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raymond6751 · 07-08-10, 05:31 AM

Late advice but you should make your own fuel estimate when starting out on first patrol or first with a new type of sub. Don't count on the game to tell you that your screwed.

To do the log, sum your waypoint distances travelled. At the 1/4 and 1/2 fuel times you can add up these distances to get a good idea of how far you can go on that much fuel. Of course speed, weather, and time submerged will vary the results.

Check too with your ruler, starting at half fuel remaining, to measure the trip home or to a port where fuel is available. Measure daily, and you will know when it is time to turn back.

You can also conserve fuel by running submerged, a boring long-distance trip.

ichso · 07-08-10, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by raymond6751

You can also conserve fuel by running submerged, a boring long-distance trip.

This isn't true, is it ? Beause you have only very limited reach when submerged and recharging the batteries takes more fuel than just running on diesels. This is because one enging has to run on maximum RPM for recharching and only the other one is available for travelling.

Munchausen · 07-08-10, 02:40 PM

You're correct. Best bet is to stay surfaced and run at about 10 knots.

WarlordATF · 07-08-10, 04:16 PM

This might just be my machine, but i have had CTDs when approaching Pearl and Midway and i'm pretty sure its a memory issue. The reason i believe that is if i just restart the game and reload the save it will CTD again, yet if i reboot and reload the save i can usually make it into port ok.

I'm only running 2 gigs of RAM and i have modified harbor traffic which adds many more ships to those ports. I have had games with memory leaks before and they acted alot like SH4, so i kinda wonder if SH4 doesn't have the same issue.

Anyway, thats my take on it. It might be worth a try, but it could also just be my machine.

rein1705 · 07-09-10, 06:50 AM

harbor traffic will kill your puter. I have a pretty decent last issue Compaq with 4 gigs ram duel cor 3.6 and a 9600 GSO Nvidia card... anywho when i come close to land i begin to lag. when i come close to my base... oh god.
Use very little TC when near a port.

Armistead · 07-09-10, 10:39 PM

What version are you running and do you have the game patched to at least 1.4? There were some previous bugs in earlier versions that caused this.

Are you running any mods?

Fact as others stated, you get more milage by staying on the surface with the best speed being 9-10kts. Takes much more fuel to use engines to charge batteries, that fuel much better use running the surface.

Can't remember stock, but most supermods add the icons where you can check fuel range at current speed, so you know if you can make it.

One big mistake is getting battery damage which causes the batteries to never stop charging. Check you battery charge icon, if you're battery is 100% charged, but still charging, you need to cut the battery charge off yourself manually so the engines will stop charging it.

rein1705 · 07-09-10, 11:11 PM

here's my list SH4 V1.5 gold with U-boat missions, FOTRS 1.3, TBT filter green, all the TMO interiors, office links etc, nav map makeover 1.1, new Narwhale 1.8.4

07-08-10, 05:31 AM	#1
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Fuel Management Late advice but you should make your own fuel estimate when starting out on first patrol or first with a new type of sub. Don't count on the game to tell you that your screwed. To do the log, sum your waypoint distances travelled. At the 1/4 and 1/2 fuel times you can add up these distances to get a good idea of how far you can go on that much fuel. Of course speed, weather, and time submerged will vary the results. Check too with your ruler, starting at half fuel remaining, to measure the trip home or to a port where fuel is available. Measure daily, and you will know when it is time to turn back. You can also conserve fuel by running submerged, a boring long-distance trip. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

07-08-10, 04:16 PM	#4
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	This might just be my machine, but i have had CTDs when approaching Pearl and Midway and i'm pretty sure its a memory issue. The reason i believe that is if i just restart the game and reload the save it will CTD again, yet if i reboot and reload the save i can usually make it into port ok. I'm only running 2 gigs of RAM and i have modified harbor traffic which adds many more ships to those ports. I have had games with memory leaks before and they acted alot like SH4, so i kinda wonder if SH4 doesn't have the same issue. Anyway, thats my take on it. It might be worth a try, but it could also just be my machine. __________________

07-09-10, 06:50 AM	#5
rein1705 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere in the Past. Posts: 582 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 0	harbor traffic will kill your puter. I have a pretty decent last issue Compaq with 4 gigs ram duel cor 3.6 and a 9600 GSO Nvidia card... anywho when i come close to land i begin to lag. when i come close to my base... oh god. Use very little TC when near a port. __________________ "Diesel Pig" Not so long ago...

07-09-10, 11:11 PM	#7
rein1705 Samurai Navy Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere in the Past. Posts: 582 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 0	here's my list SH4 V1.5 gold with U-boat missions, FOTRS 1.3, TBT filter green, all the TMO interiors, office links etc, nav map makeover 1.1, new Narwhale 1.8.4 __________________ "Diesel Pig" Not so long ago...

07-08-10, 02:40 PM	#3
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	You're correct. Best bet is to stay surfaced and run at about 10 knots.

07-09-10, 10:39 PM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	What version are you running and do you have the game patched to at least 1.4? There were some previous bugs in earlier versions that caused this. Are you running any mods? Fact as others stated, you get more milage by staying on the surface with the best speed being 9-10kts. Takes much more fuel to use engines to charge batteries, that fuel much better use running the surface. Can't remember stock, but most supermods add the icons where you can check fuel range at current speed, so you know if you can make it. One big mistake is getting battery damage which causes the batteries to never stop charging. Check you battery charge icon, if you're battery is 100% charged, but still charging, you need to cut the battery charge off yourself manually so the engines will stop charging it.