Phoenix3000
01-09-07, 06:46 AM
Hi all,
I've been experiencing a VERY annoying problem (bug?) with SH3 GWX - instant crew deaths for no apparent reason.
This problem has occured 7 times now, the last one was last night - and its happened on a type VIIC, IXB and now on a IXD2 (late 1943).
This is last nights little episode...
I decided to start a late-war patrol. So, leaving Bordeaux in my IXD2, I headed to my parol square NE of Rio de Janeiro. On the way, near the island of Madeira, I sank a large merchant in a very heavy storm before continuing. About 100k from the Brazilian coast I also scored a small merchant.
After patrolling my alloted square for the day (with nothing in sight or sound), I decided to head north to and try the Caribbean waters. On the way I soon found another large merchant, again in rough weather. Visibility was down to around 600m so I decided on a surface attack. It was early evening so quite dark. I managed to approach safely and put two torps into her with a spread fire at 2 degrees apart (full manual aiming and targeting). Upon impact the searchlights lit up - and so did her guns! One torp hit just aft of her bow, the other hit just forward of the bridge.
As soon as I fired I ordered a crash dive, but due to the slow dive speed of a IXD2 and the rough seas I was still visible when the torps hit so she was able to get a few shots at my hull.
Now this is where it gets odd.
After reaching 40m I levelled off and ordered a NW course. I could hear the ship breaking up so knew it was safe to surface.
Below the surface I had my repar team fix some minimal damage to the bow torp room, but the bridge/tower was yellow showing slight damage only - this as you know can only be fixed once surfaced.
So, I ordered periscope depth and nothing was in sight except for the stern of the stricken merchant slowly sinking below the waves. There was nothing on sonar. So I surfaced.
As soon as I levelled off the watch crew automatically scrambled to the bridge - only to all die instantly!
I then clicked on my repair team to fix the bridge - they too all died instantly!
Within 10 seconds my ships quarters were filled with bright red dead bodies!
Yet, the damage was shown as slight - there wasn't even any damage marks visible from the external view.
I was able to click the bridge view and was ok standing there - but whenever I assigned a crew-member to the bridge they just died!
There was nothing in the area - pressing the '.' (period) key that cycles view to all vessels and planes etc. did nothing - there was only my sub there!
Anyone else experienced this???
Talk about frustrating!
As I mentioned before, this has happened on numerous occasions. I've had the same thing whether it was shell fire, bombs (from planes) or depth-charges. Once the tower gets slightly damaged everyone I send there instantly dies!
It means I cannot surface, because the watch crew don't have a chance!
Anyone know a fix for this - PLEASE????
I'm running SH3 1.4b, GWX, GWX 23rd Dec updates and SH3 Commander 2.7. I recently added Anvarts excellent rotation mod for the loop antenna, but that can't have caused it as the problem was there before. I only added this mod 2 days ago.
Thanks all,
Px3000
I've been experiencing a VERY annoying problem (bug?) with SH3 GWX - instant crew deaths for no apparent reason.
This problem has occured 7 times now, the last one was last night - and its happened on a type VIIC, IXB and now on a IXD2 (late 1943).
This is last nights little episode...
I decided to start a late-war patrol. So, leaving Bordeaux in my IXD2, I headed to my parol square NE of Rio de Janeiro. On the way, near the island of Madeira, I sank a large merchant in a very heavy storm before continuing. About 100k from the Brazilian coast I also scored a small merchant.
After patrolling my alloted square for the day (with nothing in sight or sound), I decided to head north to and try the Caribbean waters. On the way I soon found another large merchant, again in rough weather. Visibility was down to around 600m so I decided on a surface attack. It was early evening so quite dark. I managed to approach safely and put two torps into her with a spread fire at 2 degrees apart (full manual aiming and targeting). Upon impact the searchlights lit up - and so did her guns! One torp hit just aft of her bow, the other hit just forward of the bridge.
As soon as I fired I ordered a crash dive, but due to the slow dive speed of a IXD2 and the rough seas I was still visible when the torps hit so she was able to get a few shots at my hull.
Now this is where it gets odd.
After reaching 40m I levelled off and ordered a NW course. I could hear the ship breaking up so knew it was safe to surface.
Below the surface I had my repar team fix some minimal damage to the bow torp room, but the bridge/tower was yellow showing slight damage only - this as you know can only be fixed once surfaced.
So, I ordered periscope depth and nothing was in sight except for the stern of the stricken merchant slowly sinking below the waves. There was nothing on sonar. So I surfaced.
As soon as I levelled off the watch crew automatically scrambled to the bridge - only to all die instantly!
I then clicked on my repair team to fix the bridge - they too all died instantly!
Within 10 seconds my ships quarters were filled with bright red dead bodies!
Yet, the damage was shown as slight - there wasn't even any damage marks visible from the external view.
I was able to click the bridge view and was ok standing there - but whenever I assigned a crew-member to the bridge they just died!
There was nothing in the area - pressing the '.' (period) key that cycles view to all vessels and planes etc. did nothing - there was only my sub there!
Anyone else experienced this???
Talk about frustrating!
As I mentioned before, this has happened on numerous occasions. I've had the same thing whether it was shell fire, bombs (from planes) or depth-charges. Once the tower gets slightly damaged everyone I send there instantly dies!
It means I cannot surface, because the watch crew don't have a chance!
Anyone know a fix for this - PLEASE????
I'm running SH3 1.4b, GWX, GWX 23rd Dec updates and SH3 Commander 2.7. I recently added Anvarts excellent rotation mod for the loop antenna, but that can't have caused it as the problem was there before. I only added this mod 2 days ago.
Thanks all,
Px3000