What?!?!?

[CaptBones]

OK, need some help or a hint...

I started the Baltic Operations mission and successfully sailed from Memel along a plotted course to the designated operations area. Once there, I used the search patrol area script and in the middle of the night I encountered two warships (stopped the script to intercept them), apparently Polish destroyers, but was not clear on how to identify and report them.

So, I saved the game with a new name, exited to Windows and went looking through the forums for guidance on "how to...". I found what I needed and went back to start the patrol from the save between "choose mission" and "start mission", not the save during the night when I found the DDs. Suddenly I was racing out of the bunker at Standard speed and diving to 32 meters. Crashed into the bottom at the far shore, rolled over and sank...end of my "promising" career...but not before I discovered that the search patrol area script was turned on. What?!?!?

So, I closed up shop and went to have lunch. Came back and restarted my career from the very beginning, Autosave entering port, selected the same mission, saved and exited, restarted, loaded the save and started the mission and headed out to the designated patrol area again...checked to make sure the search script was not turned on. Saved with a new name and exited the game about half way to the patrol area..."honeydo" list took precedence. I came back and started the save and bingo...I'm diving to 32 meters, the script is turned on again.

Can anyone tell me what did I/am I doing wrong?

Oh...using TWoS 2.2.7...loving it (if I can just figure out some of these little surprises)!

[Ashikaga]

Did you remove the search patrol area from the right side of the screen ?






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[Fifi]

That is weird

I always save with automatics script turned on (real nav plot points) and when reload last save, the auto script is always off and i have to activate it each time.

I’m afraid only Vecko can help you on this one...

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by Fifi

I’m afraid only Vecko can help you on this one...

I'd really wish to but I honestly never encountered similar issue nor it had been reported... I just don't see any way possible for automation scripts to "arm" them self without players knowledge...

[Ashikaga]

Might have something to do with the travel mode always on in the OFEV
list from what I saw yesterday when editing my preferences.

Also check what it says in the automated scripts settings there.


Ashikaga.

[CaptBones]

Originally Posted by Ashikaga

Might have something to do with the travel mode always on in the OFEV
list from what I saw yesterday when editing my preferences.

Also check what it says in the automated scripts settings there.


Ashikaga.

That might be it...

Travel Mode enabled was checked in OFEV and there was an Automations Script Hotkey enabled...the "X" key...the search scripts are "available" on the right-hand side of the script activation box.

I can't recall exactly when, but I used the "X" key to follow a contact while I was practicing making an approach and developing a firing solution. Is it possible that the save file "remembered" the "X" hotkey was used and activated the search script because Travel mode was also automatically activated when I reloaded those saves?

Fifi's comment tells me there might be some sort of saved file "memory" issue there.

I'll uncheck Travel Mode enabled at start and also uncheck the Automation hotkey...we'll see what happens. Thanks for the responses and helpful hints guys...you all rock!

BTW...what would happen if I just uninstalled UPLAY? I run it in offline mode only and have no use for it other than starting SH5 and I recall that I uninstalled it after my SH4 Mega-mods (TMO and OPMonsun) started up perfectly well without it. It was reinstalled by SH5, but I really really want to avoid it and get rid of it if at all possible.