After reading all these posts I'm more confused!!!! I tried starting outside at Pearl, but that's where I was, NOT at Midway!!! I tried Dec8, 41 and Jan42, the same. Then I tried middle of '42 and guess what???, I had a choice of Midway(where I just started a new career).
At least part of MY confusion about this was thinking that a Youtube videos I watched started at one of the earliest times; BUT also if you read Trigger's manual, there's no indication of different starting times for different fleets starts. It reads, at least to me, that all positions are available from Dec '41.
Anyway, I don't know if I loaded everything correctly, if my downloads are 100%, but the game seems to be functioning well. All the bells & whisles are there & and the graphics are what I observed in YT videos. So, I'm happy.
Thanks guys, good hunting,
MN
