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stufer · 08-19-07, 03:30 AM

Hello to all

I've had this game for a couple of weeks now and found Subsim straight away - all the mods and great advice here has been a massive help to my enjoyment of this game.

I downloaded Trigger Maru 1.4 and am absolutely loving it! I was dubious about these "repeat patrols" at first as I wasn't getting any, but last night I definately ran into it.

I'm based at Fremantle and I started in June 1942 in a Gar Class sub. My first patrol took me to the Celebes Sea. I radioed in when I had completed the patrol - I had also run out of torpedoes - and got no reply so I returned home.

Second mission was to transport Lt. Freeland Heston and his 6 troops to near Surabaya. I got them there, radioed that I had done so, and was ordered to patrol the South China Sea. I did that and got a few ships, radioed in and was ordered to patrol the Java Sea. I did that and got a few more ships and ran out of torpedoes and radioed in. No reply so I returned home.

Third mission was to transport Lt. Freeland Heston and his 6 troops to near Surabaya.

I got them there, radioed that I had done so, and was ordered to Patrol the Makasar Straits. I did so and got some really nice ships (one of those Huge Liner's), ran out of Torpedoes and started heading for home but quickly ran into a Task Force. I radioed the contact back and was told I had made a good find, that I should break contact and RTB. This I did. When we got back we were heroes - Medal of Honour for me, many medals and promotions for the chaps and command of a brand new Gato class sub, USS Drum. This was in October 1942, and taking that command meant going to Pearl Harbor.

You can imagine my suprise when I got to my new office in Pearl and sitting there waiting for me is Lt. Freeland Heston and his 6 troops wanting tranportation to near Surabaya.

I wanted to explain to him that the advantage of suprise was now lost - that the Japanese would be expecting him by now! Particularly as he seems to use solid metal rowboats that crash endlessly against my hull! To be honest I think the man's an embarrassment by now.

So I began the patrol and I started in Pearl Harbor itself. I started the engines and stopped them again - exasperated at having to get to Surabaya from Pearl, when the pop-up came up asking if I wanted to launch the boat. I clicked yes but nothing happened. I clicked on the port symbol and ended the patrol. When I got to the office Lt. Freeland Heston had gone and I was ordered to Honshu island to hit merchant ships.

That's the patrol I'm doing now so don't know if I'm passed the repeating missions for good yet.

Just to be clear, I completed all those extra missions I was given too - the stars turned grey.

So I would vote for a fix for this - as you can see, this happened in the Asiatic Fleet, so it's not just Pearl.

I have found this Lt. Heston thing quite amusing and it hasn't detracted from my enjoyment of the game or this great mod. Many thanks for it!

Cheers
Stu.

08-19-07, 03:30 AM	#13
stufer Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 20 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Hello to all I've had this game for a couple of weeks now and found Subsim straight away - all the mods and great advice here has been a massive help to my enjoyment of this game. I downloaded Trigger Maru 1.4 and am absolutely loving it! I was dubious about these "repeat patrols" at first as I wasn't getting any, but last night I definately ran into it. I'm based at Fremantle and I started in June 1942 in a Gar Class sub. My first patrol took me to the Celebes Sea. I radioed in when I had completed the patrol - I had also run out of torpedoes - and got no reply so I returned home. Second mission was to transport Lt. Freeland Heston and his 6 troops to near Surabaya. I got them there, radioed that I had done so, and was ordered to patrol the South China Sea. I did that and got a few ships, radioed in and was ordered to patrol the Java Sea. I did that and got a few more ships and ran out of torpedoes and radioed in. No reply so I returned home. Third mission was to transport Lt. Freeland Heston and his 6 troops to near Surabaya. I got them there, radioed that I had done so, and was ordered to Patrol the Makasar Straits. I did so and got some really nice ships (one of those Huge Liner's), ran out of Torpedoes and started heading for home but quickly ran into a Task Force. I radioed the contact back and was told I had made a good find, that I should break contact and RTB. This I did. When we got back we were heroes - Medal of Honour for me, many medals and promotions for the chaps and command of a brand new Gato class sub, USS Drum. This was in October 1942, and taking that command meant going to Pearl Harbor. You can imagine my suprise when I got to my new office in Pearl and sitting there waiting for me is Lt. Freeland Heston and his 6 troops wanting tranportation to near Surabaya. I wanted to explain to him that the advantage of suprise was now lost - that the Japanese would be expecting him by now! Particularly as he seems to use solid metal rowboats that crash endlessly against my hull! To be honest I think the man's an embarrassment by now. So I began the patrol and I started in Pearl Harbor itself. I started the engines and stopped them again - exasperated at having to get to Surabaya from Pearl, when the pop-up came up asking if I wanted to launch the boat. I clicked yes but nothing happened. I clicked on the port symbol and ended the patrol. When I got to the office Lt. Freeland Heston had gone and I was ordered to Honshu island to hit merchant ships. That's the patrol I'm doing now so don't know if I'm passed the repeating missions for good yet. Just to be clear, I completed all those extra missions I was given too - the stars turned grey. So I would vote for a fix for this - as you can see, this happened in the Asiatic Fleet, so it's not just Pearl. I have found this Lt. Heston thing quite amusing and it hasn't detracted from my enjoyment of the game or this great mod. Many thanks for it! Cheers Stu.