Early retirement...

CapZap1970 · 07-16-07, 10:39 AM

Has this bug been fixed with the last pactch or any other mod around here?
What can I do to avoid this situation?
Thanks for your help guys

CapZap

orangenee · 07-16-07, 10:43 AM

You still get retired after 5 or 6 patrols (possibly a little longer if you've been doing well) so that's a feature, but as for the getting retired along with your boat I'm not sure, it's not mentioned in the official patch readme anywhere.

PepsiCan · 07-16-07, 10:46 AM

Basically, it comes down to this:

1) achieve your objectives (so, go to the patrol area, land that spy and take those pictures).

2) sink tonnage!

wetwarev7 · 07-16-07, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PepsiCan

Basically, it comes down to this:

1) achieve your objectives (so, go to the patrol area, land that spy and take those pictures).

2) sink tonnage!

But is it possible to actually go through the entire war without getting retired?(other than just staying out on patrol the whole time.)

(woot! post #500!)

John Channing · 07-16-07, 10:57 AM

I don't know about the whole war (as that would be unrealistic) but I can tell you that I am on my 8th patrol, 3rd boat, and things are going fine.

Again... complete your objectives. renown is not enough to keep your career active.

JCC

wetwarev7 · 07-16-07, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Channing

I don't know about the whole war (as that would be unrealistic) but I can tell you that I am on my 8th patrol, 3rd boat, and things are going fine.

Again... complete your objectives. renown is not enough to keep your career active.

JCC

Sounds good!

SteamWake · 07-16-07, 10:49 AM

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It was the twelfth war patrol of the Barb, the fifth under Commander Fluckey. He should have turned command over to another skipper after four patrols, but had managed to strike a deal with Admiral Lockwood to make one more trip with the men he cared for like a father, should his fourth patrol be successful. Of course, no one suspected when he had struck that deal prior to his fourth and what should have been his final war patrol on the Barb, that Commander Fluckey's success would be so great he would be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Now that I have posted the excerpt of a real life story Ill tell you how to get more missions per patrol.

Dont go home. Refit at a tender, call in a mission report and recieve new orders. You can do this evidently forever but... the loading times become long. I typically do 5 or 6 missions per patrol. My current carrier has around 20 or so missions in their log after their 3rd patrol.

07-16-07, 10:39 AM	#1
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 51	Early retirement... Has this bug been fixed with the last pactch or any other mod around here? What can I do to avoid this situation? Thanks for your help guys CapZap __________________

07-16-07, 10:46 AM	#3
PepsiCan Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 189 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Tips to not get retired Basically, it comes down to this: 1) achieve your objectives (so, go to the patrol area, land that spy and take those pictures). 2) sink tonnage! __________________ =================== AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.1Ghz 1Gb RAM MSI NVidia 6800 128MB MSI motherboard Realtek soundcard Windows XP Pro SP2 ===================

07-16-07, 10:43 AM	#2
orangenee Engineer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 211 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You still get retired after 5 or 6 patrols (possibly a little longer if you've been doing well) so that's a feature, but as for the getting retired along with your boat I'm not sure, it's not mentioned in the official patch readme anywhere.

07-16-07, 10:57 AM	#5
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	I don't know about the whole war (as that would be unrealistic) but I can tell you that I am on my 8th patrol, 3rd boat, and things are going fine. Again... complete your objectives. renown is not enough to keep your career active. JCC