Can't seem to get upgraded to Gato, TMO2.5

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Yes, as noted, the Tambor is set at upgradeclass 5. This was intentional, because the way i had set up the upgrade classes, the order of progression should be something like:
S class -> Porpoise -> Salmon/Sargo -> Gar -> Gato -> Balao/Tench

With the tambor completely out of the loop into the upper end. In theory, you couldne't get offered a tambor unless you were in a tench. I intentionally removed the Tambor classes from ALL other flotillas to be sure they couldn't be offered anywhere else by mistake (apparently the game will give you a boat even if it isn't assigned to your flotilla), and also there was a presumption on my part that the game will offer upgrades in numerical order. Logical no? 1 before 2, 2 before 3, 3 before 4.

Since the game defies logic, the only way to really fix this is to revert the associated files back to the previous version of TMO, and scrap the terrible T campaign.

While your idea of the new boats being offered in order, 1....2.....3....4 makes sense. They might just as well be offered in order of increasing value, i.e. 1.....1+x.....1+x+y..... That is, every new command would be an improvement over the previous one. Maybe a marginal improvement, maybe a large improvement. It is not only a matter of rewarding a CO for a good patrol, but perhaps more importantly, of mating the best CO's with the best available boats. Also, there would likely be quite a bit of chance involved (I guess), as to what happens to become available at that particular time.