Milk Cow question

PapaG39 · 01-05-08, 01:17 AM

I'm running the GWX 1.3 & looking into refueling at a nearby milk cow.

I know you can:
sail close to the milk cow and hit esc
end mission
dock at...

However, I am wondering if it is possible to just go in and refuel & start out again while keeping your present patrol number and information intact?

I know from doing it once before that your present mission will end and you will start a new patrol number...

deepboat · 01-05-08, 02:16 AM

Yes that's about right, just get close and hit esc. Don't forget to get awards and qualifications. In GWX 1.03 I believe it just tells you to return to base, starting point "NULL" and you don't get any renown if you didn't get to you assigned patrol grid before topping up.. Not sure what GWX 2.0 does for you as I am still on my first patrol.

bigboywooly · 01-05-08, 12:05 PM

GWX 2 treats the milkcows the same as 1.03 and any other mod
The method used is a workaround to be able to use resupply
Twas one of the things dropped by the devs close to release due to time pressure - that and wolfpacks
Probably 2 very important features that should have made it in

PapaG39 · 01-05-08, 12:19 PM

So...It is not possible to pull in and refuel while enroute to your patrol area and still keep your starting patrol number and any sinkings you may have gotten while enroute. I guess that's what you are saying.

bigboywooly · 01-05-08, 12:21 PM

lol yes thats what I am saying

Tis a pity the devs cant release the unfinished work on those uboat resupply they were working on so could be finished by the community
Wouldnt matter to them now

Jimbuna · 01-05-08, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaG39

So...It is not possible to pull in and refuel while enroute to your patrol area and still keep your starting patrol number and any sinkings you may have gotten while enroute. I guess that's what you are saying.

When docked you are awarded the renown for your sinkings, your boat is replenished and repaired (at a cost of one day for every % point). You may also award medals....in fact, the only thing you can't do is upgrade the boat.
If your using SH3 Commander, keep a note of your patrol grid and just pretend your continuing the next leg of your patrol and head there. You won't be awarded any further renown for reaching it, but as already explained, that is a game limitation that has been imposed on us by Ubisoft.

01-05-08, 12:50 PM

Hi. Just starting out with SH3/GWX2 but have been sub-simming off and on since Silent Service on a C64... When they were state-of-the-art.

Thanks for GWX2 it is outstanding!

Before meeting the tanker I used SH3 Commander to change the stay in port to one day only. First time I tried, started fuelling on 18 June 43 and finished 22 August. Understand is a limitation of the game system but there are work arounds for most issues and this seems a reasonable fix. At the next save I reset time in port to random.

Good Hunting

01-05-08, 01:17 AM	#1
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Milk Cow question I'm running the GWX 1.3 & looking into refueling at a nearby milk cow. I know you can: sail close to the milk cow and hit esc end mission dock at... However, I am wondering if it is possible to just go in and refuel & start out again while keeping your present patrol number and information intact? I know from doing it once before that your present mission will end and you will start a new patrol number...

01-05-08, 02:16 AM	#2
deepboat Gunner Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In an Octopuss' Garden Posts: 99 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Yes that's about right, just get close and hit esc. Don't forget to get awards and qualifications. In GWX 1.03 I believe it just tells you to return to base, starting point "NULL" and you don't get any renown if you didn't get to you assigned patrol grid before topping up.. Not sure what GWX 2.0 does for you as I am still on my first patrol. __________________ Smoke on the horizon captain!

01-05-08, 12:05 PM	#3
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	GWX 2 treats the milkcows the same as 1.03 and any other mod The method used is a workaround to be able to use resupply Twas one of the things dropped by the devs close to release due to time pressure - that and wolfpacks Probably 2 very important features that should have made it in __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

01-05-08, 12:21 PM	#5
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	lol yes thats what I am saying Tis a pity the devs cant release the unfinished work on those uboat resupply they were working on so could be finished by the community Wouldnt matter to them now __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

01-05-08, 12:19 PM	#4
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	So...It is not possible to pull in and refuel while enroute to your patrol area and still keep your starting patrol number and any sinkings you may have gotten while enroute. I guess that's what you are saying.

01-05-08, 12:50 PM	#7
Randomizer Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hi. Just starting out with SH3/GWX2 but have been sub-simming off and on since Silent Service on a C64... When they were state-of-the-art. Thanks for GWX2 it is outstanding! Before meeting the tanker I used SH3 Commander to change the stay in port to one day only. First time I tried, started fuelling on 18 June 43 and finished 22 August. Understand is a limitation of the game system but there are work arounds for most issues and this seems a reasonable fix. At the next save I reset time in port to random. Good Hunting