, in case you'd rather not bother with them |
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HEMISENT
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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Location: Northern Illinois
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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| U Boat + Minefield = BOOM!!! :help: |
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xptical
Joined: 21 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Can anyone confirm if this is also in IUB? Are there maps of the fields? How do you know which ship is the escort? |
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Marhkimov
Joined: 22 May 2005
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Location: Bay Area, California, USA
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Mines are also in IUB. It is a feature of the Harbor Traffic mod, which uses mines at the base entrances. |
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captainclasp
Joined: 25 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:38 am Post subject: |
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As soon as you start the patrol your bridge crew usually notes a ship spotted - the very first ship you see is your guide - usually a trawler of some sort. Follow it - and you should avoid the mines with no problem. Good Hunting.
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ref
Joined: 21 Nov 2005
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Location: Mar del Plata, Argentina
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| captainclasp wrote: | As soon as you start the patrol your bridge crew usually notes a ship spotted - the very first ship you see is your guide - usually a trawler of some sort. Follow it - and you should avoid the mines with no problem. Good Hunting.
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First time I load Harbour Traffic I was plotting a course out off port in the nav screen when I hear a crash sound, when I reach the bridge I saw I was ramming it. 
Since then I always leave port at less than 5 knts. |
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Sailor Steve
Joined: 22 Nov 2002
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Lock your UZO onto the escort. Match his speed. When he turns don't bother to follow him manually; wait until you are directly astern of him and hit the '+/=' key. That way you will follow his path exactly and always be the same distance behind him. |
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Marhkimov
Joined: 22 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, espeacially when I found a spam smiley. I felt it would fit me quite nicely.  |
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Sturm
Joined: 04 May 2005
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Location: Finland
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Harbours aren't the only place where you can hit those things. It was pure good luck that I didn't hit this sucker with my brand new XXI, which was already attacked by aircraft and also depth charged and rammed by destroyer in heavy fog.
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The_Yugster
Joined: 25 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah if your useing RUB you can see the escort ship on the map, as its the only ship that has an outline on the map its hard to miss!!
BTW were abouts is that? looks like those islands abouve Norway didunt know the map gose up that far? |
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Sturm
Joined: 04 May 2005
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Location: Finland
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| No, they are Faeroe Islands. |
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Sailor Steve
Joined: 22 Nov 2002
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| Sturm wrote: | |
This shows the passage between the Faroes and Scotland. It was mined by the British in 1940-41. If you are using RUB then the mines are there, placed originally by me for the Ops Mod, later corrected and updated by Teddy Bar for RUB and his new mod.
Use the mission editor to look at the map and you'll see where all the mines are. |
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billk1
Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Location: New Jersey
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Where do I get this Harbor Traffic mod?
Thanks,
Bill |
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GT182
Joined: 10 May 2005
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Location: NY
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Go here billk..... http://u-boot.realsimulation.com/ then click on SHIII Downloads on the left. Then click I Understand and Agree in the next screen and go to Silent Hunter 3 Mods (General Section). HT 1.47 is the latest one. There is one for RUB and a Standalone version. |
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