Guide: How to Complete a Mission.

[Beery]

Since many people (including myself) have been having problems completing missions I figured I'd post a guide.

Guard.
You're required to go to the objective location and pick up pilots who parachute into the sea. You get 250 renown points if you pick up 5 pilots.

Insertion Commando.
You have to go to the objective location and drop off a team of six commandos. The radius of this mission is usually 3 nautical miles. You have to surface the boat once within this radius and bring the boat to a stop (or go very slowly) in order to be able to launch the commandos' dinghy. Once the dinghy is launched the objective is completed. The option to launch the dinghy will not appear unless you surface, so you can either enter the area submerged or do a quick dive and resurface once at the objective. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.

Insertion Spy.
You have to go to the objective location and drop off a spy. The radius of this mission is usually 3 nautical miles. You have to surface the boat once within this radius and bring the boat to a stop (or go very slowly) in order to be able to launch the spy's dinghy. Once the dinghy is launched the objective is completed. The option to launch the dinghy will not appear unless you surface, so you can either enter the area submerged or do a quick dive and resurface once at the objective. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.

Insertion Supplies.
You have to go to the objective location and drop off a dinghy containing two sailors and supplies. The radius of this mission is usually 3 nautical miles. You have to surface the boat once within this radius and bring the boat to a stop (or go very slowly) in order to be able to launch the dinghy. Once the dinghy is launched the objective is completed. The option to launch the dinghy will not appear unless you surface, so you can either enter the area submerged or do a quick dive and resurface once at the objective. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.

Patrol.
This mission requires only that you stay within 100 nautical miles of the objective for 48 hours. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.

Photo.
You must travel to within 8 nautical miles of the objective then, while submerged, lock an enemy vessel in your periscope and press the menu bar button to take a photo. You may need a number of photos to complete the mission. You usually get 300 renown points for this mission.

Sink.
Here you must travel to within 100 nautical miles of the objective. Once on station a second objective will appear telling you to sink enemy shipping. You are free to go anywhere to sink ships. You get 100 renown points for arriving on station and a further 250 points if you sink 10,000 tons or more.


I'll update the guide as I get more information. Please post if you have more info.

[SteamWake]

Insertion Spy.
You have to go to the objective location and drop off a spy. The radius of this mission is usually 3 nautical miles. You have to surface the boat once within this radius in order to be able to launch the spy's dinghy. Once the dinghy is launched the objective is completed. The option to launch the dinghy will not appear unless you surface, so you can either enter the area submerged or do a quick dive and resurface once at the objective. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.


Very nice job and much needed thanks Beer.

In reference to the quote I belive you also have to bring the boat to a stop.

[Beery]

In reference to the quote I belive you also have to bring the boat to a stop.

Thanks for the input. :up: I've updated it.

[peewee]

Also, don't try launching the dinghy in rough weather it will capsize and the mission will fail. ( I spent 4 nights of the coast of Luzon waiting for calm weather).

[Beery]

Also, don't try launching the dinghy in rough weather it will capsize and the mission will fail. ( I spent 4 nights of the coast of Luzon waiting for calm weather).

Hmm. I've launched a dinghy in a storm - it capsized and the occupants rowed upside down to the objective and back out to sea again. I got a successful mission. I'm pretty sure that once the dinghy hits the water the mission is complete.

[Bilge_Rat]

Patrol.

This mission requires only that you stay within 100 nautical miles of the objective for 48 hours. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.



Is that confirmed the 100 miles?

If so, I have a ship to intercept...

:arrgh!:

[Linavitch]

I read in the first few days after release it was 100km or 55nm. May have been speculation.

I just 'asked Jeeves' 55nm is 101 km. I know you're a modder Beery, did you get your info from the game files?

Excellent guide BTW.

[Beery]

I read in the first few days after release it was 100km or 55nm. May have been speculation.

I just 'asked Jeeves' 55nm is 101 km. I know you're a modder Beery, did you get your info from the game files?

Excellent guide BTW.

I got the info from the game files: it just says radius = 100 and time = 2880 minutes (48 hours), then I tested it by recording the time I entered a circle with a radius of 100 nautical miles around the objective. Sure enough, exactly 48 hours after I entered that circle the mission completed. I only tested it once though, so in order to be definitive it needs to be confirmed by another player.

Note that the radius doesn't have to be 100 - it can be anything, so it's possible that some objectives might be more or less than 100nm. The only ones I've seen so far have been 100 though.

[Linavitch]

Excellent. I guess I can draw a bigger circle on the map then.:rock:

Many thanks.:up:

[swash]

Excellent guide. Thanks for the info:up:

[NefariousKoel]

It might be a good idea making this a sticky since the mission details seems to be a popular question around here.:up:

I would also like to know if someone only running between 60 and 100nm the whole time will get a completion.

[Sagan]

I keep getting the same mission over and over again in carreer mode and I always check to see that my objectives are 100% complete. This is bugging me anyone had this?

[Gildor]

There are only a certain number of different missions.

Nothing is forcing you to even do a mission. The renown is just a bonus. You could just ignore it and go patrolling wherever you wish.

[Skweetis]

Hey beery,

Can I borrow from this for the manual Im working on? SOme great stuff here!

THanks

[Beery]

I keep getting the same mission over and over again in carreer mode and I always check to see that my objectives are 100% complete. This is bugging me anyone had this?

If you're getting the same mission over and over that's usually a sign that there's something wrong with your campaign files. Have you installed any mods or adjusted the campaigns at all? If not I'd say some sort of corrupt file has found its way into your game.

[Beery]

Hey beery,

Can I borrow from this for the manual Im working on? SOme great stuff here!

THanks

Sure, borrow away. :up:

[SteamWake]

I keep getting the same mission over and over again in carreer mode and I always check to see that my objectives are 100% complete. This is bugging me anyone had this?

If you're getting the same mission over and over that's usually a sign that there's something wrong with your campaign files. Have you installed any mods or adjusted the campaigns at all? If not I'd say some sort of corrupt file has found its way into your game.

I read somewhere that filing aarp's (after action reports) can help with this somewhat.

But as mentioned above there are only so many missions available and the chances of getting a repeat are fairly good.

On this subject.. has anyone gotten a mission that was obvious suicide ? Some of the photo recon missions deep in the mainland of Japan in shallow waters and narrow bays come to mind ?

In these cases Im sorely tempted to ignore orders.

[RickC Sniper]

On this subject.. has anyone gotten a mission that was obvious suicide ? Some of the photo recon missions deep in the mainland of Japan in shallow waters and narrow bays come to mind ?

In these cases Im sorely tempted to ignore orders.

Not yet, but I DID get a mission to photo my own harbor. I was stationed at Surabaya, Just stuck the camera out the window of my hotel and took my pictures.

:o

[Beery]

I DID get a mission to photo my own harbor. I was stationed at Surabaya, Just stuck the camera out the window of my hotel and took my pictures.

Ubisoft is notorious for getting dates wrong. In this case it's simply a matter of getting the date of availability of a mission to conform to the date the area changes hands. The same problem happens in the stock game with Manila harbour - you can get a photo mission there in December 1941 when the base is still in Allied hands.

As these things crop up, the major modmakers will fix them. They're easy to fix. It just takes a little time to find the problems.

[Ducimus]

I keep getting the same mission over and over again in carreer mode and I always check to see that my objectives are 100% complete. This is bugging me anyone had this?

Patrol Honsu?

[SteamWake]

Wow this one rolled off the page fast.

This should be stickied in my opinion.

[KodiakPA]

I was wondering why it was taking so long to complete some of my missions. Especially the sink enemy merchent shipping one. I thought there might be some sort of tonnage requirement.

[scalelokt]

One thing I can add from my last patrol. My mission was to sail to a specific port and take pictures. I went there, took pictures of every single ship, still mission was not completed. There was another port not too far away, so I went there on a hunch, took a picture and the mission was accomplished. I love the missions in SH4, definitly an improvement, however sometimes they can get a bit confusing. Great thread, this will be helpful to a lot of people.

[GnarPow]

Photo.
You must travel to within 8 nautical miles of the objective then, while submerged, lock an enemy vessel in your periscope and press the menu bar button to take a photo. You usually get 300 renown points for this mission.


I take a picture of a ship in the harbor it still doesnt complete the mission. When i look at its status there is a little camera symbol next to the Incomplete and when I click the camera I can see a picture. Is there anything I am missing? i have tried to send a status report but that doesnt really change anything. I am really close when I take the picture so you can clearly see a ship in my picture. Also should I take it during the night or day? i have tried both to no avail.

edit:^^^ just saw your post above me.. maybe thats it.. i hope your right

** It didnt work... when i went to the other port the photo button didnt light up to take a picture... My objective port only has 2 gunboats which i took pictures of both of them which show up next to the imcomplete, i dont know what to do from here... I keep doing it at night, does that matter?**

[SteamWake]

Photo.
You must travel to within 8 nautical miles of the objective then, while submerged, lock an enemy vessel in your periscope and press the menu bar button to take a photo. You usually get 300 renown points for this mission.


