Patrol Area "null" or zero ?

Catfish · 06-29-06, 02:25 AM

Hello,
after some time i tried to give SH3 a new try, but after returning to Wilhelmshaven after my 7th patrol my patrol area having been AN59 i got the order to go to Lorient after this patrol, which i did.
Now the next patrol area is "Null" and there's no written text in the commands window - what's wrong here ? :hmm:
Thanks and greetings,
Catfish

JScones · 06-29-06, 03:05 AM

Are you sure Lorient was your home base? This is where it gets confusing.

When you start your patrol it will give a start and end base. If you finish anywhere else (yeah, forget the message you got mid-patrol), you'll be treated as being docked at a friendly base. When docked at a friendly, non-home base, you get a NULL patrol grid for your next patrol. Another exciting feature of SH3...

Catfish · 06-29-06, 03:38 AM

Hello,
if i remember right i left Wilhelmshaven with the target patrol area AN59, but i already got Lorient as return base - i did not get the message to go to Lorient in mid-game but as a direction when i left W'Haven.
Hmm, do i get a "better than null" patrol area if i return now to Lorient, or should i return to W'Haven ?
Anyway thanks and greetings,
Catfish

P.S. Thanks a lot for for the mod enabler !!! This is one perfect piece of software.

HunterICX · 06-29-06, 06:20 AM

I,m running SH3 commander and I started an Career in 1941 , the 29th flotilla...in Sepia. and the first patrol...it also sais Grid : 0
must be a bug or something...if that occures I just quit the game and set an random grid in SH3 Cmdr. and restart...

also sometimes when I load a save...I,m in 1941...2nd flotilla.
the VIIC U-707
when I press my last save (In Base before patrol) it sais
IIA boat
1939

kinda weird because when i load it...its just fine:hmm:

06-29-06, 02:25 AM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Patrol Area "null" or zero ? Hello, after some time i tried to give SH3 a new try, but after returning to Wilhelmshaven after my 7th patrol my patrol area having been AN59 i got the order to go to Lorient after this patrol, which i did. Now the next patrol area is "Null" and there's no written text in the commands window - what's wrong here ? :hmm: Thanks and greetings, Catfish

06-29-06, 03:38 AM	#3
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Thanks but Hello, if i remember right i left Wilhelmshaven with the target patrol area AN59, but i already got Lorient as return base - i did not get the message to go to Lorient in mid-game but as a direction when i left W'Haven. Hmm, do i get a "better than null" patrol area if i return now to Lorient, or should i return to W'Haven ? Anyway thanks and greetings, Catfish P.S. Thanks a lot for for the mod enabler !!! This is one perfect piece of software. Last edited by Catfish; 06-29-06 at 03:51 AM.

06-29-06, 06:20 AM	#4
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I,m running SH3 commander and I started an Career in 1941 , the 29th flotilla...in Sepia. and the first patrol...it also sais Grid : 0 must be a bug or something...if that occures I just quit the game and set an random grid in SH3 Cmdr. and restart... also sometimes when I load a save...I,m in 1941...2nd flotilla. the VIIC U-707 when I press my last save (In Base before patrol) it sais IIA boat 1939 kinda weird because when i load it...its just fine:hmm: __________________

06-29-06, 03:05 AM	#2
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Are you sure Lorient was your home base? This is where it gets confusing. When you start your patrol it will give a start and end base. If you finish anywhere else (yeah, forget the message you got mid-patrol), you'll be treated as being docked at a friendly base. When docked at a friendly, non-home base, you get a NULL patrol grid for your next patrol. Another exciting feature of SH3...