Allied Torpedo Dud rate
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:47 am
Playing current production version (no beta), PBEM. DaBigBabes A. 1 Aug 43. "Reliable USN Torpedo" is NOT selected (so early war dud rates are in effect).
AFB. Dud rate remains abysmal so I did some checking. Little/no indication of increased hits especially with increased numbers of allied subs in theater (did have a better month in Jan/Feb 43 but back to few hits after that). Looked at tracker, lists 21"MK14 (device id# 96) with 80% dud rate...replaced by (unspecified date) 21"MK14 (device id# 1594) with 80% dud rate! Have been conducting regular sub upgrades, dismayed to see 21"MK14 as weapon even through all 1943 updates...(8/43 and 9/43 for Gatos and Balaos).
Manual indicates dud rates should decrease in 43 (as I read it, in "steps", dropping 20% in Jan 43 (to 60%) and then down to 10% in Sept. Looks like I'm stuck at 80% and no path to get to 10% next month (9/43).
(would have thought the game would use the Mk15 in Jan at 60% via device update and Mk18 in Sep at 10% to implement the dud rate drops, although I realize this isn't exactly historical use of these torps. Tracker shows Mk15 & 18 both at 60% and no path to use them from Mk14 and as far as I can see an any upgrade. Additionally no sub will carry MK15s or 18s according to future updates which all still use the Mk14).
What's up...am I doomed to have "bad fish" for the duration while the JFB feasts on fresh Allied Merchant Sushi and unlucky CA/BB/CVs?
Before I get a general post "use the beta Kevin"...our PBEM agreement is only production updates to keep a consistent game capability, we've been at this a couple of years now...although this may be a compelling reason (at least for this AFB) but only if the beta is known to fix this issue.
If the prod version (or the DaBabes DB?) "is" broken and this is a known error can we change the "Reliable USN Torp" setting to 'reset' allied dud rate to 10% mid game? That would be a minimum/targeted impact on game play vs. a beta.
Thanks, Kevin
AFB. Dud rate remains abysmal so I did some checking. Little/no indication of increased hits especially with increased numbers of allied subs in theater (did have a better month in Jan/Feb 43 but back to few hits after that). Looked at tracker, lists 21"MK14 (device id# 96) with 80% dud rate...replaced by (unspecified date) 21"MK14 (device id# 1594) with 80% dud rate! Have been conducting regular sub upgrades, dismayed to see 21"MK14 as weapon even through all 1943 updates...(8/43 and 9/43 for Gatos and Balaos).
Manual indicates dud rates should decrease in 43 (as I read it, in "steps", dropping 20% in Jan 43 (to 60%) and then down to 10% in Sept. Looks like I'm stuck at 80% and no path to get to 10% next month (9/43).
(would have thought the game would use the Mk15 in Jan at 60% via device update and Mk18 in Sep at 10% to implement the dud rate drops, although I realize this isn't exactly historical use of these torps. Tracker shows Mk15 & 18 both at 60% and no path to use them from Mk14 and as far as I can see an any upgrade. Additionally no sub will carry MK15s or 18s according to future updates which all still use the Mk14).
What's up...am I doomed to have "bad fish" for the duration while the JFB feasts on fresh Allied Merchant Sushi and unlucky CA/BB/CVs?
Before I get a general post "use the beta Kevin"...our PBEM agreement is only production updates to keep a consistent game capability, we've been at this a couple of years now...although this may be a compelling reason (at least for this AFB) but only if the beta is known to fix this issue.
If the prod version (or the DaBabes DB?) "is" broken and this is a known error can we change the "Reliable USN Torp" setting to 'reset' allied dud rate to 10% mid game? That would be a minimum/targeted impact on game play vs. a beta.
Thanks, Kevin
(just holed but did not sink two AKEs last turn with a single Dutch sub!!! of course there was the hat trick IJN I-33 had a couple of turns ago with Allied merchants South of NZ)