Missing Career - Again!!

stabiz · 11-14-06, 06:08 PM

mountainmanUK is absolutely right! Do it that way.

Captain Nemo · 11-15-06, 08:25 AM

The alternative to MoutainmanUK's method is to save your game just before docking back at port on your first patrol. I had the bug where I had sunk ships on my first patrol but got no credit after I had docked. Luckily I had saved just prior to docking. I just loaded up the pre-docking save and docked again and the credit with renown was there.

Nemo

Phoenix3000 · 11-15-06, 10:10 AM

Hi,

Thanks for the responses but I always do the first patrol without making any changes whatsoever.

Following the lost career and the advice about distance from the dock when saving I launched a new patrol with SH3 Commander. Again I set a course into the North Sea - sank two merchants then cut it short and headed back home.

Just as I was entering the bay for Wilhelmshaven I exited and chose to dock at base.

Just as before it showed I had no ships sunk - and most bizarre - it dropped by renown from the default 2500 to 1750! - When I sank the merchants I got VERY close - and clearly saw the British flag (I even used external camera to verify this as it was a test patrol), so it wasn't for destroying 'friendlies' or neutrals. the hull was also 100% intact upon my return, and all crew survived.

So, I have no idea why the renown was missing. Anyway, exited the game - launched SH3 Commander, and updated my personnel file. It too showed I hadn't sunk a single ship!

So I have no idea what is going on - but the longer it's continuing the less inclined I am to play it with this problem.

Any suggestions?

Thanks all,

Px3000

Captain Nemo · 11-15-06, 10:22 AM

I didn't upgrade anything on my u-boat either when it happened to me. Does this happen just on your first patrol or subsequent patrols as well?

Nemo

Phoenix3000 · 11-15-06, 10:26 AM

Hi,

Well, it has now happened on five different careers.

The first one was ok (so I thought) - 'he' had completed 5 patrols and was doing OK but then I was getting graphic glitch problems (see an earlier post of mine about the IXB).

So, following advice I re-installed from scratch: SH3, patch 1.4b, GW1.1a, and this time downloaded and used SH3GEN and SH3 Commander. Since then I keep losing careers.

Px3000

11-14-06, 06:08 PM	#1
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	mountainmanUK is absolutely right! Do it that way. __________________

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11-15-06, 08:25 AM	#2
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	The alternative to MoutainmanUK's method is to save your game just before docking back at port on your first patrol. I had the bug where I had sunk ships on my first patrol but got no credit after I had docked. Luckily I had saved just prior to docking. I just loaded up the pre-docking save and docked again and the credit with renown was there. Nemo

11-15-06, 10:10 AM	#3
Phoenix3000 Weps Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, England (Usually in a pub...) Posts: 358 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Hi, Thanks for the responses but I always do the first patrol without making any changes whatsoever. Following the lost career and the advice about distance from the dock when saving I launched a new patrol with SH3 Commander. Again I set a course into the North Sea - sank two merchants then cut it short and headed back home. Just as I was entering the bay for Wilhelmshaven I exited and chose to dock at base. Just as before it showed I had no ships sunk - and most bizarre - it dropped by renown from the default 2500 to 1750! - When I sank the merchants I got VERY close - and clearly saw the British flag (I even used external camera to verify this as it was a test patrol), so it wasn't for destroying 'friendlies' or neutrals. the hull was also 100% intact upon my return, and all crew survived. So, I have no idea why the renown was missing. Anyway, exited the game - launched SH3 Commander, and updated my personnel file. It too showed I hadn't sunk a single ship! So I have no idea what is going on - but the longer it's continuing the less inclined I am to play it with this problem. Any suggestions? Thanks all, Px3000

11-15-06, 10:22 AM	#4
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I didn't upgrade anything on my u-boat either when it happened to me. Does this happen just on your first patrol or subsequent patrols as well? Nemo

11-15-06, 10:26 AM	#5
Phoenix3000 Weps Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, England (Usually in a pub...) Posts: 358 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Hi, Well, it has now happened on five different careers. The first one was ok (so I thought) - 'he' had completed 5 patrols and was doing OK but then I was getting graphic glitch problems (see an earlier post of mine about the IXB). So, following advice I re-installed from scratch: SH3, patch 1.4b, GW1.1a, and this time downloaded and used SH3GEN and SH3 Commander. Since then I keep losing careers. Px3000