Ending a patrol

Detritus · 04-11-08, 10:20 AM

Err, is there something to do to end my current patrol rather than load my previous safe just outside of Tokyo and sail back home (again)? The thing is, I didn't dock or refit when close at Pearl Harbor but chose to sail in and dock instead, partially to see what all the smoke and fire in the port was about. Satisfied with docking, I don't seem to be able to end the patrol, however, only to make a hard safe and scratch my head- no pop-ups, no 'End patrol' options or some such. Not a happy camper at the moment.

Capn_Sinky · 04-11-08, 10:46 AM

I would try to pull out of port about 20-30 miles, and then set course for port again and see if it brings up anything.

BTW what was all the hubub with the smoke at Pearl anyway?

Quillan · 04-11-08, 11:00 AM

Somewhere on your screen, you should have a small square icon with an anchor in it. Click the anchor, it'll bring up the popup for Refit/Dock/Postpone, then click Dock.

Detritus · 04-11-08, 11:19 AM

Anchor, yes- I'd completely forgotten about it. This time I just got distracted by the show ashore, I suppose. Never saw what the hubub actually was all about but got to see one of those 'funny' things of SH: a destroyer backing up full throttle to a pen. Blamo. 'Oh dear, did I cause that ?'

haarlokk · 05-05-08, 05:02 PM

I've just completed the objectives, but when I press the anchor, theres not a Dock option, only Refit, End Patrol (can't click it) and Post Pone. How do I end a patrol then?

Schroeder · 05-05-08, 05:46 PM

Was the anchor on your map upright or leaning a bit to one side?

You can only end patrols at your current home base and that shifts sometimes without a warning. Always look whether the port you are approaching has an anchor that is leaning to one side. If it doesn't you are just at a friendly base but not your home base and therefore you can't end the patrol.

haarlokk · 05-05-08, 06:01 PM

All the anchors look the same, some a little bigger than others, but none of them are leaning in any direction. I've tried to dock where I took of from the start, Pearl Habor and another habor, but I only get the choises to Refit or to Postpone, the option End Patrol is greyed out. All my objectives are listed as completed and I've surfaced the boat. I must be missing something...

UnderseaLcpl · 05-05-08, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haarlokk

All the anchors look the same, some a little bigger than others, but none of them are leaning in any direction. I've tried to dock where I took of from the start, Pearl Habor and another habor, but I only get the choises to Refit or to Postpone, the option End Patrol is greyed out. All my objectives are listed as completed and I've surfaced the boat. I must be missing something...

I had this happen only to find I was somehow reassigned to Perth-Freemantle. Does that icon look any different?

UnderseaLcpl · 05-05-08, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haarlokk

All the anchors look the same, some a little bigger than others, but none of them are leaning in any direction. I've tried to dock where I took of from the start, Pearl Habor and another habor, but I only get the choises to Refit or to Postpone, the option End Patrol is greyed out. All my objectives are listed as completed and I've surfaced the boat. I must be missing something...

I had this happen and it turned out I was somehow reassigned to Freemantle. Does that icon look any different?

ReallyDedPoet · 05-05-08, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haarlokk

All the anchors look the same, some a little bigger than others, but none of them are leaning in any direction.

What version of the game are you playing? Slanted anchors(denoting your
home base ) were brought in with 1.4.

RDP

haarlokk · 05-06-08, 06:22 AM

I haven't patched it yet, so will do that now and I hope everything works out fine. Thanks

ReallyDedPoet · 05-06-08, 09:54 AM

That will correct your problem

Good luck with it.
By the way, welcome to SUBSIM

RDP

04-11-08, 10:20 AM	#1
Detritus Navy Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 177 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Ending a patrol Err, is there something to do to end my current patrol rather than load my previous safe just outside of Tokyo and sail back home (again)? The thing is, I didn't dock or refit when close at Pearl Harbor but chose to sail in and dock instead, partially to see what all the smoke and fire in the port was about. Satisfied with docking, I don't seem to be able to end the patrol, however, only to make a hard safe and scratch my head- no pop-ups, no 'End patrol' options or some such. Not a happy camper at the moment.

04-11-08, 10:46 AM	#2
Capn_Sinky Bosun Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Winder, GA Posts: 64 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would try to pull out of port about 20-30 miles, and then set course for port again and see if it brings up anything. BTW what was all the hubub with the smoke at Pearl anyway? __________________ Good Luck and Good Hunting! Capn_ Sinky (aka Stinky) O.I.C.I.C. Officer In Charge of Ice Cream Current Command: USS Drum Apr42 "Frankly the idea that a stinkpot could smell so bad that men who haven't bathed or changed their clothes in months would choose to abandon their ships mid ocean rather than fight, scares the heck out of me!" Unknown Historian

04-11-08, 11:00 AM	#3
Quillan Samurai Navy Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 579 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Somewhere on your screen, you should have a small square icon with an anchor in it. Click the anchor, it'll bring up the popup for Refit/Dock/Postpone, then click Dock. __________________ We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

05-06-08, 09:54 AM	#12
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	That will correct your problem Good luck with it. By the way, welcome to SUBSIM RDP __________________ Back in the Day

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04-11-08, 11:19 AM	#4
Detritus Navy Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 177 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Anchor, yes- I'd completely forgotten about it. This time I just got distracted by the show ashore, I suppose. Never saw what the hubub actually was all about but got to see one of those 'funny' things of SH: a destroyer backing up full throttle to a pen. Blamo. 'Oh dear, did I cause that ?'

05-05-08, 05:02 PM	#5
haarlokk Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I've just completed the objectives, but when I press the anchor, theres not a Dock option, only Refit, End Patrol (can't click it) and Post Pone. How do I end a patrol then?

05-05-08, 05:46 PM	#6
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Was the anchor on your map upright or leaning a bit to one side? You can only end patrols at your current home base and that shifts sometimes without a warning. Always look whether the port you are approaching has an anchor that is leaning to one side. If it doesn't you are just at a friendly base but not your home base and therefore you can't end the patrol.

05-05-08, 06:01 PM	#7
haarlokk Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	All the anchors look the same, some a little bigger than others, but none of them are leaning in any direction. I've tried to dock where I took of from the start, Pearl Habor and another habor, but I only get the choises to Refit or to Postpone, the option End Patrol is greyed out. All my objectives are listed as completed and I've surfaced the boat. I must be missing something...

05-06-08, 06:22 AM	#11
haarlokk Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I haven't patched it yet, so will do that now and I hope everything works out fine. Thanks