[REL] Dark Waters

[John Pancoast]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

The snorkel "works", but it doesn't... ie: You will still experience CO2 build-up in the submarine, and will have to surface to clear that...

Sounds more like realistic vs. it not working to me.

[RandomSubRat]

Thanks for the suggestions. I checked the savefile, objective code=T2_Shetlands. I reloaded a couple of times and tried to wait and finish patrol in july. Didnt work. I also loaded earlier save and got to Kiel before june and it kinda worked. It's 20th of may, i can start next mission (yay) but they send me and my cute,little boat to scout Perth (boo).Also, the mission briefing is in french. I'm running vanilla DW without any additional mods.

[propbeanie]

Originally Posted by RandomSubRat

Thanks for the suggestions. I checked the savefile, objective code=T2_Shetlands. I reloaded a couple of times and tried to wait and finish patrol in july. Didnt work. I also loaded earlier save and got to Kiel before june and it kinda worked. It's 20th of may, i can start next mission (yay) but they send me and my cute,little boat to scout Perth (boo).Also, the mission briefing is in french. I'm running vanilla DW without any additional mods.

Also, should have had you check the line "PlayerCurrentObjectives=IDxxx" with the "xxx" being a number, whether 1, 2, or 3 digits in length, if you could supply that from the latest Save, going by the date / time stamp, and also the one or two folders prior to that, going by date / time stamp, such that you have two or three Objective IDs that I can possibly trace and look at...

[RandomSubRat]

Broken Patrol

Patrol Start

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-04-10 14:29:48
CurrentDate=1940-04-10 14:29:48
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=T2_Shetlands
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID557

Save at the end of the patrol before docking

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-04-10 14:29:48
CurrentDate=1940-05-28 17:41:43
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=T2_Shetlands
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID1

"Australian" save (started patrol, moved out of port and saved)

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-06-03 11:41:43
CurrentDate=1940-06-03 11:41:43
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=T2_Shetlands
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID1

Prievous Patrol

Patrol Start

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-01-29 11:56:56
CurrentDate=1940-01-29 11:56:56
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=NorthSea
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID217

Save before docking

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-01-29 11:56:56
CurrentDate=1940-03-29 11:56:56
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=NorthSea
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID217

[propbeanie]

Originally Posted by RandomSubRat

Broken Patrol

Patrol Start

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-04-10 14:29:48
CurrentDate=1940-04-10 14:29:48
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=T2_Shetlands
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID557

Save at the end of the patrol before docking

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-04-10 14:29:48
CurrentDate=1940-05-28 17:41:43
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=T2_Shetlands
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID1

"Australian" save (started patrol, moved out of port and saved)

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-06-03 11:41:43
CurrentDate=1940-06-03 11:41:43
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=T2_Shetlands
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID1

Prievous Patrol

Patrol Start

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-01-29 11:56:56
CurrentDate=1940-01-29 11:56:56
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=NorthSea
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID217

Save before docking

PatrolStartDateTime=1940-01-29 11:56:56
CurrentDate=1940-03-29 11:56:56
PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=NorthSea
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID217

Notice as you are coming in toward the home port, after your Primary Objective is completed (orange text), that you have an ID1 assigned? That is the default "fail safe" assignment on the German side, much like the US side uses an East China Sea assignment. This points to at least one of the T2_Shetland assignments not being configured correctly, which narrows the realms of possibilities down... I thought sure it would be one of the North Sea assignments... lol - if you feel adventurous, you could make a back-up of the entire Save folder, and put it somewhere outside of the Users / UserName folder for safe-keeping, a just-in-case scenario, and then edit a couple of the Saves, those being the two with the erroneous "ID1" in them, and change that number to something "T2_Shetland" related, but not something you have already done... but which is the bad one?... I'll get back with you shortly, if I find which one.

[RandomSubRat]

Fixed it!!

Thanks for all the help, you are my heroes!

So, i made a back up copy of the save folder, launched the game, loaded the last working save (before docking and getting the Australia assignment) and continued the patrol untill 17.06.1940. Then i saved again before docking and this time the game actually gave me a choice to retire or get IIC. I took the boat and was given again Perth assignment. I began the patrol, saved, quit the game, went to the save folder, deleted everything but the last 4 saves (save before docking, both autosaves and the australian one). In all of those saves default objective and current objective were ID1. I edited each of the saves to the following:

PlayerCurrentObjectiveCode=T2_Shetlands
PlayerDefaultObjectives=ID1
PlayerCurrentObjectives=ID557

and this time i finally got the regular assignment to patrol north of Isles. Seems like everything is working as intended now. Once again, thanks for all the help i got from you and, most importantly, for saving brave, little U-9 and her crew.

PS. I also spent some time trying to get the "Error: objective not found" again but with no success. I have no idea how i got this one.

[propbeanie]

Originally Posted by John Pancoast

Sounds more like realistic vs. it not working to me.

"Herr Kaleun! Our snorkel has inhaled sea water, which has caused the port engine to seize!!! The U-Boat is filled with exhaust fumes and half of the crew is in the head, attempting a mass vomitting! Also Herr Kaleun, a little something for the back of your mind (no, it's not Bernard, sir), but airplanes are swarming our area. Were we not told by BdU that our snorkel would be invisible?..."

Originally Posted by RandomSubRat

Thanks for the suggestions. I checked the savefile, objective code=T2_Shetlands. I reloaded a couple of times and tried to wait and finish patrol in july. Didnt work. I also loaded earlier save and got to Kiel before june and it kinda worked. It's 20th of may, i can start next mission (yay) but they send me and my cute,little boat to scout Perth (boo).Also, the mission briefing is in french. I'm running vanilla DW without any additional mods.

You should not have an issue with the Shetlands mission. I'll look through those here in a bit. A South Perth assignment means that the game is "falling through" and not catching an assignment at all, with the Perth assignment being a "fail safe" for the game. If the game does its "logic" correctly, it should assign you a IIC effective June 15, 1940, and then send you out... I'll look at the IIC assignments for May-June, and see what those show. Should be the same basic assignments, other than maybe a Western Approaches assignment for movement to Lorient...