Upgrading Your Boat?

The Fishlord · 01-12-08, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q3ark

Yes if you're good enough the big wigs at pearl will offer you a brand new boat

Or you can refuse the upgrade and keep the old one.

So you mean "upgrade" as in an "improved conning tower", not "upgrade" as in new ship?

Sailor Steve · 01-12-08, 11:59 AM

The Fishlord, WELCOME ABOARD!

Charlielima · 01-12-08, 12:12 PM

Welcome aboard M8. I skipper the S boat. As time and patrols pass, new radars and guns are made available to me to purchase with renown points. I've been offered a new boat a couple of times after a patrol but haven't taken it. Those fleet boats are too big. The speed and range is bitchin' tho. If they offer me a Super S Boat, anechoic coated albacore hull, snorkel, ships' force with 30 and 50 cal small arms for pesky gunboats and troop ship survivors. I'll take it. Well Doggies! yah right. Maybe in SH-X. CL

The Fishlord · 01-13-08, 11:29 AM

It's now November 1942 and it still shows no way to upgrade the ship itself. Yes, I see to upgrade RADAR, AA guns, and the deck guns, but not the conning tower. I haven't been offered an option for it...I'm still confused.

I got some pictures if you're having trouble understanding. How do I turn a sub with this conning tower...

Into a sub with THIS conning tower...?

Do I actually need to buy the sub in that year to get this version? If so, I think this is quite unrealistic because in real life subs would be ripped apart and put back together again with totally different looks.

DrBeast · 01-13-08, 12:43 PM

Judging from older threads dealing with this issue, it's a touch and go thing. You might get offered a conning tower upgrade, or you might not, no matter how well you perform. There was a post about how to "force" the game to choose an upgraded conning tower somewhere in Subsims, but it's been a while. I'll do some digging around and see if I can find it. It's a simple change in one of the saved game's .upc files, but details elude me right now.

DrBeast · 01-13-08, 12:51 PM

Amazing what you can do with a shovel and some patience!

I found the thread I was refering to, it's over here. Therein is discussed the mechanics behind the conning tower upgrade offer.
The fix to "force" the game to use an upgraded tower can be found in this post. Just replace any references to Salmon with Gato (that's the boat you're using, right?).

The Fishlord · 01-13-08, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrBeast

Amazing what you can do with a shovel and some patience!

I found the thread I was refering to, it's over here. Therein is discussed the mechanics behind the conning tower upgrade offer.
The fix to "force" the game to use an upgraded tower can be found in this post. Just replace any references to Salmon with Gato (that's the boat you're using, right?).

Does this also change the positioning of the deck gun?

When I look in the manual, the Gato 1942 class has the deck gun on the bow instead of the stern. Will it also cause that to be moved or will I have to look for that myself?

LZ_Baker · 01-13-08, 08:27 PM

The deck gun you do yourself in the upgrade window. You should get options like
3" gun (FWD)
3" gun (AFT)
4" gun (FWD)
4" gun (AFT)

Q3ark · 01-13-08, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Fishlord

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q3ark

Yes if you're good enough the big wigs at pearl will offer you a brand new boat

Or you can refuse the upgrade and keep the old one.

So you mean "upgrade" as in an "improved conning tower", not "upgrade" as in new ship?

As far as I am aware, both. New conning towers and new boats are offered to you in this manner.

01-12-08, 11:59 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The Fishlord, WELCOME ABOARD! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-12-08, 12:12 PM	#3
Charlielima Gunner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Schnell Boote Land Posts: 97 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard M8. I skipper the S boat. As time and patrols pass, new radars and guns are made available to me to purchase with renown points. I've been offered a new boat a couple of times after a patrol but haven't taken it. Those fleet boats are too big. The speed and range is bitchin' tho. If they offer me a Super S Boat, anechoic coated albacore hull, snorkel, ships' force with 30 and 50 cal small arms for pesky gunboats and troop ship survivors. I'll take it. Well Doggies! yah right. Maybe in SH-X. CL __________________

01-13-08, 12:43 PM	#5
DrBeast The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere Out In Space Posts: 1,408 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Judging from older threads dealing with this issue, it's a touch and go thing. You might get offered a conning tower upgrade, or you might not, no matter how well you perform. There was a post about how to "force" the game to choose an upgraded conning tower somewhere in Subsims, but it's been a while. I'll do some digging around and see if I can find it. It's a simple change in one of the saved game's .upc files, but details elude me right now. __________________ Let the Beast inside you free!

01-13-08, 12:51 PM	#6
DrBeast The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Somewhere Out In Space Posts: 1,408 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Amazing what you can do with a shovel and some patience! I found the thread I was refering to, it's over here. Therein is discussed the mechanics behind the conning tower upgrade offer. The fix to "force" the game to use an upgraded tower can be found in this post. Just replace any references to Salmon with Gato (that's the boat you're using, right?). __________________ Let the Beast inside you free!

01-13-08, 08:27 PM	#8
LZ_Baker Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 213 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	The deck gun you do yourself in the upgrade window. You should get options like 3" gun (FWD) 3" gun (AFT) 4" gun (FWD) 4" gun (AFT) __________________

01-13-08, 11:29 AM	#4
The Fishlord Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 185 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	It's now November 1942 and it still shows no way to upgrade the ship itself. Yes, I see to upgrade RADAR, AA guns, and the deck guns, but not the conning tower. I haven't been offered an option for it...I'm still confused. I got some pictures if you're having trouble understanding. How do I turn a sub with this conning tower... Into a sub with THIS conning tower...? Do I actually need to buy the sub in that year to get this version? If so, I think this is quite unrealistic because in real life subs would be ripped apart and put back together again with totally different looks.

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