[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

That might work, young feller... but you still might get a Black Sea mission... only one way to find out! lol

this is maddening!!!
excuse the hyperbole, but Ubi is playing games with us.
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here is my modded Flotillas file:

[Flotilla 8]
ID= 30Flotilla
NameDisplayable= 30Flotilla-Flotilla-Name
AvailabilityInterval=1942-09-21, 1944-08-25

[Flotilla 8.Base 1]
ID= F8Constanza
NameDisplayable= 30Flotilla-Base-Name
Info= 30Flotilla-Base-Info
ExternalBaseName= Constanza
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
DepartureDescription1= 3436719.000000, 5298106.000000, 135.0000
DepartureDescriptionOut1= 3449068.000000, 5293404.000000, 090.0000

[Flotilla 8.UserPlayerUnitType 1]
ID= F8IIBlkS
NameDisplayable= Type IIB U-boat
AvailabilityInterval= NULL, NULL
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType= IIBlkS
UnitTypeCommonality= 1
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo= 11Flotilla_BERGEN

now, compare it to the Flotillas file that Ubi creates in its cache folder at program-launch-time:

[Flotilla 8]
ID=30Flotilla
NameDisplayable=30th Flotilla ( Constanza )
AvailabilityInterval=1942-09-21, 1944-08-25

[Flotilla 8.Base 1]
ID=F8Constanza
NameDisplayable=Constanza Harbor
Info= 30th Flotilla Home Base
ExternalBaseName=Constanza
AvailabilityInterval=1900-01-01, 1999-12-31
DepartureDescription1=3.43672e+006,5.29811e+006,13 5
DepartureDescriptionOut1=3.44907e+006,5.2934e+006, 90

[Flotilla 8.UserPlayerUnitType 1]
ID=F8IIBlkS
NameDisplayable=Type IIB U-boat
AvailabilityInterval=1900-01-01, 1999-12-31
IDLinkUserPlayerUnitType=IIBlkS
UnitTypeCommonality=1.000000
IDFlotillaLinkTransferTo=11Flotilla_BERGEN

no wonder the changes are not working. Ubi is overwriting them with its own parm values. WTF!!!!
i've checked every reference to Constanza and Type IIB & IIB/BS and none of them extends beyond 1945: base files, CFG files, Eqp, Sim, Zone, Unitparts, you-name-it.
so, from where is 1999 coming?