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Originally Posted by heliflyr
This is lame. Why would the Dev put in a mission that is sooooo far away from any chance of refueling just ruins the game for me. I'm sure there were sub tenders or ships passing by that the real guys could get fuel from. But we are left to find ways to cheat by altering our game files to get fuel to make it home is upsetting for me. At least they could have simulated a fueling stop somewhere.  Here was my solution to this problem. I return to port the next day and storm into Grand Admiral Karl Dontiz"s office and demand that this oneway mission be given to a NOOB. Rank has it's advantages.  |
First of all, you have PLENTY of fuel in the game. At no time are you on any mission where you are forced to cheat and edit your game files.
Secondly, at first, when you are operating out of Pearl, there is just one forward base and that's Midway. USE IT! Anything west of Midway was a Japanese lake and there were no tenders or refueling stations that an American submarine could use. Putting them there would be unrealistic.
Operate on the surface keeping the batteries fully charged. You submerge when you're forced to and stay under the minimum possible time. Travel at 9 knots on the surface unless you are in active pursuit or avoidance. Watch the damaged battery status and shut off the charge to save fuel when you get to the maximum charge the batteries will handle. You can complete any mission and return to Pearl with a half tank of fuel.