I take a picture of a ship in the harbor it still doesnt complete the mission. When i look at its status there is a little camera symbol next to the Incomplete and when I click the camera I can see a picture. Is there anything I am missing? i have tried to send a status report but that doesnt really change anything. I am really close when I take the picture so you can clearly see a ship in my picture. Also should I take it during the night or day? i have tried both to no avail.

edit:^^^ just saw your post above me.. maybe thats it.. i hope your right

** It didnt work... when i went to the other port the photo button didnt light up to take a picture... My objective port only has 2 gunboats which i took pictures of both of them which show up next to the imcomplete, i dont know what to do from here... I keep doing it at night, does that matter?**

Try taking several photos of several different ships. Worked for me (shrug)

[Beery]

From the mission files it looks like you usually need to photograph five ships to get the mission accomplished. Someone will need to confirm that though as I've never done a photo mission yet.

[GnarPow]

From the mission files it looks like you usually need to photograph five ships to get the mission accomplished. Someone will need to confirm that though as I've never done a photo mission yet.

5 ships? lol i only see 2 crappy lil gunboats... maybe ill just go end patrol anyways

[orion_jb2001]

Thanks for the list

jeff

[Snacko]

Just found this Beery, and once again... You 'da Man!! :rock:

I haven't done many missions yet. Just started a career and spent 2 evenings playing trying to get to the patrol area. So, I'm having fun, but wasting a lot of time, but having fun. ;)

I have just started a mission that says to sink the carrier Shovoda (or something like that). It said it is leaving port X and going to home port y and I should intercept and sink it. The star on the map is at port X. But when I leave port it will take me about 4 days to get to port X, and I assume it will be on it's way to port Y.

So, how in the heck in WW2 did a sub find the needle in the haystack, and locate a specific ship on it's way somewhere? There are many islands and the ship could go several ways... The mission description had a map and showed the star on the map, with a red dotted line of the target's path (i assume). Maybe I should just go and patrol the star on the map? Is that what you should always do, even though the mission description doesn't seem to indicate that?

[Dirt_Dart]

that was a great help

[SteamWake]

Stickied ! YAY ! :rock:

Thanks mods !

[Donner]

You're welcome! :D

[mchargmg]

Hey Beery,

Great thread, thanks! I am doing the insert commando mission. I dropped them off not 50m from shore, but they just paddle around in the sea, and never seem to land. The mission does not show accomplished. Do I need to sail away or something?

thanks

mgm

[NefariousKoel]

I'm only completing patrols when within 60nm of the symbol.

I placed a compass circle at 90nm and stayed within it for 3 days. Incomplete still. Lowered it to 60nm circle and I finished it quickly.

Just a heads up.

[joea]

Stickied ! YAY ! :rock:

Thanks mods !

Not anymore????

[Beery]

I'm only completing patrols when within 60nm of the symbol.

I placed a compass circle at 90nm and stayed within it for 3 days. Incomplete still. Lowered it to 60nm circle and I finished it quickly.

Are you perhaps playing the metric version of the game? I'm thinking that there could be a bug where it reads the 100 as either imperial (miles) or metric (kilometres) depending on which version you're playing.

[Beery]

Hey Beery,

Great thread, thanks! I am doing the insert commando mission. I dropped them off not 50m from shore, but they just paddle around in the sea, and never seem to land. The mission does not show accomplished. Do I need to sail away or something?

thanks

mgm

Could you be dropping them off too close? When I've dropped them off they always stop paddling well before they reach the shore and paddle back out to sea again. If you're dropping them off beyond the point where they turn around the game might not recognise that they've been launched at all.

Usually you just have to launch the boat and the mission completes instantly.

[NefariousKoel]

I'm only completing patrols when within 60nm of the symbol.

I placed a compass circle at 90nm and stayed within it for 3 days. Incomplete still. Lowered it to 60nm circle and I finished it quickly.
Are you perhaps playing the metric version of the game? I'm thinking that there could be a bug where it reads the 100 as either imperial (miles) or metric (kilometres) depending on which version you're playing.

I'm using Imperial so perhaps it's 100km or 60nm... sounds about right.

