Mod idea (call in supply tanker)

THE_MASK · 03-14-08, 07:17 PM

OK , i am using RSRDC and i was sent to the Luzon straits from brisbane in an sboat . There is no way i can have enough fuel . So my question is , seeing we now have an option to call in combat units (havnt done so in the pacific campaign and not sure if you can) . Can a mod be made to call in a supply tanker to refuel ?

Ducimus · 03-14-08, 07:20 PM

After alot of trial and error, ive come to the conclusion that "tactical support" options are hardcoded to only work with the uboat addon campaign. If theres a trick to get them to work, i didn't find it.

So your supply tanker, would most likey be a standard sub tender, implemented as subtenders are prior to uboat add on.

lurker_hlb3 · 03-14-08, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by sober

OK , i am using RSRDC and i was sent to the Luzon straits from brisbane in an sboat . There is no way i can have enough fuel . So my question is , seeing we now have an option to call in combat units (havnt done so in the pacific campaign and not sure if you can) . Can a mod be made to call in a supply tanker to refuel ?

What version RSRDC are you using ? That sounds like a bug that I corrected a while back

linerkiller · 03-15-08, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sober

OK , i am using RSRDC and i was sent to the Luzon straits from brisbane in an sboat . There is no way i can have enough fuel . So my question is , seeing we now have an option to call in combat units (havnt done so in the pacific campaign and not sure if you can) . Can a mod be made to call in a supply tanker to refuel ?

Maybe converting the possibility of having the auxiliary cruiser support ( not very historically accurate having

FOUR

auxiliary cruisers patrolling the infian ocean in 1944

) The tanker support would be more historically accurate and more useful. Great idea!

THE_MASK · 03-15-08, 02:08 AM

linerkiller · 03-15-08, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sober

:hmm:
Could be useful in case of a devastating air attack that destroys your engines...Refit at sea

andycaccia · 03-15-08, 01:15 PM

And obviously avery time you run out of diesel and/or ammunitions. But can we really call in a replenishment vessel in game or not?
The long forgotten SH2 had this feature, if my memory serves me well..

SuperCavitation · 03-15-08, 01:34 PM

Wasnt that a "milkcow mod" in SH2? I remember downloading it and using it, yet it was prone to some issues from time to time...

Man that was a long time ago...

gimpy117 · 03-15-08, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by andycaccia

And obviously avery time you run out of diesel and/or ammunitions. But can we really call in a replenishment vessel in game or not?
The long forgotten SH2 had this feature, if my memory serves me well..

but it should take some time for the boat to get there if the mod is made

Tomi_099 · 03-18-08, 05:52 AM

Anything News ??? :hmm:

tater · 03-18-08, 08:54 AM

US sub tenders didn't steam out to meet subs.

A few attempts were made to transfer fuel from one boat to another, but it didn't work.

More likely would be another boat coming out, taking off your crew, and scuttling the stranded sub.

tater

M. Sarsfield · 03-18-08, 09:06 AM

Yeah, rolling the dice and abandoning ship, like SH1, or being rescued and scuttling the boat shoud really be the only two options. Usually there were subs "nearby" in neighboring patrol zones. I remember reading the Batfish logs and they often had radar interference from nearby fleet boats on patrol. Sometimes they had to make an effort to steer clear of each other.

FIREWALL · 03-18-08, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

US sub tenders didn't steam out to meet subs.

A few attempts were made to transfer fuel from one boat to another, but it didn't work.

More likely would be another boat coming out, taking off your crew, and scuttling the stranded sub.

tater

Scuttle a Fleetboat because it's out of fuel ?

tater · 03-18-08, 09:47 AM

Got any examples of Fleet Types being refueled at sea?

Usually it was damage/grounding (s-boats, mostly).

I don't have any lack of fuel examples, but no skipper would run his boat out of fuel in the way suggested. "I'm ordered to go 3X my range, let's drive out past the point of no return then complain we're out of fuel to comsubpac!"

LOL

tater

M. Sarsfield · 03-18-08, 10:01 AM

The fuel/ballast tanks in the game leak a little too easily and they should be repairable. The Arizona has been at the the bottom of Pearl Harbor for 66+ years and it's still leaking fuel oil. Plus, fleet boats had multiple tanks. The game just assumes it's one big fuel tank and it all spills out into the ocean like Exxon Valdez.

03-14-08, 07:17 PM	#1
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Mod idea (call in supply tanker) OK , i am using RSRDC and i was sent to the Luzon straits from brisbane in an sboat . There is no way i can have enough fuel . So my question is , seeing we now have an option to call in combat units (havnt done so in the pacific campaign and not sure if you can) . Can a mod be made to call in a supply tanker to refuel ?

03-15-08, 01:15 PM	#7
andycaccia XO Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 418 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 2	And obviously avery time you run out of diesel and/or ammunitions. But can we really call in a replenishment vessel in game or not? The long forgotten SH2 had this feature, if my memory serves me well.. __________________ "Memento Audere Semper"

03-15-08, 01:34 PM	#8
SuperCavitation Loader Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dallas, Tejas!! Posts: 87 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wasnt that a "milkcow mod" in SH2? I remember downloading it and using it, yet it was prone to some issues from time to time... Man that was a long time ago... __________________ "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast. For I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778, in a letter to le Ray de Chaumont.

03-18-08, 09:06 AM	#12
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, rolling the dice and abandoning ship, like SH1, or being rescued and scuttling the boat shoud really be the only two options. Usually there were subs "nearby" in neighboring patrol zones. I remember reading the Batfish logs and they often had radar interference from nearby fleet boats on patrol. Sometimes they had to make an effort to steer clear of each other. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

03-18-08, 10:01 AM	#15
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The fuel/ballast tanks in the game leak a little too easily and they should be repairable. The Arizona has been at the the bottom of Pearl Harbor for 66+ years and it's still leaking fuel oil. Plus, fleet boats had multiple tanks. The game just assumes it's one big fuel tank and it all spills out into the ocean like Exxon Valdez. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

03-14-08, 07:20 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	After alot of trial and error, ive come to the conclusion that "tactical support" options are hardcoded to only work with the uboat addon campaign. If theres a trick to get them to work, i didn't find it. So your supply tanker, would most likey be a standard sub tender, implemented as subtenders are prior to uboat add on.

03-15-08, 02:08 AM	#5
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73

03-18-08, 05:52 AM	#10
Tomi_099 The Old Man Join Date: May 2007 Location: München / Germany Posts: 1,486 Downloads: 426 Uploads: 0	Anything News ??? :hmm:

03-18-08, 08:54 AM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	US sub tenders didn't steam out to meet subs. A few attempts were made to transfer fuel from one boat to another, but it didn't work. More likely would be another boat coming out, taking off your crew, and scuttling the stranded sub. tater

03-18-08, 09:47 AM	#14
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Got any examples of Fleet Types being refueled at sea? Usually it was damage/grounding (s-boats, mostly). I don't have any lack of fuel examples, but no skipper would run his boat out of fuel in the way suggested. "I'm ordered to go 3X my range, let's drive out past the point of no return then complain we're out of fuel to comsubpac!" LOL tater