Fakeout at Saipan

joefremont · 05-20-13, 12:33 PM

I was out on patrol in mid 44 in USS Balao, standard game. Early in the patrol I get the radio messages about the Marines landing on Saipan and then about the island being secured. After refitting several times at that base whose name escapes me south east of the Celebes Sea and having used up my current load of torpedoes I turned east and started to head home. While I initially plotted a course to Midway for refueling I noticed that Saipan now had a base icon on it so I decided to head there to refuel first.

Arriving at night in bad weather I headed into port, trying to actually get to a dock rather than be lazy and just refit while still out at sea. As I get close and the water got shallower the first ship I made visual contact with was a Akizuki class destroyer, who proceeded to pound the **** out of me. Despite the fact that I could keep pressing 'refit' and repairing my damage she still sunk me.

Since its clearly a bug that Japanese forces would be at that location at that time of the war I did not feel guilty reloading my last saved game and proceeding directly to midway (at a slower speed since I would not be stopping for fuel along the way).

End of rant, carry on.

magic452 · 05-21-13, 12:38 AM

I had the same thing happen to me but I had just saved prior to entering the port so I loaded the save and was able to sink the DD and everything else there. Did a refit and went about my business.

Magic

BigWalleye · 05-21-13, 06:38 AM

When you play the stock game, anything can happen. If you want realism, or even just plausibility, you have to use a megamod. If you find RFB or TMO too radical, you might try Webster's Game Fixes Only (GFO). http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//dow...o=file&id=1196

05-20-13, 12:33 PM	#1
joefremont Loader Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Near San Francisco Posts: 82 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Fakeout at Saipan I was out on patrol in mid 44 in USS Balao, standard game. Early in the patrol I get the radio messages about the Marines landing on Saipan and then about the island being secured. After refitting several times at that base whose name escapes me south east of the Celebes Sea and having used up my current load of torpedoes I turned east and started to head home. While I initially plotted a course to Midway for refueling I noticed that Saipan now had a base icon on it so I decided to head there to refuel first. Arriving at night in bad weather I headed into port, trying to actually get to a dock rather than be lazy and just refit while still out at sea. As I get close and the water got shallower the first ship I made visual contact with was a Akizuki class destroyer, who proceeded to pound the **** out of me. Despite the fact that I could keep pressing 'refit' and repairing my damage she still sunk me. Since its clearly a bug that Japanese forces would be at that location at that time of the war I did not feel guilty reloading my last saved game and proceeding directly to midway (at a slower speed since I would not be stopping for fuel along the way). End of rant, carry on. Last edited by joefremont; 05-21-13 at 12:32 PM.

05-21-13, 12:38 AM	#2
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I had the same thing happen to me but I had just saved prior to entering the port so I loaded the save and was able to sink the DD and everything else there. Did a refit and went about my business. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

05-21-13, 06:38 AM	#3
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	When you play the stock game, anything can happen. If you want realism, or even just plausibility, you have to use a megamod. If you find RFB or TMO too radical, you might try Webster's Game Fixes Only (GFO). http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//dow...o=file&id=1196