Screwed up my 1st patrol

msalama · 02-14-08, 12:53 AM

As they say you live and learn... well NOT to use the same name when saving missions mid-career, that is!

Yes, the game courteously informed me of all previous saves associated with the name being overwritten if I do that, but I thought this doesn't matter because I didn't want to save any old situation snapshots anyway. Well, turns out that the gig never registered in my career at all so back to square 1 we go hehe

The patrol itself went pretty well, and I even sunk a Granville freighter when zig-zagging around my designated grid (AN21). To call the weather c**p is an understatement of the century however; the first 2 days off Kiel were sunny and the rest were spent in a worst possible thunderstorm ever

Not to mention that I of course dove too deep at some point so that my IIA couldn't eventually go deeper than 50m without taking damage

But yeah, all in a day's work for a budding sub skipper eh?

Anyway back in Kiel now with a well-earned cigar in my mouth, and a huge glass of cognac in front of me. S!

Sailor Steve · 02-14-08, 02:26 AM

Funny, I always use the same saves over and over an have never had a problem. Maybe I've just been lucky, or maybe I just never learn.

As to the weather, that's a well-known bug. One possible answer is here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130147

I linked to the special fix for the GWX problem, but the other versions are at the link as well. I'm not really playing right now, so I don't know how well it works; but this thread will explain the problem.

msalama · 02-14-08, 06:50 AM

I GOT THE CAREER SALVAGED

What I had to do was to delete the old career and create a new one using the same Kaleun name, plus play 1 short bogus mission and finish it by docking at Kiel. I then had a Kaleun with one mission completed, and the rest was pretty easy once I figured it out; I just added the single sinking I made in the lost original mission (a 4650 BRT Granville freighter) into the files manually, plus adjusted some date values, and VOÍLA!!! Leutnant z. s. Salamanowski is now in Kiel waiting for his second mission to start!!!

So OK lads then - the drinks are on me down at the Kneipe tonight

S! all. Kaleun Salamanowski, the commander of U-2, signing off for now.

Brag · 02-14-08, 07:51 AM

Cheers, Salamanovski, a cognac and cigar after a patrol taste good

msalama · 02-15-08, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

Cheers, Salamanovski, a cognac and cigar after a patrol taste good

Sho 'nuff

Phew.

That gig was - and I kid you not - the BEST gaming / simming experience I've had ever. Didn't even matter that I only sunk 1 freighter and that was pretty much all she wrote...

This game combined w/ GWX 2.0 rocks, period.

msalama · 02-15-08, 12:49 PM

Quote:

One possible answer is here

S! Steve. Thanks for the link. Just installed it yesterday and started my 2nd patrol 2 hours ago so it's too early to tell, but I'm nevertheless put-putting down the Kiel channel in a beautiful autumn weather ATM

02-14-08, 12:53 AM	#1
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Screwed up my 1st patrol As they say you live and learn... well NOT to use the same name when saving missions mid-career, that is! Yes, the game courteously informed me of all previous saves associated with the name being overwritten if I do that, but I thought this doesn't matter because I didn't want to save any old situation snapshots anyway. Well, turns out that the gig never registered in my career at all so back to square 1 we go hehe The patrol itself went pretty well, and I even sunk a Granville freighter when zig-zagging around my designated grid (AN21). To call the weather c**p is an understatement of the century however; the first 2 days off Kiel were sunny and the rest were spent in a worst possible thunderstorm ever Not to mention that I of course dove too deep at some point so that my IIA couldn't eventually go deeper than 50m without taking damage But yeah, all in a day's work for a budding sub skipper eh? Anyway back in Kiel now with a well-earned cigar in my mouth, and a huge glass of cognac in front of me. S!

02-14-08, 02:26 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Funny, I always use the same saves over and over an have never had a problem. Maybe I've just been lucky, or maybe I just never learn. As to the weather, that's a well-known bug. One possible answer is here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130147 I linked to the special fix for the GWX problem, but the other versions are at the link as well. I'm not really playing right now, so I don't know how well it works; but this thread will explain the problem. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-14-08, 07:51 AM	#4
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Cheers, Salamanovski, a cognac and cigar after a patrol taste good __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

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02-14-08, 06:50 AM	#3
msalama Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In an octopus's garden Posts: 565 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	I GOT THE CAREER SALVAGED What I had to do was to delete the old career and create a new one using the same Kaleun name, plus play 1 short bogus mission and finish it by docking at Kiel. I then had a Kaleun with one mission completed, and the rest was pretty easy once I figured it out; I just added the single sinking I made in the lost original mission (a 4650 BRT Granville freighter) into the files manually, plus adjusted some date values, and VOÍLA!!! Leutnant z. s. Salamanowski is now in Kiel waiting for his second mission to start!!! So OK lads then - the drinks are on me down at the Kneipe tonight S! all. Kaleun Salamanowski, the commander of U-2, signing off for now.