Contact and Patrol Reports Not Working

bill clarke · 08-15-05, 06:52 AM

Hi guys, I have just exitied a patrol after beibg frustrated by my patrol and contact reprots not going through.
I initially sent a patrol report which appeared on my messages pad, then after spotting a small freighter I sent a contact report, message bar indicated message sent but when I went to the message pad, no message. I resent it, and a patrol report, still nothing, (yes I am on the surface). Prior to this my contact report pad was not showing the contacts, only the patrol report pad seems to be working.
Any ideas on this one ?
Thanks.

Kaleun · 08-15-05, 06:54 AM

hi,

Contact reports only show up if the contact is a convoy - i don't think they is a message template for the pad for single ships.

Kaleun

Dowly · 08-15-05, 06:54 AM

My contact reports only work on convoys. I don`t know if that is how the game devs wanted it.

bill clarke · 08-15-05, 06:57 AM

Thanks guys.

Stymnus · 08-15-05, 02:57 PM

Just what do you GET out of reporting a convoy? Other than alerting the destroyers to your location...

I actually had the pleasure of locating one convoy ENTIRELY on my own the other day. During one of my occasional 30m sounding dives, I heard a very faint contact at the hydrophone that even my fairly well experienced sonarman didn't find, and turned to pursue. Turns out the contact got stronger, and broader, turning into a collection of ships! Convoy, heading west-east; I would have missed them entirely as I was about 10-15 km to the south heading west.

I was pretty psyched! Ended up taking out a troop transport, two T3s and a couple of C2s -- and two of the four escorts..the lead, by surprise, and the rearmost, which I must have blasted the props off of (engine sounds and smoke but no movement). I was a lot less psyched when I discovered that the milk cow mod doesn't let you get any of the medals or promotions from my doing this...unless I'm doing something wrong? I thought maybe I'd get them at the conclusion of that patrol's next leg, where I did almost as well cruising around west of Gibraltar, finding a bevy of individual C3s in bad weather..

Dowly · 08-15-05, 04:27 PM

I think that, if you report a convoy and you are near friendly airbase. They might send a friendly bomber to wreak havoc! Not sure tho.

08-15-05, 06:52 AM	#1
bill clarke Captain Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia Posts: 519 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Contact and Patrol Reports Not Working Hi guys, I have just exitied a patrol after beibg frustrated by my patrol and contact reprots not going through. I initially sent a patrol report which appeared on my messages pad, then after spotting a small freighter I sent a contact report, message bar indicated message sent but when I went to the message pad, no message. I resent it, and a patrol report, still nothing, (yes I am on the surface). Prior to this my contact report pad was not showing the contacts, only the patrol report pad seems to be working. Any ideas on this one ? Thanks.

08-15-05, 02:57 PM	#5
Stymnus A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wilton, NH Posts: 72 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A serious question. Just what do you GET out of reporting a convoy? Other than alerting the destroyers to your location... I actually had the pleasure of locating one convoy ENTIRELY on my own the other day. During one of my occasional 30m sounding dives, I heard a very faint contact at the hydrophone that even my fairly well experienced sonarman didn't find, and turned to pursue. Turns out the contact got stronger, and broader, turning into a collection of ships! Convoy, heading west-east; I would have missed them entirely as I was about 10-15 km to the south heading west. I was pretty psyched! Ended up taking out a troop transport, two T3s and a couple of C2s -- and two of the four escorts..the lead, by surprise, and the rearmost, which I must have blasted the props off of (engine sounds and smoke but no movement). I was a lot less psyched when I discovered that the milk cow mod doesn't let you get any of the medals or promotions from my doing this...unless I'm doing something wrong? I thought maybe I'd get them at the conclusion of that patrol's next leg, where I did almost as well cruising around west of Gibraltar, finding a bevy of individual C3s in bad weather..

08-15-05, 06:54 AM	#2
Kaleun Chief Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 329 Downloads: 266 Uploads: 0	hi, Contact reports only show up if the contact is a convoy - i don't think they is a message template for the pad for single ships. Kaleun

08-15-05, 06:54 AM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	My contact reports only work on convoys. I don`t know if that is how the game devs wanted it.

08-15-05, 06:57 AM	#4
bill clarke Captain Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia Posts: 519 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys.

08-15-05, 04:27 PM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	I think that, if you report a convoy and you are near friendly airbase. They might send a friendly bomber to wreak havoc! Not sure tho.