Is this a known bug ?

snakeyez · 02-19-08, 10:08 AM

While I may not get the right number of medals for the patrols finished, I do always get the proper boat name. That's odd.

Why oh why didn't SH4 include proper medal names (yes, fixed through mods I know) and include the SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL INSIGNIA? It would have been so cool to earn your combat pin and stars.

fred8615 · 02-19-08, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by snakeyez

Why oh why didn't SH4 include proper medal names (yes, fixed through mods I know) and include the SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL INSIGNIA? It would have been so cool to earn your combat pin and stars.

Ubi claims that the real medals are copyrighted. So they either wouldn't pay, or couldn't use them because of that.

Rockin Robbins · 02-19-08, 10:52 AM

Many medals are not awarded immediately. There are political hobnobs, deal-making, favors called in and body counting which sometimes takes a couple of months before the medals are actually awarded. Then on your return from your fourth patrol you find yourself receiving medals from your second patrol. Not a bug, but reality.

fred8615 · 02-19-08, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Many medals are not awarded immediately. There are political hobnobs, deal-making, favors called in and body counting which sometimes takes a couple of months before the medals are actually awarded. Then on your return from your fourth patrol you find yourself receiving medals from your second patrol. Not a bug, but reality.

It is when you keep getting the same medal that says "2 war partrol" and you've just finished your 14th.

hyperion2206 · 02-19-08, 12:45 PM

I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug.
I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!).

switch.dota · 02-19-08, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug.
I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!).

Well look at it this way: they have high expectations of your 3rd war patrol

hyperion2206 · 02-19-08, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by switch.dota

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug.
I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!).

Well look at it this way: they have high expectations of your 3rd war patrol

They are way to optimistic! It's July 1944 and Japanese ships have become as rare as a funny "Friends" episode.:rotfl: I'm on patrol for over a month (on my 6th patrol) and the only ship I've sunk so far was a Momi class DE.

02-19-08, 10:08 AM	#1
snakeyez Last Man Down Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 242 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	While I may not get the right number of medals for the patrols finished, I do always get the proper boat name. That's odd. Why oh why didn't SH4 include proper medal names (yes, fixed through mods I know) and include the SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL INSIGNIA? It would have been so cool to earn your combat pin and stars. __________________ SUBMARINEMUSEUMS.ORG - These are the submarines in your neighborhood! Get involved, they need you. Doyle Blalock - the life of my WWII submarine veteran grandfather. Drum228.org - devoted to the Gato-class museum sub USS Drum (SS-228) complete with war patrol reports, historical info, and restoration progress.

02-19-08, 10:52 AM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Time of awarding not a bug Many medals are not awarded immediately. There are political hobnobs, deal-making, favors called in and body counting which sometimes takes a couple of months before the medals are actually awarded. Then on your return from your fourth patrol you find yourself receiving medals from your second patrol. Not a bug, but reality. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

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hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug. I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!). __________________ Career of Captain Jack Shaftoe: