correct. that took me awhile to figure out. LOL

Good note! Yeah… once the game gets more stable… I could do TDC videos on those.

No problem. I’m glad you liked it. I wanted to be as thorough as possible. Learning the history, how it works, and then showing it off is the best way to learn about something. I will have more tutorials on this game in the future. I’m working on a few ideas now with A.I. testing out my theories. Haha

Glad to assist! 👌🏽👍🏽

Yep no worries. One day I’ll get around to the Type VII subs TDC.

I know! I bought it like last year and never played then saw someone playing a week ago, and I redownloaded it and already clocked insane hours 😂 It was fun learning the game and tactics, was overwhelming at first but now it’s just so chill and relaxing and immersive!

I think this is a great one to start with. It's in-depth enough to feel cool, while still being gamey enough to be accessible. And you can fine tune it in either direction you wish. It's a great game. If you REALLY want to feel cool, look into a game called Wolfpack.

@@pythosdegothos6181 That’s a great compliment! I’ll try to make all my tutorial videos informative.

@@kNOCommentGaming Im a flight instructor, and your cadence, cador, and skill are that of such. Your explanations are just clear and concise.

@@pythosdegothos6181 Glad you feel that way. When I was editing it i felt cringe hearing me explain it certain ways. 😂

@@leoleen5491 No problem! Welcome!

Yes you can enter in AOB measurements from the perspective of the Uboat. (You do this in either first person or Skipper Experimental view) The game does have a great PDF of how a targeted ship looks like from all angles and how to tell by looking at it what AOB it is. (You can see this pdf by entering the USO or UZO view as I did in the game, and looking in the top left corner of the screen for an “i” icon. Click on that opens the pdf) I did not do this for simplicity. My goal was to help with the understanding of what APB was, this is why I explained it the way I did externally. (in hind sight I should have showed both) the game lets you enter in an AOB value that is approximately close enough manually. (In first person or skipper view you turn the dial to approximately the value you want, in third person as I did you can enter it in exactly by typing the value and not turning the dial) Lastly it autocorrected the (incorrect) values I entered due to the scope being locked onto the target. (Note: The game auto updates the AOB for the angle the target is, and not your angle to the ship, this is encoded in the code of the game, and the TDC) Obviously in real life they have to keep following it, since this is a video game you can locked the scope to a target as I stated “lock the target” in the video. So, you can wait for the perfect 90-130 degree AOB without worry about manually fill the target and fire the torp(s). But…. You can unlock the target and follow manually if you wish. This is more challenging, but the game allows this for realism. (Once again I locked on target for simplicity of the video.) When I make a new TDC tutorial for the Type VII Uboats TDC (which is different) I’ll do it by showing the pdf and finding the AOB that way. Without using the external view or map view. (This TDC also auto follows once “locked” on. It is a video game at the end of the day. Haha) Hope this answered your question questions. Also thanks for watching and getting that far in the video! Update: As of today June 23, 2024 2024.1 Preview 16 just updated to be more precise with dial selections. You can now use the mouse wheel to be more precise! AWESOME!

@@Deathraven693 Thank you

@@stillwill761 no problem StillWill

@@kingsgambit7734 I’ll try to make a better one for the type 7 which is kinda the same tactics… one day.. just iffy cause it’s beta, and video might be dated if they change something. No worries tho, this game has a learning curve, but keep going! You will get it!

Still a fantastic tutorial!!! Great Job.

@@kNOCommentGaming I may finally be getting the hang of it a little but I tweaked what you showed by using the tool and going from my uboat to the ship target and then straight off of that target ships nose. Still miss occasionally esp. if the ship is at greater than 2.5 k range but guessing that is due to speed being off a little. Or the range...but within 2K esp it seems to hit.

@@kingsgambit7734 sounds like the speed of the torp, and distance is the problem. After a certain range the torps propeller will stop. I did post a comment with the correction. Exactly what you said is what I forgot to mention.

@@overlordzorn yeah might update it with the Type 7 TDC. Who knows also, they might change something since it’s a Beta currently.

Thanks

@Sam-pb9mx Hey Sam, In this game you can do both. I explained the TDC as an overview for if you wished to move the dials yourself. In the video I did the calculations, which upon pushing the button the officer on the TDC which I assigned to man it entered in the numbers I told him. Now you can do this on your own also, but it’s a lot of switching screens. To do this just DO NOT assign an officer to the TDC. Then you just calculate the solution you need on the attack periscope, change from the attack periscope view to the TDC view, manipulate the knobs and settings you need, change back to the periscope view, make sure everything is correct, the TDC will auto follow the target according to your entered values, once you are ready to fire, enter back into TDC view, and manually fire the torpedoes. You can also fix the torpedo solutions to the exact by changing views to the torpedo panel, and manually entering in what you need there also. The game makes it easier by allowing you to assign officers to these stations, so you can just find the solution you need on the attack periscope, and push a button (telling officers on assigned stations) to have officers enter in what your solution was. But… you can totally do all this on your own, just do not assign any officer to a station. This would be very tedious, but if you like that, then go right ahead! 👍🏽🫡😊 For entertainment and gaming purposes I had the cpu (officers assigned to stations) do it for me. Hope this answered your question and helped Sam!

Yes definitely 💯 I love to play realistic but also don’t want to make things over complicated. I wish there would be a bit more of a mix.

@@Sam-pb9mx yeah, making games has to have a balance. If it was multiplayer that would be more realistic. I think that’s what you seem to be wanting, that balance.

@@elvarsmar2280 that In itself is “using the TDC”. Also, explaining what the TDC is, and how it is used.. is in itself “a TDC Tutorial”.

@@kNOCommentGamingthis is a good tutorial on using the GUI but I’d say that “using the TDC” is actually using the TDC, as it’s fully interactive and most of us are looking to now how it works vs the mod.

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No, you’re not an idiot. You can do it all manual without the map, but you will need the periscope. TDC allows for auto tracking once you lock in with the scope though, and setting up salvo solutions. This is all possible in first person without the map, just more difficult. There is a difficulty setting up”Hardcore Aiming” it forces you to use only the scopes to aim and fire. I think it’s just for added immersion. Adds to being more hardcore and realistic. Technically the auto lock and aiming isn’t real, but it a video game at the end of the day. Haha

Footage seen here is from the unstable beta branch, the update and features seen here arent pushed on stable yet.

@@overlordzorn correct! 👍🏽

It's just another option for players to use to have fun. You can get targeting data entirely from the map tools, purely from the periscope view, or you can use the TDC and control boxes. It's not supposed to necessarily be better or more accurate, just more fun. Whatever way you find most satisfying, it's there for you to utilize. If you want to use the TDC, I find it helps to focus on the basics: target speed, AoB, and distance. Everything else you can pretty much tune out. Although, one specific instance where TDC is better is if you want to have multiple tubes flooded and ready to go, but only fire one torpedo. Before, that was impossible in game, but now you can use the control box to select a specific tube to fire, which is pretty nice.

@@rikmuao4699 works both ways in this game. 🤷🏽 It’s a game. But… yes for if you are doing hardcore aiming. Also, I did it at a 0 or 90 degrees from them to me angle, cause that was my firing point. 90-130 degrees, so yea I did do it correctly. (3/3 hits) (well maybe the TDC auto updating also helps lol) AOB was auto updating also as we were moving forward. So technically I didn’t need to redo it often. TDC follows the ship once locked.

Actually tbh, AoB is just guesswork, lol. That's how they had to do it historically, and you kinda just got to get an eye for it. It's not too hard to get down, especially since you should, for the most part, be shooting from 80 to 100 degrees anyway.

@@hege750 I imagine it as the Germany crew speaking only English so when they do messages it tricks the English since they are only speaking English. 😂

??? I'll just put that. I never go to the movies, or restaurants, so that's def not me. I'm a homebody... rather be with family, than out and about.