Bug? - sound looping during storms

Paul Riley · 08-14-08, 08:19 AM

This has probably been discussed before.

Having sailed into another bloody storm going across the S.Atlantic on my way home from a very successful raid on the port of spain I decided to dive,as is standard during low vis.Just as my boat started to make its descent to 30m I noticed that the sounds I observed on the surface like wind,rain,the sound of water dripping onto the deck plates could still be heard at 30m,so I dived deeper to 50,then 100,and could still hear them as clear as if I was still on the surface.Realising this was in fact some sort of sound looping bug I saved then exited,and the sounds ceased.
Not a major problem,but still,a bloody annoying one when it happens,and could also be a problem when manually manning the HPs as the sounds were interfering with my own hearing

meduza · 08-14-08, 08:24 AM

Did you minimize your game (pressing the alt-tab) at any moment? This also happens to me sometimes if I minimize. I found that , if I have to minimize the game, I go to the hydrophones station, pause and then minimize.

Anyway, after you reload the saved game, the sounds will stop.

edit: Also sometimes activating the external view removes the sounds.

Paul Riley · 08-14-08, 08:42 AM

I sometimes minimize it to quickly go online for info etc,and then when I come offline I maximize the game again.Hmm,that could be it,cheers mate.

GoldenRivet · 08-14-08, 03:42 PM

The usual cause of this bug of hearing ocean surface sounds and wave sounds while submerged is switching the view from an outside station like the bridge to an inside station like the command room while the game is time compressed.

this even occurs when the view is switched automatically by a dive sequence order.

the easiest way to fix it is to save the patrol (following all the known save game criteria... surfaced, no ships around, no ports around etc) and exit the game... then run SH3 and reload your save game and presto... all better.

the preventive measure is to never switch FROM any outside view TO any inside view without first being at 1x time compression.

follow that rule and this should never happen again... and if it does just apply the save and exit and reload fix.

Paul Riley · 08-14-08, 04:14 PM

GR,
Just for the record I never go higher than 1x when on the bridge or any other station,its all in real time.The only time I increase TC is when at the map and traversing large distances.
Thanks anyway

08-14-08, 08:19 AM	#1
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Bug? - sound looping during storms This has probably been discussed before. Having sailed into another bloody storm going across the S.Atlantic on my way home from a very successful raid on the port of spain I decided to dive,as is standard during low vis.Just as my boat started to make its descent to 30m I noticed that the sounds I observed on the surface like wind,rain,the sound of water dripping onto the deck plates could still be heard at 30m,so I dived deeper to 50,then 100,and could still hear them as clear as if I was still on the surface.Realising this was in fact some sort of sound looping bug I saved then exited,and the sounds ceased. Not a major problem,but still,a bloody annoying one when it happens,and could also be a problem when manually manning the HPs as the sounds were interfering with my own hearing __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-14-08, 08:42 AM	#3
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	I sometimes minimize it to quickly go online for info etc,and then when I come offline I maximize the game again.Hmm,that could be it,cheers mate. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes Last edited by Paul Riley; 08-14-08 at 01:36 PM.

08-14-08, 03:42 PM	#4
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	The usual cause of this bug of hearing ocean surface sounds and wave sounds while submerged is switching the view from an outside station like the bridge to an inside station like the command room while the game is time compressed. this even occurs when the view is switched automatically by a dive sequence order. the easiest way to fix it is to save the patrol (following all the known save game criteria... surfaced, no ships around, no ports around etc) and exit the game... then run SH3 and reload your save game and presto... all better. the preventive measure is to never switch FROM any outside view TO any inside view without first being at 1x time compression. follow that rule and this should never happen again... and if it does just apply the save and exit and reload fix. __________________

08-14-08, 04:14 PM	#5
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	GR, Just for the record I never go higher than 1x when on the bridge or any other station,its all in real time.The only time I increase TC is when at the map and traversing large distances. Thanks anyway __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-14-08, 08:24 AM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Did you minimize your game (pressing the alt-tab) at any moment? This also happens to me sometimes if I minimize. I found that , if I have to minimize the game, I go to the hydrophones station, pause and then minimize. Anyway, after you reload the saved game, the sounds will stop. edit: Also sometimes activating the external view removes the sounds.