What did I do wrong??

ddiplock · 10-04-07, 03:44 PM

I started a new campaign, a photo recon mission in Manila for some carriers. I sailed 20 miles out, snapped the pictures and then headed back to base. Only to be awarded a medal and then put on the Admiral's staff and ending my career.

Wtf?? What happend to the "Patrol this grid here for 24 hours" and then freehunt???

What did I do wrong?? I completed the primary objective of taking the photo, and still i got sacked after my first patrol. lol

mookiemookie · 10-04-07, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ddiplock

Wtf?? What happend to the "Patrol this grid here for 24 hours" and then freehunt???

It doesn't work that way in SHIV. As in real life, you are expected to follow orders. When you complete a mission, radio in a status report and you'll recieve a new mission. Once that's completed, radio in and recieve another new one. Once you're low on fuel or torpedoes and ready to head for the barn, quit radioing in status reports and complete your current mission. Simple as that. If you try and go rogue, you WILL be retired out early.

ddiplock · 10-04-07, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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Originally Posted by ddiplock

Wtf?? What happend to the "Patrol this grid here for 24 hours" and then freehunt???

It doesn't work that way in SHIV. As in real life, you are expected to follow orders. When you complete a mission, radio in a status report and you'll recieve a new mission. Once that's completed, radio in and recieve another new one. Once you're low on fuel or torpedoes and ready to head for the barn, quit radioing in status reports and complete your current mission. Simple as that. If you try and go rogue, you WILL be retired out early.

So I should've sent in a status report telling them i'd completed the mission? lol
And because I didn't i got cashierd onto making coffee for some pokey nosed admiral on his staff??? grrrrr!!!

Hawk_345 · 10-04-07, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ddiplock

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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Originally Posted by ddiplock

Wtf?? What happend to the "Patrol this grid here for 24 hours" and then freehunt???

It doesn't work that way in SHIV. As in real life, you are expected to follow orders. When you complete a mission, radio in a status report and you'll recieve a new mission. Once that's completed, radio in and recieve another new one. Once you're low on fuel or torpedoes and ready to head for the barn, quit radioing in status reports and complete your current mission. Simple as that. If you try and go rogue, you WILL be retired out early.

So I should've sent in a status report telling them i'd completed the mission? lol
And because I didn't i got cashierd onto making coffee for some pokey nosed admiral on his staff??? grrrrr!!!

exactly

Rockin Robbins · 10-04-07, 06:41 PM

Not only do you have to radio in a status report but you must do it within a certain distance of where you completed your mission. I got the "insert spy in Dalian" mission several times in a row, right after I posted that I never got repeat missions.

"WTF!!!" said I, meaning "Why that's funny" of course. Then I read that when you sight enemy ships, to get a reply you have to call in within sight of the ships.

I thought "The life raft is a ship." When I launch it I might have to phone home while I'm in sight of it. I did and the repeat missions stopped. I received immediate confirmation and a new mission. As a bonus, you might be attacked by more of those Betties you like so much.

SteamWake · 10-04-07, 07:51 PM

Do the rubber rafts still show up on sonar ?? :rotfl:

10-04-07, 03:44 PM	#1
ddiplock Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 552 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	What did I do wrong?? I started a new campaign, a photo recon mission in Manila for some carriers. I sailed 20 miles out, snapped the pictures and then headed back to base. Only to be awarded a medal and then put on the Admiral's staff and ending my career. Wtf?? What happend to the "Patrol this grid here for 24 hours" and then freehunt??? What did I do wrong?? I completed the primary objective of taking the photo, and still i got sacked after my first patrol. lol

10-04-07, 06:41 PM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Just one more thing Not only do you have to radio in a status report but you must do it within a certain distance of where you completed your mission. I got the "insert spy in Dalian" mission several times in a row, right after I posted that I never got repeat missions. "WTF!!!" said I, meaning "Why that's funny" of course. Then I read that when you sight enemy ships, to get a reply you have to call in within sight of the ships. I thought "The life raft is a ship." When I launch it I might have to phone home while I'm in sight of it. I did and the repeat missions stopped. I received immediate confirmation and a new mission. As a bonus, you might be attacked by more of those Betties you like so much. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-04-07, 07:51 PM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Do the rubber rafts still show up on sonar ?? :rotfl: