When Does Mission Completion Occur?

[SSI01]

Guys, this is the first time I've been able to sit down and run this sim in detail since purchasing it. I've got a question about when you are done with the objectives in your patrols, or missions. So far I've been on station either off Dalian, landing an agent, or in the East China Sea chipping away at the Japanese merchant marine. I've been out about 4.5 weeks and all torpedoes, and most of my deck gun ammo, have been expended. It's been about two days since the last of the fish were finally shot off (all hits, BTW) and I've had a pretty spirited deck gun engagement in heavy seas with two large troop transports. That yellow star in the ECS is still there, it's not greyed out despite my reporting two days ago via midnight status report that I'm "Winchester" re: torpedoes. One would think you'd get the "come on home" signal from COMSUBPAC but no soap.

Is there some place where one can find what the objectives are for their patrol before departing port?

[thegrindre]

I do believe that info is here somewhere. Meanwhile, drag a circle at 47nm with your compass and stay within it for about 48 hours or so. That's what triggers it. Time within an area.
If you exit that circle, you'll have to start over again with another 48 plus hours.

[fireftr18]

In the stock game, a star with a flag means you need to sink a certain tonnage. Guess what, the game doesn't tell you how much. A star with binoculars means you need to stay within the patrol zone for a certain amount of time. Again, the stock game doesn't tell you the size of the patrol zone and I don't think it tells you for how long. Someone figured out that stock game wants you to stay within 50nm of the center. Follow thegrindre's directions. For now, just head home or refit. You can't do anything without any weapons.

[Sailor Steve]

I have the four magic words no one seems to have mentioned:

The.

Game.

Doesn't.

Care.




Head for home whenever you feel like it. That's the bottom line. You won't get punished or penalized in any way.

If you stay within the designated area for the designated time you'll get extra renown. Don't want to sneak into an enemy base to take pictures (photo recon didn't work that way anyway)? Just don't do it. Don't want to drop off spies? Just don't do it. Don't want to do any special missions. Don't bother. The game doesn't care.

[SSI01]

Thanks, guys.

I was just trying to avoid that problem of carrying out objectives until out of ammo and doing an uncommanded return to Pearl, only to not have the game end and having to refit and head out with another 24 torpedoes - I've had this happen. We'll try the mileage/time restriction and see what happens.

EDIT: That's the ticket for sure.

[captcrane]

Yes draw the circle, stay within 50nm of center, I think the time required is 72 hrs. But if you have no torpedoes I would head to the nearest friendly port and resupply as long as you don't end your patrol the mission we still be there when you head out