[Beery]

I'm using Imperial so perhaps it's 100km or 60nm... sounds about right.

Well it's definitely 100nm on my computer - I've tested it.

[NefariousKoel]

I'm using Imperial so perhaps it's 100km or 60nm... sounds about right.
Well it's definitely 100nm on my computer - I've tested it.

I'll try it again on my second patrol. :-?

[EAF274 Johan]

About photo recon missions:
If the mission is to recon a specific target "e.g. carrier task force", then you can only take pictures of specific targets (in this case, carrier class ships). If you try to lock on to another type of ship to take a picture, it will not work.

Question about insertion missions:
Is it possible to recover the launch boat? In the missions I did (supply run) the dinghy tried to return to my sub but kept colliding with it until it capsized. Has anyone been able to get them back aboard or are they doomed to paddle around?

[Beery]

Question about insertion missions:
Is it possible to recover the launch boat? In the missions I did (supply run) the dinghy tried to return to my sub but kept colliding with it until it capsized. Has anyone been able to get them back aboard or are they doomed to paddle around?

As far as I can tell they're doomed to paddle around.

[NefariousKoel]

I'm using Imperial so perhaps it's 100km or 60nm... sounds about right.
Well it's definitely 100nm on my computer - I've tested it.

Tested again last night.

I placed a 90nm circle around the patrol area. I entered the circle between 0500-0600 Dec. 25th and stayed within it while patrolling. I kept checking my clipboard on the 27th after 0600. Nothing.

I lowered the circle to 60nm and stayed inside it. Mission complete within hours.:hmm:

[loreed]

Humm,

I was going to ask a rather stupid question....
Don't have to now, I have been enlightened.

Many thanks for the mission data, I was cluless on a lot of it.:oops:

[ronh42]

Was sent on a photo recon mission in Tokyo Bay, when I got there only 2 patrol boats docked, no camera lit up when locking periscope. Then I noticed a large tanker sailing towards me locked on with periscope took picture mission complete.

[stormbird]

Thanx mate......been wondering why i can't complete a patrol seems i ought to stop chasing after every contact i hear or see. :damn:

[orangenee]

I keep getting the same mission over and over again in carreer mode and I always check to see that my objectives are 100% complete. This is bugging me anyone had this?
Patrol Honsu?

I'm keep getting East China Sea, it's getting annoying.

[Beery]

I'm keep getting East China Sea, it's getting annoying.

East China Sea is the default for when the game can't access the campaign destinations properly. Are you running any mods, noCD hacks or is it possible that some data corruption has been going on somehow?

[Hazelwood]

With Beery's permission I have added a few of my own findings and observations to his guide on this subject and made the whole thing available at my SHIV web site.

Go here:

http://www.wolfwillow.com/nu/westwind/Simulation_Gaming/SHIV/index.html

and select "How to Complete a Mission" from the menu.

I have also built a few very simple missions you can download to practice mission completion in the several areas where the most difficulties seem to occur. Detailed briefings are there to assist you. Do not hesitate modifying these in the Mission Editor and publishing your own versions for the benefit of others. I welcome feedback/corrections etc. and will incorporate these in the document if appropriate.

This is a superb simulation but documentation of many essential features and operational controls is lacking, which creates need for all these guides and "help" forums. Well, we are here to do it but I would hope the developers would consider including these contributions as part of a future package.

You may find other items of interest at my site. Don't hesitate trying the custom missions or visiting the external links relating to WWII in the Pacific.

Best wishes,

Cpt J. Hazelwood / SS "Haddock"

[Salvadoreno]

Is deploy the same as patrol or sink? I just did an insertion of supplies mission, completed it, now i must deploy to Luzon.

[NefariousKoel]

Is deploy the same as patrol or sink? I just did an insertion of supplies mission, completed it, now i must deploy to Luzon.

Deploy just means go there. Once you reach the area and achieve your Deploy goal, Command will send you new orders... the Sink ships one.

[PANTERA999]

sory for my english ;]

Guard.
You're required to go to the objective location and pick up pilots who parachute into the sea. You get 250 renown points if you pick up 5 pilots.

Im start mission on 10th AUGUST 1942 and I must be in the Area no later then 5th December 1942

Im in the mission aera and i cant see any pilots i have map update on but when i arrive for down pilot there are just sea no living Soul. :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:

I patroling the Area for Several days and nothing :cry: :cry: :cry:

HELP!!!

