Message Send Problems

bill clarke · 07-31-05, 08:55 PM

Hi guys, I have just finished a patrol off Norway, quite successful, 7 ships for 13,000 tons. Last vessell was a fishing boat, too roughto use the deck gun, so i sent a contact report, and a patrol report. When i went to the messages view, I could not see them, only old messages, resent them twice more with the same results. Also I dont have a option for requesting new orders, time is 1940
Any ideas on this one ?

MuscleBob.Buffpants · 07-31-05, 09:16 PM

Yeah, there is no new orders button that I have managed to find.
I usually send messages by clicking on the radio man icon. Seems to pop up with a "message sent" and the message then appears in the log.

Damo1977 · 07-31-05, 09:18 PM

what????

is there a way to request new orders?

Strikor · 07-31-05, 09:39 PM

Request new orders is one of those features listed in the manual but left out of the game.

bill clarke · 07-31-05, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MuscleBob.Buffpants

I usually send messages by clicking on the radio man icon. Seems to pop up with a "message sent" and the message then appears in the log.

Did that, got a message in the task bar at the bottom of the screen say message sent, but nothing when I hit "m" and checked them, just old ones, I was hoping to get the 2 FW200's that had passed over me earlier to come and attack the fishing vessal as I had no fish left, and could not man the deck gun due to the sea state.

gws226 · 08-01-05, 12:07 AM

My experience with the send contact report is that it will do nothing unless its a convoy. If you report a visual sighting of a convoy, it will show up in the log..... even if you are attacking a ship that you've previously left dead in the water. It will just say Convoy, heading (whatever direction the ship is facing) speed 0 knots.

It doesn't seem to do anything with single ships.

Sending patrol reports should show up in the log though, usually takes 60mins or so to get a reply...... of course you need to be surfaced to receive it.

Nopileo · 08-01-05, 05:47 AM

... and I think you have to wait a several hours between each new message.

I usually send messages directly from the radiolog (M). Then you will see instantly if the message was sent or not.

And remember that if you send a message, there is a chance that Allied aircraft will come looking for you!

07-31-05, 08:55 PM	#1
bill clarke Captain Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia Posts: 519 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Message Send Problems Hi guys, I have just finished a patrol off Norway, quite successful, 7 ships for 13,000 tons. Last vessell was a fishing boat, too roughto use the deck gun, so i sent a contact report, and a patrol report. When i went to the messages view, I could not see them, only old messages, resent them twice more with the same results. Also I dont have a option for requesting new orders, time is 1940 Any ideas on this one ?

07-31-05, 09:16 PM	#2
MuscleBob.Buffpants Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 38 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, there is no new orders button that I have managed to find. I usually send messages by clicking on the radio man icon. Seems to pop up with a "message sent" and the message then appears in the log.

07-31-05, 09:18 PM	#3
Damo1977 Captain Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 487 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	what???? is there a way to request new orders?

07-31-05, 09:39 PM	#4
Strikor Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 60 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Request new orders is one of those features listed in the manual but left out of the game.

08-01-05, 12:07 AM	#6
gws226 Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 28 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	My experience with the send contact report is that it will do nothing unless its a convoy. If you report a visual sighting of a convoy, it will show up in the log..... even if you are attacking a ship that you've previously left dead in the water. It will just say Convoy, heading (whatever direction the ship is facing) speed 0 knots. It doesn't seem to do anything with single ships. Sending patrol reports should show up in the log though, usually takes 60mins or so to get a reply...... of course you need to be surfaced to receive it.

08-01-05, 05:47 AM	#7
Nopileo Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 333 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	... and I think you have to wait a several hours between each new message. I usually send messages directly from the radiolog (M). Then you will see instantly if the message was sent or not. And remember that if you send a message, there is a chance that Allied aircraft will come looking for you!