Is this a known bug ?

lv426 · 02-19-08, 09:42 AM

After finishing a patrol, I get a couple of medals, it states "bla bla for your two patrols on the USS Pike", thing is I am on my forth patrol on the USS Drum

Not a major problem as it does not effect gameplay (i think) , as each of the four patrols, I always get the same two medals.

Edit - using patch 1.4 , only mods are remove grain effect and ROW sound effects vs8

DavyJonesFootlocker · 02-19-08, 09:55 AM

Yep, noticed that too. The number of war patrols after receiving a commendation or medal never adds up to the actual amount of war patrols completed.

seafarer · 02-19-08, 10:01 AM

I say bug, as I've had weirdness in the citations too. In my current career, I got my first medal of honor and purple heart for my gallant deeds on the USS Spearfish's 4th patrol. In fact, I only was on my 3rd patrol in good ol' SS-190, and after that one, I was given command of the USS Drum. My second medal of honor came about after that first USS Drum patrol, but the citation said for my 5th USS Spearfish patrol.

What do you expect, if the clerk/typists back at headquarters were any good, they'd have ship postings, not shore duty :p

snakeyez · 02-19-08, 10:08 AM

While I may not get the right number of medals for the patrols finished, I do always get the proper boat name. That's odd.

Why oh why didn't SH4 include proper medal names (yes, fixed through mods I know) and include the SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL INSIGNIA? It would have been so cool to earn your combat pin and stars.

fred8615 · 02-19-08, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by snakeyez

Why oh why didn't SH4 include proper medal names (yes, fixed through mods I know) and include the SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL INSIGNIA? It would have been so cool to earn your combat pin and stars.

Ubi claims that the real medals are copyrighted. So they either wouldn't pay, or couldn't use them because of that.

Rockin Robbins · 02-19-08, 10:52 AM

Many medals are not awarded immediately. There are political hobnobs, deal-making, favors called in and body counting which sometimes takes a couple of months before the medals are actually awarded. Then on your return from your fourth patrol you find yourself receiving medals from your second patrol. Not a bug, but reality.

fred8615 · 02-19-08, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Many medals are not awarded immediately. There are political hobnobs, deal-making, favors called in and body counting which sometimes takes a couple of months before the medals are actually awarded. Then on your return from your fourth patrol you find yourself receiving medals from your second patrol. Not a bug, but reality.

It is when you keep getting the same medal that says "2 war partrol" and you've just finished your 14th.

hyperion2206 · 02-19-08, 12:45 PM

I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug.
I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!).

switch.dota · 02-19-08, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug.
I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!).

Well look at it this way: they have high expectations of your 3rd war patrol

hyperion2206 · 02-19-08, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by switch.dota

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug.
I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!).

Well look at it this way: they have high expectations of your 3rd war patrol

They are way to optimistic! It's July 1944 and Japanese ships have become as rare as a funny "Friends" episode.:rotfl: I'm on patrol for over a month (on my 6th patrol) and the only ship I've sunk so far was a Momi class DE.

maerean_m · 02-20-08, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lv426

Not a major problem as it does not effect gameplay (i think) , as each of the four patrols, I always get the same two medals.

That's because those patrols are very much alike in the number of commercial and military ships you've sunken. Try and double the military ships number and the medals will change.

Rockin Robbins · 02-20-08, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

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Originally Posted by switch.dota

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Originally Posted by hyperion2206

I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug.
I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!).

Well look at it this way: they have high expectations of your 3rd war patrol

They are way to optimistic! It's July 1944 and Japanese ships have become as rare as a funny "Friends" episode.:rotfl: I'm on patrol for over a month (on my 6th patrol) and the only ship I've sunk so far was a Momi class DE.

Again I say I'm sitting out here in September 1944. For my last two cruises (including this one) I've been awash in task forces containing two or three merchies surrounded by four or five escorts. In spite of the fact that I have to fight my way through the escorts I can't seem to come home with under 30k tons. Last cruise, after I ran out of all kinds of ammunition, I was tracking three such convoys at the same time, all simultaneously within radar range!

This is with TM, RSRD and Natural Sinking Mechanics. I am baffled why my experience is so different from everybody else. In the meantime my game is much more dangerous than it has been as I'm forced to fight the escorts to get to the tonnage.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 02-20-08, 01:31 PM

Don't be baffled me boy. Whaddya expect being a captain of a garbage scowl, huh?:rotfl: My average on a good patrol is 30k btw.

02-20-08, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

Don't be baffled me boy. Whaddya expect being a captain of a garbage scowl, huh?

"What did ya say, laddie?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, let me correct myself. I didn't mean to say the Enterprise should be TOWING garbage. I mean to say that the Enterprise should be towed away AS garbage."

Followed by lots of laughter, some Russian guy trying to stop your engineer from taking a punch at some guy, lots of tables and chairs flying in the bar, lots of glasses breaking against the wall, etc......

And then, of course, you get the call from the shore patrol about your crew in a fight, and no one wants to say who started it. There was mention of someone saying the captain of your ship having delusions of godhood, but we're big enough to take a few insults, right?

DavyJonesFootlocker · 02-20-08, 03:40 PM

Erm. ok.

02-19-08, 09:42 AM	#1
lv426 Watch Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 19 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Is this a known bug ? After finishing a patrol, I get a couple of medals, it states "bla bla for your two patrols on the USS Pike", thing is I am on my forth patrol on the USS Drum Not a major problem as it does not effect gameplay (i think) , as each of the four patrols, I always get the same two medals. Edit - using patch 1.4 , only mods are remove grain effect and ROW sound effects vs8

02-19-08, 09:55 AM	#2
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Yep, noticed that too. The number of war patrols after receiving a commendation or medal never adds up to the actual amount of war patrols completed. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

02-19-08, 10:01 AM	#3
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I say bug, as I've had weirdness in the citations too. In my current career, I got my first medal of honor and purple heart for my gallant deeds on the USS Spearfish's 4th patrol. In fact, I only was on my 3rd patrol in good ol' SS-190, and after that one, I was given command of the USS Drum. My second medal of honor came about after that first USS Drum patrol, but the citation said for my 5th USS Spearfish patrol. What do you expect, if the clerk/typists back at headquarters were any good, they'd have ship postings, not shore duty :p __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

02-19-08, 10:08 AM	#4
snakeyez Last Man Down Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 242 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	While I may not get the right number of medals for the patrols finished, I do always get the proper boat name. That's odd. Why oh why didn't SH4 include proper medal names (yes, fixed through mods I know) and include the SUBMARINE COMBAT PATROL INSIGNIA? It would have been so cool to earn your combat pin and stars. __________________ SUBMARINEMUSEUMS.ORG - These are the submarines in your neighborhood! Get involved, they need you. Doyle Blalock - the life of my WWII submarine veteran grandfather. Drum228.org - devoted to the Gato-class museum sub USS Drum (SS-228) complete with war patrol reports, historical info, and restoration progress.

02-19-08, 10:52 AM	#6
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Time of awarding not a bug Many medals are not awarded immediately. There are political hobnobs, deal-making, favors called in and body counting which sometimes takes a couple of months before the medals are actually awarded. Then on your return from your fourth patrol you find yourself receiving medals from your second patrol. Not a bug, but reality. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

02-19-08, 12:45 PM	#8
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I agree, if you get 4 Bronze Stars in a row and the screen always refers to the first time you were awarded the medal then this is a bug. I also noticed that putting in a harbour for refueling is counted as a completed patrol:On my first patrol I was to patrol the Aleutians and after that I had to put into Dutch Harbor. As soon as I returned to Pearl I was awarded a Bronze Star for my 3rd, I repeat 3rd patrol(!). __________________ Career of Captain Jack Shaftoe:

02-20-08, 01:31 PM	#13
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Don't be baffled me boy. Whaddya expect being a captain of a garbage scowl, huh?:rotfl: My average on a good patrol is 30k btw. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

02-20-08, 03:40 PM	#15
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Erm. ok. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club Last edited by DavyJonesFootlocker; 02-20-08 at 04:05 PM.