Ran out of gas - now what?

bfindlay · 05-10-08, 01:01 AM

I ran out of gas a few hundred miles out of port. No batteries left either - just a floating tin can, full of stinky sailors. However, there is no option to 'get towed in' or to do anything, other than exit to main menu, which I guess trashes your career.

Am I missing something? I am going to play it again (with a slooowwww cruise home this time) from my last save - not a big deal , but a PITA.

PS to those who responde on a previous post about TMO not working with the F12 key - turned out it WAS a hardware issue - now solved. Thanks for your input!

peabody · 05-10-08, 01:50 AM

Nope, no tow boats. Someone did post a way around it. You could do a search. I think it had something to do with save the game then set unlimited fuel and reload the save so you could finish that mission. Not sure that's right though, but there is a 'cheat'/solution somewhere on here.
Also there are many who give suggestions on 'best' speed for conserving fuel. And make sure battery charge is off when the batteries are charged and off when the batteries are damaged because they use fuel to try to charge and can't. A lot of info, just have to find it. This topic comes up a lot.

Peabody

Defiance · 05-10-08, 09:12 AM

Hiya,
As above really if you want to cheat (just kidding lol)

But in TMO and last few TM's i think, If you run at 9 daytime and 8 at night .....

It was 9 gives best fuel economy and 8 at night lessoned the chance of night air attacks

Whatever TMO is now for detection i run at 9 and find i can always get back to midway with spare fuel

So give 9 speed a try you'll soon get used to manually setting speed (i did) (i also don't go over 512 time compression, seems over 512 and weather takes ages to change so if you're in a storm you use slightly more fuel for longer (if this makes sense))

Happy Hunting

Ciao

Def

ElAurens · 05-10-08, 10:21 AM

In the current 1.5 version of the sim and TMO, "ahead standard" (10 knots) gives the best fuel range for a fleetboat.

For an S-boat try 6 or 7 knots.

bob224 · 05-10-08, 01:26 PM

go down to half pariscope depht and run on electric motors,this happen to me both diesel motor damage ,it was slow going but I made it back to base ok.

bob224

Raptor1 · 05-10-08, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob224

go down to half pariscope depht and run on electric motors,this happen to me both diesel motor damage ,it was slow going but I made it back to base ok.

bob224

He said the batteries were drained...:hmm:

You are pretty much toast!

Charlielima · 05-11-08, 10:20 AM

Too bad one couldn't cash in some reknown for a tow. CL

Raptor1 · 05-11-08, 10:33 AM

The USN wouldn't ask for something like "Renown" (Had such a thing existed) to tow their boats back, They would send out a tow (Considering the boat did not run out of gas 5 miles from Osaka or something) regardless of the captains achievements

But it sucks that there is NO towing option whatsoever...

Rockin Robbins · 05-11-08, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

They would send out a tow

Show me one example to prove you are right.

MonTana_Prussian · 05-11-08, 02:58 PM

Never heard of any boats getting a tow.

Q3ark · 05-11-08, 04:30 PM

Never heard of a boat runing out of gas tbh.

I read in silent victory that one of the boats (sorry cant remember which one) made it back to port with such a small ammount of desil left in the tanks that the skipper was relieved of command almost immedietly.

Looks like the USN took this subject extremley serousley and if you ran out of gas and it was not due to enemy action eg leaks due to deapth charge etc you would be hung drawn and quatered

DrJonez · 05-11-08, 06:32 PM

I remember reading stories about other ships (not submarines) that were so low on fuel that they were using lamp oil, engine oil, and any other remotely petroleum based products they had on board to stretch out their fuel supply. I can't imagine the engines would run overly well on that sorta stuff, but it's better than floating around powerless.

Defiance · 05-12-08, 12:51 AM

Heya ElAurens,

Will give 10knots a try as i run tmo

Cheers

Ciao

Def

05-10-08, 01:01 AM	#1
bfindlay Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 10 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ran out of gas - now what? I ran out of gas a few hundred miles out of port. No batteries left either - just a floating tin can, full of stinky sailors. However, there is no option to 'get towed in' or to do anything, other than exit to main menu, which I guess trashes your career. Am I missing something? I am going to play it again (with a slooowwww cruise home this time) from my last save - not a big deal , but a PITA. PS to those who responde on a previous post about TMO not working with the F12 key - turned out it WAS a hardware issue - now solved. Thanks for your input!

