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Ginger Beer · 10-24-05, 02:53 PM

Here's what I did:

1) I edited Patrols.cfg in my career folder as follows ( actual changes in bold )

[PATROL 004]
PatrolNumber=4
StartYear=1941
StartMonth=12
StartDay=1
StartHour=4
StartMin=42
EndYear=1942
EndMonth=2
EndDay=15 ( changed from EndDay=2)
EndHour=9
EndMin=15
RealYear=2005
RealMonth=10
RealDay=16
RealHour=19
RealMin=49
StartLocation=753
EndLocation=753
SubType=2
SubVersion=1
SubName=U-530
PatrolArea=BB43
TonnageSunk=63374.000000
MerchantTonnageSunk=63374.000000
WarshipTonnageSunk=0.000000
ShipsSunkNb=10
WarShipsSunkNb=0
PatrolCraftSunkNb=0
CorvetteSunkNb=0
FrigateSunkNb=0
DestroyerEscortSunkNb=0
DestroyerSunkNb=0
MineSweeperSunkNb=0
LightCruiserSunkNb=0
HeavyCruiserSunkNb=0
EscortCarrierSunkNb=0
AircraftCarrierSunkNb=0
BattleCruiserSunkNb=0
BattleShipSunkNb=0
MineLayingShipSunkNb=0
AuxiliaryCruiserSunkNb=0
MerchantShipsSunkNb=10
SupplyShipNb=0
FuelTankerNb=0
CargoShipNb=0
TroopTransportNb=0
PlanesDownNb=0
FighterAircraftNb=0
BomberAircraftNb=0
DiveBomberAircraftNb=0
TorpedoBomberAircraftNb=0
ScoutAircraftNb=0
HelicopterNb=0
AirENVIRONMENTALNb=0
CompletedPatrol=Yes
PatrolGridObjCompleted=No
ReachGridObjCompleted=No
OffDead=0
PODead=0
SeamenDead=0
OffWounded=0
POWounded=0
SeamenWounded=0
NbMedalsWounded=0
NbMedalsUboat=11
NbMedalsFront=1
NbMedalsKnights=0
NbMedalsGerman=0
NbMedals1stCross=1
NbMedals2ndCross=3
PromotionsNb=0
AssignQual=Yes
Flotilla=903
NbDaysInBase=14 (Changed from NbDaysInBase=31)
HullIntegrity=53.090931
DeltaRenown=1828.250000
NbSaves=16
ChangedRank=No

2) I edited the basic.cfg in my game folder as follows:

[TIME]
TransferFlotilla=1
NbDaysInBase=14 (Changed from NbDaysInBase=31)
NbPatrolsInFlotilla=3
NbMonthsInFlotilla=6

So far, so good. If I launch the game now, in the normal manner without SH3 Commander even installed, I start my new patrol on March 1st 1942 as expected.

Now, I reinstall SH3 Commander, and this is what I get: Note that the Last Patrol End Date is Feb 15th 1942, as edited in patrols.cfg...but where does the current date of Monday March 23rd 1942 come from ?? For some reason its decided that I'm going to be in port for 37 days. If I now launch the game using SH3 Commander, I'm at Lorient on March 23rd, not the March 1st

Setting the number of days spent in port to 14, as below,makes no difference. I still set sail on March 23rd.

So the question is...why does SH3 Commander decide initially that I should spend 37 days in port, and can I edit that to 14 ?

10-24-05, 02:53 PM	#5
Ginger Beer Seaman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 41 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here's what I did: 1) I edited Patrols.cfg in my career folder as follows ( actual changes in bold ) [PATROL 004] PatrolNumber=4 StartYear=1941 StartMonth=12 StartDay=1 StartHour=4 StartMin=42 EndYear=1942 EndMonth=2 EndDay=15 ( changed from EndDay=2) EndHour=9 EndMin=15 RealYear=2005 RealMonth=10 RealDay=16 RealHour=19 RealMin=49 StartLocation=753 EndLocation=753 SubType=2 SubVersion=1 SubName=U-530 PatrolArea=BB43 TonnageSunk=63374.000000 MerchantTonnageSunk=63374.000000 WarshipTonnageSunk=0.000000 ShipsSunkNb=10 WarShipsSunkNb=0 PatrolCraftSunkNb=0 CorvetteSunkNb=0 FrigateSunkNb=0 DestroyerEscortSunkNb=0 DestroyerSunkNb=0 MineSweeperSunkNb=0 LightCruiserSunkNb=0 HeavyCruiserSunkNb=0 EscortCarrierSunkNb=0 AircraftCarrierSunkNb=0 BattleCruiserSunkNb=0 BattleShipSunkNb=0 MineLayingShipSunkNb=0 AuxiliaryCruiserSunkNb=0 MerchantShipsSunkNb=10 SupplyShipNb=0 FuelTankerNb=0 CargoShipNb=0 TroopTransportNb=0 PlanesDownNb=0 FighterAircraftNb=0 BomberAircraftNb=0 DiveBomberAircraftNb=0 TorpedoBomberAircraftNb=0 ScoutAircraftNb=0 HelicopterNb=0 AirENVIRONMENTALNb=0 CompletedPatrol=Yes PatrolGridObjCompleted=No ReachGridObjCompleted=No OffDead=0 PODead=0 SeamenDead=0 OffWounded=0 POWounded=0 SeamenWounded=0 NbMedalsWounded=0 NbMedalsUboat=11 NbMedalsFront=1 NbMedalsKnights=0 NbMedalsGerman=0 NbMedals1stCross=1 NbMedals2ndCross=3 PromotionsNb=0 AssignQual=Yes Flotilla=903 NbDaysInBase=14 (Changed from NbDaysInBase=31) HullIntegrity=53.090931 DeltaRenown=1828.250000 NbSaves=16 ChangedRank=No 2) I edited the basic.cfg in my game folder as follows: [TIME] TransferFlotilla=1 NbDaysInBase=14 (Changed from NbDaysInBase=31) NbPatrolsInFlotilla=3 NbMonthsInFlotilla=6 So far, so good. If I launch the game now, in the normal manner without SH3 Commander even installed, I start my new patrol on March 1st 1942 as expected. Now, I reinstall SH3 Commander, and this is what I get: Note that the Last Patrol End Date is Feb 15th 1942, as edited in patrols.cfg...but where does the current date of Monday March 23rd 1942 come from ?? For some reason its decided that I'm going to be in port for 37 days. If I now launch the game using SH3 Commander, I'm at Lorient on March 23rd, not the March 1st Setting the number of days spent in port to 14, as below,makes no difference. I still set sail on March 23rd. So the question is...why does SH3 Commander decide initially that I should spend 37 days in port, and can I edit that to 14 ?