Weird bad weather issues

madkiwi · 11-20-12, 02:53 PM

I did a search, can't find anything helpful, nothing quite the same as what I am experiencing.

During calm weather I am tooling around with a mixture of clear skies and sometimes scattered clouds. Normal stuff.

Every time I am in a storm (rough seas, high winds) the sky is 100% clear. I also have not seen rain yet. Or fog.

So basically I presume I am in the middle of a storm, but none of the environmental visual effects are working. Watch crew are in oilskins, boat is heaving like a mother... but absolutely clear sky and not a drop of rain.

I am using the GWX 3.0 mod, with 16km atmosphere, Lite Harbor Traffic, widescreen GWX3.0.

Any ideas?

Gerald · 11-20-12, 03:23 PM

Bad weather can last for weeks, while the fine weather may be in days,parameters are set, so there will be random,but if I remember correctly, there was a "fix" for it...in the past

Jimbuna · 11-20-12, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madkiwi

I did a search, can't find anything helpful, nothing quite the same as what I am experiencing.

During calm weather I am tooling around with a mixture of clear skies and sometimes scattered clouds. Normal stuff.

Every time I am in a storm (rough seas, high winds) the sky is 100% clear. I also have not seen rain yet. Or fog.

So basically I presume I am in the middle of a storm, but none of the environmental visual effects are working. Watch crew are in oilskins, boat is heaving like a mother... but absolutely clear sky and not a drop of rain.

I am using the GWX 3.0 mod, with 16km atmosphere, Lite Harbor Traffic, widescreen GWX3.0.

Any ideas?

Save the game and reboot the game.

TwoGamers · 11-21-12, 03:45 AM

Bad weather would last for ages and the boats would heave. Large swells, storms and high windspeeds would be a major problem. Best hope is to move away from the storm or swell which is hard to do. Just try and attack with it its part of the realisim but if you odnt like the lining up shot part turn off no stabalised view which will mean your sights arent efected by waves

flag4 · 11-21-12, 04:59 PM

Those storms are brutally irritating, persistent and
Unforgiving.
But that, for me, is the point.
The storms make it all so terribly miserable
And also immersive.
I can't make headway, attacking becomes soul destroying
Only to witness the torpedo explode en route
Or miss. Or just keep running beyond the target
Only to find out minutes later it exploded way beyond
The intended ship.
Then to dive. Conserve fuel, ride out the storm,
In the end achievement is little, reward even less
And the storm keeps blowing, and ships disappear
In the rain.
Leaves me feeling disheartened, and that's why I love it.

Jimbuna · 11-21-12, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flag4

NdThose storms are brutally irritating, persistent and
Unforgiving.
But that, for me, is the point.
The storms make it all so terribly miserable
And also immersive.
I can't make headway, attacking becomes soul destroying
Only to witness the torpedo explode en route
Or miss. Or just keep running beyond the target
Only to find out minutes later it exploded way beyond
The intended ship.
Then to dive. Conserve fuel, ride out the storm,
In the end achievement is little, reward even less
And the storm keeps blowing, and ships disappear
In the rain.
Leaves me feeling disheartened, and that's why I love it.

Good post

HW3 · 11-21-12, 05:34 PM

Bad weather keeps the planes grounded, so there is one less thing to worry about.

HundertzehnGustav · 11-21-12, 06:21 PM

saw that in the past... (2007?)
rained out of nowhere.
i figured... somethings messing with the atmosphere.
hold on...
you got that 16km atmosphere mod going on?
i had!

turned it back to 8.
was having proper sihfty storms from then on.

musta been some mixup on my end.
might be what you are seeing,

flag4 · 11-24-12, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Good post

thank you.

Red Heat · 11-24-12, 02:25 PM

Excelent post, flag4...

flag4 · 11-24-12, 03:40 PM

Thank you again!

madkiwi · 11-24-12, 09:38 PM

Thank you all for replying.

However not one of you addressed the issues.

Please understand I am not complaining about the in game weather. I would love for it to be foggy, rainy and overcast. My problem is that so far, in over 5 cruises of my career I have yet to see any of those things. I get clear skies with calm seas, clear skies with heavy seas, patchy clouds with calm seas and that is it. Never seen fog, overcast, poor visibility of any kind.

Anyone actually know why my SH3 is just showing great, clear weather for 8 months of game time?

Thank you.

Jimbuna · 11-25-12, 06:00 AM

SH3 has always displayed questionnable weather....try GWX and you'll see a lot of fog at times.

Pisces · 11-25-12, 06:45 AM

When saving/reloading you reset the timer for weather change. So if you do that frequently in terms of game days then you'll keep the same weather. I can't remember what the time period is.

11-20-12, 02:53 PM	#1
madkiwi Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florence, MT Posts: 31 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Weird bad weather issues I did a search, can't find anything helpful, nothing quite the same as what I am experiencing. During calm weather I am tooling around with a mixture of clear skies and sometimes scattered clouds. Normal stuff. Every time I am in a storm (rough seas, high winds) the sky is 100% clear. I also have not seen rain yet. Or fog. So basically I presume I am in the middle of a storm, but none of the environmental visual effects are working. Watch crew are in oilskins, boat is heaving like a mother... but absolutely clear sky and not a drop of rain. I am using the GWX 3.0 mod, with 16km atmosphere, Lite Harbor Traffic, widescreen GWX3.0. Any ideas?

11-20-12, 03:23 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,246 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	Bad weather can last for weeks, while the fine weather may be in days,parameters are set, so there will be random,but if I remember correctly, there was a "fix" for it...in the past __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-21-12, 04:59 PM	#5
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Those storms are brutally irritating, persistent and Unforgiving. But that, for me, is the point. The storms make it all so terribly miserable And also immersive. I can't make headway, attacking becomes soul destroying Only to witness the torpedo explode en route Or miss. Or just keep running beyond the target Only to find out minutes later it exploded way beyond The intended ship. Then to dive. Conserve fuel, ride out the storm, In the end achievement is little, reward even less And the storm keeps blowing, and ships disappear In the rain. Leaves me feeling disheartened, and that's why I love it. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

11-21-12, 05:34 PM	#7
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,450 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	Bad weather keeps the planes grounded, so there is one less thing to worry about. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

11-21-12, 06:21 PM	#8
HundertzehnGustav Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lux, betw. G, B and F Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	saw that in the past... (2007?) rained out of nowhere. i figured... somethings messing with the atmosphere. hold on... you got that 16km atmosphere mod going on? i had! turned it back to 8. was having proper sihfty storms from then on. musta been some mixup on my end. might be what you are seeing, __________________ In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo. -Frau Kaleun Another negative about using your deck gun is that you are definately DETECTED, which has long term effects on your relationship with aircraft. -snestorm

11-21-12, 03:45 AM	#4
TwoGamers Officer Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 240 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Bad weather would last for ages and the boats would heave. Large swells, storms and high windspeeds would be a major problem. Best hope is to move away from the storm or swell which is hard to do. Just try and attack with it its part of the realisim but if you odnt like the lining up shot part turn off no stabalised view which will mean your sights arent efected by waves

11-24-12, 02:25 PM	#10
Red Heat Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 243 Uploads: 0	Excelent post, flag4... __________________ ´´There is three kinds of man: the living, the death, and those who are at Sea.´´ Plato

11-24-12, 03:40 PM	#11
flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Thank you again! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

11-24-12, 09:38 PM	#12
madkiwi Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florence, MT Posts: 31 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Thank you all for replying. However not one of you addressed the issues. Please understand I am not complaining about the in game weather. I would love for it to be foggy, rainy and overcast. My problem is that so far, in over 5 cruises of my career I have yet to see any of those things. I get clear skies with calm seas, clear skies with heavy seas, patchy clouds with calm seas and that is it. Never seen fog, overcast, poor visibility of any kind. Anyone actually know why my SH3 is just showing great, clear weather for 8 months of game time? Thank you.

11-25-12, 06:00 AM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	SH3 has always displayed questionnable weather....try GWX and you'll see a lot of fog at times. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-25-12, 06:45 AM	#14
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,892 Downloads: 302 Uploads: 0	When saving/reloading you reset the timer for weather change. So if you do that frequently in terms of game days then you'll keep the same weather. I can't remember what the time period is.