Raido orders from BDU!!??

[simon.c]

whilst in atlantic, got a order (via raido message)from BDU to refuel at Cadiz and to make it to La spezia to transfer to 29th flot.I spent ages working out how long i could stay under at what speed without co2 death,worked out the daylight hours and had one hell of a trip through Gilbralta
straights,hunted by no less than 5 destroyers at one time,only to make it to Italy unscathed to find no transfer,and orbers to dock at Brest!!!!

Do i restart game
Ignore order's?
Or just hunt in the Med now im there?

What I want to know are the raido messages relevant,should I follow them?

Am playing through SH111 comander

Hope all the people who have have helped me so far can once again give me advice

thank you S.C

[sharkbit]

Well, looks like you need to make the return trip to Brest then. Good luck making the return trip through the strait!

Just kidding!
Radio messages from Bdu are for immersion only. You can ignore them if you wish.

I suppose you can take the order seriously and after you dock at La Spezia and are in the captain's office, you can request a transfer to the 29th. I don't know details on how all that works though.

[Jimbuna]

Yeah...immersion only, unless you've got GWX and the Wreford Brown mod which will only give you messages to things that are actually scripted into the game.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by simon.c

whilst in atlantic, got a order (via raido message)from BDU to refuel at Cadiz and to make it to La spezia to transfer to 29th flot.I spent ages working out how long i could stay under at what speed without co2 death,worked out the daylight hours and had one hell of a trip through Gilbralta
straights,hunted by no less than 5 destroyers at one time,only to make it to Italy unscathed to find no transfer,and orbers to dock at Brest!!!!

Sounds like the game is trying to kill you... Maybe it's just tired and would like a little down time.

[thegreattriscuit]

HAH!... Silly U-Boat Captain... thinking that just because you command one of the most deadly and feared weapons of a generation, that you are not subject to the inane and unfathomable whims of your nations military leadership...

If you get frustrated, just rejoice in the fact that a distant supereor's evaluation report just recieved a bullet point for "succesfully reorganized U-Boat Fleet for optimum manning and coverage of allied shipping lanes".

There, isn't that better?

Three options.

1. Reload tour last save in The Atlantic, and loose any accomplishments there-after.

2. Go back through Gibralter.

3. Reload your last save in The Atlantic, or at Brest.
Request transfer to The Med.
Although the dates will be off, you survived the transit, and earned the transfer.

[Tanedin]

If you've already docked in La Spezia you can exit and mess with your career in your documents folder so you end up in the 29th flotilla at the start of your next patrol.

[sublynx]

Originally Posted by simon.c

Do i restart game
Ignore order's?
Or just hunt in the Med now im there?

I think that if your base is still at Brest, you will be teleported there if you quit any mission out at sea. So the lazy version would be just teleporting. Start a mission in La Spezia, sail out of port, sink them ships in the Med for a mission and get back close to La Spezia (if you want to keep it more realistic) then teleport. Think of it as your Kaleun and the crew leaving the boat in La Spezia and taking the train to Brest. BDU just wanted you to deliver a reserve boat to La Spezia and trusted YOU to be the skipper that can sail through the straits with an undamaged submarine You could then change your U-boats number to a new one to simulate getting a new boat.

Originally Posted by Tanedin

If you've already docked in La Spezia you can exit and mess with your career in your documents folder so you end up in the 29th flotilla at the start of your next patrol.

This sounds like the most civil solution.

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by Tanedin

If you've already docked in La Spezia you can exit and mess with your career in your documents folder so you end up in the 29th flotilla at the start of your next patrol.

Originally Posted by Snestorm

This sounds like the most civil solution.

Yeah, and possibly corrupt your Commander's career in the process. I don't think so.

I suggest you investigate the file SH3gamefolder\data\cfg\flottila.cfg for which date La Spezia actually becomes operational for the 29th Flottila. (there are dates listed near the base references) Then wait around in the Med for this to actually happen. If it ever does. Otherwise I would just teleport back to base and see where you end up the next patrol. As BdU goofed up their orders, they 'll have to explain the situation to the 'Realism Police'. I wouldn't worry about it in this case.

[Tanedin]

As long as the 29th flotilla is available though, you can easily transfer to salamis that way. Spend a day in la spezia to refuel and head out to salamis. I've been messing with this between the French bases and it doesn't seem to have any negative impact on SH3 commander other than it listing your last patrol as being part of the flotilla you're transferring into. You're right about La Spezia though. I have no idea how trying to transfer there before it becomes available would effect your career.

Given all the new information, I guess I'd have to fall back to my original 3 options.

(Personaly, I'd just attemp the reverse passage through Gibralter.
Can't teleport, as the "realism" is at 100%.)

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

Given all the new information, I guess I'd have to fall back to my original 3 options.

(Personaly, I'd just attemp the reverse passage through Gibralter.
Can't teleport, as the "realism" is at 100%.)

Right,

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

Given all the new information, I guess I'd have to fall back to my original 3 options.

(Personaly, I'd just attemp the reverse passage through Gibralter.
Can't teleport, as the "realism" is at 100%.)

So you don't take screenshots?

Originally Posted by jimbuna

So you don't take screenshots?

I like to look at other people's, but can't take any of my own.