[REL] FOTRS Ultimate Project

[propbeanie]

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

hey, i just encountered something odd.
March 27 1943, somewhere between the Bonins and Taiwan(134-5 E, 26-36 N), i see an Enemy Warship icon on a northernly bearing at high speed. i am on an easterly course, converging on the warship. when she gets close enough to me (or i close enough to her), the warship spawns into a multi-ship convoy.
WTF.
seriously: why wouldn't the pre-spawn icon have a Convoy label as opposed to a Warship label? the convoy consists of 2 AK, 1 AO, 1 Liner, 2 CL.

You'll only get the one icon initially, until the group does spawn. It was listed as "Warship" due to the fact that there are 2x CL in the group. You might also encounter "Convoys" that might have 2x DD in with the group itself, and if they aren't set to "Escorts=True" (or whatever), then they are part of the "Convoy", and you'll see the preliminary tag of "Warship". That's just a vagary of the game. They really should just use "Group of Unidentified Ships" or something. Watch out for similar when a Seaplane Tender or CVE are part of a "Convoy". In conjunction with a half-dozen escorts, they'll pack a whallop of whoop on your noggin in short order, especially on a clear day with calm seas... Don't hang around PD too long.

[cdrsubron7]

Originally Posted by fitzcarraldo

Dear mates:

Could someone post here your Nvidia Control Panel or Nvidia Inspector settings for your FOTRSU? I have AA 4xMultisampling with the Diablo III AA compatibility, and with this setting, I can't use the glare effect (ugly lines appears in the images). With this settings, I can use FOTRSU without glare. I have W10 Creator and the latest Nvidia updates cause problems with SH4. In fact, I only have AA with the Diablo settings, the other options don't work - no AA and very awful graphics. I want to return to PTO after some ATO TWoS campaigns with SH5 but this graphic issue causes me panic attacks and I don't leave Pearl Harbor and return to the Atlantic.

Many thanks and regards.

Fitzcarraldo

Hi Fitzcarraldo


Sorry to hear your having problems with SH4. Just out of curiosity what graphics card are you currently using. I'm currently using a Nvidia 1070 GTX (below are the settings I'm currently using).










Hope this helps you out some.

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

You'll only get the one icon initially, until the group does spawn. It was listed as "Warship" due to the fact that there are 2x CL in the group. You might also encounter "Convoys" that might have 2x DD in with the group itself, and if they aren't set to "Escorts=True" (or whatever), then they are part of the "Convoy", and you'll see the preliminary tag of "Warship". That's just a vagary of the game. They really should just use "Group of Unidentified Ships" or something.

yes, i agree. this is very inconsistent with previous versions (Stock, TMO, RSRD, etc). if there is more than one ship sailing together it's a convoy (small, medium, large) even if there are escorts, it's still a convoy. the group becomes a task force when the number of warships outnumbers the number of non-warships. my point is that the pre-spawn icon of "a warship" is not consistent with past performance.

[merc4ulfate]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

I'll look at RGG tracks through the area merc4ulfate, for a possible bad spawn in that area - 85nm from the patrol "star" for 11-b area... Was it a patrol mission, or a "proceed directly to Area 11-b and standby for further orders" message? Did the computer seem to "stutter" just before the CTD? Airplanes around?

@ fitzcarraldo: I thought that Front Runner had his somewhere, but all I can find are the links to guru3D stuff:

https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/nv...-guide.403676/

https://www.guru3d.com/files-details...-download.html


maybe it was over in the SH3 side...

proceed directly to Area 11-b and standby for further orders
No stutter
No air craft

[s7rikeback]

Originally Posted by fitzcarraldo

Dear mates:

Could someone post here your Nvidia Control Panel or Nvidia Inspector settings for your FOTRSU? I have AA 4xMultisampling with the Diablo III AA compatibility, and with this setting, I can't use the glare effect (ugly lines appears in the images). With this settings, I can use FOTRSU without glare. I have W10 Creator and the latest Nvidia updates cause problems with SH4. In fact, I only have AA with the Diablo settings, the other options don't work - no AA and very awful graphics. I want to return to PTO after some ATO TWoS campaigns with SH5 but this graphic issue causes me panic attacks and I don't leave Pearl Harbor and return to the Atlantic.

Many thanks and regards.

Fitzcarraldo

Also an Nvidia user
GeForce GTX 1070
Version 417022 (new version available) will download later...

Below are stock settings, Never seen the need to change them...

[propbeanie]

Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

proceed directly to Area 11-b and standby for further orders
No stutter
No air craft

Thank you for that detail. I'll check into what happens around there!


From all of the Submarine Patrol Reports I've read thus far for my research into "authentic" PhotoOp and other SpecOps, everyone of them thus far has reports from the commanding officer of "Torpedo tails sighted, turned to comb them" at least once, some multiple times. Here's a small clip from the Spearfish (SS-190) while off Kyushu in the early hours just before dawn on 9 September, 1943 (no initial specific hour mentioned):

"Same general location. Just before time for morning dive sound reported two torpedoes fired at us from 050° relative. Turned toward and dove. Nothing further sighted or heard. The sound man, an experienced 7th patrol operator, later described the noises as a large rush of air followed immediately by high whining noise of varying intensity, followed 10 seconds later by a similar set of noises.

0645(I) = Sighted two Chidori torpedo boats, in line of bearing, conducting echo ranging search on course 110 degrees (T), speed 9 knots. Avoided at periscope depth. They passed right over our morning diving spot on a course definitely not a traffic route..."

Going by previous times, they were probably about 30 minutes before dawn, visibility poor, so the Chidori at 0645 were probably close by. Sounds like a sub shot at them about 545, withdrew, and then phoned home and called for reinforcements. Every boat seems to have been DF'd at least once, and seen by airplanes every patrol at least once. Unfortunately, every one of them also has at least one story about being fired upon by friendly forces, even after the beginnings of IFF - and even while in "safe" zones...

[KaleunMarco]

found this at Truk (i think). what IJN ship is a Parker's Tincan?

[KaleunMarco]

i torpedoed this merchie sometime in March 1943. as i watched her sink, i could not help but notice these two crew walking on air. WTF!

[propbeanie]

Parker's Tin Can is also used in the New Construction training missions. It is a Japanese sub chaser, commandeered by the turncoat Ensign Parker... It has probably fallen through the cracks of the "GENERIC Frigate" types... Fix forthcoming with the others! Thanks you good sir! btw, it is an enemy combatant, and it does sink. Do your business...

Those crewmen are probably the new Chinese fellers they hired... acrobatic company, but also illusionists... In actuality, I'll bet that's one of those ships that is two hulls inside of one dat file, and the fellows are associated with the front half of the ship, so as the aft sinks while the bow stays upright, there they are, walking on sunshine!...

PS: your smoke and fire looks more like it's a TMO fire burning... you don't have any other mods in the mix do you?...

[s7rikeback]

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

i torpedoed this merchie sometime in March 1943. as i watched her sink, i could not help but notice these two crew walking on air. WTF!

Hello KaleunMarco,
Did you catch the name of this ship ? As propbeanie has mentioned, it's linked to the damage model, and perhaps a wrong node placement.

[captcrane]

Ahoy fitzcarraldo sorry to hear of your woes I have a Nividia card too GT 730 never really messed with the settings but here's mine






I recently had to replace mine. It was overheating all the time!

[propbeanie]

Found it s7rikeback!

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

Parker's Tin Can is also used in the New Construction training missions. It is a Japanese sub chaser, commandeered by the turncoat Ensign Parker... It has probably fallen through the cracks of the "GENERIC Frigate" types... Fix forthcoming with the others! Thanks you good sir! btw, it is an enemy combatant, and it does sink. Do your business...

Those crewmen are probably the new Chinese fellers they hired... acrobatic company, but also illusionists... In actuality, I'll bet that's one of those ships that is two hulls inside of one dat file, and the fellows are associated with the front half of the ship, so as the aft sinks while the bow stays upright, there they are, walking on sunshine!...

PS: your smoke and fire looks more like it's a TMO fire burning... you don't have any other mods in the mix do you?...

nope.
i don't mess with those type of files. i take the graphics as they some. when i read the other modders adjusting their vid cards for optimum graphics analysis and display i just shake my head and wonder.

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[C:\Ubisoft\FOTRSU_80\MODS]

100_FalloftheRisingSun_Ultimate_v0.80_RC1_PublicBe ta_EN
101_SubEngineSounds_v2 (6 engine noise files from RC2)

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by s7rikeback

Hello KaleunMarco,
Did you catch the name of this ship ? As propbeanie has mentioned, it's linked to the damage model, and perhaps a wrong node placement.

you guys are sooooo lucky that i still have my save folder.

NameDisplayable=ContactReport 13_JP Armed Merchant#1
CurrentDate=1942-07-01 15:58:00
LocationName=
Location=0,0
TargetLocation=-2.93888,1.83084e+028
UnitDestroyed=JPAuxCruiser,ContactReport 13_JP Armed Merchant#1
EUnitType=13

[merc4ulfate]

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

i torpedoed this merchie sometime in March 1943. as i watched her sink, i could not help but notice these two crew walking on air. WTF!

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