Home port wherever

sfc · 01-31-16, 12:26 PM

Sniper297, I feel so dumb! your pointing out the coords on mission editor could have saved me so much time.
orginally, my ME screen was full page and the bottom part was hidden by my task bar so I didn't even see that part.
thank you for pointing that out to me, its silly little things like this that helps in a big way.
ANYONE reading this thread - remember even little things brought out help others!
again thank you Sniper 297, you are the boss!

sfc · 01-31-16, 01:02 PM

Sorry guys I goofed, on my download home port and fremantle start- I missed a bracket in the flotillas.upc file that made it where the game did not see the saipan homebase transfer.
the new down load files correct this, but you can also go into the flotillas.upc file and make the change as follows

[Flotilla 1.Base 3 this is where bracket missing
ID= Saipan
NameDisplayable= Saipan
ExternalBaseName= Saipan
AvailabilityInterval= 1944-08-2, NULL

[Flotilla 1.Base 3] corrected spot
ID= Saipan
NameDisplayable= Saipan
ExternalBaseName= Saipan
AvailabilityInterval= 1944-08-2, NULL
sorry for goof

Red Devil · 02-04-16, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfc

Sniper297, I feel so dumb! your pointing out the coords on mission editor could have saved me so much time.
orginally, my ME screen was full page and the bottom part was hidden by my task bar so I didn't even see that part.
thank you for pointing that out to me, its silly little things like this that helps in a big way.
ANYONE reading this thread - remember even little things brought out help others!
again thank you Sniper 297, you are the boss!

No such thing as dumb, only not knowing

Sniper297 · 02-06-16, 12:08 AM

"US sub capts would go to most convenient port depending on patrol, encounters, evasion and supplies, especailly food. They always however went 'home' afterwards."

On the contrary, it was pretty common for them to get orders;

Patrol Area (X) and return
Patrol Area (X) and go to new home port in Australia
Leaving Australia, Patrol Area (X) and return to Australia
Leaving Australia again, Patrol Area (X) and go to new home port Midway
Leaving Midway Patrol Area (X) and return to Pearl Harbor

And so on, there was no "transfer request" to a different home port, they were moved around where and when they were needed. The stock game allows transfer requests after so many months and patrols but then requires a certain number of months and patrols in the new "home port" before allowing another transfer, not how it worked in real life.

Red Devil · 02-06-16, 12:10 AM

I was assuming no orders, capt's using their heads

01-31-16, 12:26 PM	#1
sfc Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: colorado Posts: 58 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I feel so dumb! Sniper297, I feel so dumb! your pointing out the coords on mission editor could have saved me so much time. orginally, my ME screen was full page and the bottom part was hidden by my task bar so I didn't even see that part. thank you for pointing that out to me, its silly little things like this that helps in a big way. ANYONE reading this thread - remember even little things brought out help others! again thank you Sniper 297, you are the boss!

01-31-16, 01:02 PM	#2
sfc Mate Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: colorado Posts: 58 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	update on homeport and fremantle start Sorry guys I goofed, on my download home port and fremantle start- I missed a bracket in the flotillas.upc file that made it where the game did not see the saipan homebase transfer. the new down load files correct this, but you can also go into the flotillas.upc file and make the change as follows [Flotilla 1.Base 3 this is where bracket missing ID= Saipan NameDisplayable= Saipan ExternalBaseName= Saipan AvailabilityInterval= 1944-08-2, NULL [Flotilla 1.Base 3] corrected spot ID= Saipan NameDisplayable= Saipan ExternalBaseName= Saipan AvailabilityInterval= 1944-08-2, NULL sorry for goof

02-06-16, 12:10 AM	#5
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	I was assuming no orders, capt's using their heads __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

02-06-16, 12:08 AM	#4
Sniper297 The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia Shipyard Brig Posts: 1,386 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 19	"US sub capts would go to most convenient port depending on patrol, encounters, evasion and supplies, especailly food. They always however went 'home' afterwards." On the contrary, it was pretty common for them to get orders; Patrol Area (X) and return Patrol Area (X) and go to new home port in Australia Leaving Australia, Patrol Area (X) and return to Australia Leaving Australia again, Patrol Area (X) and go to new home port Midway Leaving Midway Patrol Area (X) and return to Pearl Harbor And so on, there was no "transfer request" to a different home port, they were moved around where and when they were needed. The stock game allows transfer requests after so many months and patrols but then requires a certain number of months and patrols in the new "home port" before allowing another transfer, not how it worked in real life.