AI sub experience!

HanSolo78 · 03-08-10, 02:21 PM

I tried the AI subs today in a self created single mission and experienced quite weird things.

1.
The sub was reported by my hydrophone station in about 6000 meters, but there was no sub there... I created it surfaced but there was nothing.
Then suddenly it appeared about 2000m in front of the german merchant!!

2.
For me it seems that the AI torpedoes do not work properly... the sub starts the attack surfaced at about 2000m, fires about 6-8 torpedoes and dives away.
But unfortunately all torpedoes sink to bottom without any propeller propulsion:

Another experience I made in another single mission where I let a german type VIIb&VIIc approach a british merchant.
Another weird behaviour; because when the AI subs got contact of the british merchant, they simply dove and made a turn around with heading in the opposite direction.

Did you make different or similar experiences?

Jeevz · 03-08-10, 02:47 PM

I sent one to the bottom with the deck gun while returning to Wilhelmshaven the other day. My crew got visual contact and dropped me out of TC about 8000 meters away in light fog. I crept up on him and hit him with the opening shot in the conning tower. After that he started to turn away but never dived or attempted to counter attack. A few more shots and I got the kill but it doesn't count as a warship or merchant in the captain's log.

Ziggy · 03-08-10, 03:29 PM

Subs have depth charges instead of torps lol

urfisch · 03-08-10, 03:37 PM

nice investigation hans!!! the torps might be fixed easily...i guess its something in a txt file, that needs to be changed...or in the gr2 files of the ai torpedos.

checked the ai torps in gr2...the controllers seem to be fine...

HanSolo78 · 03-08-10, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urfisch

nice investigation hans!!! the torps might be fixed easily...i guess its something in a txt file, that needs to be changed...or in the gr2 files of the ai torpedos.

hm, I don´t think so fischii

the gr2 files are likes the .dat files from previous SHs and there is also a sim file for the torpedos which contain information for the torpedo run... unfortunately I don´r find the goblin editor not as usful as S3d Editor.

Did someone else had experience with AI subs?

urfisch · 03-08-10, 04:54 PM

yes, i checked them in goblin. loaded all the ai torp files...but the speed and the depth settings are ok. something stops them from running...or they even do not run...as said: the torp (mk14) seems to be ok. try it and load all files at once in the goblin (zon, sim, dat, etc.) you will find all the information of the torps in the controller window. one thing i thougt, was the depth is too low for a surface attack. min. depth is set initially at 1.8 meters. maybe if the uboat is surfaced the depth of the fired torp is above 1.8m...and the torp doesnt run at all...

Hartmann · 03-08-10, 05:49 PM

Ia boats don´t have crew and not abilities , for example a weapons officer than can make torpedoes run faster, in this case , IA boats ,the torpedo fall to the bottom

03-08-10, 02:21 PM	#1
HanSolo78 Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Austria Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 3	AI sub experience! I tried the AI subs today in a self created single mission and experienced quite weird things. 1. The sub was reported by my hydrophone station in about 6000 meters, but there was no sub there... I created it surfaced but there was nothing. Then suddenly it appeared about 2000m in front of the german merchant!! 2. For me it seems that the AI torpedoes do not work properly... the sub starts the attack surfaced at about 2000m, fires about 6-8 torpedoes and dives away. But unfortunately all torpedoes sink to bottom without any propeller propulsion: Another experience I made in another single mission where I let a german type VIIb&VIIc approach a british merchant. Another weird behaviour; because when the AI subs got contact of the british merchant, they simply dove and made a turn around with heading in the opposite direction. Did you make different or similar experiences? __________________

03-08-10, 02:47 PM	#2
Jeevz A-ganger Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 80 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I sent one to the bottom with the deck gun while returning to Wilhelmshaven the other day. My crew got visual contact and dropped me out of TC about 8000 meters away in light fog. I crept up on him and hit him with the opening shot in the conning tower. After that he started to turn away but never dived or attempted to counter attack. A few more shots and I got the kill but it doesn't count as a warship or merchant in the captain's log. __________________ Commence to Jigglin

03-08-10, 03:37 PM	#4
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	nice investigation hans!!! the torps might be fixed easily...i guess its something in a txt file, that needs to be changed...or in the gr2 files of the ai torpedos. checked the ai torps in gr2...the controllers seem to be fine... __________________ Last edited by urfisch; 03-08-10 at 03:49 PM.

03-08-10, 04:54 PM	#6
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	yes, i checked them in goblin. loaded all the ai torp files...but the speed and the depth settings are ok. something stops them from running...or they even do not run...as said: the torp (mk14) seems to be ok. try it and load all files at once in the goblin (zon, sim, dat, etc.) you will find all the information of the torps in the controller window. one thing i thougt, was the depth is too low for a surface attack. min. depth is set initially at 1.8 meters. maybe if the uboat is surfaced the depth of the fired torp is above 1.8m...and the torp doesnt run at all... __________________

03-08-10, 05:49 PM	#7
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Ia boats don´t have crew and not abilities , for example a weapons officer than can make torpedoes run faster, in this case , IA boats ,the torpedo fall to the bottom __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

03-08-10, 03:29 PM	#3
Ziggy Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 111 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Subs have depth charges instead of torps lol