Forcefully and unwillingly Reassigned after given new boat (HELP!!)

[Lynx2069]

Just curious if someone could maybe explain to me whats going on here. Im in October of 42 and have just been offered a new model submarine (balao).
Problem is after I except it I mysteriously find myself transferred to Mare Is. California. I tried starting a new patrol then ending it and transferring but transer is not available. Also might be of intresting note that after being given my current gato i was transferred to pearl from fremantle.

Here are the mods i currently run...

REL_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_152
TMO_SBoat_engine_Patch
TMO Pre Pearl Harbor Career Start
SS242 USS Bluegill_Lynx2069_BALAO Weathered
RSRDC_TMOv15_V371
RSRDC_V371_Patch10
#1 PE3 Install
#2d PE3 Special Effects For TMO
#3b PE3 submarine bubbles and caustics and roll pitch for TM
#5 PE3 real reflections for harbour and objects
#6 PE3 patch for TM
PE3 Install less floater
ROW PE3 Install sun flair for camera
ROW PE3 more fps less quality reflections
ROW Sound Effect v_9

[Fearless]

How did you start off your career initially as it looks like you've gone to training in your new boat first before being assigned a combatant role?

[Lynx2069]

I started in december of '41 with a salmon class. Even after being assigned to Mare Is. I was still given a patrol assignment on the Luzon-Truk Shipping lanes. Even after I tried starting and ending a patrol at Mare Is. in hopes of transferring out, I was still next assigned to a patrol pacific in Imperial waters, not a training assignment. If someone has a work around or can even tell me what file to edit or if there is a way to manually edit my home port it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

[Munchausen]

Most of your mods try to make SH4 more realistic. If you read up on sub operations during WWII, you'll find that, quite often, a skipper was expected to supervise construction of his own boat. Thus the trip to Mare Island. Shake-down cruises were also standard operating procedure.

More importantly, a captain did what he was told by HHQ. He went where he was assigned. If he complained and tried to change his orders, he usually found himself on the chair-side of a desk. It was (and still is) the nature of the military.

[Lynx2069]

Most of your mods try to make SH4 more realistic. If you read up on sub operations during WWII, you'll find that, quite often, a skipper was expected to supervise construction of his own boat. Thus the trip to Mare Island. Shake-down cruises were also standard operating procedure.

More importantly, a captain did what he was told by HHQ. He went where he was assigned. If he complained and tried to change his orders, he usually found himself on the chair-side of a desk. It was (and still is) the nature of the military.

I understand that a skipper may be required to oversee the sea trials of his own boat, and I have no objection to completeing my orders. Even after I've spent a couple months at Mare Island I can't get transferred.

[Munchausen]

This might help. It's from the TMO FAQ:


15.) I didnt get transfered from new construction to Pearl Harbor, or transfer is unavailable, why?

Transfer is not automatic. For various reasons, i ended up being unable to get the transfer to work automatically, so you have to do it yourself by "picking up the phone" and calling ahead. If the option is unavailable then you've completed sea trials before i thought was possible. So you'll have to edit the subs availablity date for the pearl harbor flotilla in the flotilla.upc file.
NOTE: If your next assigment isn't to Honshu, then you have a repeat of the 3rd sea trial. Sad to say, do it again. There is no point in forcing a transfer if your next assigment isn't to japanese waters.


There's at least one more item in the FAQ dealing with missions that won't start.

[Lynx2069]

This might help. It's from the TMO FAQ:


15.) I didnt get transfered from new construction to Pearl Harbor, or transfer is unavailable, why?

Transfer is not automatic. For various reasons, i ended up being unable to get the transfer to work automatically, so you have to do it yourself by "picking up the phone" and calling ahead. If the option is unavailable then you've completed sea trials before i thought was possible. So you'll have to edit the subs availablity date for the pearl harbor flotilla in the flotilla.upc file.
NOTE: If your next assigment isn't to Honshu, then you have a repeat of the 3rd sea trial. Sad to say, do it again. There is no point in forcing a transfer if your next assigment isn't to japanese waters.

There's at least one more item in the FAQ dealing with missions that won't start.
Thanks for the help, I found the issue to be a couple patrols i had immediately started and then ended, allowed me to get the Balao about 3 months before I could transfer to pearl...but I did spend about an hour looking for the flotilla.cfg...guess I should have read the FAQ that no one reads....