My favourite PT-Boats Bug!

Sonarman · 10-22-09, 06:59 PM

Fortunately there don't seem to be too many bugs in Akella's latest game but one of them is definitely a blessing and I certainally won't be complaining about it.

If you go into sim mode in exterior view and move your view below the surface then use the tab key to bring up the unit order panel then issue some random orders to your ships using the F-keys as you do this the horrible arcadey radar thing & the ammo counters move incrementally down the screen until they disappear altogether. You can still jump into the tac map using the "M" key to use the damage functions etc that were on the radar panel. The radar thing & ammo counters only reappear when you start an entire new game, for the duration of your current game they are gone!

Pips · 10-23-09, 04:51 AM

Interesting, I haven't tried that. Will have t give it a whirl. But how on earth did you come up with that???

Sonarman · 10-23-09, 06:52 AM

Just one of those lucky break type things, didn't actually notice how it happened the first time I did it, and then had to spend a while backtracking/experimenting to find out what had occurred. I wish they would just give us a keystroke to eliminate the thing. Our talented modders will no doubt come up with a quick solution.

10-22-09, 06:59 PM	#1
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	My favourite PT-Boats Bug! Fortunately there don't seem to be too many bugs in Akella's latest game but one of them is definitely a blessing and I certainally won't be complaining about it. If you go into sim mode in exterior view and move your view below the surface then use the tab key to bring up the unit order panel then issue some random orders to your ships using the F-keys as you do this the horrible arcadey radar thing & the ammo counters move incrementally down the screen until they disappear altogether. You can still jump into the tac map using the "M" key to use the damage functions etc that were on the radar panel. The radar thing & ammo counters only reappear when you start an entire new game, for the duration of your current game they are gone! __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software. Last edited by Sonarman; 10-22-09 at 07:33 PM.

10-23-09, 04:51 AM	#2
Pips Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canberra ACT Posts: 5 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Interesting, I haven't tried that. Will have t give it a whirl. But how on earth did you come up with that??? __________________ "Somewhere out there is page 6!" "But Emillo you promised ....... it's postpone" ASWWIAH Member

10-23-09, 06:52 AM	#3
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Just one of those lucky break type things, didn't actually notice how it happened the first time I did it, and then had to spend a while backtracking/experimenting to find out what had occurred. I wish they would just give us a keystroke to eliminate the thing. Our talented modders will no doubt come up with a quick solution. __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.