Not recognizing reaching area of ops

milesjb · 01-14-15, 09:46 PM

I was told to proceed to the East China Sea. Went directly through objective star and nothing happens. Tried it several different directions and nothing. Is this a glitch ? also, how do I delete games?

Thanks

babybud · 01-14-15, 10:10 PM

What does the symbol in the yellow star look like?

Some objectives require you to stay within a certain radius of the star, other to sink a certain amount of shipping (Usually 10K)

Also, ahoy matey's!

Aktungbby · 01-14-15, 10:20 PM

babybud!

milesjb · 01-14-15, 10:30 PM

There is a set of binoculars in the star. Can't remember what the symbol was in my first mission but the first objective was completed as soon as I touched the star.

babybud · 01-14-15, 10:36 PM

Pretty sure the Bino's is a patrol symbol.

Stay within 150nm of the marker and it should give you a completion in 72 hours.

merc4ulfate · 01-14-15, 10:38 PM

Yes some are time sensitive so you have to stay there a certain number of hours. You can manually delete games in the save game folder or do it one by one under save game while the game is running.

If your talking about removing the game then uninstall.

milesjb · 01-14-15, 11:13 PM

Thanks guys. Really appreciate it. I thought I might lose my first mission if I had to start over. Big relief. BTW, how did you find this out?

Sniper297 · 01-15-15, 12:40 AM

Like everything else, the hard way. When it's strictly a "patrol" mission (without the secondary order to sink merchants), get within 1000 yards of the marker, set accelerated time (AKA time compression or TC) on, then wait 48 hours. I'm working on a mod to change from 2880 minutes (48 hours) to 60 minutes for all the patrol missions, but there are a lot of them.

Jimbuna · 01-15-15, 06:59 AM

Welcome to SubSim baby

Crannogman · 01-15-15, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milesjb

Thanks guys. Really appreciate it. I thought I might lose my first mission if I had to start over. Big relief. BTW, how did you find this out?

The game also usually autosaves when you leave port - so you should be able to go back to just before going on your most recent patrol

ReallyDedPoet · 01-15-15, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by babybud

Pretty sure the Bino's is a patrol symbol.

Stay within 150nm of the marker and it should give you a completion in 72 hours.

Welcome to SUBSIM

captcrane · 01-15-15, 08:57 AM

Hope this helps. Everything is so confusing when you 1st get started. Then you think you know what you are doing and then you say damn I was doing that wrong! Great game. If you get a star with binoculars enlarge your map use your compass and from the center of the star make a circle just under 50mi I use 48 plot your course to stay in the circle. Don't know if its 48 hrs or 72 hrs then you will get a new mission. Also if you look at your map one of your ports will have a slanted anchor that is where you can end a patrol. When you end a patrol any hull damage you have will be repaired and you can use your renown points for better weapons and cool stuff like radar

ReallyDedPoet · 01-15-15, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milesjb

Thanks guys. Really appreciate it. I thought I might lose my first mission if I had to start over. Big relief. BTW, how did you find this out?

An older thread for sure, but some nice info there on the various objectives: Beery

milesjb · 01-15-15, 11:00 AM

Wow ! I really appreciate all the help. It's been years since I played and
never really got that deeply into the game. Think I started out with AOD.
Oh, and my son reminded me that we played a lot of Silent Service when he was a kid. He's a LCDR in the Navy now. Anyway, I retired recently and have a lot of time to delve into the game. So far, I,'m loving it. The tedium and boredom of the hunt in my first mission was excruciating. Nothing but fishing boats around Hokaido. Then that first freighter. I literally cheered out loud when it went down. Really helps to give one a modicum of understanding of what it was really like. Anyway, it's great to know how
people are ready, willing and able to help on this forum. Thanks again.

01-14-15, 09:46 PM	#1
milesjb Watch Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Not recognizing reaching area of ops I was told to proceed to the East China Sea. Went directly through objective star and nothing happens. Tried it several different directions and nothing. Is this a glitch ? also, how do I delete games? Thanks

01-14-15, 10:20 PM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,987 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! babybud! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

01-14-15, 10:38 PM	#6
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	Yes some are time sensitive so you have to stay there a certain number of hours. You can manually delete games in the save game folder or do it one by one under save game while the game is running. If your talking about removing the game then uninstall. __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍

01-15-15, 06:59 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome to SubSim baby __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-14-15, 10:10 PM	#2
babybud Nub Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 4 Downloads: 127 Uploads: 0	What does the symbol in the yellow star look like? Some objectives require you to stay within a certain radius of the star, other to sink a certain amount of shipping (Usually 10K) Also, ahoy matey's!

01-14-15, 10:30 PM	#4
milesjb Watch Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	There is a set of binoculars in the star. Can't remember what the symbol was in my first mission but the first objective was completed as soon as I touched the star.

01-14-15, 10:36 PM	#5
babybud Nub Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 4 Downloads: 127 Uploads: 0	Pretty sure the Bino's is a patrol symbol. Stay within 150nm of the marker and it should give you a completion in 72 hours.

01-14-15, 11:13 PM	#7
milesjb Watch Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys. Really appreciate it. I thought I might lose my first mission if I had to start over. Big relief. BTW, how did you find this out?

01-15-15, 12:40 AM	#8
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	Like everything else, the hard way. When it's strictly a "patrol" mission (without the secondary order to sink merchants), get within 1000 yards of the marker, set accelerated time (AKA time compression or TC) on, then wait 48 hours. I'm working on a mod to change from 2880 minutes (48 hours) to 60 minutes for all the patrol missions, but there are a lot of them.

01-15-15, 08:57 AM	#12
captcrane Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 139 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	Hope this helps. Everything is so confusing when you 1st get started. Then you think you know what you are doing and then you say damn I was doing that wrong! Great game. If you get a star with binoculars enlarge your map use your compass and from the center of the star make a circle just under 50mi I use 48 plot your course to stay in the circle. Don't know if its 48 hrs or 72 hrs then you will get a new mission. Also if you look at your map one of your ports will have a slanted anchor that is where you can end a patrol. When you end a patrol any hull damage you have will be repaired and you can use your renown points for better weapons and cool stuff like radar

01-15-15, 11:00 AM	#14
milesjb Watch Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 17 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Wow ! I really appreciate all the help. It's been years since I played and never really got that deeply into the game. Think I started out with AOD. Oh, and my son reminded me that we played a lot of Silent Service when he was a kid. He's a LCDR in the Navy now. Anyway, I retired recently and have a lot of time to delve into the game. So far, I,'m loving it. The tedium and boredom of the hunt in my first mission was excruciating. Nothing but fishing boats around Hokaido. Then that first freighter. I literally cheered out loud when it went down. Really helps to give one a modicum of understanding of what it was really like. Anyway, it's great to know how people are ready, willing and able to help on this forum. Thanks again.