1. #1
    Ok, so I've run a long patrol with my sub. Saw my fuel was getting low, so I set the course for the nearest harbor: Midway. With about 900 kilometers to go... Out of fuel

    I know it's my own fault and all, but I wonder if there is a workaround (cheat) to give me 5 percent diesel so that I may get to Midway?

    I mean, in real life you would send out a boat from Midway to even tow the sub in... Wouldn't you? I mean... losing a sub in friendly waters seems kind of stupid.

    Anyway, I really wish the developers could develop a solution to this by giving us some options: call for help, abandon ship, set sails, scuttle ship... brew some alcohol, reconfigure the engine and burn potatoes instead?... Something should be possible.

    Seriously though, my suggestion is that you can get a button in the radio to call for "Assistance to get to port" with a renown penalty depending on the distance you needed help from. So that if you requested assistance to get towed from India to Pearl, you would lose all your renown, and if you were towed the last, oh say 900 kilometres you would maybe lose 250 renown? The towing didn't have to be displayed or animated or anything (maybe just a pretty loading picture or something) and "presto!" you're home

    My only solution now is to reload a two-three hour old game (it takes me that long to cross the Pacific), or dive below crush depth and hope I get another chance from the Eternal Father...
    Share this post

  2. #2
    Ok, so I've run a long patrol with my sub. Saw my fuel was getting low, so I set the course for the nearest harbor: Midway. With about 900 kilometers to go... Out of fuel

    I know it's my own fault and all, but I wonder if there is a workaround (cheat) to give me 5 percent diesel so that I may get to Midway?

    I mean, in real life you would send out a boat from Midway to even tow the sub in... Wouldn't you? I mean... losing a sub in friendly waters seems kind of stupid.

    Anyway, I really wish the developers could develop a solution to this by giving us some options: call for help, abandon ship, set sails, scuttle ship... brew some alcohol, reconfigure the engine and burn potatoes instead?... Something should be possible.

    Seriously though, my suggestion is that you can get a button in the radio to call for "Assistance to get to port" with a renown penalty depending on the distance you needed help from. So that if you requested assistance to get towed from India to Pearl, you would lose all your renown, and if you were towed the last, oh say 900 kilometres you would maybe lose 250 renown? The towing didn't have to be displayed or animated or anything (maybe just a pretty loading picture or something) and "presto!" you're home

    My only solution now is to reload a two-three hour old game (it takes me that long to cross the Pacific), or dive below crush depth and hope I get another chance from the Eternal Father...
    Share this post

  3. #3
    NaKacu's Avatar Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Planet Earth
    Posts
    397
    Straight out of readme.txt.....

    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">3.4.6 Resupply in patrol
    The resupply feature in mid ocean is not available for this installment.
    This issue will be addressed in further patches.
    You should always pay attention to your diesel fuel and try to avoid remaining out of fuel in mid ocean, and you can opt to refuel at forward bases. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    So unless you want to wait for patch 1.4b, sorry to tell ya, you are at the mercy of ocean currents.
    Share this post

  4. #4
    Yeah, I know, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to cheat? modding savefiles or something?
    Share this post

  5. #5
    Same happened to me and i didnt want to lose the patrol ( 2 carriers and 2 huge oceanliners) so i just dived to periscope depth at 1/3 surface and the batteries recharged by themselves and do it again and again and again and again ( must be a bug for the batt recharge). Gets u home though. use highest time compression with fingers on the S and P keys
    Share this post

  6. #6
    Start rowing or swimming?
    Share this post

  7. #7
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by U-268:
    Same happened to me and i didnt want to lose the patrol ( 2 carriers and 2 huge oceanliners) so i just dived to periscope depth at 1/3 surface and the batteries recharged by themselves and do it again and again and again and again ( must be a bug for the batt recharge). Gets u home though. use highest time compression with fingers on the S and P keys </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
    Really? I'll give it a try... Thanks. It's my best patrol so far (almost 60000 tons), so I wanted to save it
    Share this post

  8. #8
    Turn your sub in a u boot. I believe some german boots had sails, for saving fuel...
    Share this post

  9. #9
    dive, and use battery's for the rest of the trip?
    Share this post

  10. #10
    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Venom_mgc:
    Turn your sub in a u boot. I believe some german boots had sails, for saving fuel... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

    Where on earth did you hear that?! Never happened. It would certainly have made a crash dive an even more "interesting" experience than it already was!

    Share this post