Transfer to 2nd Flotilla,GWX

cms · 09-22-10, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The whole thing is silly anyway. On September 1 the 7th Flotilla moves to Kiel anyway. I have a career with the 7th and have no problems with that.

Well in that case I'll just stick with the 7th.
The war starts in a week anyway.
I'll be in out in the Ostsee when the shooting starts.

Should be able to bag a few Polish ships as the try transit from Gdansk,Koenigsberg,and Pallau into the Ostsee.

Chris

Sailor Steve · 09-22-10, 01:21 AM

There you go. Sink some for me.

frau kaleun · 09-22-10, 02:18 PM

You know, I always wondered what happened if you just ignored the transfer order and stayed in the 7th. So you'd just get your based changed to Kiel at the appropriate time without having to do anything? Cool. Cuz I'd like to do a career with the 7th eventually.

Speaking of transfers and base changes, I'm currently with 2 Flotilla and returned from my last patrol in late August 1940. When I loaded the game again to start my current patrol I got a popup saying the base has been changed to Lorient, which I was expecting to happen around this time but I wasn't sure how it would work. I still left from Willy but I'm assuming that the game considers Lorient my home base now, and if I go there at the end of this patrol the game will register that as docking in my home base?

I'm pretty sure this is the case but one of the loading screens still showed my mission as "depart from" and "return to" Wilhelmshaven, so I just want to be sure. It's the first time I've lived long enough to see a French base, lol.

Sailor Steve · 09-22-10, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

It's the first time I've lived long enough to see a French base, lol.

Given my propensity to restart all my careers every time a cool new mod comes out, I've never made it past mid-1940, so I'm not much help in the transfer department.

cms · 09-23-10, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

You know, I always wondered what happened if you just ignored the transfer order and stayed in the 7th. So you'd just get your based changed to Kiel at the appropriate time without having to do anything? Cool. Cuz I'd like to do a career with the 7th eventually.

Speaking of transfers and base changes, I'm currently with 2 Flotilla and returned from my last patrol in late August 1940. When I loaded the game again to start my current patrol I got a popup saying the base has been changed to Lorient, which I was expecting to happen around this time but I wasn't sure how it would work. I still left from Willy but I'm assuming that the game considers Lorient my home base now, and if I go there at the end of this patrol the game will register that as docking in my home base?

I'm pretty sure this is the case but one of the loading screens still showed my mission as "depart from" and "return to" Wilhelmshaven, so I just want to be sure. It's the first time I've lived long enough to see a French base, lol.

Well...
It's now 25 or 26 August.
I have received 2 radio messages.
One states that there are no hostilites yet,maintain my plot.
The other is ordering all German ships in Koenigsberg to head to any German port.

I've got a nice little patrol pattern plotted about 45 Km out,
streching from Gdansk to Koenigsberg.

The shooting is gonna start soon!

I'll assume home base will be changing to Keil.
Keep you informed.

Chris

desirableroasted · 09-23-10, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I got a popup saying the base has been changed to Lorient, which I was expecting to happen around this time but I wasn't sure how it would work. I still left from Willy but I'm assuming that the game considers Lorient my home base now, and if I go there at the end of this patrol the game will register that as docking in my home base?lol.

Yes, just go to Lorient ... much better digs and closer to better hunting.

BTW, remember to look at your pilot chart for Lorient... the mine fields and subnets aren't where I would have assumed, so I was glad I remembered to look.

frau kaleun · 09-23-10, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Yes, just go to Lorient ... much better digs and closer to better hunting.

BTW, remember to look at your pilot chart for Lorient... the mine fields and subnets aren't where I would have assumed, so I was glad I remembered to look.

I definitely want to go to Lorient, I just want to make sure the game is going to recognize that I'm 'home' when I get there and not in some alternate friendly port.

I've got the "start at sea" option enabled right now, so anti-sub defenses won't be a problem, lol. I don't know how far in I'll sail. But I will surely disable it before starting the next patrol and sail out the whole way to get a look at things.

Capt. Morgan · 09-23-10, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I definitely want to go to Lorient, I just want to make sure the game is going to recognize that I'm 'home' when I get there and not in some alternate friendly port...

I suppose that if you are truly in doubt, you could just teleport and let SH3 take you to the correct one.

frau kaleun · 09-23-10, 11:45 AM

I don't teleport, I always sail back to within a few hours' distance. Otherwise the dates in my patrol logs would look weird. Anyway, I'm going to Lorient, if I dock there and it doesn't show me at home base I'll deal with that when it happens.

09-22-10, 01:21 AM	#2
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09-22-10, 02:18 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	You know, I always wondered what happened if you just ignored the transfer order and stayed in the 7th. So you'd just get your based changed to Kiel at the appropriate time without having to do anything? Cool. Cuz I'd like to do a career with the 7th eventually. Speaking of transfers and base changes, I'm currently with 2 Flotilla and returned from my last patrol in late August 1940. When I loaded the game again to start my current patrol I got a popup saying the base has been changed to Lorient, which I was expecting to happen around this time but I wasn't sure how it would work. I still left from Willy but I'm assuming that the game considers Lorient my home base now, and if I go there at the end of this patrol the game will register that as docking in my home base? I'm pretty sure this is the case but one of the loading screens still showed my mission as "depart from" and "return to" Wilhelmshaven, so I just want to be sure. It's the first time I've lived long enough to see a French base, lol.

09-23-10, 11:45 AM	#9
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I don't teleport, I always sail back to within a few hours' distance. Otherwise the dates in my patrol logs would look weird. Anyway, I'm going to Lorient, if I dock there and it doesn't show me at home base I'll deal with that when it happens.