Can I save near a convoy?

King_Zog · 03-31-11, 04:29 PM

I've heard you shouldn't save your game near ships you can see or even hear on the hydrophones. So far I've tried to stick to this...

But, when I'm shadowing a convoy it can takes me a while to plot its course and then get into a good position for an attack, sometimes a couple of hours of play time.

If I save my game and then come back to it later while I'm near the convoy (like in visual range) will this cause all the ships in the convoy to lose their waypoints, or even worse things like CTDs and corrupted save games?

Once you've intercepted convoy is the general rule to play through as long as it takes to attack it and then get clear of what is left?

I'm just wondering, as when the visibility is poor or the convoy is swarming with escorts the whole process can take me quite a bit of time.

frau kaleun · 03-31-11, 04:44 PM

Some people report that they can save within range of other units and then reload the save without any problems... but personally I wouldn't risk it.

If it's possible to leave your computer on, you can always just pause the game where it is and come back to it later and unpause it and keep playing. The only danger that I can see there is if Windows or some background program decides to do an auto-update and then reboot your system afterwards, if you're set up to allow that.

Like I said, though, some people don't seem to get bitten by the savegame bug in that situation so it's up to you.

desirableroasted · 03-31-11, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by King_Zog

I've heard you shouldn't save your game near ships you can see or even hear on the hydrophones. So far I've tried to stick to this...

But, when I'm shadowing a convoy it can takes me a while to plot its course and then get into a good position for an attack, sometimes a couple of hours of play time.

If I save my game and then come back to it later while I'm near the convoy (like in visual range) will this cause all the ships in the convoy to lose their waypoints, or even worse things like CTDs and corrupted save games?

Once you've intercepted convoy is the general rule to play through as long as it takes to attack it and then get clear of what is left?

I'm just wondering, as when the visibility is poor or the convoy is swarming with escorts the whole process can take me quite a bit of time.

1) I find saving games in the presence of other ships to be a crapshoot. Usually it works ok for me, but 1 in 20 fails. As a result, I save fairly often, at least 1-2 every game day, when it is safe.

2) The waypoints question is interesting. In harbor, they do lose their waypoints, so why wouldn't they in open sea? Of course, you wouldn't necessarily notice.

Bakkels · 03-31-11, 06:10 PM

Never had any problem saving a game while close to a convoy (and I mean really close, like you said; being able to hear them on hydro's or within visual range). However, because each patrol / save game takes my computer about 5 minutes to load, I mostly try to complete my patrols in one session. But the times I do need to load when close to a convoy, I never had a problem...

Fish In The Water · 03-31-11, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bakkels

Never had any problem saving a game while close to a convoy... But the times I do need to load when close to a convoy, I never had a problem...

Same here...

Don't want to jinx it, (so I'll touch wood just in case), but thankfully it's never been an issue.

Howard313 · 03-31-11, 10:52 PM

Saving near ships and ports seems to work alright for me, or at least I haven't run into any problems with it yet. Never hurts to be too careful though, nothing more frustrating than scoring a good kill only to lose said kill due to corrupted data.

Like a good friend on left 4 dead once told me. "Better safe than sorry."

03-31-11, 11:44 PM

I usualy follow the Frau Kaleun Method.
Pause. Sleep. Continue.

It's a good idé to unplug the internet, and any automatic functions, while playing.

With my old unstable install, I used to travel submerged in the opposite direction of the convoy for 2 hours. Then I'd surface and save, in case of a lock-up.
The few times I had to use it (computer lock-up), it worked.

03-31-11, 04:29 PM	#1
King_Zog Soundman Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: London Posts: 143 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Can I save near a convoy? I've heard you shouldn't save your game near ships you can see or even hear on the hydrophones. So far I've tried to stick to this... But, when I'm shadowing a convoy it can takes me a while to plot its course and then get into a good position for an attack, sometimes a couple of hours of play time. If I save my game and then come back to it later while I'm near the convoy (like in visual range) will this cause all the ships in the convoy to lose their waypoints, or even worse things like CTDs and corrupted save games? Once you've intercepted convoy is the general rule to play through as long as it takes to attack it and then get clear of what is left? I'm just wondering, as when the visibility is poor or the convoy is swarming with escorts the whole process can take me quite a bit of time.

03-31-11, 06:10 PM	#4
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	Never had any problem saving a game while close to a convoy (and I mean really close, like you said; being able to hear them on hydro's or within visual range). However, because each patrol / save game takes my computer about 5 minutes to load, I mostly try to complete my patrols in one session. But the times I do need to load when close to a convoy, I never had a problem... __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

03-31-11, 04:44 PM	#2
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Some people report that they can save within range of other units and then reload the save without any problems... but personally I wouldn't risk it. If it's possible to leave your computer on, you can always just pause the game where it is and come back to it later and unpause it and keep playing. The only danger that I can see there is if Windows or some background program decides to do an auto-update and then reboot your system afterwards, if you're set up to allow that. Like I said, though, some people don't seem to get bitten by the savegame bug in that situation so it's up to you.

03-31-11, 10:52 PM	#6
Howard313 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: America Posts: 211 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	Saving near ships and ports seems to work alright for me, or at least I haven't run into any problems with it yet. Never hurts to be too careful though, nothing more frustrating than scoring a good kill only to lose said kill due to corrupted data. Like a good friend on left 4 dead once told me. "Better safe than sorry."

03-31-11, 11:44 PM	#7
Snestorm Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I usualy follow the Frau Kaleun Method. Pause. Sleep. Continue. It's a good idé to unplug the internet, and any automatic functions, while playing. With my old unstable install, I used to travel submerged in the opposite direction of the convoy for 2 hours. Then I'd surface and save, in case of a lock-up. The few times I had to use it (computer lock-up), it worked.