Dead in the water

[thx712517]

Hello there. First post, so apologies if this has been answered before.

Stock installation of SH4 Gold on Windows 7.

I'm in USS Balao, just got done ransacking a convoy and the escorts weren't happy about it. I dove deep and cut the engines and eventually lost them, but took pretty heavy damage. Engine room flooded completely, and I had to use the emergency blow to keep the boat from going under crush depth.

Anyway, I eventually got everything repaired. I dialed up 1/3 ahead and.... nothing. Surface and submerged, no motion. Same for 2/3 all the way to flank. Examining the damage control panel, I see that two electric motors and two diesel engines are in red, but they don't show up as repairable items in the box below. I tried dragging and dropping them into the box, but no dice.

I'm just a few miles away from a forward base. Surfacing and pressing M to send a message just gets me a "well done, patrol at your discretion" style of message. No way to call for help.

I saved before the convoy, so if I have to I can go back and try something different, but if there's a way to save the mission and get the sub moving again I'd love to be able to do so.

Suggestions? Am I at the mercy of a glitch?

[Red October1984]

Hello there. First post, so apologies if this has been answered before.

Stock installation of SH4 Gold on Windows 7.

I'm in USS Balao, just got done ransacking a convoy and the escorts weren't happy about it. I dove deep and cut the engines and eventually lost them, but took pretty heavy damage. Engine room flooded completely, and I had to use the emergency blow to keep the boat from going under crush depth.

Anyway, I eventually got everything repaired. I dialed up 1/3 ahead and.... nothing. Surface and submerged, no motion. Same for 2/3 all the way to flank. Examining the damage control panel, I see that two electric motors and two diesel engines are in red, but they don't show up as repairable items in the box below. I tried dragging and dropping them into the box, but no dice.

I'm just a few miles away from a forward base. Surfacing and pressing M to send a message just gets me a "well done, patrol at your discretion" style of message. No way to call for help.

I saved before the convoy, so if I have to I can go back and try something different, but if there's a way to save the mission and get the sub moving again I'd love to be able to do so.

Suggestions? Am I at the mercy of a glitch?


Looks like you've got destroyed Diesels or something. I can't tell you since I don't have any experience with Stock.

Seriously....don't play the stock game. Do yourself a favor and download Trigger Maru Overhauled and Run Silent Run Deep Campaign. Traveller's Mod too if you want realistic damage models.

Stock is a broken game and really bad compared to the mods out there. :nope:

Stock is the first problem you have.

[les green01]

yep your engines are destroyed

[I'm goin' down]

check the free camera. See if you propellor has been destroyed. If it has, the game is over, because you cannot drive the boat.

[Armistead]

Yep, with stock you can easily lose all your engines, prop, rudder, etc. Load a supermod like TMO.

[Father Goose]

Seriously....don't play the stock game. Do yourself a favor and download Trigger Maru Overhauled and Run Silent Run Deep Campaign. Traveller's Mod too if you want realistic damage models.

Great advice. OTC is an awesome mod too. Check it out.

[merc4ulfate]

Man the life boats and set the crew to paddle mode ... it is there you just have to look for it. :har: