mysterious deaths

[Keelbuster]

I found another mini-bug. I was in Scapa, and torpedoed Illustrious and an Aux Cruiser (March 1940). I totally screwed up my evasion adn ended up being circled by 4 attackers. It was bad. A destroyer rammed me and slammed my boat against the bottom, destroying everything topside (conning tower, deck gun, forward deck) and causing massive flooding in various compartments. I went flank while under repair, and benefitted from yet another bug (DDs ended up facing each other and stopped for a few minutes) in order to get away.

Now comes the "new" bug - I escaped Scapa at flank, thanks to the terrain mod in NYGM that opened the eastern channel. I'm heading back to Wilhelmshaven, running at night because I my watch crew can't man the tower!!! Now, I saved and quit because it was late last night, and this morning i fired it up. When I loaded, four of my men were in the conning tower positions, DEAD. I hadn't had anyone there when i saved, and no one was killed in the attack. So, the game has "put" them there somehow in the saving/loading process, and subsequently killed them for me. I'm kinda pissed because it's a waste of 4 good sailors (with 3 patrols under their belts).

I don't suppose there's a way to fix this, but I just thought I'd mention it.

Kb

[rogerbo]

it's a standard situation that when on surface the coning tower is maned. try to save whilst on peri depth.

[Keelbuster]

Yea - s'weird though because I can't put anyone on the tower because it's destroyed. Somehow upon load, it warps people into a compartment that doesn't exist, and then kills them.

[Beery]

As I recall, this is a very old bug that's been in the game since day 1. As far as I know it has nothing to do with any mods.

[Fab]

Something similar happened to me one time. I was also using NYGM and was submerged to avoid destroyers after hitting a convoy. I saved the game for the night and when I loaded back in my conning tower was manned. I was about 80 meters down and when I checked the outside view, sure enough four men were standing in 80 meters of water at 9 atmospheres of pressure, with binoculars, scanning the ocean!

At the time I didn't know what to do so I left one guy there (you can pull three down into the sub, but if you pull the fourth they all four head back topside). The next DC that came close killed the poor sucker.

Now I realize if it happens at periscope depth, then when I reload and they're on top, order periscope depth again and they will drop down. I assume the same would work when fully submerged deep, just order a chance of depth. Maybe that works. Or order persicope depth then quickly change it back to where you had it.

A very odd bug. It's like the game can't imagine anyone saving when not on the surface.

[Keelbuster]

Dude - that's wicked that a DC can kill them there - i didn't know if it would model that...But exterior is exterior. That's crazy.

[The Noob]

That's crazy.

No, Thats INSANE!!! :hulk: