Is there a quick way to return to home port?

[jerm138]

In SH3, you could hit the ESC key and have the option to return to home port.

Is there any way to do this in SH4? Transiting sucks... I don't want to spend an hour or two real-time doing the "dive-to-PD-because-an-airplane-is-coming" dance just to end the patrol.

Also, is there a way to quickly transit to your patrol area for the same reasons mentioned above?

[ETR3(SS)]

Short answer, no. Which kinda sucks when you're out of fuel or your engines are broke.

[SteamWake]

long answer is no..

only high time compression

that is if you have fuel left

[WarlordATF]

I have not tried this and it looks rather complex, but maybe it will help.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=158704

[jerm138]

Originally Posted by WarlordATF

I have not tried this and it looks rather complex, but maybe it will help.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=158704

For anyone reading this... I DO NOT recommend doing this! I exited the game, backed up the files mentioned in that thread, made the applicable changes, loaded the game. When I was on the "Find em, chase em, sink em" screen, I got a crash-to-desktop.

I restored the original files I backed up, and now I STILL get CTD whenever I try to load a save from that career. I'm pretty sure I just totally screwed that whole career up.

[jerm138]

Can somebody look at these game files and verify the correctness of them? The parts I had changed are in red. These are from the original files I backed up and restored, but somehow I'm getting CTD now.

Thank you!



From the file: /data/campaigns/campaign/US_NavalBases.mis

Name=Pearl Harbor
Class=NavalBase
Type=407
Origin=American
Side=0
Commander=0
CargoExt=-1
CargoInt=-1
CfgDate=19380101
DeleteOnLastWaypoint=false
DockedShip=false
GameEntryDate=19380101
GameEntryTime=0
GameExitDate=19451231
GameExitTime=0
EvolveFromEntryDate=false
Long=-18954996.000000
Lat=2561680.000000

And from the file: data/UPCdata/UPCCampaignData/Flotillas.upc

[Flotilla 1.Base 1]
ID= PearlHarbor
NameDisplayable= Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Info= Pearl-Base-Info
ExternalBaseName=Pearl Harbor
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, 1942-07-14
DepartureDescription1= -18954703, 2562919, 45.918098 ; Enum of available points, choose one randomly each time a patrol is started
DepartureDescription2= -18954874, 2563059, 46.252201
DepartureDescriptionOut1= -18957616, 2548824, 242.189346 ; Enum of starting points for when the player selects the option to start outside the base