No ships in ports?

[SirTravis1021]

I have checked the ports of Dunkirk, Hartlepool, Oban, and the port of Breast. I have not seen a single ship in port. Back when I used to play this game port raids were my favorite thing to do, did the turn down the chance to find ships at ports?

[Wrath of the North]

It's almost like UBOAT is austere, half-baked and lacking in soul.

But hey... At least we got a weirdly over-scaled Type II, too few crew members in every sub and the ability to load every torpedo tube in the boat at the same time.

[Canadaboy250]

it seems to be just certain ports are often empty, Ive found tons of ships every time ive visited Edinburg and Portsmouth but ive never seen one in Hartlepool. Dunno if its bugs, balance, or features

[SirTravis1021]

Originally posted by Canadaboy250:

it seems to be just certain ports are often empty, Ive found tons of ships every time ive visited Edinburg and Portsmouth but ive never seen one in Hartlepool. Dunno if its bugs, balance, or features

I hope it's fixed soon either way. I loved the thrill of port raids

[SpaceBikerV]

I recently went to Rotterdam and found one British ship. I haven’t explored other ports yet

[silverarm]

I have yet to see a single ship in any port. I even tried stopping by Malta while it was inside my patrol area thinking maybe that might trigger it to be populated. Nope. Nobody home.

[SoulShock]

In the early campaign Edinburgh certainly seems like a worthwhile port to raid with around 4-6 ships at anchor, including tankers. Be aware of the subnet while heading in though, I recommend going in on the surface at night to 'jump' it.

Also, you might want to consider raiding Bergen during the Norway campaign.

[string28]

Originally posted by SirTravis1021:

I have checked the ports of Dunkirk, Hartlepool, Oban, and the port of Breast. I have not seen a single ship in port. Back when I used to play this game port raids were my favorite thing to do, did the turn down the chance to find ships at ports?

Breast was eventually occupied by the Germans.

[Tikigod]

Originally posted by SirTravis1021:

I have checked the ports of Dunkirk, Hartlepool, Oban, and the port of Breast. I have not seen a single ship in port. Back when I used to play this game port raids were my favorite thing to do, did the turn down the chance to find ships at ports?

I've seen ships in a lot of different ports, so it's definitely something that is still a thing.

Two examples, starting in 1939, I had a mission to spot AA placements in Bergen, and when I got there 2 British freighters were docked.

And I had another British freighter docked at port when I was sent to spot AA at a dock around France (Honestly can't recall what the port was called, my British brain is trained to filter out any and all things French and not retain them in memory hehe)

[Whitzwolf]

I did a raid on Liverpool and there was a good 6 ships docked

[Hidden Gunman]

Well, some places are just sh**holes...

[jfblake90]

My last patrol I stopped in Edinburgh and it was full of freighters. There was also a Warship task force that came by but I avoided it as it was too shallow to risk.

[Alex Paen (ljekio)]

Originally posted by silverarm:

I have yet to see a single ship in any port. I even tried stopping by Malta while it was inside my patrol area thinking maybe that might trigger it to be populated. Nope. Nobody home.

when i was there in beta there were at least seven merchants. But the taste of merchants in ports is spoiled by the lack of any protection there.

[Canadaboy250]

Originally posted by silverarm:

I have yet to see a single ship in any port. I even tried stopping by Malta while it was inside my patrol area thinking maybe that might trigger it to be populated. Nope. Nobody home.

just so you know, once you've entered your patrol area sinking ships anywhere counts towards your total, so if you ever have a patrol near portsmouth or edinburg just head to the port for a free mission, those two ports are ALWAYS full.

[Canadaboy250]

Originally posted by SirTravis1021:

I hope it's fixed soon either way. I loved the thrill of port raids

If you've got the power, turn on very large or enormous convoys, they are ridicoulous, especially just dropping down to periscope depth and seeing the notification of 35-73 ships approaching.

[SirTravis1021]

Just a update, I did :raid: N. Ireland and found ships coming out of it. So I guess ships only spawn in ports you can recon by air?