Keeping S-boat´s
 

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Originally Posted by ancient46 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/smartdark/viewpost.gif
History is the answer, the Navy started retiring the S class boats in 1943. when the Gatos finally arrived in number. The Stock game has an end date for the S-18 at 1-1 1944 and the S-42 at 11-20-1945. Some were sent to other countries, used as training boats, coastal defense, or scrapped. The game mechanics seem to end your campaign if you do not have time to do a patrol before the boats were withdrawn.

If you want to keep an S boat try modding the interval date in the sub's upc file.



This is from the sh4 forum, i was thinking is this the file(see below) i need to change i don´t think you can change this in sub´s upc file.

[Flotilla 3.UserPlayerUnitType 1]
ID= F3Sboat
NameDisplayable= S-18 class
AvailabilityInterval= 1942-04-26, 1942-11-01
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= S18
UnitTypeCommonality= 11 ; to be used when a random choice is assigned
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= Null

I to want to keep my s-boat a lot longer time then the game gives you.
This is the flotillas.upc file. I think i have to chance the bold line, am i right.:06:
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I think it is but be sure to make a backup just in case it turns out to be an ua-oh. You'll probably not be able to start a s-boat career later than 1943 but you'll probably get to keep your boat longer.

Why don`t you just reject a new boat when asked if you want a new boat.

Apparently it ends the campaign.

"The game mechanics seem to end your campaign if you do not have time to do a patrol before the boats were withdrawn."

make a mod with :

Data\roster\american\submarine\

copy the sss18.cfg in it

open it with notepad :

[UnitClass]
ClassName=SSS18
UnitType=200
AppearanceDate=19201029
DisappearanceDate=19451102 change to 19451231 unit will then be available till end of war
DisplayName=US S-Class 2nd Group


make a

Data\submarine\NSS_S18\

directory list

copy the NSS_S18 directory contents in it

open the NSS_S18.upc with notepad :

[UserPlayerUnit 1]
ID=S18
NameDisplayable=S-18
UnitName= USS S-18
Type=SClass
UpgradeClass=0
UnitInterval= 1920-10-29, 1944-01-01 <- change to 1945-12-31
ExternalClassName=SSS18
Nationality=American
CrewRanks=12
Evolution= Normal
Damage= 0
TextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_s18/NSS_S18_Body_T01.tga
LightmapTextureName=data/Submarine/NSS_s18/NSS_S18_Body_O01.tga
NormalmapTextureName= NULL
MenuSilhouetteTextureName= S_Class_01b.tga

save; the boat should now be available till the end of December 1945 and not till
January 1, 1944 anymore !

I think this should do it, enable mod with jsgme and play.

keltos

Thanks alot for the help, i appreciate it. :salute: