Run 5 minutes button running long

Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970. and will place you in the role of 'Grand Admiral' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age.
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thedoctorking
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Run 5 minutes button running long

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When in contact, it does advance the time by 5 minutes, but when out of contact, the tooltip says 20 minutes but it's actually 60. Don't know if this is WAD and you just have to change the tooltip? I'd prefer 20, actually.

Also, while it is running, you have to double-click on the pause button to get the game to actually pause.
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Re: Run 5 minutes button running long

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Sounds like it may be a performance issue where the game doesn't recognize your input until later. Is this consistently reproducible from a save? What speed do you usually play on?
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Re: Run 5 minutes button running long

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I normally play on normal speed. When I'm out of contact I might go to fast.

There's two things going on here: 1. the game is running off 60 minutes instead of 20 when you push the 5 minutes button and you're out of contact, and 2. You have to press the pause button a couple of times to actually stop the game.
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Re: Run 5 minutes button running long

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Is this reproducible from a save? Can you recall if this was present in previous versions as well?
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This is the way it works with me, whether it is a new game or I loaded a saved game.

I notice on the main screen where it has tips, it says that the "run 5 minutes" button will run for an hour if you are out of contact. I remember in previous editions it was 20 minutes and the tooltip still says 20 minutes. So maybe it is just the tooltip that needs to be changed.
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Re: Run 5 minutes button running long

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Thanks, I was able to reproduce. We'll investigate.
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