AI subs `n`torpedos
 

noticed the ai submarine-post i send some time ago? i`ve recently made some mod changes and forgot about the AI-LA`s torpedo deployment. running the test mission, i notized the enemy kirov capital ships being hit by several torpedoes fired from the ai`s quite accurately from 800-1000 metres away. when i checked the files, i registered they where now using the shkwal rocket torpedo at 200 knots of speed.for some reason that even solved the problem of having them fire in the wrong direction. i am now trying to make the surface /submerge behavior a triggered animation, i.e. to make the sub dive in case of an attack. i am also experimenting with subs based on the cmdr_AIplane controller. have you found a working way to increase the speed of AirTopedos?

I also found a marked increase in accuracy when you increase the torpedo speed .... however if you do a test with a sub in the general "area" ... starting, say 8000m - 15000m away from the intedned target, I found that the target would set off all it's topredoes as soon as it's launcher was in range - and at 200 knots the range is quite significant .... and they all miss. By the time the target get's within a more reasonable range (less than 5000m) ... it is always out of ammo.

I did a whole bunch of work to try and tune accuracy without increase the speed of the ammunition ... what worked best was have 4 tubes firing, each with a slightly different angle of tilt on the horizontal - effectively creating a salvo spread over an angle of around 20 degrees. When 4 fish were launched, at least 1 or 2 hit.... however, the early engeagement issue and therefore out of ammo result still persists ... the range of a gun in SH4.sim file means nothing .... it's the actual ammunition velocity which determines range.... and even at relativel slow speeds, the game thinks it has a long range.

I guess another fix is to give the sub a different AI sensor ... but that would prevent it tracking down a target in any way. Basically the way it works now is if the sub detects the target, it fires.

For now it only happens when i exit, not when i choose another mission or so.

Hi there guys, after a year I have re-installed SH4 but sadly I have misplaced the U-Boat missions cd. Do any of these Modern Submarines work with just 1.4?

Pete

I d/loaded the sub yesterday and took it for a spin in FOTRS single missions and i was impressed even got her to go down over 1008 FT however as soon as i tried it out on the battle of samar it CTD.

I have noticed Los Angeles, Skipjack and Ohio are all available for 1.4.

I have downloaded them and extracted them to the MODS folder, activated 1 at a time via GM enabler but in game I haven't noticed them anywhere.

Do they replace any of the ww2 subs or should they be stand alone?


My SH4 is up to 1.4 and Vanilla otherwise.


Pete

Hey pete , never tested the stuff with v1.4, so i can`t tell...

Managed to get every single submarine working. Fantastic mods!! love them.

Skipjack however seems to lose its Conning tower when all mods are applied. Not to sure why? is this a known issue?

Is the Soviet Alpha class submarine available to?

look for a unitpartsXAlpha where x is the subs unitparts number and renumber it after the last existing number f.i. if you have subs -> unitsparts
16Alpha

keltos

Hey, everybody. I've been out of the loop with this ongoing project, so I've been going back through and trying to read up on progress. First off the cold war mod is ammmaaazzzinnggg. It isn't completed yet, is it? Is there a link for the download? What is the overall progress on it? This thing is gonna be awesome. Thanks for making it!

@jhapprich

You are doing some unbelievable work here (with everyone else involed too of course), can`t wait to play with Oscar-II class :up:.

Work proceeds slowly. The redesign of the surface fleets take a lot of time.
haven`t done much about the campaign.no, there is no download available yet. the oscar has been implemented, the triton model is half-finished. an alfa is available, but thanks to hotmanandre i was given a more detailed model which needs some rework, so there will be a different version in the final mod.for some reason the akula doesn`t work any longer, haven`t found the reason yet. the nimitz class carriers are ingame now. any interested modders are free to help.

What type of modders do you need?

I have some basic knowledge in editing various settings like speed, torpedoes range and power.

Editing dds files and stuff like that.
I know it's not much but i would like to help wherever possible.

I second Marka.
I've collected a lot of stuff concerning the Cold War over the years and I'm halfway decent at building 3d models (I'm better at kitbashing but I've done some decent work on my own before) as well as run-of-the-mill modding. I started my SH4 modding career waaayyyyy back working with CW subs
XP

so I can test, and if I find a problem I can fix it, if I can't I know someone who does...and I'd love to help put this thing together

So it worked for one mission and then it CTD on the next correct? Could you try it again without FOTRS and see what happens?