Lots of duds

Frosted · 06-13-14, 02:54 PM

Just recently bought Silent Hunter 5 on steam. I did the first 2 mission (Poland and British east coast shore). I got an issue with torpedoes it seems.

8/10 are duds for some reason. I fire them at ship so they come at a 90 degree angle but they fail to explode. I followed few with the external camera and they hit the ship and I hear clang but no explosion

. I gave my torpedo officer points in duds reduction but it doesn't seem to do anything.

Any tips on how to reduce the amount of duds because it's driving me

World_Devastator · 06-13-14, 03:05 PM

Welcome to the start of the war, it happens alot. Some mods can tone it down so you will have less of you can turn off dud torpedo's, sometimes the frequency can be alitte exaggerated

Frosted · 06-13-14, 03:10 PM

Thank you for the quick response.

I thought that was the reason too but wasn't sure. At least now I know for sure that's the reason why. I guess I will keep using that deck at least until I get better torpedoes.

cheers.

Capt. Morgan · 06-13-14, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by World_Devastator

...you can turn off dud torpedo's, sometimes the frequency can be alitte exaggerated

After 5 hrs. (real-time) sneaking into Scapa only to experience 9 out of 9 duds, I have come to the conclusion that this is one aspect of The Battle of The Atlantic I'd rather not simulate. Duds deactivated.

Oh, and Welcome Aboard Frosted

World_Devastator · 06-13-14, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Capt. Morgan

After 5 hrs. (real-time) sneaking into Scapa only to experience 9 out of 9 duds, I have come to the conclusion that this is one aspect of The Battle of The Atlantic I'd rather not simulate. Duds deactivated.

Me also

, and welcome Frosted to SubSim!

TAS977 · 06-24-14, 04:43 AM

In the options menu you can turn off the Dud torpedoes ...

would highly recommend this, after several hours of hunting, to find out that the sub is only equipped with dud torpedoes, it sucks ...

Defiance · 06-24-14, 05:40 AM

Or fire all off while still able to re-equip near port

This can lower the odds of having duds but you still keep it enabled

Echolot · 06-24-14, 05:45 AM

Do you have the torpedo patches enabled in TDW Generic Patcher? Then you need to install the mod "All the torpedoes modified for torpedoes failure patches (GenericPatcher add-on)" also (in Generic Patcher MODS folder). Read the description/notes in Generic Patcher.

06-13-14, 02:54 PM	#1
Frosted Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Lots of duds Just recently bought Silent Hunter 5 on steam. I did the first 2 mission (Poland and British east coast shore). I got an issue with torpedoes it seems. 8/10 are duds for some reason. I fire them at ship so they come at a 90 degree angle but they fail to explode. I followed few with the external camera and they hit the ship and I hear clang but no explosion . I gave my torpedo officer points in duds reduction but it doesn't seem to do anything. Any tips on how to reduce the amount of duds because it's driving me

06-24-14, 05:40 AM	#7
Defiance Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 908 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 0	Or fire all off while still able to re-equip near port This can lower the odds of having duds but you still keep it enabled __________________ Have Fun Bye Def

06-13-14, 03:05 PM	#2
World_Devastator Sparky Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mars Hill, North Carolina Posts: 158 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the start of the war, it happens alot. Some mods can tone it down so you will have less of you can turn off dud torpedo's, sometimes the frequency can be alitte exaggerated

06-13-14, 03:10 PM	#3
Frosted Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 5 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Thank you for the quick response. I thought that was the reason too but wasn't sure. At least now I know for sure that's the reason why. I guess I will keep using that deck at least until I get better torpedoes. cheers.

06-24-14, 04:43 AM	#6
TAS977 Watch Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 16 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	In the options menu you can turn off the Dud torpedoes ... would highly recommend this, after several hours of hunting, to find out that the sub is only equipped with dud torpedoes, it sucks ...

06-24-14, 05:45 AM	#8
Echolot Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 718 Downloads: 575 Uploads: 0	Do you have the torpedo patches enabled in TDW Generic Patcher? Then you need to install the mod "All the torpedoes modified for torpedoes failure patches (GenericPatcher add-on)" also (in Generic Patcher MODS folder). Read the description/notes in Generic Patcher.