Docking

airwolf48453 · 12-31-06, 02:31 PM

I have went on patrols and used up all ammo and stopped at a nearby base to refuel and resupply the ship and when I save it i said dock at that base but when I start the mission again from there I am still empty? How do you resupply yourself without going all the way back to point of orgin.

Letum · 12-31-06, 02:44 PM

Welcome to the forum.

Where did you try and dock, in what year and what mods are you useing?

andy_311 · 12-31-06, 08:41 PM

Normally if your within 30km of base or a milk cow your okay it should let you dock at xxxx.me being me I dock on a milk cow within 300m in dock right in there,hit esc and it says dock at xxx do what you need to do start mission again full load boat repaired etc.

airwolf48453 · 01-09-07, 02:52 AM

thanks I figured out on how to dock at the base . I haven't run into a milk cow yet. I have went by a neutral base it was green so I thought but then they fired at me? I was dazed and shocked I never expected that from a green colored base.

Boris · 01-09-07, 03:22 AM

You must have sunk a ship of that country.

AVGWarhawk · 01-09-07, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by airwolf48453

thanks I figured out on how to dock at the base . I haven't run into a milk cow yet. I have went by a neutral base it was green so I thought but then they fired at me? I was dazed and shocked I never expected that from a green colored base.

The neutral countries would inter military equipment and men. They were not always welcoming to warships hanging out in their ports.

melnibonian · 01-09-07, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by airwolf48453

thanks I figured out on how to dock at the base . I haven't run into a milk cow yet. I have went by a neutral base it was green so I thought but then they fired at me? I was dazed and shocked I never expected that from a green colored base.

Was it an american base??? I had gone to a US base before they enter the war and they gave me the full gun salute. Spanish, Portugese, Turkish and other bases are OK though.

The Munster · 01-09-07, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by airwolf48453

thanks I figured out on how to dock at the base . I haven't run into a milk cow yet. I have went by a neutral base it was green so I thought but then they fired at me? I was dazed and shocked I never expected that from a green colored base.

Hi and welcome. If you calculate your journey and think you will need to re-fuel then press F1 and search for 'Re-supply info'; this will give you the location of a re-supply vessel ['milk cow'] and the dates it will be there.

Ek · 08-08-10, 08:56 AM

The date is 22/09/1939 and the time is 10:02. I am at Las Palmas within 200 meters of the Corrientes. When I press the escape key, I see options, save, continue and exit but nothing that indicates a docking option. Selecting exit just takes me out of the patrol. Am I missing something? Do I need another mod?

BTW, the Corrientes looks dead. No signs of a crew on board and there are no markings to confirm that it actually is the Corrientes.

Running SHIII 1.4 (out of the box) with GWX 3.0

Thanks

STEED · 08-08-10, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ek

The date is 22/09/1939 and the time is 10:02. I am at Las Palmas within 200 meters of the Corrientes. When I press the escape key, I see options, save, continue and exit but nothing that indicates a docking option.

You should see return to home base, I forget the actual wording.

CherryHarbey · 08-08-10, 01:06 PM

i think you first option to take after pressing escape is
End patrol
then bottom left you will get Dock at Corrientes
least I think that's how it should go.

frau kaleun · 08-08-10, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CherryHarbey

i think you first option to take after pressing escape is
End patrol
then bottom left you will get Dock at Corrientes
least I think that's how it should go.

Yes - when you "dock" at resupply ship, the game considers it the end of your patrol. So the procedure to get out of the game at that point is exactly the same - you have to click the same things you would click to exit the patrol and dock at your home base.

When you do this, you will see the option to "Dock at Corrientes" (or whatever location you're stopping over at) and the game will do an auto-save for the "end" of that patrol. When you reload the game it will show you preparing to start your next patrol from the resupply ship.

And, yeah, it will look dead but don't let that fool you. They'll see you sorted right enough.

Tessa · 08-08-10, 04:52 PM

When you dock at a milk cow your next mission will be to travel from NULL to Home Port. At a milk cow you can still give crew any awards or promotions they earned, but can't make any changes on the ship; and you get reloaded with all steam torpedo's with no no option to take any electric's or special ones.

Flaxpants · 08-08-10, 10:37 PM

I docked with a resupply ship for the first time yesterday- the Thalia at Cadiz. I just got myself about 300m from the ship, exited the patrol and had the option to 'Dock at Thalia'. Job done.

Ek · 08-09-10, 08:21 PM

Okay, maybe it's because I'm a newbie but I'm still not seeing a dock option. Here is what I do see.

I press escape and my options are OPTIONS, SAVE, CONTINUE and EXIT PATROL.

I select EXIT PATROL.

I then am asked if I want to ABANDON MISSION and I select YES.

Next is the Mission Results screen which shows the objectives status and mission summary. I can either CONTINUE MISSION or RETURN TO BASE.

Selecting CONTINUE puts me back where I was with no change in status.

If I select RETURN TO BASE, this takes me to the Single Mission screen and I can either select SINGLE MISSIONS, SAVED MISSIONS or go back to the Main Menu screen.

Selecting SAVED MISSIONS puts me back to where I was with no change in status.

Soooooo, am I totally overlooking something? Is the GWX 3 mod sufficient to do this?

Thanks

12-31-06, 02:31 PM	#1
airwolf48453 Helmsman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 103 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	Docking I have went on patrols and used up all ammo and stopped at a nearby base to refuel and resupply the ship and when I save it i said dock at that base but when I start the mission again from there I am still empty? How do you resupply yourself without going all the way back to point of orgin.

12-31-06, 02:44 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the forum. Where did you try and dock, in what year and what mods are you useing? __________________

08-08-10, 08:56 AM	#9
Ek Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can't Dock with Corrientes The date is 22/09/1939 and the time is 10:02. I am at Las Palmas within 200 meters of the Corrientes. When I press the escape key, I see options, save, continue and exit but nothing that indicates a docking option. Selecting exit just takes me out of the patrol. Am I missing something? Do I need another mod? BTW, the Corrientes looks dead. No signs of a crew on board and there are no markings to confirm that it actually is the Corrientes. Running SHIII 1.4 (out of the box) with GWX 3.0 Thanks

08-09-10, 08:21 PM	#15
Ek Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can't Dock with Corrientes Okay, maybe it's because I'm a newbie but I'm still not seeing a dock option. Here is what I do see. I press escape and my options are OPTIONS, SAVE, CONTINUE and EXIT PATROL. I select EXIT PATROL. I then am asked if I want to ABANDON MISSION and I select YES. Next is the Mission Results screen which shows the objectives status and mission summary. I can either CONTINUE MISSION or RETURN TO BASE. Selecting CONTINUE puts me back where I was with no change in status. If I select RETURN TO BASE, this takes me to the Single Mission screen and I can either select SINGLE MISSIONS, SAVED MISSIONS or go back to the Main Menu screen. Selecting SAVED MISSIONS puts me back to where I was with no change in status. Soooooo, am I totally overlooking something? Is the GWX 3 mod sufficient to do this? Thanks

12-31-06, 08:41 PM	#3
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Normally if your within 30km of base or a milk cow your okay it should let you dock at xxxx.me being me I dock on a milk cow within 300m in dock right in there,hit esc and it says dock at xxx do what you need to do start mission again full load boat repaired etc.

01-09-07, 02:52 AM	#4
airwolf48453 Helmsman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan/USA Posts: 103 Downloads: 201 Uploads: 0	thanks I figured out on how to dock at the base . I haven't run into a milk cow yet. I have went by a neutral base it was green so I thought but then they fired at me? I was dazed and shocked I never expected that from a green colored base.

01-09-07, 03:22 AM	#5
Boris Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 1,691 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	You must have sunk a ship of that country.

08-08-10, 01:06 PM	#11
CherryHarbey Engineer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 200 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	i think you first option to take after pressing escape is End patrol then bottom left you will get Dock at Corrientes least I think that's how it should go.

08-08-10, 04:52 PM	#13
Tessa Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CG 96 Posts: 861 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	When you dock at a milk cow your next mission will be to travel from NULL to Home Port. At a milk cow you can still give crew any awards or promotions they earned, but can't make any changes on the ship; and you get reloaded with all steam torpedo's with no no option to take any electric's or special ones.

08-08-10, 10:37 PM	#14
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I docked with a resupply ship for the first time yesterday- the Thalia at Cadiz. I just got myself about 300m from the ship, exited the patrol and had the option to 'Dock at Thalia'. Job done.