Resupplying

LightStalker · 08-10-08, 04:58 PM

Ahoy again Kaleun's!

Well, finally I settled back home, and could continue my career.

This was U-98 third patrol, and BdU assigned me a quadrant just north-east of the UK. The patrol so far took me 23 days with five confirmed sinkings, for a total of about 37.000 tones. Not bad I suppose, but I still 4 fish left, just waiting to blow a hole in an unsuspecting merchant's hull. The weather is a serious problem though. My watch crew havent seen any ship for the past few days because of the blasted storm. And seeing that two of those torpedoes are the external reserves, and can't really be loaded, I guess I have only two torpedoes for the time beeing. To add injury to the insult, one is in my aft tube, while the other is in the fore tube...

Other than that, I'm starting to worry about my fuel reserve. Battling those waves really does empty my tanks quickly...

So since it's impossible for me to launch a salvo, and If i just keep cruising around my crew will have to paddle back home, I decided I need to restock. I don't see any point in returning to port yet, I wanna annoy the Tommies for a little longer... Besides, this is a good opportunity to learn how to re-fit my sub.

And this, dear subsimmer's is where you come in. You see, I never did resupply earlier, and the mechanic's behind it are, well wierd to me.

Ok, so let's say that I find myself a supply ship. I simply get in range, and select dock from the menu, right? But, the game would count that as ending my patrol, and once I left the ship, I would begin my fourth mission. Also, any damage my sub sustained would be completely repaired, which is ridiculous seeing as there is no dry dock, and I honestly don't think that it would be possible to... oh, say replace a damaged/destroyed periscope/proppeler/engine/whatever at a supply ship. Is there any way around these issues? Any way I can only get some eel's and continue patrol no.3?

And it get's even weirder when it comes to milkcows. Specifically, I mean getting a complete restock of torpedoes, from a floating gas station. Again, any way I can ONLY refuel at a milkcow, and not start a new patol while I'm at it?

Eh, guess I couldn't keep thing's short again. Sorry about that guys.

But thanks in advance.

08-10-08, 04:58 PM	#1
LightStalker Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Resupplying Ahoy again Kaleun's! Well, finally I settled back home, and could continue my career. This was U-98 third patrol, and BdU assigned me a quadrant just north-east of the UK. The patrol so far took me 23 days with five confirmed sinkings, for a total of about 37.000 tones. Not bad I suppose, but I still 4 fish left, just waiting to blow a hole in an unsuspecting merchant's hull. The weather is a serious problem though. My watch crew havent seen any ship for the past few days because of the blasted storm. And seeing that two of those torpedoes are the external reserves, and can't really be loaded, I guess I have only two torpedoes for the time beeing. To add injury to the insult, one is in my aft tube, while the other is in the fore tube... Other than that, I'm starting to worry about my fuel reserve. Battling those waves really does empty my tanks quickly... So since it's impossible for me to launch a salvo, and If i just keep cruising around my crew will have to paddle back home, I decided I need to restock. I don't see any point in returning to port yet, I wanna annoy the Tommies for a little longer... Besides, this is a good opportunity to learn how to re-fit my sub. And this, dear subsimmer's is where you come in. You see, I never did resupply earlier, and the mechanic's behind it are, well wierd to me. Ok, so let's say that I find myself a supply ship. I simply get in range, and select dock from the menu, right? But, the game would count that as ending my patrol, and once I left the ship, I would begin my fourth mission. Also, any damage my sub sustained would be completely repaired, which is ridiculous seeing as there is no dry dock, and I honestly don't think that it would be possible to... oh, say replace a damaged/destroyed periscope/proppeler/engine/whatever at a supply ship. Is there any way around these issues? Any way I can only get some eel's and continue patrol no.3? And it get's even weirder when it comes to milkcows. Specifically, I mean getting a complete restock of torpedoes, from a floating gas station. Again, any way I can ONLY refuel at a milkcow, and not start a new patol while I'm at it? Eh, guess I couldn't keep thing's short again. Sorry about that guys. But thanks in advance. Last edited by LightStalker; 08-10-08 at 05:08 PM.