Submarine type wont change?

Muppetlord · 05-05-19, 11:25 AM

Alright, I swear this is the last thread I'll make for a while, I hate spamming the forums for answers, but there's no one else I can ask...

So I've been going around in my Type VIIA since the start of the campaign. I read that you get the VIIB after you've gotten a number of skill points or tonnage sunk. Well I started the Happy times and never got the offer to switch boat so I was stuck with my Type VIIA.

I just progressed to the Mare Nostrum campaign where the stock sub is supposed to be a Type VIIC but, nope, it's still my VIIA.

So something is wrong. Any way to fix this?

When are you supposed to get the offer to switch boat?

XenonSurf · 05-05-19, 11:49 AM

[EDIT]

Should not happen with the VIIA, because it's the default sub when you start and when you don't have the VIIB-Start mod installed. But then: I don't know exactly at which point you get your sub upgraded, other players will have to join-in here.

With the VIIB you may remain stucked with it, and it would be because of this:
In order to enable the VIIB at start, you need to load the optional mod in TWoS first. But then, before a new campaign chapter starts (or better before you enter bunker next time), you need to REMOVE this mod again, else you stay at VIIB...
That's just a theory of mine, I'm not quite sure that this will happen.

So maybe you have the VIIB mod installed and have a VIIB, not a VIIA ?
You can know for sure by going in the file 'Playersettings.cfg' in your savegame folder, or by simply launching KSD Commander.

Muppetlord · 05-05-19, 12:10 PM

I don't have the VIIB mod installed. I double checked the file. I'm currently on my way through Gibraltar. I'm hoping I'll get the offer to change once I'll get to La Spezia. I'll report back.

XenonSurf · 05-05-19, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Muppetlord

I don't have the VIIB mod installed. I double checked the file. I'm currently on my way through Gibraltar. I'm hoping I'll get the offer to change once I'll get to La Spezia. I'll report back.

Say Hello from me to any Destroyers you encounter there!

Muppetlord · 05-05-19, 12:32 PM

So I made it through Gibraltar, I went straight to La Spezia but it won't let me end my patrol there. I got a message saying my base was moved here so I'm not sure what's going on.

Edit:

According to this thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...3&postcount=64, I'm supposed to transfer from Kiel with the new boat...? There were absolutely no instructions or any word of this in the game. It just threw me out into the menu in early march 1941, and told me to pick a campaign. After that I started in Lorient. This game drives me up the walls...

Edit2: After some more testing I tried picking the other campaign at chapter 3. There I get a mission called VIIC training or something like that which tells me to go to Kiel. So I suppose that's it. However, no matter how many times i tried starting Mare Nostrum I don't get that option. Guess I'll stay in the Atlantic then.

XenonSurf · 05-05-19, 01:24 PM

Yes that chart is the right one to refer on, BUT: Your homebase is always the one marked on your NavMap, and it will update appropriately. If still you are away from the chart's date, make some high time compression and watch your NavMap if it updates your home port. It should if you are in the right time frame. Beside of that, you should be able to dock at La Spezia even if not your homebase. What's your current date in the NavMap?

05-05-19, 11:25 AM	#1
Muppetlord Watch Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: I don't know but it's cold so probably north of the equator. Posts: 24 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Submarine type wont change? Alright, I swear this is the last thread I'll make for a while, I hate spamming the forums for answers, but there's no one else I can ask... So I've been going around in my Type VIIA since the start of the campaign. I read that you get the VIIB after you've gotten a number of skill points or tonnage sunk. Well I started the Happy times and never got the offer to switch boat so I was stuck with my Type VIIA. I just progressed to the Mare Nostrum campaign where the stock sub is supposed to be a Type VIIC but, nope, it's still my VIIA. So something is wrong. Any way to fix this? When are you supposed to get the offer to switch boat?

05-05-19, 11:49 AM	#2
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,721 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	[EDIT] Should not happen with the VIIA, because it's the default sub when you start and when you don't have the VIIB-Start mod installed. But then: I don't know exactly at which point you get your sub upgraded, other players will have to join-in here. With the VIIB you may remain stucked with it, and it would be because of this: In order to enable the VIIB at start, you need to load the optional mod in TWoS first. But then, before a new campaign chapter starts (or better before you enter bunker next time), you need to REMOVE this mod again, else you stay at VIIB... That's just a theory of mine, I'm not quite sure that this will happen. So maybe you have the VIIB mod installed and have a VIIB, not a VIIA ? You can know for sure by going in the file 'Playersettings.cfg' in your savegame folder, or by simply launching KSD Commander. Last edited by XenonSurf; 05-05-19 at 12:02 PM.

05-05-19, 12:32 PM	#5
Muppetlord Watch Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: I don't know but it's cold so probably north of the equator. Posts: 24 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	So I made it through Gibraltar, I went straight to La Spezia but it won't let me end my patrol there. I got a message saying my base was moved here so I'm not sure what's going on. Edit: According to this thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...3&postcount=64, I'm supposed to transfer from Kiel with the new boat...? There were absolutely no instructions or any word of this in the game. It just threw me out into the menu in early march 1941, and told me to pick a campaign. After that I started in Lorient. This game drives me up the walls... Edit2: After some more testing I tried picking the other campaign at chapter 3. There I get a mission called VIIC training or something like that which tells me to go to Kiel. So I suppose that's it. However, no matter how many times i tried starting Mare Nostrum I don't get that option. Guess I'll stay in the Atlantic then. Last edited by Muppetlord; 05-05-19 at 01:24 PM.

05-05-19, 12:10 PM	#3
Muppetlord Watch Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: I don't know but it's cold so probably north of the equator. Posts: 24 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I don't have the VIIB mod installed. I double checked the file. I'm currently on my way through Gibraltar. I'm hoping I'll get the offer to change once I'll get to La Spezia. I'll report back.

05-05-19, 01:24 PM	#6
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,721 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	Yes that chart is the right one to refer on, BUT: Your homebase is always the one marked on your NavMap, and it will update appropriately. If still you are away from the chart's date, make some high time compression and watch your NavMap if it updates your home port. It should if you are in the right time frame. Beside of that, you should be able to dock at La Spezia even if not your homebase. What's your current date in the NavMap?