Stuck - need help pls

[mhenriks]

Hello,

I am close to throwing SH4 away. I am stuck in my career, not being able to end my patrol. It is my 6th patrol (I think) - starting in Brisbane -and I was first asked to patrol Caroline Islands, which I did and after completing this objective (plus the requirement to sink shipping). An objective was added to patrol the Bismarck Sea - which I have done - includinmg sinking heaps of shipping, including a complete convoy, - destroyers and all.
I have also reported severall convoys and followed instructions as well as done status reports. I have completed the added objective of sinking freighters in the Bismarck Sea. I spent at least a week or two there (having refitted wirh torps and fuel in the Solomons).
But no matter what I do, the game lists the objective "patrol Bismarck sea" as incomplete and the option "finish patrol" can not be activated when I return to Brisbane (I can refit). I have tried to redirect to Pearl etc. but no cigar and I have been careful reading instruction, i.e. no orders to dock somewhere else (and I have tried anyway).
Please help - I am about to remove this game from my drive. Very frustrated...

[GoldenRivet]

ok mate here is my suggestion - it has been said that you have to go to the star on the map and hang out there for at least 48 hours... i think you have to be within 50 nm of it IIRC but just to be sure go to the star on the map right ON it and hang out for a full 48 to 50 hours...

if that doesnt work come back and let us know.

[Argus00]

You need to stay within 100 nautical miles (180 km) of your target objective for 48 hrs.

[mhenriks]

Thanks. I thought I had stayed more then enough in the area close to the star... but yeah, when I parked on it for a few days it finally turned gray. However, I could still not end my patrol in Brisbane (where I had started from) and there were certainly no messages telling me to change basen at any stage of the patrol.

I first tried Pearl, but no cigar, finally went go Freemantle, where I could end the patrol (in early 1943) - just so I promptly was forced to retire. What a load of crap.
I wont play this game for a while - if wever again. Spent 90 Australian $ for a gae that is worse then SH3.....

[Argus00]

Yes, the port changed. I'm most certain there WAS a radio message from COMSUBPAC, but you must've missed it - I know i did, I was engaging a convoy at that time.

Here is the file to check for reassignment:

C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name >\My Documents\SH4\data\cfg\SaveGames\<most recent save folder here>\SaveData.rmr

Open up that file with Notepad and search through it and you'll see any base change, i.e.:


Quote:
[Log Entry 2]
Type=0
EntryText=From: COMSUBSOWESPAC|To: ASIATIC FLEET BOATS|EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY SHIFT BASE OF OPERATIONS TO PERTH FREMANTLE ON WESTERN AUSTRALIA X
EntryTitle=18:01 Operational News
Date=19420225
Time=1801
Categ=3
You can also open up, in Notepad: mydocuments/sh4/data/cfg/savegames/<savegame folder>/careertrack.upc

search the text for CSS_BaseChange

the LAST OCCURENCE (bottom of file) of this text will be the base that you can dock at and look something like this:

[CareerTrack 1.CareerStatusSave 29]
ID=ID
Reason=CSS_BaseChange
NameDisplayable=
CurrentDate=1942-04-24 00:00:00
BaseIDLink=Brisbane

So in this case my base will be Brisbane and i would be allowed to end my patrol there.

[CaptainHaplo]

Reassignment is a bear if you miss the msg. As for being promptly retired - there are 2 causes. One is an option where you can spend renown to keep playing - the other is a bug where your original sub class is retired and you go with it - even though your in a different type sub now. There are fixes for this in the forums (check modder forum for it) and enjoy without being forced to a desk job.