Hey everyone, here's how to get back to base in SH4 if you run out of fuel. I guess it could technically be called 'cheating', but so be it.
1. Save your current game, but
be sure that your sub has at least a little bit of fuel or battery juice left.
This is a must. If not, you are screwed.
2. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\*\My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames\
3. Open your just-saved game folder (the one where you ran out of fuel)
4. Now open the GameplaySettings.cfg in that folder
5. Edit the two highlighted orange lines below and set them to
false:
[Current]
LimitedBatteries=false
LimitedCompressedAir=true
LimitedO2=true
LimitedFuel=false
RealisticRepairTime=true
ManualTargetingSystem=false
NoMapUpdate=false
RealisticSensors=true
DudTorpedoes=true
RealisticReload=true
NoEventCamera=true
NoExternalView=false
NoStabilizeView=false
MPShowPlayerNames=true
MPShowTorpedoes=true
6. Now restart SH4 and reload that save-game you just edited. You will now be able to get back to base either on batteries or diesels. After returning to base, save, and then edit the two lines again to say
true.
I hope this helps you all out.
