Well, maybe I'll be the first to report in on my official first non-playtesting GWX career patrol using LRT Hardcore v1.34. Here is my patrol report:

It was the spring of 1944. We set out from Brest in our brand new type IXC U-boat. Our patrol area was off the coast of S. America near Natal. We were attacked by a single aircraft and then a single escort near the island of Kapverdische. Very slight damage taken to bow torpedo room. Was repaired in a few minutes. Escaped the escort no problem. On the way to our patrol grid we made a refueling stop at our stationed Milk Cow U-boat. We had a hard time finding the Milk Cow to refuel due to a heavy storm at night. But we finally found her. After refueling and loading fresh supplies, we departed. A few days later we arrived near the port of Natal. We decided to try and sneak into port at night. We dove to periscope depth and ran on batteries. As we neared the port, we spotted several docked ships- a large tanker, small tanker, and a small freighter. We also spotted one armed trawler nearby, but we decided to risk it because our whole patrol so far had yielded no sinkings. As we approached the large tanker, the armed trawler detected us and pounced. We dove and tried to evade, but it was no use. We were heavily depth charged for about an 1 1/2 hours. We could not evade no matter what we tried. I soon realized the big mistake I had made trying to sneak into the harbor, but it was too late. Every compartment eventually started to flood. Much equipment was either damaged or destroyed. We couldn't maintain depth any longer due to our damaged electric motors and flooding. We started to sink faster and decided to blow ballast and abandon ship. Two armed trawlers were waiting for us as we surfaced. Most of our crew made it into the water and were picked up, but I as captain decided to go down with the ship. :dead:


Anyone else? :ping:

Longer Repair Times it's very, very hardcore. I like.
Great job :up:

Unzip problem
 

Grrreat mod.
Found problem when unzipping Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s. The folder "Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches" was empty. Got an error file names too long for system please help!

Try to re-download.

I had it once! Worked after! Windows should have no problems!:hmm:

Unzip problem
 

Already have downloaded again. Still same problem.

Unzip Problem Details
 

This is the error I am getting. Tried different unzippers, Downloaded again still same problem.

Help would be most appreciated as I consider this to be a really good and realistic mod.

! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Depth Charge Shake v1.04
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Depth Charge Shake v1.04 OLC GUI 1.1.4 compatible for use with GWX v1.03
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Depth Charge Shake v1.04 OLC GUI 1.1.4 compatible for use with GWX v1.03\Depth Charge Shake v1.04 OLC GUI 1.1.4 compatible for use with GWX v1.03
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Depth Charge Shake v1.04 OLC GUI 1.1.4 compatible for use with GWX v1.03\Depth Charge Shake v1.04 OLC GUI 1.1.4 compatible for use with GWX v1.03 readme.txt
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Depth Charge Shake v1.04\data
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Late War Sensors mod patch for LRT v1.34\data\cfg
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \LWS mod patch for LRT v1.34 with Repair Fatigue Only v1.0
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \LWS mod patch for LRT v1.34 with Repair Fatigue Only v1.0\data\cfg
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \No teleporting; no unlimited fuel
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \No teleporting; no unlimited fuel\data\cfg\GameplaySettings.cfg
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Quieter broken steam pipe sound
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Repeating flooding voice removed
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! C:\Longer_Repair_Times_v1.34s.zip: Cannot create folder Longer Repair Times v1.34 (all versions)\Nvdrifter's recommended mods and compatibility patches \Repeating flooding voice removed\data
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Same problem unzipping with the latest version, none of the others had any problems unzipping.

Ok. I found the problem. It was one of the folder names- too long or something. Not sure what happened. Will upload again soon.

It still unzips ok with that error msg. Had it as well but it still unzipped ok!

Back in St. Nazaire for 1st report:

1WO got problems with installation of the mod:

We use the OLC-Gui and Your fix with the de_menu.txt does not work. The 1WO took a workaround and installed OLC-Gui after LRT and the the men can steer the boat.

Ok, after that we left port heading to mission target.
Attacked a conwoy at night and - oh surprise, they had searchlights - gr#%$§ - got 3 hits from corvettes deckguns. We escaped, but there was much damage to repair.

See the report below:

http://pinguin.selfhost.de/linked_pics/lrt_1.jpg



Thanks from my crew for the mod, it is a pleasure to play with it :yep::yep:


Paco.

Paco, I didn't realize you were using OLC GUI. LRT 1.34 wasn't released to be compatible with that mod. A lot of other mods share the same files. That's why they don't work together. I can try and throw together a patch that makes LRT 1.34 compatible with OLC GUI. Should be released later today with the main download (main download of LRT 1.34 is currently unavailable).

That would be great! Your mod works now (that is I'm not getting menu-errors anymore) after installing it prior to OLC's GUI ... But it could be that some elements of your mod don't work anymore now that they are overwritten by files of OLC's mod.

I am about to upload the new LRT 1.34 file set. If you are using OLC GUI, please install OLC GUI and LRT 1.34 first. Then install the LRT patch afterwards to make it all compatible. It can get confusing. I included several patches trying to make my mods compatible with each other and also compatible with Late War Sensors mod and OLC GUI mod.

nvdrifter - I also use OLC's GUI. Many thanks for your efforts in producing the patch - Very much appreciated.:up:

A folder with a long name caused me a problem recently - I couldn't delete it from my hard drive. After a lot of frustration,:damn: I managed to remove it by giving it a shorter name with a dos command.

I also couldn't delete it or rename it. Not sure what happened. But all is well now. :D

Ok everyone. I think I got it all straightened out now. I tested the zip file and it seems ok. Also checked all folders for errors or missing files. All seems to be ok. If anyone finds any errors or missing files, please let me know. I also included a patch to make LRT 1.34 compatible with OLC GUI 1.1.4. :sunny:


Paco, the German version should work now. Please let me know.


Any war patrol stories from captains using LRT 1.34 would be appreciated. I always like to hear feedback or patrol stories so I can try to improve LRT. :arrgh!:


Download here:

http://files.filefront.com/Longer+Re.../fileinfo.html

Thanks a lot. I will start a patrol with your mod this night. I will make some screenies and a short story.

Attention on deck.. attention on deck..

This is a small update. Update already! you say. Yes already. This is a little feature I wanted to include in the original release of LRT 1.34, but just didn't get it in. Well, here it is:


**LRT v1.34.1 patch update**

Longer Repair Times and Longer Repair Times Hardcore v1.34.1 update

modded by Nvdrifter
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What's new in v1.34.1:

-added average repair time estimates on repair screen in place of damage designations


Compartment status designations-

1-4 hours (was 'Light')
4-8 hours (was 'Moderate')
8-16 hours (was 'Serious')
16-24 hours ('Very Serious')
24+ hours (was 'Critical')


Equipment status designations-

1-12 hours (was 'Damaged')
12-24+ hours (was 'Heavy Dmg')


The times listed above are your repair crew's best estimates. They are doing the best they can, but they are only human and there is always the chance their guesses will be wrong. Please remember that the times listed above are only very basic guidelines. Your repair and flood recovery times may vary GREATLY depending on many factors such as repair crew fatigue, morale, repair qualifications, etc. All of the above repair estimate times are based on an average repair crew that is fully rested (with the repair officer specialized in repairs) and also with as many other crew members as possible helping out in the compartment where the damage is. If your repair crew is tired or your main pump is damaged, the repairs might take much, much, much longer than shown above. If your main pump is destroyed, you may have very little chance of flood recovery. It is also advisable to write down the dates and times of damage taken as to better estimate and track recovery and repair dates and times. Good luck .


A repair screen screenshot of LRT v1.34.1

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/2...2851843qq8.png


I like this feature better than having to try and remember the hour estimates for each damage status. What does everyone think? Like it? :ping:

And Paco, I updated the German menu files to to say 'stunden'. ;)


Download LRT v1.34.1 update patch here:
http://files.filefront.com/LRT+v1341.../fileinfo.html

I like it.:lol:

I like it too :up: