yes, excellent resposes. thats why i asked ducimus before i dug into it. seems theres more to it then just going in and editing a few numbers here and there. but i've gotten better at saving my fuel and measuring it constantly which i suppose is what they did back then also; so it adds more to the "imersion effect" for me. since this is a reaccuring issue in the game there should be a more indepth strategy for using and consuming fuel during a patrol written up and sticked or in a readme. thanks again guys i can finally fully play SH4 Fleetboat style now and not be so frustrated with running out of fuel all the time.
regards,
drakkhen20