Not hearing Sonar Pings (Bug?)

NefariousKoel · 04-24-07, 05:12 PM

I'm concerned about this.

Others have stated that they hear sonar pings but I haven't heard one in any of the versions. Even with the Tougher Escorts mod, the destroyers never ping me, much less attack.

Just odd. Is anyone else getting this?

PAW · 04-24-07, 07:58 PM

I'd like to help you out on this one, but in my relatively short experience of SH4 no anti-sub action has ever been taken against me.... yet. The SH3 GWX mod sure makes the job of the Americans look alot easier in SH4.

kakemann · 04-24-07, 08:19 PM

Is it the "harder enemy escorts" mod you are using?

If it is... Thats the reason.

This mod is not working as it should - no offence.

The problem is that when installing this mod the data/cfg/sim.cfg is changed.

If you open it in notepad you will see, after the [hydrophone] bracket, a line called sensivity.

When you installed this and replaced the sim.cfg this line was changed from the value 0.03 to 0.01.
It should be the other way around. Open the file yourself with notepad and change it to a higher value. Higher value will make the destroyers hydrophones more effective. Lower value will make the destroyers deaf.

It took a lot of testing and reading for me to understand that it should be the other way around. If you don't have any luck - PM me and I'll send you my sim.cfg file.
With this you will surely have DD's with working "ears"

Ducimus · 04-24-07, 08:27 PM

Those Tincans have little trouble pinging my happy ass

kakemann · 04-24-07, 08:35 PM

Yeah, your mod is the other way around

Ducimus · 04-24-07, 08:53 PM

I could be wrong but i dont think hydro sensitivty will effect ping frequency. Detection time on sonar most definatly would. Set it at 5 and see what happends

Then again, the AI only uses one sensor at a time, if its not using sonar its using hydrophones. Without a good passive contact it might not have enough of a hint, so i could be wrong. *shrug*

04-24-07, 05:12 PM	#1
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Not hearing Sonar Pings (Bug?) I'm concerned about this. Others have stated that they hear sonar pings but I haven't heard one in any of the versions. Even with the Tougher Escorts mod, the destroyers never ping me, much less attack. Just odd. Is anyone else getting this? __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-24-07, 08:35 PM	#5
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Yeah, your mod is the other way around __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

04-24-07, 07:58 PM	#2
PAW Seaman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 34 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	I'd like to help you out on this one, but in my relatively short experience of SH4 no anti-sub action has ever been taken against me.... yet. The SH3 GWX mod sure makes the job of the Americans look alot easier in SH4.

04-24-07, 08:19 PM	#3
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Is it the "harder enemy escorts" mod you are using? If it is... Thats the reason. This mod is not working as it should - no offence. The problem is that when installing this mod the data/cfg/sim.cfg is changed. If you open it in notepad you will see, after the [hydrophone] bracket, a line called sensivity. When you installed this and replaced the sim.cfg this line was changed from the value 0.03 to 0.01. It should be the other way around. Open the file yourself with notepad and change it to a higher value. Higher value will make the destroyers hydrophones more effective. Lower value will make the destroyers deaf. It took a lot of testing and reading for me to understand that it should be the other way around. If you don't have any luck - PM me and I'll send you my sim.cfg file. With this you will surely have DD's with working "ears"

04-24-07, 08:27 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Those Tincans have little trouble pinging my happy ass

04-24-07, 08:53 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I could be wrong but i dont think hydro sensitivty will effect ping frequency. Detection time on sonar most definatly would. Set it at 5 and see what happends Then again, the AI only uses one sensor at a time, if its not using sonar its using hydrophones. Without a good passive contact it might not have enough of a hint, so i could be wrong. shrug