depth keeping

[von hally]

just wondering if anyone else had the problem ofyour u boat creeping up in depth, i dived to 200 metres to avoid detection from a persuing destroyer but found my boat rising uncontrolably to around 150 metres!

[Friedl9te]

It is not a bug but a GWX feature. The GWX-guys made a JSGMEready neutral buoancy mod
http://rapidshare.com/files/16446727/neutral_bouyancy_mod_for_x.zip

[Hellraiser]

I have the opposite problem...my boat will not hold depth at 180 meters & deeper...it gradually sinks if I'm running at 'Schleichfahrt' speed.

I have to speed up to at least 3 knots to maintain depth and then I'm always detected by the escorts. Is THIS a feature of GWX?

[Friedl9te]

No that is more like NYGM behaviour and the way a real UBoat would behave. The pressure hull is compressed -> the air volume is reduced -> the hydrodynamic upforce decreases the boat sinks and you have to create dynamic upforce by increasing speed
Are you running DUCIMUS flavoured to taste mod ?
In the final release you can select between positive negative or neutral buoancy.
But if you are familiar with the MiniTweaker you can easyly modify this to fit your needs.

[rudewarrior]

Could also be "crash dive blues." Search for that phrase in the forums. Has to do with issuing a depth order before leveling off after a crash dive. If you don't let the boat get to crash dive depth before issuing another order, boat will have difficulty maintaining depth at low speeds.:nope:

[rudewarrior]

Here's a good thread/link:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=92883

[supposedtobeworking]

I have in my mods folder a U-boat-neutral bouyancy mod, but I cannot remember where I got it or what it was originally called ( I think I renamed it). I am using JCWolfs U-Boat for GWX1.03 and must have come across this at some point...I am not a big fan of the positive bouyancy either, but I amnot sure whether I can use the GWX neutral bouyancy on top of the U-Boat mod by JCWolf...does anyone know?

[Hellraiser]

Could also be "crash dive blues." Search for that phrase in the forums. Has to do with issuing a depth order before leveling off after a crash dive. If you don't let the boat get to crash dive depth before issuing another order, boat will have difficulty maintaining depth at low speeds.:nope:

I think it may be this 'crash dive blues' thing...this is the first I've heard of it.

The reason I think it may be this is because it doesn't always happen...only sometimes. Makes sense now. Thanks for the info guys. :up:

[von hally]

thanx again guys, just a quick question asked and there are answers aplenty!!!
downloaded the neutral bouancy mod from one of your links, problem solved by subsim community again!!!
where would i be without you all HA!!( fish food probably):up: