Why don't refits take time?

vindex · 05-07-07, 04:14 AM

Why are refits instantaneous in game time? Shouldn't refueling and rearming take a couple of hours, or even a day? Am I the only one who finds this hokey?

I'm such a nerd I actually dock at Midway, and at Pearl on my return ... I just feel like I'm cheating if I hit the magic refit option 30 miles (or whatever) from port.

Grothesj2 · 05-07-07, 04:39 AM

There may a file you can modify to change the turn around time. Maybe the modders can help.

Chock · 05-07-07, 05:51 AM

I guess in the grand scheme of things - i.e. most people whizzing across the Pacific on accelerated time and compressing it to a few minutes - the few hours that a refit would take (or more correctly re-arm and refuel) doesn't really matter that much.

Unless you could simulate half a day's liberty for your crew and give em some fun and a morale boost

Come to think of it, you could do that, just pause the sim at the port, go out, get hammered on Jack Daniels, oh, and make sure a cab driver overcharges you for the trip to the bar, then go and pick up a dose of the clap. You could also simulate trying to sneak some booze onto your sub by buying something ridiculously expensive (say the latest graphics card, or a nitrous kit for your car etc) and trying to sneak it in the house past your wife/girlfriend. If she catches you, it will further add to the realism, as you will probably be forced to paint or repair something around the house as a punishment.

ReallyDedPoet · 05-07-07, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Chock

I guess in the grand scheme of things - i.e. most people whizzing across the Pacific on accelerated time and compressing it to a few minutes - the few hours that a refit would take (or more correctly re-arm and refuel) doesn't really matter that much.

Unless you could simulate half a day's liberty for your crew and give em some fun and a morale boost

Come to think of it, you could do that, just pause the sim at the port, go out, get hammered on Jack Daniels, oh, and make sure a cab driver overcharges you for the trip to the bar, then go and pick up a dose of the clap. You could also simulate trying to sneak some booze onto your sub by buying something ridiculously expensive (say the latest graphics card, or a nitrous kit for your car etc) and trying to sneak it in the house past your wife/girlfriend. If she catches you, it will further add to the realism, as you will probably be forced to paint or repair something around the house as a punishment.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Egan · 05-07-07, 07:06 AM

I asked this and the dev answer was they wanted to legnthen the time it took but it wasn't possible at the time - I don't know what the problem was, though. IIRC, all the settings for that, time in port etc are hardcoded this time. Maybe they will externalise them in a patch like they did with radio messages in Sh3.

Vindex: I always 'dock' during a refit too,

, and let the TC do it's thing. 6 - 18 hours for a quick layover up to several days if I think the situation warrants it.

7Enigma · 05-07-07, 07:23 AM

I always require at least a couple hours since most refits are a full restocking of torps. Since the refit button only refills your spare slots, I refit, sit in the harbor as my crew loads the tubes, and then refit again so I'm fully stocked. I've never kept a close eye on it, but I'm sure its a couple hours works on heavy TC?

Sailor Steve · 05-07-07, 10:24 AM

I think the whole idea is silly anyway. I could be wrong, but I'm unaware of any subs restocking torpedoes and going back out for an extended patrol. Pulling into a strange port should allow you to take on enough fuel to get home, and that's it.

SteamWake · 05-07-07, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I think the whole idea is silly anyway. I could be wrong, but I'm unaware of any subs restocking torpedoes and going back out for an extended patrol. Pulling into a strange port should allow you to take on enough fuel to get home, and that's it.

Got agree with Steve here.

I also found the instantanious turn around a bit odd.

But thats about all I thought about it.

Imagine if you dident get a fresh stock of torps what the bitching and whining would be like. Hell they already complain that they dont go ahead and load up the tubes for you as well.

05-07-07, 04:14 AM	#1
vindex Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 192 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Why don't refits take time? Why are refits instantaneous in game time? Shouldn't refueling and rearming take a couple of hours, or even a day? Am I the only one who finds this hokey? I'm such a nerd I actually dock at Midway, and at Pearl on my return ... I just feel like I'm cheating if I hit the magic refit option 30 miles (or whatever) from port.

05-07-07, 10:24 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I think the whole idea is silly anyway. I could be wrong, but I'm unaware of any subs restocking torpedoes and going back out for an extended patrol. Pulling into a strange port should allow you to take on enough fuel to get home, and that's it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-07-07, 04:39 AM	#2
Grothesj2 Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 167 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There may a file you can modify to change the turn around time. Maybe the modders can help.

05-07-07, 05:51 AM	#3
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I guess in the grand scheme of things - i.e. most people whizzing across the Pacific on accelerated time and compressing it to a few minutes - the few hours that a refit would take (or more correctly re-arm and refuel) doesn't really matter that much. Unless you could simulate half a day's liberty for your crew and give em some fun and a morale boost Come to think of it, you could do that, just pause the sim at the port, go out, get hammered on Jack Daniels, oh, and make sure a cab driver overcharges you for the trip to the bar, then go and pick up a dose of the clap. You could also simulate trying to sneak some booze onto your sub by buying something ridiculously expensive (say the latest graphics card, or a nitrous kit for your car etc) and trying to sneak it in the house past your wife/girlfriend. If she catches you, it will further add to the realism, as you will probably be forced to paint or repair something around the house as a punishment.

05-07-07, 07:06 AM	#5
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I asked this and the dev answer was they wanted to legnthen the time it took but it wasn't possible at the time - I don't know what the problem was, though. IIRC, all the settings for that, time in port etc are hardcoded this time. Maybe they will externalise them in a patch like they did with radio messages in Sh3. Vindex: I always 'dock' during a refit too, , and let the TC do it's thing. 6 - 18 hours for a quick layover up to several days if I think the situation warrants it.

05-07-07, 07:23 AM	#6
7Enigma Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 103 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I always require at least a couple hours since most refits are a full restocking of torps. Since the refit button only refills your spare slots, I refit, sit in the harbor as my crew loads the tubes, and then refit again so I'm fully stocked. I've never kept a close eye on it, but I'm sure its a couple hours works on heavy TC?