Cannot end patrol! PLEASE ADVISE

Deathfrombelow23 · 03-25-07, 12:57 AM

It's 1942 and I am in command of the USS S-18 and I can't end my 3rd patrol. I left Surabaya (Java) with orders to patrol the Celebes Sea... I finished that and sank 6 ships. The anchor symbol disappeared from Surabaya before I got back, which I assumed meant that the Japanese had captured it. I have sailed to Brisbane, Fremantle, Pearl Harbor and Midway and tried to end my patrol. The only options I have when I get to any of the bases is POSTPONE or REFIT. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW OR WHERE I CAN END MY PATROL?? I can only imagine that after sailing around for over 12 weeks, my men want to get off the boat LOL. Thank you for your help!!

GoldenRivet · 03-25-07, 01:23 AM

wow - have you tried going back to your original base?

you might just see what happens - approach it cautiously incase it is under enemy control.

if that doesnt work you might try to "refit" at one of the other bases and see what happens

Onkel Neal · 03-25-07, 01:30 AM

Maybe this is one of the "crack bugs", I don't know? Are you using the retail DVD and without NoCD cracks?

CCIP · 03-25-07, 01:33 AM

I should note though, that even with the legal download version one doesn't get a 'base transferred to...' message - so it can be a tad confusing.

I never got as far as actually trying to transfer though...

Deathfrombelow23 · 03-25-07, 10:06 AM

I am using the retail DVD with patch 1.1. I tried going back to surabaya and as I pulled up, I got no message to end patrol AND I started getting shelled... by shore batteries I'm guessing. As I said before... then I sailed ALL OVER to Fremantle, Brisbane, Pearl Harbor, Midway, and since my last post I've sailed to Dutch Harbor and I still cannot end my patrol! All I can do is "refit". Any other suggestions? Maybe from the devs??

tedhealy · 03-25-07, 10:08 AM

This happens if you start in 1941 at Manila too. Manila will be captured and you will be left without a base to dock at.

DaMaGe007 · 03-25-07, 10:10 AM

If the USN is not going to support you anymore its time to defect.
Head over to Cairns and scuttle your boat, I hear its nice there this time of year

03-25-07, 12:57 AM	#1
Deathfrombelow23 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 134 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Cannot end patrol! PLEASE ADVISE It's 1942 and I am in command of the USS S-18 and I can't end my 3rd patrol. I left Surabaya (Java) with orders to patrol the Celebes Sea... I finished that and sank 6 ships. The anchor symbol disappeared from Surabaya before I got back, which I assumed meant that the Japanese had captured it. I have sailed to Brisbane, Fremantle, Pearl Harbor and Midway and tried to end my patrol. The only options I have when I get to any of the bases is POSTPONE or REFIT. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW OR WHERE I CAN END MY PATROL?? I can only imagine that after sailing around for over 12 weeks, my men want to get off the boat LOL. Thank you for your help!!

03-25-07, 01:33 AM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I should note though, that even with the legal download version one doesn't get a 'base transferred to...' message - so it can be a tad confusing. I never got as far as actually trying to transfer though... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-25-07, 01:23 AM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	wow - have you tried going back to your original base? you might just see what happens - approach it cautiously incase it is under enemy control. if that doesnt work you might try to "refit" at one of the other bases and see what happens

03-25-07, 01:30 AM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Maybe this is one of the "crack bugs", I don't know? Are you using the retail DVD and without NoCD cracks?

03-25-07, 10:06 AM	#5
Deathfrombelow23 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 134 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I am using the retail DVD with patch 1.1. I tried going back to surabaya and as I pulled up, I got no message to end patrol AND I started getting shelled... by shore batteries I'm guessing. As I said before... then I sailed ALL OVER to Fremantle, Brisbane, Pearl Harbor, Midway, and since my last post I've sailed to Dutch Harbor and I still cannot end my patrol! All I can do is "refit". Any other suggestions? Maybe from the devs??

03-25-07, 10:08 AM	#6
tedhealy Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 772 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	This happens if you start in 1941 at Manila too. Manila will be captured and you will be left without a base to dock at.

03-25-07, 10:10 AM	#7
DaMaGe007 Watch Officer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 338 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If the USN is not going to support you anymore its time to defect. Head over to Cairns and scuttle your boat, I hear its nice there this time of year