Lt Hetton Is Honking Me Off

ShotMagnet · 01-17-19, 10:22 AM

Three team-insertion missions in a row. Three.

One is hairy enough. Two are that much more-so, but three...
Does the game assign these at random. or did I do something to warrant displeasure sufficient to draw the short straw three times?

Shot

NZSharkbait · 01-17-19, 05:54 PM

Hi ShotMagnet,

hint: stop calling your skippers Bond...James Bond.

Yeah, sorry, couldn't resist...

merc4ulfate · 01-17-19, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShotMagnet

Three team-insertion missions in a row. Three.

One is hairy enough. Two are that much more-so, but three...
Does the game assign these at random. or did I do something to warrant displeasure sufficient to draw the short straw three times?

Shot

Are you running any mods? Sounds like a glitch.

propbeanie · 01-17-19, 08:46 PM

... or perhaps you do not have SH4 v1.5 with the Uboat Missions?... Is it Steam v1.3?

ShotMagnet · 01-17-19, 09:42 PM

Version 1.3. Attempts to find v 1.5 have met with failure. This is a versioning thing, then?

Shot

fireftr18 · 01-17-19, 10:09 PM

It could be a version issue. Try the sh4 website for version 1.5.

jimmbbo · 01-17-19, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShotMagnet

Version 1.3. Attempts to find v 1.5 have met with failure. This is a versioning thing, then?

I just had three agent missions in a row... First time in several dozen games with V1.5, just chalked it up to "stuff happens", and the last few missions since have been "normal"...
If it doesn't perpetuate itself, shouldn't be an issue...

ShotMagnet · 01-18-19, 02:00 AM

And now I'm on a fourth. I'm obviously on someone's list.

Shot

propbeanie · 01-18-19, 08:52 AM

If you have a Steam version of the game, you'll have to purchase the Silent Hunter 4 Uboat Missions Add-on (US Store link), which is another $10 currently, but does go "on sale" every once in a while. Unfortunately, you cannot use the Ubisoft v1.4 patch on a Steam version of the game.

If you have a disk version of the game, or something like an Amazon download, then you can use the Ubisoft SH4 v1.4 patch (SubSim download link) to update to that in-between version. I do not remember though, if that gets rid of the repeat missions. What can happen, even with the repeats removed, as jimmbbo encountered, is you might be in a SubRon that has more SpecOps missions than others, so you might be assigned a few in a row, but they shouldn't be repeats.

It is recommended though that you get your install updated to v1.5 however you can. Most of the mods are for v1.5, and it is the version with the least amount of trouble in Stock trim. Version 1.3 can be very frustrating.

ShotMagnet · 01-18-19, 09:53 AM

OK, good to know. I had 4 insertions in a row, and ran up a negative tally with regard to renown. Seems to me that a skipper who's dropped off the kids should be rewarded handsomely, but I've played enough sub sims to know that this isn't how things go.

Current patrol finds me back to hunting merchies, so we'll see how that goes.

Shot

propbeanie · 01-18-19, 11:30 AM

Now, in Stock and most mods, you should get 300 renown points for a successful insertion, sometimes more. You do not lose points for failing. Sink Hospital Ship though, and you will incur a -2500 hit in FotRSU, just for the ship, and similar in other mods. Sink a "friendly", and it is a minimum of -5000 points penalty, and more for the ship itself (whatever its renown value is). Other than that, it is difficult to get a negative score...

NZSharkbait · 01-18-19, 06:43 PM

I felt a little guilty about my last agent insertion into Formosa. I dropped him off in the middle of a wild, wet, windy monsoon night: last I saw of the poor sod, he was desperately paddling his small rubber dinghy through a 10' sea, straight towards towering cliffs. Still, I got my 300 points...

propbeanie · 01-18-19, 09:28 PM

I've had them turn turtle in the heavy seas, or maybe after I've run them over with my ship, their feet sticking in the air and - is that a paddle I see going by?... why, yes it is! He is still paddling while upside down in the water, and I still get my 300 points

01-17-19, 10:22 AM	#1
ShotMagnet Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 53 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Lt Hetton Is Honking Me Off Three team-insertion missions in a row. Three. One is hairy enough. Two are that much more-so, but three... Does the game assign these at random. or did I do something to warrant displeasure sufficient to draw the short straw three times? Shot __________________ I'm the Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast You don't hear of me or my crew But just ask any man off the coast of Japan If he knows of the Trigger Maru -Constantine Guiness

