Command Aces of the Deep (Win95) - HexEdit questions

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by UnderWaterGamer

Sunderland are very dangerous at the beginning of the war but for some reason they try to depth charge me while I'm on the surface when they have depth charges, I guess they try to drop them on my deck!

AoD also masters the art of realism when it comes to aircraft tactics, small planes (F4 wildcats mostly) will, once they have you spotted, overfly you once or twice to make a few holes and then fly around you at the limit of your AA gun's range and call in a destroyer. Then two different scenarios may happen:
1)You submerge and try to escape at flank speed (unlikely if the destroyer is already chasing you).
2) you stay surfaced and face the destroyer but then proceed to diving, receiving a few wados in the process.

Also to avoid damage from the aircrafts bombs/gunning overflys:
-I usually travel at full speed and then crank it up to flank when the aircraft is closing in (~500m)
-I do "drastical course changes" of 90°+ when the aircraft is closing in too (same~500m)

Hope this can avoid you a lot of work for the repair party!

Dropping depth charges at a surfaced sub was a common tactic actually. If they're set shallow which they usually were, no sense in waiting.

[UnderWaterGamer]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Dropping depth charges at a surfaced sub was a common tactic actually. If they're set shallow which they usually were, no sense in waiting.

Thanks for letting me know! Once more AoD gains my respect when it comes to realism!

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by UnderWaterGamer

Thanks for letting me know! Once more AoD gains my respect when it comes to realism!

AOD is really an incredible sim. 25 years later, I still am playing it. I also seem to recall a sub(s) being sunk by a depth charge hitting it directly from the air (Blair's books).
Though I doubt that was the pilot's intention as much as just how things happened.
Aircraft sunk almost as many subs as escorts/hunter-killer groups, etc.

[UnderWaterGamer]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

AOD is really an incredible sim. 25 years later, I still am playing it. I also seem to recall a sub(s) being sunk by a depth charge hitting it directly from the air (Blair's books).
Though I doubt that was the pilot's intention as much as just how things happened.
Aircraft sunk almost as many subs as escorts/hunter-killer groups, etc.

True, planes where big threats for U-Boats, and the arrival of radars would make the already tired crews look out for aircrafts at night. Though in AoD I let the crew on the AA's day and night like in SH1

Quick question; Is Steve Hildebrand still an active member here?




I ask, as I too have been experimenting with the Hex editor and CAOD and wanted to discuss explore more about this.


Tim

[Jeff-Groves]

I don't play AOD but I am pretty good with a Hex Editor.
Maybe someone can send me the files so I could look at them?
I could write some stuff for 010 Editor that may help.

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

I don't play AOD but I am pretty good with a Hex Editor.
Maybe someone can send me the files so I could look at them?
I could write some stuff for 010 Editor that may help.

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