[ElAurens]

Pantera, I am doing a lifeguard mission now as well. Have picked up 3 pilots, or whatever they are, so far. Been on station off Guam in May 1944 for 2 days now chasing little blue squares all over the map.

The most collosal waste of time I've ever experienced in my years of gaming. It looks like the map icons (blue squares) are being sprinkled on with a salt shaker, chase down dozens of contacts and find nothing.

Why is the Captain the only member of the watch crew that can spot survivors? Why have a watch crew at all?

Sorry, but this is just unacceptable.

[-Pv-]

" Why is the Captain the only member of the watch crew that can spot survivors? Why have a watch crew at all?"

It amazes me how many people complain about the AI spotting stuff then they think only the user should.
Can't win.
-Pv-

[Diggs]

I wonder if anyone can help me...... I am trying to pull into brisbane after a patrol where I have managed roughly 70k in tonnage and can't pull into port w/o the game crashing on me...any ideas? It seems that there are too many friendly ships moving around the harbor and it's taxing the hardware too much I guess.

[PANTERA999]

Pantera, I am doing a lifeguard mission now as well. Have picked up 3 pilots, or whatever they are, so far. Been on station off Guam in May 1944 for 2 days now chasing little blue squares all over the map.

The most collosal waste of time I've ever experienced in my years of gaming. It looks like the map icons (blue squares) are being sprinkled on with a salt shaker, chase down dozens of contacts and find nothing.

Why is the Captain the only member of the watch crew that can spot survivors? Why have a watch crew at all?

Sorry, but this is just unacceptable.

I have found Solution just dive to periscop Depth and speed is 1/3 just folo the signal and the Crew see them in several meters but is no graphics of down pilots.
Just wen you look Binoculars you have red cross and ju can pick up him but you still can't finish the mission :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:

[Arctic Fox]

Insertion Spy.
You have to go to the objective location and drop off a spy. The radius of this mission is usually 3 nautical miles. You have to surface the boat once within this radius and bring the boat to a stop in order to be able to launch the spy's dinghy. Once the dinghy is launched the objective is completed. The option to launch the dinghy will not appear unless you surface, so you can either enter the area submerged or do a quick dive and resurface once at the objective. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.

I just completed an Insertion mission last night & the dinghy launched while I was travelling at 3 knots.:huh:

[NefariousKoel]

If you guys don't want to pick up pilots or have a nasty mission you don't feel like doing - just sail off and sink ships instead. :know:

[MIDWAYman]

"I'll update the guide as I get more information. Please post if you have more info."

---------------------

I don't know if anyone posted before the same thing, so please excuse me if yes.
While returning from an Insertion Spy mission near Qingdao in the East China Sea (damn, that was hard!) I suddenly received a new mission (I was still in the Sea of Phillipines, around March20,1942):

- Deploy to Iwo Jima (the completion was simple, I've just sailed towards the mark in the middle of the sea, and when I was less than 50-25 miles of the mark the flag turned to grey and I received another mission :o :

- Engaje and destroy enemy merchant shipping , which is what I do right now and still try to find out how to complete it (cause I've already sinked a lonely merchant ship, but nothing happened; now I try with "lonely" convoys :))

[SteamWake]

I have found Solution just dive to periscop Depth and speed is 1/3 just folo the signal and the Crew see them in several meters but is no graphics of down pilots.
Just wen you look Binoculars you have red cross and ju can pick up him but you still can't finish the mission :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:

Ju have to pick up more than one.

[John Channing]

I have found Solution just dive to periscop Depth and speed is 1/3 just folo the signal and the Crew see them in several meters but is no graphics of down pilots.
Just wen you look Binoculars you have red cross and ju can pick up him but you still can't finish the mission :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:

Ju have to pick up more than one.

You got that right.

My last mission I got up to 10 before that *@$%&+ Icon turned gray!

JCC

[SteamWake]

I have found Solution just dive to periscop Depth and speed is 1/3 just folo the signal and the Crew see them in several meters but is no graphics of down pilots.
Just wen you look Binoculars you have red cross and ju can pick up him but you still can't finish the mission :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:

Ju have to pick up more than one.

You got that right.

My last mission I got up to 10 before that *@$%&+ Icon turned gray!

JCC

I gave up on that mission as I tried the chase em down via sound contact and still couldent find any. Its as if they could move faster than I could.

