Rudder Control Loss or is my crew just too happy?

Wolfram · 08-30-05, 09:31 AM

Greetings All,

I tried to search if this is bug or just one of those random things attributed to excess mods. Possibly addressed already and I do apologize if this irks someone out there.

Situation (brief) Near DG 65 I find a nice convoy get lucky and nail three T2 tankers.

About 3 km later and escorts steaming NE away from me I set up waypoints to run it on auto on a low TC and I take a break from the game but leave it running as I said in low TC think it was x64, I come back and instead of chugging along at 100m depth and 3 knots on a course of 241 I find the boat going in a hard a port circle...

Ok I was happy as these guys to knock off three T2. But is there any known bug or am just seeing things or maybe the helmsman needs a night off?

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-30-05, 09:36 AM

If you placed navigational waypoints too close together, the boat cannot "aquire" them and goes in hard circles trying to do just that.

Wolfram · 08-30-05, 10:41 AM

Ahhh that makes sense I may have on a smaller map view placed some zig zag moves for about 3 more km then enlarged the map and set straight line to course 241.

I bet that's it! TY

Either that or my Helmsman been in the Schnapps again

Appreciate the reply

Kernel · 08-30-05, 01:24 PM

I've had that happen on several occasions too. I've been sailing straight towards a waypoint but instead of moving onto the next once we reach it the u-boat just starts going in circles.

If I move the waypoint further away from the sub the same thing happens, we sail straight towards it and back in a circle again once we reach it.
If I delete the waypoint using the rubber tool we just end up going in circles at the next waypoint.

I have to delete all waypoint in the course and plot them all again.

08-30-05, 09:31 AM	#1
Wolfram Weps Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: periscope depth Posts: 354 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Rudder Control Loss or is my crew just too happy? Greetings All, I tried to search if this is bug or just one of those random things attributed to excess mods. Possibly addressed already and I do apologize if this irks someone out there. Situation (brief) Near DG 65 I find a nice convoy get lucky and nail three T2 tankers. About 3 km later and escorts steaming NE away from me I set up waypoints to run it on auto on a low TC and I take a break from the game but leave it running as I said in low TC think it was x64, I come back and instead of chugging along at 100m depth and 3 knots on a course of 241 I find the boat going in a hard a port circle... Ok I was happy as these guys to knock off three T2. But is there any known bug or am just seeing things or maybe the helmsman needs a night off?

08-30-05, 09:36 AM	#2
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	If you placed navigational waypoints too close together, the boat cannot "aquire" them and goes in hard circles trying to do just that. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

08-30-05, 10:41 AM	#3
Wolfram Weps Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: periscope depth Posts: 354 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ahhh that makes sense I may have on a smaller map view placed some zig zag moves for about 3 more km then enlarged the map and set straight line to course 241. I bet that's it! TY Either that or my Helmsman been in the Schnapps again Appreciate the reply

08-30-05, 01:24 PM	#4
Kernel Watch Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've had that happen on several occasions too. I've been sailing straight towards a waypoint but instead of moving onto the next once we reach it the u-boat just starts going in circles. If I move the waypoint further away from the sub the same thing happens, we sail straight towards it and back in a circle again once we reach it. If I delete the waypoint using the rubber tool we just end up going in circles at the next waypoint. I have to delete all waypoint in the course and plot them all again.