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What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/21/2010 5:02:22 PM   
stormdeth


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Status: offline 		I am looking for some advice on how to automate convoys for Japan to bring in resources and oil. I can't seem to figure out how to automate them without having to micromanage each convoy as it completes it delivery. Am I missing something obvious? Thanks for any suggestions.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/21/2010 5:11:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		Find the ships that you want for your Computer Controlled ("CS:") convoy. Put them into the home port that they will be drawing from. Change this port to their new home port (bottom of three arrows on top of home port screen). Select load [whatever-fuel, resources, supply]. Select destination port. Move to the left and rotate through the different control types. It will read (at first) human control. Then computer control then "CS:". Keep it on this. The convoy will revert to cruise speed and will automatically deliver your cargo and return to this base for more of the same when its delivery is complete.

Let us know if this works.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/21/2010 5:13:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Start the convoy where it's going to pick up the oil or resources.  Set it to load.  Set it's destination.  Then, click where it says human twice until you see CS (below the picture of the ship).  You now have a CS convoy that'll continue loading the oil or resources and move it to the destination.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/21/2010 5:13:51 PM   
ade670


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Status: offline 		Hey mate,

Just seen your post - this is an issue that I was stuck with too!

Basically, you need to to put your convoy in CS Mode. To do this you set the destination for the convoy. Then the control select which will step from Human to computer. Clicking again will move it to CS:X where X = destination that your selected earlier. Once there, the convoy will unload and return. It will then continue to load/travel/unload etc etc in this mode until you change it.

Hope that helps

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/21/2010 6:56:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		one thing with I have a problem with these convoys...after reaching the destination this convoys doesn´t automaticaly dock....

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/21/2010 7:00:55 PM   
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Is it too big for the base? There's a tonnage limit to how much can dock at a port.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/21/2010 11:38:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		This is why I do everything manually as I have found even when the transports are within tonnage limits at the port they do not always automatically switch to docked. Grrrrrrrrr.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/22/2010 2:54:04 AM   
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Well, the not automatically docking issue was there in Witp. It may not have changed. That's why I check all my hub and spoke bases every turn.


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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/24/2010 4:43:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		What I have seen is that they do not dock the first day they arrive in port and then dock the next day.  Whether this causes any delay is debatable butI play it safe like Mynok does and check those crucial ports daily.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/24/2010 7:44:35 PM   
LoBaron


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Status: offline 		Funny thing is it doesn´t seem to work with barges or I´m doing something wrong.
A barge TF just switches between Human and Computer Controlled.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 1/27/2010 8:53:35 PM   
stormdeth


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Status: offline 		Thanks for all of the help. My economy will be unstoppable now!

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 2/2/2010 4:27:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was wondering how this could be done! Thanks!

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 2/2/2010 8:21:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I had this on another thread, but this appears to imply there is a potential bug about the CS stopping (e.g. stays undocked).

The problem I am seeing is between Fukuota and Shimonoseki. It runs the first leg and then sits in Fukuota (I also have had sit in Shimonoeski). However, once in this mode the entire port is lock up.

Every cargo TF set up in Fukuota goes to undocked and won't process even if you dock it. Disbanding and re-creating doesn't do anything either.

So basically I lose access to a size 10 port.

Has anyone else seen this? It happens every game for me.

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RE: What is the trick to automating Convoys? - 2/2/2010 8:48:25 PM   
Mynok


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You need to post a save in Tech Support on that one.


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