Allied escorts in the Atlantic

[enric]

The sum of the BB's, DD's and CV's must be equal to or higher to the value for not having an impact on convoy size (10).

The ships in port count on this factor?
In case of yes, a ship in Gibraltar port is considered in the Atlantic?

Convoys appears each 4 turns in North and Mid Atlantic, but no always in South Atlantic, is there a variable that controls this?

[rkr1958]

The sum of the BB's, DD's and CV's must be equal to or higher to the value for not having an impact on convoy size (10).

The ships in port count on this factor?

Yes.

In case of yes, a ship in Gibraltar port is considered in the Atlantic?

Yes.

Convoys appears each 4 turns in North and Mid Atlantic, but no always in South Atlantic, is there a variable that controls this?

Yes. It's in the general.txt file in the data folder of your GS install.

[enric]

Convoys appears each 4 turns in North and Mid Atlantic, but no always in South Atlantic, is there a variable that controls this?

Yes. It's in the general.txt file in the data folder of your GS install.

Thank you, I already looked at that file, can you tell which variable control de South Atlantic Convoys?


Convoys - Transportation Loops */
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
ALLIED_TURNS_BETWEEN_CONVOYS 4 /*allied turns between each convoy*/
NORTH_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 100 /*max production worth of a north atlantic convoy*/
MID_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 140
SOUTH_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 50
AFRICA_LOOP_TURNS 2
SUEZ_LOOP_TURNS 1
KIEL_CANAL_LOOP_CONTROL_HEX 5923 /* Kiel hex */
SUEZ_CANAL_LOOP_CONTROL_HEX 8346 /* Port Said */
PERSIAN_GULF_LOOP_CONTROL_HEX 10509 /* Basra */

[pk867]

Hi the max convoys that may appear are 3 sometimes only 1 convoy appears.

It can be any of the starting points North, Mid and South.

Most games I play I only get one convoy to start, so it is a very conservative game until later in the war.

[rkr1958]

Thank you, I already looked at that file, can you tell which variable control de South Atlantic Convoys?


Convoys - Transportation Loops */
/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
ALLIED_TURNS_BETWEEN_CONVOYS 4 /*allied turns between each convoy*/
NORTH_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 100 /*max production worth of a north atlantic convoy*/
MID_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 140
SOUTH_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 50
AFRICA_LOOP_TURNS 2
SUEZ_LOOP_TURNS 1
KIEL_CANAL_LOOP_CONTROL_HEX 5923 /* Kiel hex */
SUEZ_CANAL_LOOP_CONTROL_HEX 8346 /* Port Said */
PERSIAN_GULF_LOOP_CONTROL_HEX 10509 /* Basra */

These following two do,

ALLIED_TURNS_BETWEEN_CONVOYS 4 /*allied turns between each convoy*/ Note that this variable applies to all three convoys.

SOUTH_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 50 This variable only applies to the southern convoy.

[enric]

ALLIED_TURNS_BETWEEN_CONVOYS 4 /*allied turns between each convoy*/ Note that this variable applies to all three convoys.
SOUTH_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE 50 This variable only applies to the southern convoy.

Yes, I understand that every 4 turns new convoys appears, but the question is, why not every 4 turns appears in the South Atlantic?.
I think the constant SOUTH_ATLANTIC_CONVOY_SIZE refers to the size of the convoy[/quote]

[Peter Stauffenberg]

The reason is that a convoy has to spawn at a size of 12 or more or it won't spawn at all. The southern convoy is the smallest so it has the highest chance to spawn below the size of 12.

[enric]

The reason is that a convoy has to spawn at a size of 12 or more or it won't spawn at all. The southern convoy is the smallest so it has the highest chance to spawn below the size of 12.

Thank you, this make sense.