[John Channing]

What I discovered is that they do drift, and sometimes too fast to catch submerged. The only way I could finish the mision was to motor over to the area where they landed as fast as possible. When I got close to the icon I would drop down to 70 feet and find out where they were now. Once I had that I would change course for an interception, surface and head in that direction at 2/3 speed. Go straight to the bridge and start looking, without the binos, in the direction they should be. Once you are within a mile or so you will spot a verrrrrrry small dot in the water.

That's your guy!

Hard and frustrating I agree. But when that @&$%^*# icon finally changed to gray, it was a real good feelin'.

JCC

[tomoose]

I've been ordered on my 5th straight patrol to Honshu although to be fair the objective indicator has actually shifted northeast noticeably. The previous four patrols were to the exact same location.

Beery, thanks so much for the guide, I've been going crazy trying to figure out how I'm supposed to 'complete' a patrol, now I know!! LOL. Thanks again.

:up:

[tomoose]

It was a brief glimmer of hope, LOL.
Spent 5 days within the 100nm radius before the patrol loc 'star' turned grey and mission was complete.
Returned to base and offered a new sub. I accepted sub (Balao) and was subsequently assigned to patrol................drum roll please.................HONSHU!!!!
Not only that but unbeknownst to myself I was relocated to Brisbane, no warning, no message, nothing, just BAM, I'm in Brisbane!!
God, I hope they fix these things in the next patch, if there is one!!!!
:cry:

[LArcher]

Thank you for taking the time to help so many of us understand what we are supposed to do. The helps in this game are really pathetic.

Larry

[ReallyDedPoet]

Not only that but unbeknownst to myself I was relocated to Brisbane, no warning, no message, nothing, just BAM, I'm in Brisbane!!
God, I hope they fix these things in the next patch, if there is one!!!!
:cry:

The game with 1.4 now shows you where your home port is. Also, you probably were told via radio message, but may have missed it.


RDP

[LeafsFan]

Bump

[Zero Niner]

Bump. Useful info here.

[tale]

To bring back the issue of the patrol area radius once more, it's definitely NOT 100 nm, at least with stock SHIV plus 1.4 patch. I have spent more than four days wandering about within the 100 nm but further than fifty and no mission accomplished; but when I reduced the area to 50 nm it was completed after the 48 hours.

Hope this helps anyone.

[Beery]

I think there must be some problem with some people's setups because I've taken boats out to test this quite a few times and it's always worked fine for me when I've set my boat up just within the 100 mile radius and just waited. There may be some missions that demand a smaller radius - I don't know. All I know is that I've completed missions like this well beyond 50 miles from the target.

Could it be that you have your distances measured in kilometers? Not that that should make any difference, but who knows what bugs could creep in when they allow such options?

[Mush Martin]

Oddly I am having this problem today too.

I am within a twenty five mile circle of my mark
I have been on station five days
I have sunk three ships for 22000 tons

I can not get mission complete

I am ready to resort to hacking my savegame
before I do anylast minute suggestions?

M

[ReallyDedPoet]

Oddly I am having this problem today too.

I am within a twenty five mile circle of my mark

M
Increase your radius by 25nm ;), make sure you patrol that entire area. Then go watch this: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111445 :lol:


RDP

[Mush Martin]

You think? I thought the Parameter was dont leave the area
or you have to restart so patrolling the twenty five mile
circle in the middle ground should have been fine I thought.

what the hey at this point I will try anything I have a cold
beer and a warm nurse waiting for me back at the Royal Hawaiian.

[ReallyDedPoet]

You think? I thought the Parameter was dont leave the area
or you have to restart so patrolling the twenty five mile
circle in the middle ground should have been fine I thought.

what the hey at this point I will try anything I have a cold
beer and a warm nurse waiting for me back at the Royal Hawaiian.

I am wondering if RFB has a different radius, I know I have had success with Trigger with the above :yep:


RDP

[Mush Martin]

50nm seems to be the consensus :hmm:

[Zero Niner]

I used 50 nm (so far only had 1 patrol, just finished my first career patrol) and it worked. Using TM 1.7.4

[Mush Martin]

I Finally got it and got home with 22200 tons :sunny:in three ships.
:oops: six minor casualties though.

M:arrgh!:

[ReallyDedPoet]

I Finally got it and got home with 22200 tons :sunny:in three ships.
:oops: six minor casualties though.

M:arrgh!:

Rookie :roll::yep:


RDP

[Doolittle81]

I am at the harbor at Kiska...I was told to "Recon" it. How do I do that? There are NO ships there. I've been sitting waiting for 72 Hours... I hit teh space bar and nothing happens. Patrol Star still Yellow..