01-17-19, 05:54 PM	#2
NZSharkbait Seaman Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Noo Ziuland, near the Antarctic Posts: 33 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Hi ShotMagnet, hint: stop calling your skippers Bond...James Bond. Yeah, sorry, couldn't resist... __________________ Silent Victory: The U.S Submarine War Against Japan Kaigun: Imperial Japanese Navy webpage. MSI B560M PRO-VHD Wifi/ Intel i3-10105F 3.7GHz/ 32Mb RAM/ Nvidia GTX 1660 Super OS Win 10-64

01-17-19, 08:46 PM	#4
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	... or perhaps you do not have SH4 v1.5 with the Uboat Missions?... Is it Steam v1.3? __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

01-17-19, 09:42 PM	#5
ShotMagnet Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 53 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Version 1.3. Attempts to find v 1.5 have met with failure. This is a versioning thing, then? Shot __________________ I'm the Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast You don't hear of me or my crew But just ask any man off the coast of Japan If he knows of the Trigger Maru -Constantine Guiness

01-17-19, 10:09 PM	#6
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,526 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	It could be a version issue. Try the sh4 website for version 1.5. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

01-18-19, 02:00 AM	#8
ShotMagnet Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 53 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	And now I'm on a fourth. I'm obviously on someone's list. Shot __________________ I'm the Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast You don't hear of me or my crew But just ask any man off the coast of Japan If he knows of the Trigger Maru -Constantine Guiness

01-18-19, 08:52 AM	#9
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	If you have a Steam version of the game, you'll have to purchase the Silent Hunter 4 Uboat Missions Add-on (US Store link), which is another $10 currently, but does go "on sale" every once in a while. Unfortunately, you cannot use the Ubisoft v1.4 patch on a Steam version of the game. If you have a disk version of the game, or something like an Amazon download, then you can use the Ubisoft SH4 v1.4 patch (SubSim download link) to update to that in-between version. I do not remember though, if that gets rid of the repeat missions. What can happen, even with the repeats removed, as jimmbbo encountered, is you might be in a SubRon that has more SpecOps missions than others, so you might be assigned a few in a row, but they shouldn't be repeats. It is recommended though that you get your install updated to v1.5 however you can. Most of the mods are for v1.5, and it is the version with the least amount of trouble in Stock trim. Version 1.3 can be very frustrating. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

01-18-19, 09:53 AM	#10
ShotMagnet Mate Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 53 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	OK, good to know. I had 4 insertions in a row, and ran up a negative tally with regard to renown. Seems to me that a skipper who's dropped off the kids should be rewarded handsomely, but I've played enough sub sims to know that this isn't how things go. Current patrol finds me back to hunting merchies, so we'll see how that goes. Shot __________________ I'm the Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast You don't hear of me or my crew But just ask any man off the coast of Japan If he knows of the Trigger Maru -Constantine Guiness

01-18-19, 11:30 AM	#11
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	Now, in Stock and most mods, you should get 300 renown points for a successful insertion, sometimes more. You do not lose points for failing. Sink Hospital Ship though, and you will incur a -2500 hit in FotRSU, just for the ship, and similar in other mods. Sink a "friendly", and it is a minimum of -5000 points penalty, and more for the ship itself (whatever its renown value is). Other than that, it is difficult to get a negative score... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

01-18-19, 06:43 PM	#12
NZSharkbait Seaman Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Noo Ziuland, near the Antarctic Posts: 33 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	I felt a little guilty about my last agent insertion into Formosa. I dropped him off in the middle of a wild, wet, windy monsoon night: last I saw of the poor sod, he was desperately paddling his small rubber dinghy through a 10' sea, straight towards towering cliffs. Still, I got my 300 points... __________________ Silent Victory: The U.S Submarine War Against Japan Kaigun: Imperial Japanese Navy webpage. MSI B560M PRO-VHD Wifi/ Intel i3-10105F 3.7GHz/ 32Mb RAM/ Nvidia GTX 1660 Super OS Win 10-64

01-18-19, 09:28 PM	#13
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	I've had them turn turtle in the heavy seas, or maybe after I've run them over with my ship, their feet sticking in the air and - is that a paddle I see going by?... why, yes it is! He is still paddling while upside down in the water, and I still get my 300 points __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna