What the FRAK?!?!?!!

[Lagger123987]

Originally Posted by azn_132

I would suggest to load the last save before u retired then play it again but get less ships sunk or somethin like that then maybe u can still play on ur career, might work but havent try that yet.

try this Marky!! It works for me!! I did this and it works!!

[marky]

indeed

too late though

so i just started a 44 with a balao

1 way or another im gonna see the end of this damn game

[Mudrik]

I have a post in the "Forced retirement" thread where I explain how you can edit a couple of gamesave files in a new career so that you will start the new career with your tonnage and player ranking from your old career. You may find that it helps a little with the disappointment of being retired.

[joea]

You're taking this far too seriously Marky.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by marky

ur right, its WORSE!!!!

i dont neeed a company telling me how to enjoy a product or how long i can play it sincei paid for the piece of crap, not to mention juz cuz its realistic or not

To bad, start a new career. Personally, did not like doing 30 patrols in SH3, little ridiculous.

RDP

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by marky

but nooo its okay as long as we all make our patrols last 6 frakkin months to get even a SHADE of our momneys worth out of this piece of garbage!!!!

i spent 250 $ on this worthless piece of junk!

and even wen im not getting blown out of the water by destroyers that magically find me at 1 knot 300 feet down im still not getting my moneys worth!!!!



tell ya 1 thing i want my money back!!!!

grrrr

sorry, nothin personal its just that this game ENRAGES me like none other ever has

Wow.. just wow... put the game down and slowly back away :hmm:

[Tony1]

After getting a new Balao Sub at Pearl, I was transferred to Brisbane. When I returned to Brisbane after sinking 18 ships I was only able to refit. I traveled to Freemantle I was able to dock. Upon docking I received metals and was told that my sub class (Balao) was being retired and me along with it due to poor performance. End of career. However, I started to look into what could have shown a lack of performance. Upon looking into the "CareerTrack" file, there were no entres for my last patrol out of Brisbane. For whatever reason SH4 failed to record my sinkings throughout my last patrol and upon docking it must have concidered me an poor performer based on the "CareerTrack" file.

[Weigh-Man]

This has been discussed in other threads, the early retirment seems to be linked to being given command of a Balao Sub before they were actually available, therefore when you return to base after your first patrol in the Balao you get forced retirement.

Fix - When asked if you want to upgrade your sub, select no. Just wait for the Sub upgrade to be offered again later in the campaign.

I have tried this and it works

And just one other thing, please stop using text speak in this forum, it is really annoying and does not help in putting your point accross

[PopManiac]

Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

This has been discussed in other threads, the early retirment seems to be linked to being given command of a Balao Sub before they were actually available, therefore when you return to base after your first patrol in the Balao you get forced retirement.

Fix - When asked if you want to upgrade your sub, select no. Just wait for the Sub upgrade to be offered again later in the campaign.

I have tried this and it works

And just one other thing, please stop using text speak in this forum, it is really annoying and does not help in putting your point accross

So, which year is the 'proper one' to accept the upgrade?

Oh, by the way, I can sympathize with the frustration here - to a certain extent of course!

I mean, if you have to go through crashes / bugs / whatever, install one MOD after another, follow tutorials and so-on and then you are 'retired' for doing a good job (so to speak), well - there is a breaking point!:p

Incidentally, can someone confirm that successful and decorated US sub skippers were 'retired' in the middle of the war?

It sounds a little odd to me, at least this is something I have never come across.

[U-Bones]

Originally Posted by Weigh-Man

And just one other thing, please stop using text speak in this forum, it is really annoying and does not help in putting your point accross

What is text speak ?

[Weigh-Man]

Using things like ur for you are or m8 for mate, it's fine for mobile phones but I hate seeing it in forums, there's a keyboard at your fingertips, try using it. (not you personally)

Just a pet hate of mine

'So, which year is the 'proper one' to accept the upgrade?'

All I know is I refused the upgrade In July 43 and accepted it in Nov 43 and I have so far got my career as far as May 44

[Safe-Keeper]

[Falls in with Stabiz and forces marky to the ground, injecting a shot of sleep-aid up his anus]

There. Now he should calm down.

Seriously, though, calm the Heck down, marky. The day you've made your own little video game a fraction of the detail and complexity of Silent Hunter 4, you can throw tantrums like a little two-year old. Except, of course, that by the time you've made and published your own title, you'll not throw any more tantrums as you'll realize the work and effort that goes into the making of them.

Constructive critisism. Look it up sometime.

[mookiemookie]

Why didn't you post this in the "Forced Retirement" thread? Do you really think your ranting is special enough that it deserves its own thread?

Here's a hint: It's not.

Originally Posted by marky

not to mention juz cuz its realistic or not

Don't buy simulation games if you don't like realism.

Originally Posted by PopManiac

Incidentally, can someone confirm that successful and decorated US sub skippers were 'retired' in the middle of the war?

It sounds a little odd to me, at least this is something I have never come across.

A list I posted a while back...by no means complete, but just to show that many, many successful skippers only went on about 5 patrols.

Slade Cutter, USS Seahorse: 4 patrols, 72,000 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Gordon Underwood, USS Spadefish: 3 patrols, 75,386 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Henry Bruton, USS Greenling: 4 patrols, 54,564 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Robert Dornin, USS Trigger: 3 patrols, 54,595 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Malcom Garrison, USS Sandlance, 4 patrols, 37,368 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
John Moore, USS Grayback: 3 patrols, 45,757 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Eli Reich, USS Sealion II: 3 patrols, 59,839 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Williard Laughon, USS Rasher: 3 patrols, 38,340 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Enrique Haskins, USS Guitarro: 3 patrols, 25,400 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Bernard Clarey, USS Pintado: 4 patrols, 42,956 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Thomas Dykers, USS Jack: 4 patrols, 42,417 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Lowell Stone, USS Lapon: 4 patrols, 39,100 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Donald Weiss, USS Tinosa: 3 patrols, 39,047 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Charles Kirkpatrick, USS Triton: 3 patrols, 22,749 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Frank Selby, USS Puffer: 4 patrols, 38,159 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
George Grider, USS Flasher: 2 patrols, 43,718 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Thomas Hogan, USS Bonefish: 4 patrols: 34,329 JANAC confirmed tons sunk
Louis McGregor, USS Pike & USS Redfish: 4 patrols, 44,637 JANAC confirmed tons sunk

[fredbass]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Why didn't you post this in the "Forced Retirement" thread?

Yea, I wish more people would post on existing threads more often because there's way too many here already.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by fredbass

Yea, I wish more people would post on existing threads more often because there's way too many here already.

Yes, close this thread

RDP