Weird fuel issue...

[_Seth_]

As i sailed along the Norwegian coast, minding my own business, i suddenly got a call that we were low on fuel. I plotted a course to the nearest port (Bergen,btw) and started my journey home. About 300 km from Bergen, and after running on fumes the last hour, the tanks were as dry as my Bernard-jokes. I couldn call for assistance, because Bernard had used the radio antenna to hang up his laundry, causing the antenna and a good pair of kriegsmarine-underwear to be blown away somewhere in the Vestfjord...:nope:

I ordered periscope depth, to use what was left of juice in the batteries, but when i ran out of power, i was forced to blow ballast. The sub surfaced, and by a miracle it started charging the batteries!:o It took some while, but i pushed up the TC, and went under as soon as the meter showed full.
I went into my cabin to see if Bernard had gotten hold of my Talisker 15 year old whiskey (and used it as fuel..), but the bottle had been untouched since that dreaded night in scapa...
I continued this "Power" procedure until i had Bergen in sight, and i surfaced for a last time to recharge. When i surfaced, i ordered full speed ahead, to blow the last of juice from the batteries into the propellers, to aid the surfacing procedure. To my surprise, the boat started speeding up, and before i knew i had 13 knots steady WITHOUT FUEL!! :o No juice in batteries + no fuel = 13 knots!!!!!!
I docked at Bergen, ordered the landcrabs to top of the tanks and wash my windshield, then i plotted a course to the nearest bar, to drink for this miracle..

My question: What the H*LL happend? Is this a bug?? Im running almost 100% real, only external cam.

As you can see, im a proud GWX user. Could this be an issue with GWX?

[Patboot]

Bug, and a known issue/exploit. Main game, not gwx.

[bigboywooly]

Yeah the battery charging is a well known cheat
Surface and whack up TC without moving and it will charge :damn:

[_Seth_]

Cool, now we can add something to the "Silent Hunter 3 cheats" section!!!:rotfl::rotfl:

Can this be modded in some way, so it doesnt happend?

[bigboywooly]

More than likely not Seth
Still its no worse than Esc back to base

[_Seth_]

More than likely not Seth
Still its no worse than Esc back to base
True, bigboy. Lets hope the devs in Romania remember this little "issue" when it comes to SHIV....:damn:

Just another bug in my SHIII collection.:rock:

[Abd_von_Mumit]

_Seth_ — you don't have to submerge to use your electric engines, do you?

[bigboywooly]

_Seth_ — you don't have to submerge to use your electric engines, do you?

Yep you do
Well anything below 8m and the electrics kick in
7m and above its the diesels

[Abd_von_Mumit]

_Seth_ — you don't have to submerge to use your electric engines, do you?

Yep you do
Well anything below 8m and the electrics kick in
7m and above its the diesels
But you can switch your electric engines manually... True? I haven't used it when surface in SH3 yet, just didn't need, but I remember that from not-so-long-ago played SH2. And I also saw a propeller icon in Helmsman menu...

[_Seth_]

Bigboy is right. No electrics on top, but i wish we had that option. :up:

[bigboywooly]

There is a propeller icon in the chiefs orders
To swop between normal running and battery charging

[_Seth_]

When charging, you run on only one engine. I would like to have the possibility to choose between 100 % diesel or 100 % electric propulsion on the surface. I dont think it has any practical value, but it would be cool!:up:

[Abd_von_Mumit]

Unbelievable. Shame on Ubi!

But with the 'electricity bug' it proves to be good. If you could use your e. engine while surfaced, you could do all your way to US coast and back not consuming a single drop of fuel. :)

[_Seth_]

Unbelievable. Shame on Ubi!

But with the 'electricity bug' it proves to be good. If you could use your e. engine while surfaced, you could do all your way to US coast and back not consuming a single drop of fuel. :)
Actually, yes, since the bug reloads the juice even without fuel...Unrealistic, but possible if so.:hmm:

[Corrupt_File]

I had a similar problem. I got DC'd real bad, destroying my stb deisel, among other things. After I surfaced, I was down to about 60% battery. My port engine was doing all the work moving me, but my batteries were still charging. Was it not the stb diesel that did all the charging, and if you lost that, your hooped?

Another example, all stop while surfaced, you can't hear your engines, but you still charge batts.

[AVGWarhawk]

Even the bugs have bugs;)