05-10-08, 01:50 AM	#2
peabody Admiral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York State, USA Posts: 2,390 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 7	Nope, no tow boats. Someone did post a way around it. You could do a search. I think it had something to do with save the game then set unlimited fuel and reload the save so you could finish that mission. Not sure that's right though, but there is a 'cheat'/solution somewhere on here. Also there are many who give suggestions on 'best' speed for conserving fuel. And make sure battery charge is off when the batteries are charged and off when the batteries are damaged because they use fuel to try to charge and can't. A lot of info, just have to find it. This topic comes up a lot. Peabody __________________ System Spec: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, PentiumD Dual Core Presler 945 3.4Ghz, Gigabyte Geforce 7600GS, 2-1GB Corsair XMS2 800Mhz in Dual Channel, 2-WD 250 SATA 3Gb/s, Onboard Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, DVD ROM, DVD burner, Hiper 580 Watt Power supply, WinXP SP2.

05-10-08, 10:21 AM	#4
ElAurens A-ganger Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 76 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	In the current 1.5 version of the sim and TMO, "ahead standard" (10 knots) gives the best fuel range for a fleetboat. For an S-boat try 6 or 7 knots. __________________ " And the sea shall grant each man new hope, as sleep brings dreams of home." Christopher Columbus

05-11-08, 10:20 AM	#7
Charlielima Gunner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Schnell Boote Land Posts: 97 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Too bad one couldn't cash in some reknown for a tow. CL __________________

05-11-08, 10:33 AM	#8
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	The USN wouldn't ask for something like "Renown" (Had such a thing existed) to tow their boats back, They would send out a tow (Considering the boat did not run out of gas 5 miles from Osaka or something) regardless of the captains achievements But it sucks that there is NO towing option whatsoever... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

05-10-08, 09:12 AM	#3
Defiance Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 908 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 0	Hiya, As above really if you want to cheat (just kidding lol) But in TMO and last few TM's i think, If you run at 9 daytime and 8 at night ..... It was 9 gives best fuel economy and 8 at night lessoned the chance of night air attacks Whatever TMO is now for detection i run at 9 and find i can always get back to midway with spare fuel So give 9 speed a try you'll soon get used to manually setting speed (i did) (i also don't go over 512 time compression, seems over 512 and weather takes ages to change so if you're in a storm you use slightly more fuel for longer (if this makes sense)) Happy Hunting Ciao Def

05-10-08, 01:26 PM	#5
bob224 Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 8 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	go down to half pariscope depht and run on electric motors,this happen to me both diesel motor damage ,it was slow going but I made it back to base ok. bob224

05-11-08, 02:58 PM	#10
MonTana_Prussian Ensign Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Helena,Montana Posts: 234 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Never heard of any boats getting a tow.

05-11-08, 04:30 PM	#11
Q3ark Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: York, England Posts: 346 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Never heard of a boat runing out of gas tbh. I read in silent victory that one of the boats (sorry cant remember which one) made it back to port with such a small ammount of desil left in the tanks that the skipper was relieved of command almost immedietly. Looks like the USN took this subject extremley serousley and if you ran out of gas and it was not due to enemy action eg leaks due to deapth charge etc you would be hung drawn and quatered __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, But Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H20 was H2SO4.

05-11-08, 06:32 PM	#12
DrJonez Swabbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I remember reading stories about other ships (not submarines) that were so low on fuel that they were using lamp oil, engine oil, and any other remotely petroleum based products they had on board to stretch out their fuel supply. I can't imagine the engines would run overly well on that sorta stuff, but it's better than floating around powerless.

05-12-08, 12:51 AM	#13
Defiance Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 908 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 0	Heya ElAurens, Will give 10knots a try as i run tmo Cheers Ciao Def