Re-Supply Problem with GWX

[Didd]

I'm currently on a longish patrol that took me past the 'Corrientes' in the Canary Islands in 1940 in a type IXB. Great I thought - I'll call in there on the way home and re-fuel etc. I don't need to, I just wanted to see how it worked and what happened.

From the GWX manual I was expecting all functionality during the re-supply except upgrades. What I actually found was that I could do very little. I'll try to summarise:

Before leaving the commanders (Logs) desk after docking, I could only select U-boat aces, Career History and Patrol History. So couldn't distribute medals etc.

Once I left this desk, then I could only access New Patrol, Exit door, Options desk and Crew Filing Cabinet. Couldn't get back to commanders desk or select U-boat desk.

I initially tried steaming to within a couple of km of the Corrientes and exit etc, then just iniside 25 km. Both had the same effect.

I'm running GWX3/gold with the following mods

Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
Torpedo damage Final ver2.0
Pascals Smoke and Splash Mod
Foam
Flags_enlighten
No continuous 'Ship spotted' V1.2 for GWX3
MaGui 3
SH-5 Water for GWX 3.0 V0.8 Atlantic campaign
Sobers 3D waves
TMT v2
Thomsen's Sound Pack V3.2cg

Now I'm not too concerned for this patrol, but for future patrols to the states etc this might become more irritating. I was re-fueled and all eels replaced. I'm guessing all medals will be lost and maybe the renown too.

Anybody got any suggestions?

Didd

[Flopper]

When you dock there, you need to go to the file cabinet. There's where you'll find your quals and whatever. It's a one time shot, though, meaning if you go back to that save it won't be there. Next time you pull in though.

[Didd]

Thanks. That was it. Never noticed the awards in there. Only used the cabinet for recruiting etc before.

Didd

[Doolar]

hey ya beat me to it . I just got home from from work and was going to post a " resupply " thread myself . In my case, its April 1940 and I got orders to CG16 . Wow, Wilhelmshaven to the N. African coast, that about a 20+ day cruise and alot of fuel . I'm pretty good on fuel consumption ( type VIIb at 9kts ) . I can do it on about a little more then a 1/4 tank . I've never had to hit a resupply ship before, so I figured, I'll hang out in the area for awhile, then refuel for the trip home . So on the trip down I hit ship after ship and was having a very good patrol ( I must of timed it rite ) . Before I knew it I was not low on fuel but LOW on torpedos, so I figured, Nows the time to give the resupply ship thing a try . I decided to go to the ship "Bessel" in northern Spain . It was really strange cruising into a foreign port not knowing what to expect . I have too much time invested ( 190 hours ) in this career to experment and run into a couple British warships on R&R, ya know .That would stink . But anyway to make a long story short . I docked and all was cool . I topped off with fuel and torpedos and I was able to promote an officer with know problem just as if I had returned to Wilhelmshaven . I guess what I didn't like was the fact that I basically started a new patrol with a patrol grid of "NULL" in which I was able to change back to CG16 via SH COMMANDER and a 30 day stay in which I have that set via SH COMMANDER too . My question is : Do you guys use the resupply ships and how often do you use them for realism purposes ? I hope with this question and the question posted in the original posting above, one of you pros can shed so light on resupplying in mid patrol . thanx Jerry