Help???

[Iron Budokan]

Good information, thank you. :)

[cvc]

well, i'm new so i'm really having a huge WTF. i got a patrol mission to the island of honshu and when i got there i had to follow a set of waypoints ( so nothing like staying in a radius or something) and i did that. and since i'm new i read in the manual that you can complete patrols only if you return to your homebase, so i did.... guess what: mission not completed yet. WTF? help plz

[Sailor Steve]

Patrol.
This mission requires only that you stay within 100 nautical miles of the objective for 48 hours. You usually get 200 renown points for completing this mission.
It doesn't care if it gave you something else to do instead - it only cares that you stay there for the time required. Dumb, ain't it?

WELCOME ABOARD!:sunny:

[Vandrith]

With patrols, is it 50nm and stay surfaced? Do I have to move around the whole perimieter too?

[Munchausen]

With patrols, is it 50nm and stay surfaced? Do I have to move around the whole perimieter too?

No need to move. You can even dive, if need be. Just don't wander out of your assigned area. Naturally, if an unescorted, large tanker lurks just outside that 50nm radius, you can always do what you're compelled to do ... then return and start the patrol over again.

;) Your call.

[Vandrith]

okay. I've been within 50nm of my objective in Honshu for thre days now. Think I'll just dive right over the spot with unlimited air for simplicity's sake.

[anaheimduck]

Hi
This is my first mission photo recon have taken pics it tells me mission completed do I have to sail back to base to complete because if I try to save the game it tells me mission failed this is my first time of playing SH4
Regards

[Munchausen]

It would be more accurate to say that your "patrol failed" ... meaning, yes, you need to return to base. Or, you could send a status message ... then you'll probably receive orders to complete a second mission.

:cool: Until you RTB, you'll continue to see that "failed" message every time you save the game.

[Vandrith]

It doesn't mean anything so long as you save before you quit.

[Admiral Von Gerlach]

Great Thread, great help. :) thanks to all.

[Soterius]

I have to do recon in Singapore. So i headed there and there's only one ship at the dock, a subchaser. I took a picture of it (a good one,from close by, the lock-on showed a green triangle and when I look at the picture on the clipboard, it looks very clear) but the objective still says "incomplete". What do I have to do??? There are absolutely NO OTHER ships in the harbor, this is the only one!!

EDIT: Well, I just went back to a saved game before I got the new objective to do recon at Singapore and got another objective this time, so I'm okay. But still, this really didn't make any sense...I've searched the whole area for other ships with the free cam and I'm 100% sure that the subchaser was the only ship there. The photo was good too so it really must've been a bug.

[THE_MASK]

Its a picture of part of the docks .

[Soterius]

So how should I have taken that picture? I couldn't lock on the docks, the photograph button would not become available, it only comes available when you lock onto a ship as far a I know.

[merceg100]

i had to deploy to east china sea, and when i came there the next objective is to engage and destroy enemy merchant shipping. but i'm now on almost half of fuel which i need to come back to port to refuel. so is it neccesary to destroy ships in east china sea (because a had to deploy there) or i can sink ships on my way back? and one more question, how many ships do i have to sunk to complete mission?

[Torplexed]

Once you get the destroy shipping mission your superiors don't care where the ships are sunk geographically, it counts as destroyed shipping. I'm not sure what the tonnage limit is to accomplish the destroy shipping mission, but I think it can be as little as one ship provided it's something more substantial than a sampan. Obviously you're rewarded more renown the more you sink.

[merceg100]

i destroyed one merchant ship just before this mission (first mission was to escort spy) and than i got meesage to deploy to east china sea and when i came ther then i recieved meesage to destroy ships, now i have destroyed one more ship but i'm curious if the first ship that i destroyed before this mission is also calculated as the part of the second mission?

[MonTana_Prussian]

i destroyed one merchant ship just before this mission (first mission was to escort spy) and than i got meesage to deploy to east china sea and when i came ther then i recieved meesage to destroy ships, now i have destroyed one more ship but i'm curious if the first ship that i destroyed before this mission is also calculated as the part of the second mission?


From my experience,the answer is no,any ship sunk before getting the destroy shipping mission does not count toward the mission.

[Munchausen]

It doesn't count. After you get the message, you need to sink 10,000 additional tons. Then your objective will show (on the clipboard) as being completed.

