Sunk ship markers problem

Cpt.Nautilus · 07-10-2005, 11:09 AM

I've been testing RUB 1.42 recently and I've noticed something strange with the sunk ships markers (those marks that indicate where you have sunk a ship). I've sunk 4 ships and, although they all appear in my log book (K), two of them are not marked on the map.

Does anyonw has the same problem? Any way to fix it?

Well that's a minor bug though. I'm really enjoying the new plotting mod.

(BTW, I've also had the ship ID disappearing when a wave caps my persicope. Really ennoying)

joea · 07-10-2005, 11:41 AM

Hmmm sure they were not neutral, I sank a US liner by mistake and it showed up in my log but not on the screen with a marker.

Egan · 07-10-2005, 12:09 PM

There is a sunk ship marker? I've never seen this...Is it a realism option in thre menu or something?

CCIP · 07-10-2005, 12:15 PM

It only shows up when you enable the "God's Eye" map mode.

Egan · 07-10-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

It only shows up when you enable the "God's Eye" map mode.

Ah, Right. cheers!

Observer · 07-10-2005, 12:28 PM

As far as I know, you have to see the ship go down to get the marker.

CCIP · 07-10-2005, 12:31 PM

It actually seems to be kind of mixed, to me... I'm not totally sure if it's related to seeing it or not. Last time I checked though, I'm fairly sure that all ships I sunk on the surface did show up, whereas ships I sunk at periscope depth did not always show up, even if I watched them go.

Hawkers · 07-10-2005, 07:35 PM

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As far as I know, you have to see the ship go down to get the marker.

Yes, I think that's the case. I had the same thing on my current patrol, attacking a heavily escorted convoy. I put 2 torps into a C2 cargo, and dived as soon as I let the fish go (with a Corvette less than 1000m away, I didn't want to hang around).

I got the 'Enemy unit destroyed' message, but no marker on the map.

Hawkers

Observer · 07-10-2005, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

It actually seems to be kind of mixed, to me... I'm not totally sure if it's related to seeing it or not. Last time I checked though, I'm fairly sure that all ships I sunk on the surface did show up, whereas ships I sunk at periscope depth did not always show up, even if I watched them go.

I think it's actually related to the precise contact decay time in the contacts.cfg. Hence with precise contact decay set to zero, or something very short, at PD if you take a wave over the scope before SHIII counts the contact as destroyed, you won't get the marker. It's just a theory though with only a couple of data points to support it.

Duke of Earl · 07-10-2005, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkers

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As far as I know, you have to see the ship go down to get the marker.

Yes, I think that's the case. I had the same thing on my current patrol, attacking a heavily escorted convoy. I put 2 torps into a C2 cargo, and dived as soon as I let the fish go (with a Corvette less than 1000m away, I didn't want to hang around).

I got the 'Enemy unit destroyed' message, but no marker on the map.

Hawkers

Same for me.. I put 2 eels into a T3 Tanker... at different points in time.. in a heavily guarded convoy during a mid-night storm..

I had to evade the escorts to reload.. the T3 didn't explode, but I saw it settling into the water on external cam, so I knew it was sinking... but I didn't see it go under cause I went deep.. I got a kill credit in the Log, but no sunk ship marker on the Nav Chart...

It's kinda odd.. in 1.1 or 1.2, sunk ship markers would appear all the time on the Nav Chart from small Cargos sinking in big storms hundreds of miles away... now, the small Cargos don't sink in big storms anymore (if at all), so the Nav Chart is very clean.. wonder if they're related?...

Cordialement, Duke of Earl

Cpt.Nautilus · 07-11-2005, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by joea

Hmmm sure they were not neutral, I sank a US liner by mistake and it showed up in my log but not on the screen with a marker.

Sure! One of them was a light cruiser in Loch Ewe!

07-10-2005, 11:09 AM	#1
Cpt.Nautilus Chief Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Patrolling Lake Geneva Posts: 316 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sunk ship markers problem I've been testing RUB 1.42 recently and I've noticed something strange with the sunk ships markers (those marks that indicate where you have sunk a ship). I've sunk 4 ships and, although they all appear in my log book (K), two of them are not marked on the map. Does anyonw has the same problem? Any way to fix it? Well that's a minor bug though. I'm really enjoying the new plotting mod. (BTW, I've also had the ship ID disappearing when a wave caps my persicope. Really ennoying) __________________ "I sink therefore I am"

07-10-2005, 12:09 PM	#3
Egan Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Red Clydeside Posts: 4,107 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	There is a sunk ship marker? I've never seen this...Is it a realism option in thre menu or something? __________________ Be Pure. Be Vigilant. Behave.

07-10-2005, 12:15 PM	#4
CCIP Torpedo Momber Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 9,579 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	It only shows up when you enable the "God's Eye" map mode. __________________ I don’t like marches. I'll tell you why: war. It's very similar to disco. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

07-10-2005, 12:31 PM	#7
CCIP Torpedo Momber Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 9,579 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	It actually seems to be kind of mixed, to me... I'm not totally sure if it's related to seeing it or not. Last time I checked though, I'm fairly sure that all ships I sunk on the surface did show up, whereas ships I sunk at periscope depth did not always show up, even if I watched them go. __________________ I don’t like marches. I'll tell you why: war. It's very similar to disco. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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07-10-2005, 11:41 AM	#2
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 4,396 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Hmmm sure they were not neutral, I sank a US liner by mistake and it showed up in my log but not on the screen with a marker.

07-10-2005, 12:28 PM	#6
Observer Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 670 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	As far as I know, you have to see the ship go down to get the marker.