...if you bug HQ

Armistead · 08-26-09, 02:38 PM

You will get as many missions as you ask for. When you know your low on fuel....it's time to head back to base. With TMO you have the fuel icons that tell you maximum range at current speed to the waypoints you set, so always use that as a guide.

You don't get punished per say for not completing extra missions. If you've completed your primary mission and keep clicking the status buttom it will usually keep giving you more missions.

DigitalAura · 08-26-09, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

You will get as many missions as you ask for.

That's my problem... I didn't realize radioing into HQ was a request for a new mission. I thought it was sending STATUS REPORT, like hey, I just sunk two ships. Or, I'm over here now boss!
I figured missions were doled out as you completed them, regardless of whether or not you radioed in.
Do you have to radio in to get objectives?

Armistead · 08-26-09, 06:32 PM

That's basically what it is...Your given a mission to start. If you hit status without completing it...it obvious tells you to complete it. So if you do and send status it usually will send you somewhere else. Sometimes you're given a mission that's two parts...get to a zone then you must sink a ship, others you can just patrol for the amount of time and missions complete.

Yes, you have to radio in to get more missions. Sometimes it will tell you to just patrol an area that you want, return to base, ect. Your the Captain, you make decisions based on your ammo, damage, ect.

You do get points for missions, so the more you do the better. I prefer to do one or two missions, but if a big battle is getting ready to take place, I'll go out on my own. I prefer chasing historical battles than doing patrols.

Also know if you hit status or report a convoy, they can vector in on you or it may alert ships. Not something you want to do when ships are in sight too often. As far as I know you get no points for reporting a convoy, so it's a waste of time.

gimpy117 · 08-26-09, 09:20 PM

that's true...the cant tell if you're saying hello the base or asking for more stuff to do.

Sandman_28054 · 08-27-09, 01:56 AM

Me? Personally, I try to complete the current mission and if completed, I "free lance" the rest.

Call it "Captains perogative".

Tony845 · 08-27-09, 08:55 AM

I hate it when you report a contact and are told to 'break contact'. Are they kidding? I'm close enough to spit on the enemy and HQ want's me to break & run! Best to keep contacts to yourself if you have the ability to make a good attack. Even worse is to report a contact when you are out of fish and HQ orders an attack. Obviously, the AI does not take sub status into account.

Tony

DigitalAura · 08-27-09, 09:11 AM

Yeah, exactly Tony. This is my point. I had either enough fuel to achieve the objective or to return for more fuel. I didn't have enough to patrol AND then return for fuel. Unless they were sending a sub tender?
As you say, they didn't take my own status into account.

08-26-09, 09:20 PM	#4
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	that's true...the cant tell if you're saying hello the base or asking for more stuff to do. __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

08-27-09, 09:11 AM	#7
DigitalAura Straight and True Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CANADA Posts: 276 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Yeah, exactly Tony. This is my point. I had either enough fuel to achieve the objective or to return for more fuel. I didn't have enough to patrol AND then return for fuel. Unless they were sending a sub tender? As you say, they didn't take my own status into account. __________________ ... ALL YOUR BEACH ARE BELONG TO US! ...

08-26-09, 02:38 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	You will get as many missions as you ask for. When you know your low on fuel....it's time to head back to base. With TMO you have the fuel icons that tell you maximum range at current speed to the waypoints you set, so always use that as a guide. You don't get punished per say for not completing extra missions. If you've completed your primary mission and keep clicking the status buttom it will usually keep giving you more missions.

08-26-09, 06:32 PM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	That's basically what it is...Your given a mission to start. If you hit status without completing it...it obvious tells you to complete it. So if you do and send status it usually will send you somewhere else. Sometimes you're given a mission that's two parts...get to a zone then you must sink a ship, others you can just patrol for the amount of time and missions complete. Yes, you have to radio in to get more missions. Sometimes it will tell you to just patrol an area that you want, return to base, ect. Your the Captain, you make decisions based on your ammo, damage, ect. You do get points for missions, so the more you do the better. I prefer to do one or two missions, but if a big battle is getting ready to take place, I'll go out on my own. I prefer chasing historical battles than doing patrols. Also know if you hit status or report a convoy, they can vector in on you or it may alert ships. Not something you want to do when ships are in sight too often. As far as I know you get no points for reporting a convoy, so it's a waste of time.

08-27-09, 01:56 AM	#5
Sandman_28054 Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 547 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	Me? Personally, I try to complete the current mission and if completed, I "free lance" the rest. Call it "Captains perogative".

08-27-09, 08:55 AM	#6
Tony845 Seaman Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: A little ways off your port bow. Posts: 34 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I hate it when you report a contact and are told to 'break contact'. Are they kidding? I'm close enough to spit on the enemy and HQ want's me to break & run! Best to keep contacts to yourself if you have the ability to make a good attack. Even worse is to report a contact when you are out of fish and HQ orders an attack. Obviously, the AI does not take sub status into account. Tony