[Akula4745]

Yes, it does not count... or at least it didn't for me. I took down a lone merchant ship (5500 tons) about 118 miles from my patrol point (best estimate on the distance) and while I got credit for the kill... I still had to get my full 10,000 from the patrol area. I guess that proves the 100 nm radius theory I read about...

Happy hunting!

Akula4745

[MonTana_Prussian]

When Ifirst started playing this game(and before I found SubSim) i could never figure out why I could never complete a mission.:nope:

[Munchausen]

I guess that proves the 100 nm radius theory I read about...

I do believe one of the patches changed the range to 50nm. Anyway, that's the number I use and it seems to work ... remain within 50nm of your yellow star for 48 hours (if assigned a "patrol" area). After the star turns gray, you can wander as far as you like.

[Gambit]

So how should I have taken that picture? I couldn't lock on the docks, the photograph button would not become available, it only comes available when you lock onto a ship as far a I know.

I'm in this situation now too. At Singapore, with only a small old engine aft merchant at the docks. Is it true that there must be 5 vessels to complete a photo recon?

[Akula4745]

I do believe one of the patches changed the range to 50nm. Anyway, that's the number I use and it seems to work ... remain within 50nm of your yellow star for 48 hours (if assigned a "patrol" area). After the star turns gray, you can wander as far as you like.

That would explain it, Munchausen... I have not added any mods to SH4 - only the 1.4 patch. I stayed within 70-80 nm of the star and it worked for me (cleared after 48 hours). The mods will be added when everything gets resolved with my new PC... but that is another story!

Akula4745

[SgtPotato]

I just received the patrol objective and I've been gone for 6 days. No objective completed yet, until I realize that it was reduced to 50nm... :nope:

[owner20071963]

I just received the patrol objective and I've been gone for 6 days. No objective completed yet, until I realize that it was reduced to 50nm... :nope:

Goes to prove the SH4 Dev Team never finished this game :damn::damn::damn::damn:

[Herr Karl]

Ahhh...so that's what I was doing wrong.

:salute:

[Major Johnson]

Photo recon of a habor. I'm well within the range. 4 ships. I've taken so many pictures (at least 100) they're starting to pose. It is night. I remember in the original SH it had to be daylight to take a picture. Think I'll try some time compression to get to the morning and see what that does for me.

[Major Johnson]

Well to answer my question, I had to go about it in a round about way, as when I tried to load my saved game, it kept CTD. I think I made the mistake of creating a save point when I was under water. It not only corrupted that save but another one from the same career. Fortunately the auto save when leaving base was still intact so I was able to just start the patrol over again, no biggie at this point. Anyway, back to the harbor I went, and my theory of taking photos of the ships in the harbor during the day didin't pan out, but there was a ship, not in the harbor, but cruising by, that I took a photo of, and with just one snap shot of that merchant, I got a the completed notice. That was good enough for me! So I guess it's safe to say that the game wants not only pictures of what's in the harbor, but what is cruising by as well. I think I read someone mention a similar situation somewhere in this thread.

[pnig]

I have been on about 30 career missions, each time I return to the port I left from and upon return it asks if I want to end the patrol. I returned to Pearl, was assigned a new boat and that new boat left from Brisbane. I ran out of torps and returned to Brisbane and it asked if I wanted a refit, not to end patrol???
How can I find my home port and end my partol?

[TorpX]

You should get a radio message informing you of a change of base. If you happen to miss the message, check your charts. The base with the tilted (fouled) anchor is your home base.

[cmdrwhack]

:har: I was "frozen" in place, in the harbor where I was to drop supplies. I'd drifted past the Star. couldn't do Zip!:/\\!!
Thanks to your good guidance, I'll go back and nail that Star.
my previous "Deliver Spy" mission went off without a hitch.
Again, Thanks

[vamac53]

I got the info from the game files: it just says radius = 100 and time = 2880 minutes (48 hours), then I tested it by recording the time I entered a circle with a radius of 100 nautical miles around the objective. Sure enough, exactly 48 hours after I entered that circle the mission completed. I only tested it once though, so in order to be definitive it needs to be confirmed by another player.

Note that the radius doesn't have to be 100 - it can be anything, so it's possible that some objectives might be more or less than 100nm. The only ones I've seen so far have been 100 though.


have you ever received orders to recover agent thay you inserted ?

mac

[Zero Niner]

Nope. The few times I've been given the mission, I inserted then went on my merry way to sink enemy ships.