Can't find a U-tanker

[PapaKilo]

It's a bit of a challenge to find it in it's spot :shucks:

Might it be underwater ? :hmmm:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Any particular one?

[PapaKilo]

Looking for U-463 in March of 1943

[Jimbuna]

Go to it's position point on the nav map and submerge, you should pick her up in your hydrophones....they move very slowly in a figure of eight pattern IIRC.

[PapaKilo]

Go to it's position point on the nav map and submerge, you should pick her up in your hydrophones....they move very slowly in a figure of eight pattern IIRC.


Well I already tried it.. will try again though.. I approached the randezvou point from North, can it be possible that the U-tanker was attacked by airplane that took off from base in Azores and sank it within the rendering area of my U-boat before I got there ? :hmmm:

From what date Allies begins to use Azores to increase air cover range ?

[Jimbuna]

Well I already tried it.. will try again though.. I approached the randezvou point from North, can it be possible that the U-tanker was attacked by airplane that took off from base in Azores and sank it within the rendering area of my U-boat before I got there ? :hmmm:

From what date Allies begins to use Azores to increase air cover range ?

That my friend is one helluva question and not one I suspect has been asked before :o

One problem being...it would respawn as you got within 50km of it :hmmm:

[acetoolguy]

If you get near it and end mission, will you go to the nearest port, in this case the tanker?

[PapaKilo]

That my friend is one helluva question and not one I suspect has been asked before :o

One problem being...it would respawn as you got within 50km of it :hmmm:

Theoretically it should respawn since it is scripted in to campaign to be there till particular date. I'm less than 25% of fuel but I try to make him respawn by moving away for 50 km.. Otherwise we will have to rise the sails in order to reach France :)

Edit: Oh boy, I remembered I saved the game at the point of U-tanker location (spot). Now it's even more interesting: Let's say I load the game, the milkcow (say U-tanker never was destroyed, if he was within the rendering area <50 km, but I couldn't pick him up by hydrophones) after the loads, the U-tanker losses it's waypoints (stock SH3 bug) and slowly drifts away to uknown direction ? The game then will not respawn the unit untill it's not destroyed, right ?

Edit: Failed to establish contact with U-463. Nothing but whale songs can be heard submerged for 3 days.. BD3511.

Decided to brake patrol and head to St. Nazaire. By necessity will dock with Max Albrecht at El Farol.

[Jimbuna]

If you get near it and end mission, will you go to the nearest port, in this case the tanker?

No...you'll be teleported back to your base of origin.

[PapaKilo]

Yesterday it was my second attempt to find U-463, but again failed.

Could it sink in heavy seas :06:

[Jimbuna]

The game engine won't allow submersibles to take weather damage...unlike surface craft.

[PapaKilo]

The game engine won't allow submersibles to take weather damage...unlike surface craft.

Then it's realy realy odd where is she at :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Then it's realy realy odd where is she at :hmmm:

If I knew the answer to that I'd gladly share it...most strange.

[Hans Uberman]

Question that likely doesn't have to do with this:

Do the "cows" actually move to their new locations or return to base in-game, or simply disappear/appear at the appointed times?

[Jimbuna]

Question that likely doesn't have to do with this:

Do the "cows" actually move to their new locations or return to base in-game, or simply disappear/appear at the appointed times?

The latter.....they sloely move in a figure of eight but maintain station in the close vicinity.

[USS Drum]

Well it is obvious the Cyclops ship glitched up and went out of its way points and sank the poor u-boat.:wah: And yes the Cyclops exist in game. I'll try to post a screenshot but whenever I try to take one it won't appear in the file It's supposed too.

[andwii]

just get close to the location, then hit end mission. At the bottom it will say dock at shipname/dock name

or if its not there it will say return to base, if it says that just say continue mission.

[PapaKilo]

just get close to the location, then hit end mission. At the bottom it will say dock at shipname/dock name

or if its not there it will say return to base, if it says that just say continue mission.

This is worth of tryin. couldn;t remember problems finding u-tankers before, but who knows. But maybe it's something wrong with this particular u-tanker ?

[STEED]

Couple of occasions I have been in the area and sweet nothing but if I send a radio report then the boat turns up.

World of the strange.

[Fish In The Water]

Couple of occasions I have been in the area and sweet nothing but if I send a radio report then the boat turns up.

World of the strange.

Maybe it was just waiting for an invitation. Everyone likes to be wanted. :D :O:

[PapaKilo]

just get close to the location, then hit end mission. At the bottom it will say dock at shipname/dock name

or if its not there it will say return to base, if it says that just say continue mission.

Tested and Yes it works this way if you find difficult to get in visual range with U-tanker.

[Jimbuna]

Sounds like a cool fix :sunny: