Torpedoes not reloading in NYGM

hocking · 08-12-14, 11:33 PM

I am in a Type II-A in October 1939 and I fired all three tubes. I have two torpedoes to load into two of the three empty chambers. I am not on Silent Running, Auto-Loading is checked, I have a full well-rested crew in the compartment to include two Torpedo qualified petty officers (the Officer is not Torpedo qualified). I have tried manually opening and closing the outer torpedo doors using both the conning tower switches (Tubes 1 & 2 switch doesn't seem to work, but Tube 3 switch goes back and forth) and the Q for open and W for close keys. I don't get any message when using the W key.

After all of this my torpedoes are stuck in queue and will not reload.

Have I overlooked something? Is this a bug? What should I do? Thanks for any help.

vanjast · 08-13-14, 12:06 AM

I've noticed that with Win7 and SH3, sometimes the mouse click, does not seem to register.
What i do if flip over to other screens and come back again.. and all works again.

If you're running win7.. it's the runddll.dll file that windoze uses for compatibility - seems to stuff up a lot of 'operations', even after you exit the game.

hocking · 08-13-14, 10:01 AM

When in the conning tower, the Open/Close door switches do not all work. I am in the Type IIA so there are only three switches. The switch for torpedo tube three works with mouse clicks, but the switches for torpedo tubes 1 & 2 do not work with a mouse click. The two reloads are set to go into torpedo tubes 1 & 2, so the switch is working only for the tube that has no reload going into it. I have a hunch that torpedo tubes 1 & 2 are open and I can't get them to close with either mouse clicking the switches or hitting the W key.

I am using Win7.

Stiebler · 08-13-14, 10:49 AM

This is a rare problem that I have seen myself occasionally with the Type IX boats. The problem is even more rare with the VII boats, and I have never seen it with a Type II.

I rather like this unintended effect of no known cause. It adds an element of random chance to the game.

Just tell yourself that you have suffered a random system malfunction, as might (and did) occur on any U-boat in operation.

Stiebler.

BigWalleye · 08-13-14, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stiebler

This is a rare problem that I have seen myself occasionally with the Type IX boats. The problem is even more rare with the VII boats, and I have never seen it with a Type II.

I rather like this unintended effect of no known cause. It adds an element of random chance to the game.

Just tell yourself that you have suffered a random system malfunction, as might (and did) occur on any U-boat in operation.

Stiebler.

I like your approach! Not everything in the boats worked 100% of the time, anyway.

Admiral Halsey · 08-13-14, 04:24 PM

Do you have automatic loading on or off? Are their enough people in the torpedo room to actually work it?

brett25 · 08-13-14, 06:49 PM

also if your using hsie and stieblers patch kit, you cannot reload on surface if the weather is bad, you must go down to 30 meters...

hocking · 08-13-14, 09:55 PM

Auto re-load is on
Compartment is full of fresh people
Weather is extremely calm and I have been on the surface and submerged with the torps still in queue either way

All other systems have been checked and re-checked. I can't figure it out. The worst part about is that I have a badly wounded tanker with one torpedo hole in it about 1,000 meters away and I need to get these two torps loaded in order to sink it. I don't have a deck gun (Type IIA, October 1939). I will continue to try but I may have to just head home.

Dani · 08-14-14, 10:39 AM

Is your crew maybe in silent running mod?

vanjast · 08-14-14, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dani

Is your crew maybe in silent running ?

Dingggggggg!!

hocking · 08-19-14, 03:22 PM

My first post lists what state I was in. No, I was not in silent running mode. I had the compartment full with fresh crew. I tried loading both submerged and on the surface. Simply put, I made sure all the things that keeps the crew from loading torpedoes were not in effect. The torpedoes simply would not load.

I think it had something to do with losing the ability to open and close the outer torpedo doors. I could open and close the empty torpedo tube that did not have a torpedo available to be reloaded into it, but I could not do this with the other tubes that did have torpedoes available to be reloaded into. It was an intermittent bug or something. I ended up taking it as a mechanical failure and returned to base for repairs. I was not able to sink the damaged tanker. Hope it doesn't happen again.

Thanks.

Red Devil · 08-19-14, 06:25 PM

I have a solution, stop trying to sink my countries ships

08-12-14, 11:33 PM	#1
hocking Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 154 Downloads: 156 Uploads: 0	Torpedoes not reloading in NYGM I am in a Type II-A in October 1939 and I fired all three tubes. I have two torpedoes to load into two of the three empty chambers. I am not on Silent Running, Auto-Loading is checked, I have a full well-rested crew in the compartment to include two Torpedo qualified petty officers (the Officer is not Torpedo qualified). I have tried manually opening and closing the outer torpedo doors using both the conning tower switches (Tubes 1 & 2 switch doesn't seem to work, but Tube 3 switch goes back and forth) and the Q for open and W for close keys. I don't get any message when using the W key. After all of this my torpedoes are stuck in queue and will not reload. Have I overlooked something? Is this a bug? What should I do? Thanks for any help.

08-13-14, 10:49 AM	#4
Stiebler Fuel Supplier Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,237 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 4	This is a rare problem that I have seen myself occasionally with the Type IX boats. The problem is even more rare with the VII boats, and I have never seen it with a Type II. I rather like this unintended effect of no known cause. It adds an element of random chance to the game. Just tell yourself that you have suffered a random system malfunction, as might (and did) occur on any U-boat in operation. Stiebler. __________________ NYGM Tonnage War Mod - More than a mod: it's an experience!

08-13-14, 06:49 PM	#7
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	also if your using hsie and stieblers patch kit, you cannot reload on surface if the weather is bad, you must go down to 30 meters... __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

08-19-14, 06:25 PM	#12
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,515 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	I have a solution, stop trying to sink my countries ships __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

08-13-14, 12:06 AM	#2
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 783 Uploads: 4	I've noticed that with Win7 and SH3, sometimes the mouse click, does not seem to register. What i do if flip over to other screens and come back again.. and all works again. If you're running win7.. it's the runddll.dll file that windoze uses for compatibility - seems to stuff up a lot of 'operations', even after you exit the game.

08-13-14, 10:01 AM	#3
hocking Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 154 Downloads: 156 Uploads: 0	When in the conning tower, the Open/Close door switches do not all work. I am in the Type IIA so there are only three switches. The switch for torpedo tube three works with mouse clicks, but the switches for torpedo tubes 1 & 2 do not work with a mouse click. The two reloads are set to go into torpedo tubes 1 & 2, so the switch is working only for the tube that has no reload going into it. I have a hunch that torpedo tubes 1 & 2 are open and I can't get them to close with either mouse clicking the switches or hitting the W key. I am using Win7.

08-13-14, 04:24 PM	#6
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 298 Uploads: 0	Do you have automatic loading on or off? Are their enough people in the torpedo room to actually work it?

08-13-14, 09:55 PM	#8
hocking Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 154 Downloads: 156 Uploads: 0	Auto re-load is on Compartment is full of fresh people Weather is extremely calm and I have been on the surface and submerged with the torps still in queue either way All other systems have been checked and re-checked. I can't figure it out. The worst part about is that I have a badly wounded tanker with one torpedo hole in it about 1,000 meters away and I need to get these two torps loaded in order to sink it. I don't have a deck gun (Type IIA, October 1939). I will continue to try but I may have to just head home.

08-14-14, 10:39 AM	#9
Dani Helmsman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 103 Downloads: 349 Uploads: 0	Is your crew maybe in silent running mod?

08-19-14, 03:22 PM	#11
hocking Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 154 Downloads: 156 Uploads: 0	My first post lists what state I was in. No, I was not in silent running mode. I had the compartment full with fresh crew. I tried loading both submerged and on the surface. Simply put, I made sure all the things that keeps the crew from loading torpedoes were not in effect. The torpedoes simply would not load. I think it had something to do with losing the ability to open and close the outer torpedo doors. I could open and close the empty torpedo tube that did not have a torpedo available to be reloaded into it, but I could not do this with the other tubes that did have torpedoes available to be reloaded into. It was an intermittent bug or something. I ended up taking it as a mechanical failure and returned to base for repairs. I was not able to sink the damaged tanker. Hope it doesn't happen again. Thanks.