After a couple of months of SH3-GWX while waiting for v0.64 I decided to come back to v0.63 to get used to the user interface again.
So the other day I started a brand new career under an existing install of FOTRSU v0.63 that I had been using for months, if not a year. I deleted the entire SH4 folder in My Documents and started a new career, setting options to my preferences.
The new career started December 8, 1941 out of Midway, in a GAR class SS-210 USS Grenadier. We made four successful patrols, first to the Marshalls (very unproductive, that) and then to Areas 4 and 6, which were much more productive.
In late September 1942 I requested a transfer to Brisbane, having never used that as a home port in any previous missions. The first one sent me to patrol the Caroline Islands area, defined by a 150 Nm circle around a star located to the west of Truk atoll. We entered the assigned area on October 6, 1942 with orders to patrol that area for five days. We did so, mainly just off Truk, where we accumulated 18,896 tons of shipping and escorts. On October 14, about 8 days after entering the assigned patrol area, and never having left it during the entire 8 day period, I saw that the patrol objective of five days had not been met!
There may be a problem with dates associated with that area - I am at a loss, never having encountered anything like this before.
One other thing was that even though I disabled the radars using the T key before approaching Tulagi, the radar operator continued to report air and sea targets. This did not happen near Midway, or as far as I know, Brisbane. I tried turning the radars on and off a few times using the T key and got the appropriate messages, but the airborne targets were still reported by the radar operator, and the TC would drop to 1 on each report.
Strange that it worked at Midway, but not Tulagi. Prior to reaching Tulagi, there had been no crashes or loads of saved games once I left Brisbane. The SD/SJ radar on/off had no effect.
I know you guys have tons of free time, but if you could put your beer down long enough to check into these two items I know my fellow sailors would appreciate it! (a little humor there, guys!). Thanks!
