Questions about a TMO career

[Obi-Don]

I posted a few days ago about the lack of a deck gun on my new sub, but got no answers. I am wondering if my game might be corrupted. I started a new career in the Phillipines 1942 in an S-class boat. Everything seemed normal, did four patrols and was given the chance to upgrade, I took it, a new Salmon class but I notice it has no deck gun. I figure no big deal, I will do a patrol and it will let me upgrade, no such luck. After two patrols it does let me upgrade to the SJ radar but still no deck guns. After another patrol I am again given the chance to upgrade subs, I take it, a new Tambor class, still no deck gun. So I transfer to Pearl Harbor thinking that in a big port I might be able to upgrade, but still no luck, and also there is no SJ radar available which seems strange, I would think that once an upgrade is available it would always be there until a new model is available. Also i have been sent to the same patrol area north of the Phillipines every single patrol since I started the Campaign. So my questions, is my campaign corrupted somehow? Is it possible to edit the game files to restore the deck gun? Are their any mods that randomize the patrols? I'm running SH4 1.5 with TMO 2.5, RSRDC and OTC mods

[merc4ulfate]

Do you have the rsrd patch?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1459

Also if you have installed any of the mods in between patrols I would simply start a new career. I had the dreaded Tambor Deck gun disappearing act done on me but now that I have the proper RSRD
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1414
and its associated patch I have had no issues with losing the deck gun.

I always add my mods, reboot the computer then start the game and play a new career. Installing mods mid campaign or out of home port can at times cause issues.

[TorpX]

Did you happen to try changing the position of your gun? The game is very touchy about that. If that's not it, I got no idea.

[Obi-Don]

Do you have the rsrd patch?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1459

Also if you have installed any of the mods in between patrols I would simply start a new career. I had the dreaded Tambor Deck gun disappearing act done on me but now that I have the proper RSRD
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/downloads.php?do=file&id=1414
and its associated patch I have had no issues with losing the deck gun.

I always add my mods, reboot the computer then start the game and play a new career. Installing mods mid campaign or out of home port can at times cause issues.

I do have the patch, my mod order is TMO 2.5, RSRDC_TMO_V502, RSRDC_V5xx_patch1, 1.5 OTC. All mods were installed on a new install of SH4 before I started the campaign.

[Obi-Don]

Did you happen to try changing the position of your gun? The game is very touchy about that. If that's not it, I got no idea.


My first sub an S class had a gun but no upgrades were available. When I upgraded to the Salmon class there was no gun on the sub. The picture of the sub on the upgrade screen shows a gun on the sub but the box under the sub where the gun should be is empty. No upgrades for the gun are available. When I start my patrol there is no gun and the gun icon is grayed out. At first I thought that after I had finished a few patrols I would be able to upgrade, but no. Then I thought after I upgraded to a new sub I would get my gun back but just upgraded to a Tambor class and no gun, no upgrades available. I guess I will play this campaign until the next sub upgrade and see what happens

[Obi-Don]

I just went back to start a new career and found that the only subs with deck guns are the S-Class and the Narwall Class. All the others at both ports, Pearl Harbor and Cavite have no deck guns installed. I tried every class from the Porpoise to the Gar and the same thing. Is the way the Mod is designed? It seems to me that in my stock campaign a few years ago that all the subs had a deck gun, I know that historically they did. Anyone else have this happen?

[Roger Dodger]

I just went back to start a new career and found that the only subs with deck guns are the S-Class and the Narwall Class. All the others at both ports, Pearl Harbor and Cavite have no deck guns installed. I tried every class from the Porpoise to the Gar and the same thing. Is the way the Mod is designed? It seems to me that in my stock campaign a few years ago that all the subs had a deck gun, I know that historically they did. Anyone else have this happen?

I answered your question in your original post "No Deck Gun?". Please refer to that one for a full explanation. I did notice something on this thread, which wasn't mentioned in the original: "All mods were installed on a new install of SH4 before I started the campaign."

When you uninstall this program, the uninstall routine DOES NOT delete the 'My Documents\SH4' folder. This is very easy to miss. If you do not delete this folder BY HAND before loading your 'new' game, the game will load the .upc files from there BY DEFAULT. If you delete this folder, SH4 will look for it next time you load the game. If it isn't there, it will make a new one for you, and load in the 'new' .upc files from TMO. Now start a new campaign. When you get to a more 'modern' sub, VOILA! there will be a Deck Gun.

Again, refer to your original post for a better explanation.

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