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Originally Posted by Zero Niner
You know, the one where zero tonnage or renown is awarded for your first patrol. I was affected by this during my 1st patrol in a Type IXB, even though I did not upgrade my boat nor enlisted new crew before I set off. 30,000 tons wasted! 
So what I intend to do if I ever start a new career is to set sail, reach a point say about 100 miles away, and either abort the patrol (Return to Base option) or sail back to port.
You get zero renown, but you've wasted only a few game days, and you're set for your next patrol.
I'll pretend that this was a training/shakedown cruise, or that the boat encountered serious mechanical problems that forced me to abort the patrol.
What do you think? |
I've found through testing that if you save just before docking, and you get 0 tonnage, simply reload the save and dock again. In every test I've done (admittedly only about 10 or so), the second time I have received tonnage.
Anyway, I actually play similar to you - I treat the first patrol as a shakedown/final training patrol prior to receiving promotion to ObLt and full control of the boat.
I think this works well for 1939 careers as you start just prior to WWII anyway, so it's really just "business as usual".