Attack periscope bug?

gt_magnus · 09-10-11, 11:30 AM

Hi, I'm having some trouble with my attack periscope in sh3 (with GWX 3 and SH3 commander). For some reason I can't get full zoom with the attack periscope!

The observation periscope works fine (1x-7x zoom), but in the attack periscope I can't get more zoom than 1.5x! This is very annoying when attacking convoys because if I use the OBS scope when attacking the convoy 1. I Can't get as much zoom as in the ATK scope and 2. I will be easier to detect. Do anyone of you know about this bug? If so please help me.

Sailor Steve · 09-10-11, 11:39 AM

You say you're using SH3 Commander. Do you have Sabotage & Malfunctions enabled? It could be that your attack scope is on the fritz, and will be repaired after the patrol is over. I also think that saving and restarting the game will do it, but I've never had the problem, so I can't be sure.

Andrewsdad · 09-12-11, 08:26 AM

Salute !!!!

Sailor Steve is correct. I have had that very malfunction too.

Another malfunction I have had several times is with the propulsion system. I could only get half speed from both engines and motors.

My self-imposed solution is to continue the patrol for at least an hour to simulate repairs and then save/exit and restart.

So each time I start up the sim I check my periscopes and propulsion systems. Don't want to get caught blind or crippled!!!

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ps.. what other malfunctions have Commander users experienced?

Osmium Steele · 09-12-11, 12:33 PM

Waterlogged attack scope. Takes forever to get a clear view.

gt_magnus · 09-15-11, 10:47 AM

Yeah, I do have sabotage + malfunctions enabled, but the first time it happened I was actually on a Naval Academy mission! So I don't think it should have been any malfunction. But, if malfunctions can happen in Naval Academy missions, I don't understand why there is 50% chance that theres a fault with the attack periscope and not something else!

EDIT: I have tried restarting the game, but I still got 50% chance of a ATK periscope failiure!

09-10-11, 11:30 AM	#1
gt_magnus Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 46 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Attack periscope bug? Hi, I'm having some trouble with my attack periscope in sh3 (with GWX 3 and SH3 commander). For some reason I can't get full zoom with the attack periscope! The observation periscope works fine (1x-7x zoom), but in the attack periscope I can't get more zoom than 1.5x! This is very annoying when attacking convoys because if I use the OBS scope when attacking the convoy 1. I Can't get as much zoom as in the ATK scope and 2. I will be easier to detect. Do anyone of you know about this bug? If so please help me.

09-10-11, 11:39 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	You say you're using SH3 Commander. Do you have Sabotage & Malfunctions enabled? It could be that your attack scope is on the fritz, and will be repaired after the patrol is over. I also think that saving and restarting the game will do it, but I've never had the problem, so I can't be sure. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-12-11, 12:33 PM	#4
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Waterlogged attack scope. Takes forever to get a clear view. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

09-12-11, 08:26 AM	#3
Andrewsdad Machinist's Mate Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 130 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Salute !!!! Sailor Steve is correct. I have had that very malfunction too. Another malfunction I have had several times is with the propulsion system. I could only get half speed from both engines and motors. My self-imposed solution is to continue the patrol for at least an hour to simulate repairs and then save/exit and restart. So each time I start up the sim I check my periscopes and propulsion systems. Don't want to get caught blind or crippled!!! AD ps.. what other malfunctions have Commander users experienced?

09-15-11, 10:47 AM	#5
gt_magnus Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 46 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I do have sabotage + malfunctions enabled, but the first time it happened I was actually on a Naval Academy mission! So I don't think it should have been any malfunction. But, if malfunctions can happen in Naval Academy missions, I don't understand why there is 50% chance that theres a fault with the attack periscope and not something else! EDIT: I have tried restarting the game, but I still got 50% chance of a ATK periscope failiure!