Running out of fuel

Mau · 01-05-08, 04:18 PM

Hi everyone,

I was coming back from my fifth patrol, and at about 80nm from Kiel, I got the message that I was out of oil. I pushed to the limit since it was not a very successful patrol. I am pretty sure at that point that my IIA stop in the water. I then went submerged to try to get a little bit further (which worked to some distance, got close to zero for battery). At that point I came back to the surface, and I was able to get back to the base with my engine. Is that a bug or we have some kind of reserve?

Thanks for any explications.

Jimbuna · 01-05-08, 04:50 PM

It is a glitch in the game....you can recharge and cruise on batteries even though you have no fuel.
Luckily for you though, it seems

Brag · 01-05-08, 05:43 PM

Congratulations for not using the teletransporter mode to get back

Mau · 01-05-08, 07:44 PM

So it works all the time or I was just lucky that that glitch just worked that time (works from time to time)?
So we can recharge on the surface and the system will make my sub moving ahead on battery even on the surface, or it is because I had enough battery on the surface to cover the 30NM ish left?

Thanks

Mau · 01-05-08, 09:37 PM

And so really it is impossible to run out of fuel. Is it?

Pablo · 01-05-08, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mau

And so really it is impossible to run out of fuel. Is it?

Hi!

You can run out of fuel, but you don't run out of batteries (presumably the solar cells or the salinity gradient collectors, or whatever, are fully functional

)

Pablo

01-07-08, 04:17 PM

But when I do I always make sure I have enough fuel to get back using medium speeds. I also calc the days that it would take reach home base first so that when I get back I can later open up the Basic file to add the days to time in port. This way the days getting back are figured in to the total.

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-07-08, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wave Skipper

But when I do I always make sure I have enough fuel to get back using medium speeds. I also calc the days that it would take reach home base first so that when I get back I can later open up the Basic file to add the days to time in port. This way the days getting back are figured in to the total.

On my last patrol (GWX 2.0, BF15 from Wilhelmshaven, Nov. '39) I decided to take Der Kanal Route. Coming back home was absolutely the hardest part of the patrol, took me huge amount of time and gave me a few litres of adrenaline as a bonus. Fortunately we were lucky and made it back home. I'll never use Der Kanal again, I suppose. I wouldn't have learned this lesson if I used your teleport.

Many inbound U-Boots were sunk as far as I know.

Dekessey · 01-07-08, 04:39 PM

Teletransporter?

??

Jimbuna · 01-07-08, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dekessey

Teletransporter?

??

Esc > End mission, return to base............in an instant

Dekessey · 01-07-08, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Esc > End mission, return to base............in an instant

Game bug or GWX bug?

Sailor Steve · 01-07-08, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

On my last patrol (GWX 2.0, BF15 from Wilhelmshaven, Nov. '39) I decided to take Der Kanal Route. Coming back home was absolutely the hardest part of the patrol, took me huge amount of time and gave me a few litres of adrenaline as a bonus. Fortunately we were lucky and made it back home. I'll never use Der Kanal again, I suppose. I wouldn't have learned this lesson if I used your teleport.

Many inbound U-Boots were sunk as far as I know.

Use GWX. Use the 'Kanal' buttons.

Use SH3 Commander. Set 'Near Land' TC as high as you like.

Fly through the Canal in record time.

Commander Gizmo · 01-08-08, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

On my last patrol (GWX 2.0, BF15 from Wilhelmshaven, Nov. '39) I decided to take Der Kanal Route. Coming back home was absolutely the hardest part of the patrol, took me huge amount of time and gave me a few litres of adrenaline as a bonus. Fortunately we were lucky and made it back home. I'll never use Der Kanal again, I suppose. I wouldn't have learned this lesson if I used your teleport.

Many inbound U-Boots were sunk as far as I know.

I havn't had any excitement crossing der kanal in GWX2.0 so far. I run flank at night throught he strait and run decks awash any time I get close to an enemy ship, slowing if necessary. I also run through the center to avoid the mines, though I have yet to need to dive deep enough for it to matter.

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-09-08, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Commander Gizmo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abd_von_Mumit

On my last patrol (GWX 2.0, BF15 from Wilhelmshaven, Nov. '39) I decided to take Der Kanal Route. Coming back home was absolutely the hardest part of the patrol, took me huge amount of time and gave me a few litres of adrenaline as a bonus. Fortunately we were lucky and made it back home. I'll never use Der Kanal again, I suppose. I wouldn't have learned this lesson if I used your teleport.

Many inbound U-Boots were sunk as far as I know.

I havn't had any excitement crossing der kanal in GWX2.0 so far. I run flank at night throught he strait and run decks awash any time I get close to an enemy ship, slowing if necessary. I also run through the center to avoid the mines, though I have yet to need to dive deep enough for it to matter.

Lucky you. I'd say your way of crossing Der Kanal is a straight way to get sunk.

I was crossing it at 8 knots maximum or decks awash at about 5 knots, in moderate visibility conditions, and I met MANY escorts patrolling the area, usually patrol boats, but also a destroyer. I suppose going flank would immediately let them see me.

Also remember there is no such a thing like "going deep" in Der Kanal.

Jimbuna · 01-09-08, 05:57 AM

I would suggest he leads an extremely charmed life. :p

01-05-08, 04:18 PM	#1
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Running out of fuel Hi everyone, I was coming back from my fifth patrol, and at about 80nm from Kiel, I got the message that I was out of oil. I pushed to the limit since it was not a very successful patrol. I am pretty sure at that point that my IIA stop in the water. I then went submerged to try to get a little bit further (which worked to some distance, got close to zero for battery). At that point I came back to the surface, and I was able to get back to the base with my engine. Is that a bug or we have some kind of reserve? Thanks for any explications.

01-05-08, 04:50 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It is a glitch in the game....you can recharge and cruise on batteries even though you have no fuel. Luckily for you though, it seems __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-05-08, 05:43 PM	#3
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01-07-08, 04:17 PM	#7
Wave Skipper Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I admit to using the teleporter Esc - quit But when I do I always make sure I have enough fuel to get back using medium speeds. I also calc the days that it would take reach home base first so that when I get back I can later open up the Basic file to add the days to time in port. This way the days getting back are figured in to the total.

01-09-08, 05:57 AM	#15
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I would suggest he leads an extremely charmed life. :p __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-05-08, 07:44 PM	#4
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	So it works all the time or I was just lucky that that glitch just worked that time (works from time to time)? So we can recharge on the surface and the system will make my sub moving ahead on battery even on the surface, or it is because I had enough battery on the surface to cover the 30NM ish left? Thanks

01-05-08, 09:37 PM	#5
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	And so really it is impossible to run out of fuel. Is it?

01-07-08, 04:39 PM	#9
Dekessey Torpedoman Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 112 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Teletransporter? ??