Dover. What a mess.

Blacklight · 10-13-09, 10:33 PM

I'm assuming that Dinsdale was the Dover parking attendant for Dover in 1939 because on my shakedown cruise, I sailed past their port and every ship was either smashed to pieces, on fire, or sunk. My crew just

and kept going southwest.

papa_smurf · 10-14-09, 05:37 AM

That or he's in partnership with a one Bernard.....

Jimbuna · 10-14-09, 07:44 AM

It sounds like all vessels in port have lost their waypoints.....this usually only happens when you save within rendering range of the scripted vessels

cawimmer430 · 10-14-09, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf

That or he's in partnership with a one Bernard.....

The British Bernard must be "Bernie".

Blacklight · 10-14-09, 04:12 PM

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It sounds like all vessels in port have lost their waypoints.....this usually only happens when you save within rendering range of the scripted vessels

Nope. That was what I thought. Thats why I never save unless I'm far away from port or docking. This time however, it was the 1939 shakedown cruise in August and I didn't save anything. I just sailed straight out there and decided to check out Der Channel because I knew I wouldn't get the opportunity in the future. I decided to go check out the "white cliffs of Dover" and when we got there, it was in total ruin.

Jimbuna · 10-14-09, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

Nope. That was what I thought. Thats why I never save unless I'm far away from port or docking. This time however, it was the 1939 shakedown cruise in August and I didn't save anything. I just sailed straight out there and decided to check out Der Channel because I knew I wouldn't get the opportunity in the future. I decided to go check out the "white cliffs of Dover" and when we got there, it was in total ruin.

I've just checked the campaign file and everything looks okay.

This has got to be the most serious case of ingame 'unit drifting' I have heard of

Wreford-Brown · 10-15-09, 03:38 AM

Just cruised past Dover in Aug 1939 and didn't see any problems.

Two possibilities I can think of:
1. As Jim said, massive unit drift.
2. Maybe the old 'neutrals hate each other' thing, where if a single round is fired by a unit and it hits a ship of the same nation they all go nuts and shoot each other into oblivion. The best example of this is the convoy attack exam - surface really close to one of the mechants, wait for an escort to fire and hit the merch and they'll all sink each other. This option is unlikely given that it is 1939 and before the war starts, but possible.

10-13-09, 10:33 PM	#1
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Dover. What a mess. I'm assuming that Dinsdale was the Dover parking attendant for Dover in 1939 because on my shakedown cruise, I sailed past their port and every ship was either smashed to pieces, on fire, or sunk. My crew just and kept going southwest. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

10-14-09, 05:37 AM	#2
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	That or he's in partnership with a one Bernard..... __________________

10-14-09, 07:44 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It sounds like all vessels in port have lost their waypoints.....this usually only happens when you save within rendering range of the scripted vessels __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-15-09, 03:38 AM	#7
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	Just cruised past Dover in Aug 1939 and didn't see any problems. Two possibilities I can think of: 1. As Jim said, massive unit drift. 2. Maybe the old 'neutrals hate each other' thing, where if a single round is fired by a unit and it hits a ship of the same nation they all go nuts and shoot each other into oblivion. The best example of this is the convoy attack exam - surface really close to one of the mechants, wait for an escort to fire and hit the merch and they'll all sink each other. This option is unlikely given that it is 1939 and before the war starts, but possible. __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...