What the FRAK?!?!?!!

marky · 05-07-07, 12:06 AM

April 1943

USS Balao is on her first war patrol under my command, this is my ninth war patrol total

my first boat was the Tambor class USS Tuna, followed by the Gato boat USS Drum

orders-

Patrol the northern solomons and the carolines

results...

whoever had the bright idea to have a COMPUTER decide when to retire a human needs to lose his frakken job

BALAO boats being retired?!?!?! in 43?!?!?!?!

this is unbelievable!!!!

UBI neeeds to go bankrupt!!!!

if u cant make a decent game then u shouldnt be allowed to even try

marky · 05-07-07, 12:07 AM

less than notable my foot i sank over 250000 frakkin tons!!!!

including a Hiryu class carrier and 7 or 8 tankers on the last patrol of Drum!!!!!

Crosseye76 · 05-07-07, 12:11 AM

Read around a bit Marky. There's been a few threads about this.

SH 4 is not like SH3. You don't start at the beginning of the war and run unlimited patrols until it ends. You get a number of patrols, like 4-10 or so, then you are "retired". Just like in Real life, U.S. skippers did a small number of patrols and in SH4 it's the same.

I fully agree however, UBI should have done a better job on the end screens, added a few more to better explain what is going on.

marky · 05-07-07, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crosseye76

SH 4 is not like SH3.

ur right, its WORSE!!!!

i dont neeed a company telling me how to enjoy a product or how long i can play it sincei paid for the piece of crap, not to mention juz cuz its realistic or not

marky · 05-07-07, 12:14 AM

sum1 definitely neeeds to come up with a mod or sumthing that keeps the computer from doing tyhis crap

Crosseye76 · 05-07-07, 12:16 AM

LOL, just start another Career. This time in 1943 or 1944.

Maybe for a bit of spice, try a Sugar boat this time.

You have a LOT of save and career slots, don't be afraid to use a dozen or so of them.

azn_132 · 05-07-07, 12:16 AM

I would suggest to load the last save before u retired then play it again but get less ships sunk or somethin like that then maybe u can still play on ur career, might work but havent try that yet.

ReallyDedPoet · 05-07-07, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marky

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crosseye76

SH 4 is not like SH3.

ur right, its WORSE!!!!

i dont neeed a company telling me how to enjoy a product or how long i can play it sincei paid for the piece of crap, not to mention juz cuz its realistic or not

To bad, start a new career. Personally, did not like doing 30 patrols in SH3, little ridiculous.

RDP

dean_acheson · 05-07-07, 11:15 AM

It's ok..... just calm down a bit.

For goodness sake, your tonnage numbers are crazy, did you do that with a manual TDC?

Biggles · 05-07-07, 03:52 PM

It's a bloody game, you can play it just how you want. Start a new campaign, reload the last one, whatever, I think it would be foolish to judge UBI and the entire game 'cause of this....

donut · 05-07-07, 12:24 AM

Move this to the Dev.humor sticky:rotfl: ! This is why we need SHIV Skipper/commander

marky · 05-07-07, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donut

Move this to the Dev.humor sticky:rotfl: ! This is why we need SHIV Skipper/commander

not so funny wen ya work ur arse off just to see THAT crap wen ya get home ya bugger :rotfl:

though the "Ur retiring me cuz i sank too much" bit is hilarious at least to me

marky · 05-07-07, 12:28 AM

Nimitz and Lockwood up in heaven must look this this about now

:rotfl:

marky · 05-07-07, 12:29 AM

i even took Drum and put 4 fish into Yamato

didnt even slow that monster down

only once wen i got good hits did she look hurt

she took about a 20 degree list and stopped engines

Tony1 · 05-07-07, 09:13 AM

After getting a new Balao Sub at Pearl, I was transferred to Brisbane. When I returned to Brisbane after sinking 18 ships I was only able to refit. I traveled to Freemantle I was able to dock. Upon docking I received metals and was told that my sub class (Balao) was being retired and me along with it due to poor performance. End of career. However, I started to look into what could have shown a lack of performance. Upon looking into the "CareerTrack" file, there were no entres for my last patrol out of Brisbane. For whatever reason SH4 failed to record my sinkings throughout my last patrol and upon docking it must have concidered me an poor performer based on the "CareerTrack" file.

05-07-07, 12:11 AM	#3
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Read around a bit Marky. There's been a few threads about this. SH 4 is not like SH3. You don't start at the beginning of the war and run unlimited patrols until it ends. You get a number of patrols, like 4-10 or so, then you are "retired". Just like in Real life, U.S. skippers did a small number of patrols and in SH4 it's the same. I fully agree however, UBI should have done a better job on the end screens, added a few more to better explain what is going on. __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

05-07-07, 12:16 AM	#6
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOL, just start another Career. This time in 1943 or 1944. Maybe for a bit of spice, try a Sugar boat this time. You have a LOT of save and career slots, don't be afraid to use a dozen or so of them. __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

05-07-07, 12:16 AM	#7
azn_132 Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 950 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would suggest to load the last save before u retired then play it again but get less ships sunk or somethin like that then maybe u can still play on ur career, might work but havent try that yet. __________________

05-07-07, 03:52 PM	#10
Biggles Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sweden (I'm not a Viking...) Posts: 3,529 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It's a bloody game, you can play it just how you want. Start a new campaign, reload the last one, whatever, I think it would be foolish to judge UBI and the entire game 'cause of this.... __________________

05-07-07, 12:24 AM	#11
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	We feel your pain! Move this to the Dev.humor sticky:rotfl: ! This is why we need SHIV Skipper/commander

05-07-07, 11:15 AM	#9
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	It's ok..... just calm down a bit. For goodness sake, your tonnage numbers are crazy, did you do that with a manual TDC?

05-07-07, 09:13 AM	#15
Tony1 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Posts: 8 Downloads: 195 Uploads: 0	After getting a new Balao Sub at Pearl, I was transferred to Brisbane. When I returned to Brisbane after sinking 18 ships I was only able to refit. I traveled to Freemantle I was able to dock. Upon docking I received metals and was told that my sub class (Balao) was being retired and me along with it due to poor performance. End of career. However, I started to look into what could have shown a lack of performance. Upon looking into the "CareerTrack" file, there were no entres for my last patrol out of Brisbane. For whatever reason SH4 failed to record my sinkings throughout my last patrol and upon docking it must have concidered me an poor performer based on the "CareerTrack" file.