Out of diesel

OleTheDane · 09-22-07, 08:07 AM

Help! I’ve ran out of fuel some 677 nm out of Midway.

What to do – besides just waiting?

Thanx for helping
Ole The Dane

NiclDoe · 09-22-07, 08:34 AM

I do not play Silent hunter 4 but just end your mission or restart from an another save.

mookiemookie · 09-22-07, 09:31 AM

Reload a prior save. You're, for all intents and purposes, screwed.

ReallyDedPoet · 09-22-07, 09:37 AM

Have a look here, some good tips regarding fuel: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...t=ducimus+fuel

RDP

Theraven · 09-22-07, 11:41 AM

Yep, you're screwed. Just reload from a previous save or start over.

Frederf · 09-22-07, 12:23 PM

You can edit your save game for a little extra fuel.

OleTheDane · 09-22-07, 03:56 PM

Hi guys,
Thanx for your replies. I loaded a saved game, reduced speed to 2/3 and made it to Midway where I could re-fuel.

Ole The Dane

Frederf · 09-22-07, 04:19 PM

With various boats and sea states 8 9 and 10 knots are your best range speeds. Also make sure your battery recharge mode wasn't on. Often after taking damage it never goes off (since it doesn't get to 100% recharge for auto shutoff).

SteamWake · 09-24-07, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OleTheDane

Hi guys,
Thanx for your replies. I loaded a saved game, reduced speed to 2/3 and made it to Midway where I could re-fuel.

Ole The Dane

Simple as that really. Glad you got 'home' safely.

thyro · 09-24-07, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by OleTheDane

Help! I’ve ran out of fuel some 677 nm out of Midway.

What to do – besides just waiting?

Thanx for helping
Ole The Dane

Set highspeed timer on until ur batteries are recharded then go at 1knot. As time, go 1kn during the day and rechard at night if necessary...

BTW 1kn is suffic to go around the world in those US rusty thin subs

Other possibility is to get closer to one of the resuply ships that times to times pop out somewhere...

But the best option is... get a few extra cans of fuel and fix them outside sub's hull... u can't go too deep otherwise they pop but its a nice lifesaving... well if you think that a sub like those US dusty rusty subs are F1 cars to sail always at top speed.

SteamWake · 09-25-07, 11:42 AM

[quote=thyro]

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Originally Posted by OleTheDane

Set highspeed timer on until ur batteries are recharded then go at 1knot. As time, go 1kn during the day and rechard at night if necessary....

This little "cheat" the solar battery charger was removed in patch 1.3.

Batteries no longer charge unless the diesels are actually running.

So now if you run out of fuel you are well and truely screwed.

thyro · 09-25-07, 04:44 PM

[quote=SteamWake]

Quote:

Originally Posted by thyro

Quote:

Originally Posted by OleTheDane

Set highspeed timer on until ur batteries are recharded then go at 1knot. As time, go 1kn during the day and rechard at night if necessary....

This little "cheat" the solar battery charger was removed in patch 1.3.

Batteries no longer charge unless the diesels are actually running.

So now if you run out of fuel you are well and truely screwed.

Only if that doesn't work on your game then coz on mine it does... even the moonlight is enough for the mooncells to recharge the batteries.

However I must say that I've not seen the moon either so I guess that is up to the light of the stars.... or wave power then.

But the fact is... I've not teleport the star trek's engine... so no warp capabilities... just impulse drive 1kn at battery power

BTW charging bats and floating in broad day light would be suicidal... some seabird could easily make some dropings and paint the sub's hull with white stuff... that would be messy... so no solarpanels either

chopped50ford · 09-28-07, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Theraven

Yep, you're screwed. Just reload from a previous save or start over.

Yep...what he said.

I hope 1.4 (if there ever is) has a fix to this. :hmm:

SteamWake · 09-28-07, 10:34 PM

[quote=thyro]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Quote:

Originally Posted by thyro

Quote:

Originally Posted by OleTheDane

Set highspeed timer on until ur batteries are recharded then go at 1knot. As time, go 1kn during the day and rechard at night if necessary....

This little "cheat" the solar battery charger was removed in patch 1.3.

Batteries no longer charge unless the diesels are actually running.

So now if you run out of fuel you are well and truely screwed.

Only if that doesn't work on your game then coz on mine it does... even the moonlight is enough for the mooncells to recharge the batteries.

However I must say that I've not seen the moon either so I guess that is up to the light of the stars.... or wave power then.

But the fact is... I've not teleport the star trek's engine... so no warp capabilities... just impulse drive 1kn at battery power

BTW charging bats and floating in broad day light would be suicidal... some seabird could easily make some dropings and paint the sub's hull with white stuff... that would be messy... so no solarpanels either

Im not sure what to make out of all that.

Frederf · 09-29-07, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by chopped50ford

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theraven

Yep, you're screwed. Just reload from a previous save or start over.

Yep...what he said.

I hope 1.4 (if there ever is) has a fix to this. :hmm:

You can OPEN the save files and ADD IN some more fuel!

09-22-07, 08:07 AM	#1
OleTheDane Nub Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Out of diesel Help! I’ve ran out of fuel some 677 nm out of Midway. What to do – besides just waiting? Thanx for helping Ole The Dane

09-22-07, 08:34 AM	#2
NiclDoe Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the Air or hiding from Black Swans Posts: 760 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I do not play Silent hunter 4 but just end your mission or restart from an another save. __________________ The Crazy Wolf

09-22-07, 09:31 AM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Reload a prior save. You're, for all intents and purposes, screwed. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

09-22-07, 09:37 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Have a look here, some good tips regarding fuel: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...t=ducimus+fuel RDP __________________ Back in the Day

09-22-07, 03:56 PM	#7
OleTheDane Nub Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I made it home alive! Hi guys, Thanx for your replies. I loaded a saved game, reduced speed to 2/3 and made it to Midway where I could re-fuel. Ole The Dane

09-22-07, 11:41 AM	#5
Theraven Seaman Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 35 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep, you're screwed. Just reload from a previous save or start over.

09-22-07, 12:23 PM	#6
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	You can edit your save game for a little extra fuel.

09-22-07, 04:19 PM	#8
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	With various boats and sea states 8 9 and 10 knots are your best range speeds. Also make sure your battery recharge mode wasn't on. Often after taking damage it never goes off (since it doesn't get to 100% recharge for auto shutoff).