Help! was given same mission twice!

[jmsbond35]

I finished the first mission in the USS Triton (deploy to Honoshu and attack shipping) and returned to Pearl harbor and ended my patrol. I upgraded some crew and weapons, then clicked the giant map. the same objective was given to me, "deploy to Honoshu." Is this normal? should I do this again? it took forever to sail across the pacific even at 2500 time speed-up!

[SteamWake]

Its a known 'glitch' they are alledgedly going to fix it with the next patch.

That being said... why would it be unusual to be assigned the same patrol ?

[John Channing]

Did you complete your patrol objective? You needed to patrol for 48 hours and sink at least 10,000 tons of the type of shipping specified in your objectives. Then you should have radioed in a patrol report to see if ComSubPac had any other objectives for you. Then, and only then, do you rtb.

JCC

[jmsbond35]

Thanks Channing. I didn't realize I had to Radio in things. How do I radio in my completed patrol?

[Tronics]

What if you run out fo torpedos on the way there engaging massive convoys?

I've always wondered that.

[d@rk51d3]

Halfway through a career, and EVERY mission has been "deploy to Honshu..." Thought about buying a condo there, to save on travelling times.

[mfddan]

Mine is the East China Sea mission. I got that one down to a science. I think if you run out of torpedos before completing your objective, you return to Midway to reload then head west again. As long as you don't return to Pearl and "End Patrol" you can do that as often as you like. I would think that the longer you are out though your crew morale would eventually drop.

[AVGWarhawk]

Always attempt to complete the mission. Radio in. If you spot a convoy radio this in. It triggers a response for your next move. As far as deploying to Honshu over and over, well, is this not were the war is? I did a Honshu. Once there, told to engage shipping. Sunk 10000 tons. Told to go to another area. Told to engage shipping once more. Sunk 10000 tons. I was told to go back to Honshu. Engaged shipping again. Ran out of torps and headed home without completing the last mission. I ended patrol. Started again and got a drop commandos. Calling convoys and sinking 10000+ tons or staying for 48 hours completes your missions. I was very surprised I did not get the Honshu again as I did not compete the last Honshu mission. The game is very strange sometimes.

[John Channing]

Originally Posted by jmsbond35

Thanks Channing. I didn't realize I had to Radio in things. How do I radio in my completed patrol?

Hit "M" and at the bottom of the notepad that pops up are two icons. One is to report contacts, and the other is a Patrol Status report. Click on that and you should get a reply in a few hours (game time).

JCC

[ReallyDedPoet]

This is a nice feature in the game ( even if a little buggy still ), getting new objectives during the same patrol

RDP

[John Channing]

Yup... reminds me of one of the early modifications to Falcon 4.0 where you would be on the way to your mission and get diverted to another.

Really helped with the "being there" thing.

JCC

[elanaiba]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Always attempt to complete the mission. Radio in. If you spot a convoy radio this in. It triggers a response for your next move. As far as deploying to Honshu over and over, well, is this not were the war is? I did a Honshu. Once there, told to engage shipping. Sunk 10000 tons. Told to go to another area. Told to engage shipping once more. Sunk 10000 tons. I was told to go back to Honshu. Engaged shipping again. Ran out of torps and headed home without completing the last mission. I ended patrol. Started again and got a drop commandos. Calling convoys and sinking 10000+ tons or staying for 48 hours completes your missions. I was very surprised I did not get the Honshu again as I did not compete the last Honshu mission. The game is very strange sometimes.

While there are some bugs associated to the objectives engine, I think there's nothing really strange about it. Its a war out there, and perhaps Honshu needs "patrolling" a lot. Or perhaps there's a new mission that needs accomplishing.

This is war, not a game You don't have to complete level 1 just to pass to level 2

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by elanaiba

While there are some bugs associated to the objectives engine, I think there's nothing really strange about it. Its a war out there, and perhaps Honshu needs "patrolling" a lot. Or perhaps there's a new mission that needs accomplishing.

This is war, not a game You don't have to complete level 1 just to pass to level 2

I see no bugs, the missions are fine in my book. Like I stated, you go to Honshu a few times because that is where the war is. It is not a Celebrity Cruise of the islands!!! Anyway, complete your missions and you get to move on. I'm good with how the missions are assigned. Call in convoys, sink ships get new missions! Simple If I do not complete the mission, expect to be sent back. Go get'em!

Sometimes this game plays just like the book "Unrestricted Warfare". Read it and you will see what I mean.

[switch.dota]

Being assigned 6 (SIX) consecutive South China Sea patrols is just plain silly. It all started after the first departure from Java and continued into my 3rd Gato patrol in late 42. I would always be out of torpedoes by the time my patrol was ending, but I completed the objective every time.

[AVGWarhawk]

Switch,

Do you play with no map contacts? I do not play with contact on map on. Just to many red convoys to attack. Furthermore, my mission is to go to point X. If I get a close contact I will sink it. I do not go way off the beaten track for ships that you really probably would have not seen anyway without the map contact update. My main goal is the mission. This is what I do. With no map contact set to on, I can go for day without seeing a merchant. Mean while I'm getting on station with a full load of torps to complete the mission.