Ultra short range deck gun issues

[Hybris]

Well after 2 years of not having a gaming computer I'm able to play SH4 again but on my first patrol in the middle of a heavy fog bank I almost run into a large freighter at maybe 100-300 yards so I man my deck gun thinking it would be a quick 10-15 round salvo at the waterline.

Well 8 rounds later even manual aiming couldn't hit this thing, So I give in a use a rear torpedo shot and sink it.

So the question what do I have to edit in order to make the gun hit something at point blank range like I could in SH3?

Sorry about being long winded I'm just glad to be back.

[ETR3(SS)]

Where were the shells hitting/going then?

[tater]

You have not mentioned what mods if any you are running.

If you can't hit in the Stock game, I suggest playing after drinking fewer beers—or more

[Hybris]

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

Where were the shells hitting/going then?

The maybe 700 yards give or take on the other side of the target ship almost as if I aimed too high or the shell passed right through the ship.

Originally Posted by tater

You have not mentioned what mods if any you are running.

If you can't hit in the Stock game, I suggest playing after drinking fewer beers—or more

Stock but slightly edited in respect to the deck gun (increased traverse/elevation speed mostly) in my first attempt to address the issue I did increase the min. elevation from stock to -25 and while the barrel did go 25 degrees down from level the cross hair did stay at 0 degrees.

EDIT: Two other things I did edit was shell velocity (increased massively over stock) and set max range/angle 50000 @ 0 degrees

[ETR3(SS)]

Originally Posted by Hybris

EDIT: Two other things I did edit was shell velocity (increased massively over stock) and set max range/angle 50000 @ 0 degrees

I'd wager this is why you can't hit the broad side of a barn. Change it back to stock values and see if it fixes it. If it does you can still change the values to your liking, but at a more conservative level.

[Karle94]

Originally Posted by Hybris

The maybe 700 yards give or take on the other side of the target ship almost as if I aimed too high or the shell passed right through the ship.



Stock but slightly edited in respect to the deck gun (increased traverse/elevation speed mostly) in my first attempt to address the issue I did increase the min. elevation from stock to -25 and while the barrel did go 25 degrees down from level the cross hair did stay at 0 degrees.

EDIT: Two other things I did edit was shell velocity (increased massively over stock) and set max range/angle 50000 @ 0 degrees

The last part is defenatly the reason. Give it a range of 50000 at 20 or 30 degrees.