How long do you patrol before returing to base

Rockin Robbins · 09-17-11, 12:01 PM

Actually you should complete your objective and then return to base as quickly as possible.

This is especially true if it's 1944 and you still have a Tambor. Here's the situation: the blind chimp chucks a dart at the magic upgrade board each time you return to port and end a mission. Upon starting the next mission you get to see what upgrades you've received.

That means that each time you end a patrol you have a CHANCE of receiving some of a list of upgrades that changes with the date. If you stretch out your cruises, you might get three chances instead of seven chances in a given amount of time.

Can you see that your sub won't be too tricked out compared to another captain who returned every chance he got? And it makes sense. Nobody can upgrade your sub at sea!

So take lots of short cruises and toss the blind chimp a free banana! He catches 'em by smell.

Matthew_T_Sherman · 09-17-11, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

He catches 'em by smell.

Unlike the rest of us which tend to catch things by careless passion.

bobdina · 09-17-11, 01:25 PM

Thanks guy's I had no Idea it affected the upgrades . You learn something new every day here at SUBSIM. Lot's of good advice and I will be using most of those Idea's. Again thank you guy's very much and a giant thanks to Ducimus and all of the other modders. Without them I would have quit awhile ago. My computer illiteracy is showing again as I have no idea why words are underlined.
Bob

WernherVonTrapp · 09-17-11, 07:03 PM

Welcome abroad.

TBear · 09-18-11, 02:17 AM

How many days?

Normaly within 60 days, depends alot about the current situation of the war. Testing a few "things" im working on.

Right now im 91 days out, but tender(it was found and blown up) is gone and DD`s are getting a real pain and planes just aaaaaaarghhhh

bobdina · 09-18-11, 11:12 AM

I want to thank all of you guy's for responding and teaching me something (possibly missing upgrades). Thanks for the welcome Wernher. I'm starting a new career and will not be using the multiple rearm I usually did. Again thanks all

Bob

refrasier · 09-23-11, 05:21 PM

I usually do the 45 days as well (or just a little less).

09-17-11, 12:01 PM	#1
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Actually you should complete your objective and then return to base as quickly as possible. This is especially true if it's 1944 and you still have a Tambor. Here's the situation: the blind chimp chucks a dart at the magic upgrade board each time you return to port and end a mission. Upon starting the next mission you get to see what upgrades you've received. That means that each time you end a patrol you have a CHANCE of receiving some of a list of upgrades that changes with the date. If you stretch out your cruises, you might get three chances instead of seven chances in a given amount of time. Can you see that your sub won't be too tricked out compared to another captain who returned every chance he got? And it makes sense. Nobody can upgrade your sub at sea! So take lots of short cruises and toss the blind chimp a free banana! He catches 'em by smell. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-17-11, 07:03 PM	#4
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Welcome abroad. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

09-18-11, 02:17 AM	#5
TBear Medic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 160 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	How many days? Normaly within 60 days, depends alot about the current situation of the war. Testing a few "things" im working on. Right now im 91 days out, but tender(it was found and blown up) is gone and DD`s are getting a real pain and planes just aaaaaaarghhhh __________________ *IJN rules, but peabody makes it float!* *"TAKAO" Status: work in progress*

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09-17-11, 01:25 PM	#3
bobdina Watch Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Thanks guy's I had no Idea it affected the upgrades . You learn something new every day here at SUBSIM. Lot's of good advice and I will be using most of those Idea's. Again thank you guy's very much and a giant thanks to Ducimus and all of the other modders. Without them I would have quit awhile ago. My computer illiteracy is showing again as I have no idea why words are underlined. Bob

09-18-11, 11:12 AM	#6
bobdina Watch Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	I want to thank all of you guy's for responding and teaching me something (possibly missing upgrades). Thanks for the welcome Wernher. I'm starting a new career and will not be using the multiple rearm I usually did. Again thanks all Bob

09-23-11, 05:21 PM	#7
refrasier Bilge Rat Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I usually do the 45 days as well (or just a little less).