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Quote:

Originally Posted by Quillan

There's supposed to be an error in one of the files. The Gato is listed in game as available starting in April or June of 1942. If you get one before that and return to port, the game will read that as "your sub is not in production now and therefore will be retired". I think the offering is coming early, but I have no idea what file controls it.

That's what I was referring to, not the actual availability of the Gato class. Does the same thing happen with the Balao class?

Is this file about the Drum or Gato class being in april 1942 or whatever hard coded ? If not maybe someone can change it to what it needs to be.

If this is indeed an error because of the date, it's most likely a very easy fix.

The availability date for a given boat is in the flotilla.upc file

[Flotilla 1.UserPlayerUnitType 4]
ID= F1Gato
NameDisplayable= Gato class
AvailabilityInterval= 1942-04-12, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Gato
UnitTypeCommonality= 10
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL

[Flotilla 2.UserPlayerUnitType 7]
ID= F2Gato
NameDisplayable= Gato class
AvailabilityInterval= 1942-12-01, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Gato
UnitTypeCommonality= 10
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= NULL

Flotilla 3.UserPlayerUnitType 5]
ID= F3Gato
NameDisplayable= Gato class
AvailabilityInterval= 1942-12-01, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= Gato
UnitTypeCommonality= 11
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= PearlHarborCommand

Just change the 42 to say 40 that should solve any date problems.

I assume you are saying that if you start a career in say, a porpoise
do a patrol return to base get upgraded to a Gato, do a patrol return
to base then get retired because the Gato is actually not available.

This would actually be a hard coded error but changing the date should
act as a work around.

Anyway just my thoughts.
Cheers