Full hull repairs at resupply ships?

Flaxpants · 05-30-11, 12:39 AM

After a close call with some wasserbombes down in the Gibraltar straits in which I picked up around 30% damage on my hull, I decided to head for the Thalia in Cadiz ('41) for a much needed resupply.

Upon leaving the port I noticed that my hull integrity had been restored to 100%. Is this normal? Full hull repairs at resupply ships?

Luno · 05-30-11, 05:22 AM

If I had to guess that would not be possible in reality. As far as I understand, the game treats a supply ship like any land base

frau kaleun · 05-30-11, 09:21 AM

Correct, the resupply ships were added into the game as additional bases, since IIRC this was the only way to mod them in. Consequently when you dock at one the games "sees" it as you ending your patrol at some base other than your home base. So you get another full complement of fuel and ammo, and any necessary repairs to the boat are made.

Gerald · 05-30-11, 09:28 AM

Quite right that Frau here say, but you can not do upgrades of the boat, existing platforms such as Flakguns or sonar.

frau kaleun · 05-30-11, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Quite right that Frau here say, but you can not do upgrades of the boat, existing platforms such as Flakguns or sonar.

Yes, there are some things that you can only do in your home base - those things cannot be done (or will not be done for you) when you dock at an alternate base or at a resupply vessel.

Flaxpants · 05-30-11, 11:08 AM

Well thats excellent news for me then as I love hanging around the Straits of Gibraltar, and the Thalia's only a couple of hundred kms away!

Cheers all.

maillemaker · 06-07-11, 10:56 AM

Yup, docking at supply ships gives you a fully-repaired sub, a full default torpedo loadout, and a full supply of fuel.

You cannot issue medals or skills at supply ships, and you will lose any that you earned even when you do finally go home.

You cannot choose your torpedo loadout from a supply ship.

You cannot make crew changes while at a supply ship.

Steve

Gerald · 06-07-11, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

Yup, docking at supply ships gives you a fully-repaired sub, a full default torpedo loadout, and a full supply of fuel.

You cannot issue medals or skills at supply ships, and you will lose any that you earned even when you do finally go home.

You cannot choose your torpedo loadout from a supply ship.

You cannot make crew changes while at a supply ship.

Steve

Well,you can hand out medals,and take loadout (if you go into Basic cfg file)....but I guess this may depend, on the realism you're using, so I'm not a 100 in this

desirableroasted · 06-09-11, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Well,you can hand out medals,and take loadout (if you go into Basic cfg file)....but I guess this may depend, on the realism you're using, so I'm not a 100 in this

You can hand out medals if you are in SH3Commander. Changing your torpedo loadout would require file editing, but wouldn't that be doing so in "mid patrol?"

Gerald · 06-09-11, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

You can hand out medals if you are in SH3Commander. Changing your torpedo loadout would require file editing, but wouldn't that be doing so in "mid patrol?"

Supply ships, is in principle so that you go to your home base, so making changes in the basic file, is for me, not caused any problems at all.

Jimbuna · 06-09-11, 09:47 AM

Just one small point not mentioned...you will incur an extra day at the supply ship for every % point of damage your boat has taken.

desirableroasted · 06-09-11, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Supply ships, is in principle so that you go to your home base, so making changes in the basic file, is for me, not caused any problems at all.

Yeah, but the patrol has to launch before you can change the loadout (from any where else than home base, where you can truly adjust it "between" patrols), am I right?

It might be perfectly safe; I just don't mess with stuff like that after the patrol has kicked in.

Jimbuna · 06-09-11, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by desirableroasted

Yeah, but the patrol has to launch before you can change the loadout (from any where else than home base, where you can truly adjust it "between" patrols), am I right?

It might be perfectly safe; I just don't mess with stuff like that after the patrol has kicked in.

Good/wise principal.

Flaxpants · 06-09-11, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Just one small point not mentioned...you will incur an extra day at the supply ship for every % point of damage your boat has taken.

Didn't know that.... So what is the unmodified number of days normally spent at supply ships?

Gerald · 06-10-11, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Flaxpants

Didn't know that.... So what is the unmodified number of days normally spent at supply ships?

One day, as far as I know as long as you do not have damage to the hull, which jimbuna mentioned above, in the previous item.

05-30-11, 12:39 AM	#1
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Full hull repairs at resupply ships? After a close call with some wasserbombes down in the Gibraltar straits in which I picked up around 30% damage on my hull, I decided to head for the Thalia in Cadiz ('41) for a much needed resupply. Upon leaving the port I noticed that my hull integrity had been restored to 100%. Is this normal? Full hull repairs at resupply ships?

05-30-11, 09:28 AM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Quite right that Frau here say, but you can not do upgrades of the boat, existing platforms such as Flakguns or sonar. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

06-09-11, 09:47 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Just one small point not mentioned...you will incur an extra day at the supply ship for every % point of damage your boat has taken. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-30-11, 05:22 AM	#2
Luno Ensign Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 234 Downloads: 123 Uploads: 0	If I had to guess that would not be possible in reality. As far as I understand, the game treats a supply ship like any land base

05-30-11, 09:21 AM	#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	Correct, the resupply ships were added into the game as additional bases, since IIRC this was the only way to mod them in. Consequently when you dock at one the games "sees" it as you ending your patrol at some base other than your home base. So you get another full complement of fuel and ammo, and any necessary repairs to the boat are made.

05-30-11, 11:08 AM	#6
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Well thats excellent news for me then as I love hanging around the Straits of Gibraltar, and the Thalia's only a couple of hundred kms away! Cheers all.

06-07-11, 10:56 AM	#7
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Yup, docking at supply ships gives you a fully-repaired sub, a full default torpedo loadout, and a full supply of fuel. You cannot issue medals or skills at supply ships, and you will lose any that you earned even when you do finally go home. You cannot choose your torpedo loadout from a supply ship. You cannot make crew changes while at a supply ship. Steve