Strange happenings off Afrika!

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 03:08 AM

For my 11th patrol with U47 I got EK78 as the grid. Hmm, okay I thought 'I'll just go with it'.

After a long trip down I sank a small merchant with the deck gun and continued my patrol. I started getting reports of a warship near the coast. Looking at the map, it seemed to spawn (or leave dock) again and again, see below (spawning just behind the islands and heading down past Freetown):

Needless to say I didn't head over to investigate!

Next thing I notice is my heading, which shows under the dial as 0 even though I'm heading roughly 240 towards a convoy someone just radioed in.

Also, what happened to the small merchant. I got the 'she's going down' but there's no red wreck.

Now all of this was pretty much 'Oh well, that's odd!' and no more. Until I had to save and reload a day later, at which point I got my first ever CTD while the 'Not so long ago' screen was up!

This is with GWX and SH3Cmdr, date is February 1941.

Anyone care to comment on whether the odd things caused my CTD, if I can recover the postion, or whether I should go back to the previous save (in port) and start my long trip again?

bookworm_020 · 10-15-07, 03:21 AM

The Zero under your heading is your rudder angle, so you can see how far you have your rudder over and in which direction (port or starbord)

For the other things I'm not sure, are you sure the small merchant was the enemy?

The CTD happens now and again, but others may not why it happend this time.

At least one of your questions has been answered

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 03:27 AM

Thanks bookworm_020, forgetting my basics there. But as for the others...

Oh and yes the merchant was enemy, I got a nice cheer from my crew to confirm it but I had already checked out the flag.

danlisa · 10-15-07, 03:36 AM

LOL.

It's a single ship being reported too often.

It's fixed for 1.04.

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 04:08 AM

Thanks danlisa.

I thought it was a single ship but wasn't sure whether multiple reports were at fault or whether it was erroneously spawning repeatedly. Watching it, it looked like it continued spawning every 30 seconds or so until I gave up watching and went after the convoy. So it's fixed anyway

So do you think that my CTD was nothing to do with this?

d@rk51d3 · 10-15-07, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

LOL.

It's a single ship being reported too often.

Had me hunting for days, that one.

But I got my revenge, raiding the harbour.

Jimbuna · 10-15-07, 05:03 AM

Your CTD sounds like a different issue

Personally, I'd go back to a previous save point

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 05:32 AM

Hi jimbuna, thanks and roger that (so to speak).

It's back to port for me then. I suppose I could always take the opportunity to assign myself a different grid. Feb 1941 seems a good time to be off Ireland as I was swamped by convoys there during my 10th patrol...

bigboywooly · 10-15-07, 10:31 AM

What was the error code on the CTD ?
Always helps

HW3 · 10-15-07, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Also, what happened to the small merchant. I got the 'she's going down' but there's no red wreck.

This is "normal", I get this every so often and it hasn't caused a CTD on the next load of the patrol after saving.

Brag · 10-15-07, 02:13 PM

I frequently don't get the wreck symbol, but it is added normally to the log

Huskalar · 10-15-07, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brag

I frequently don't get the wreck symbol, but it is added normally to the log

Same here.

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 02:56 PM

BBW, I have MS Visual Studio 2005 on my PC, so all I got was an exception error message and a 'would you like to use VS2005 debugger' question. You get the choice to answer yes which closes down the debugger and obviously SH3 as well (great!) or no, which leaves you in exactly the same place (just as fantastic!).

EDIT: Just tried again and I did get an error code out of the debugger. It gave error code 3324. Very informative!

Thanks for the comments on the wreck, yes I think I've had a few which made it to the log but didn't show on the map. I also had a grey wreck the other night which I'd hit with only one torpedo but I still got the full (enemy) tonnage in the log. Which was nice...

Anyway, about to give my save one more go, otherwise it's back to Lorient.

Vacillator · 10-16-07, 03:08 AM

Okay, at the risk of replying to myself

, a small update.

Reloaded at Lorient, headed back down to Afrika. Sank two large cargos on the way, in foul weather - heavy precipation and fog, in the dark, which was great fun. Got to EK78, observed the same muiltiple spawn / reporting going on (with a new report every 7.5 hours or so, went on for several days until there were at least 15 contacts showing!). Now headed back North slightly feeling happier than I was.

Cheers for the comments and advice.

10-15-07, 03:08 AM	#1
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Strange happenings off Afrika! For my 11th patrol with U47 I got EK78 as the grid. Hmm, okay I thought 'I'll just go with it'. After a long trip down I sank a small merchant with the deck gun and continued my patrol. I started getting reports of a warship near the coast. Looking at the map, it seemed to spawn (or leave dock) again and again, see below (spawning just behind the islands and heading down past Freetown): Needless to say I didn't head over to investigate! Next thing I notice is my heading, which shows under the dial as 0 even though I'm heading roughly 240 towards a convoy someone just radioed in. Also, what happened to the small merchant. I got the 'she's going down' but there's no red wreck. Now all of this was pretty much 'Oh well, that's odd!' and no more. Until I had to save and reload a day later, at which point I got my first ever CTD while the 'Not so long ago' screen was up! This is with GWX and SH3Cmdr, date is February 1941. Anyone care to comment on whether the odd things caused my CTD, if I can recover the postion, or whether I should go back to the previous save (in port) and start my long trip again?

10-15-07, 03:21 AM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Zero under your heading is your rudder angle, so you can see how far you have your rudder over and in which direction (port or starbord) For the other things I'm not sure, are you sure the small merchant was the enemy? The CTD happens now and again, but others may not why it happend this time. At least one of your questions has been answered __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-15-07, 03:36 AM	#4
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	LOL. It's a single ship being reported too often. It's fixed for 1.04. __________________

10-15-07, 05:03 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your CTD sounds like a different issue Personally, I'd go back to a previous save point __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-15-07, 10:31 AM	#9
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	What was the error code on the CTD ? Always helps __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

10-15-07, 03:27 AM	#3
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks bookworm_020, forgetting my basics there. But as for the others... Oh and yes the merchant was enemy, I got a nice cheer from my crew to confirm it but I had already checked out the flag.

10-15-07, 04:08 AM	#5
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks danlisa. I thought it was a single ship but wasn't sure whether multiple reports were at fault or whether it was erroneously spawning repeatedly. Watching it, it looked like it continued spawning every 30 seconds or so until I gave up watching and went after the convoy. So it's fixed anyway So do you think that my CTD was nothing to do with this?

10-15-07, 05:32 AM	#8
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi jimbuna, thanks and roger that (so to speak). It's back to port for me then. I suppose I could always take the opportunity to assign myself a different grid. Feb 1941 seems a good time to be off Ireland as I was swamped by convoys there during my 10th patrol...

10-15-07, 02:13 PM	#11
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I frequently don't get the wreck symbol, but it is added normally to the log __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

10-15-07, 02:56 PM	#13
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	BBW, I have MS Visual Studio 2005 on my PC, so all I got was an exception error message and a 'would you like to use VS2005 debugger' question. You get the choice to answer yes which closes down the debugger and obviously SH3 as well (great!) or no, which leaves you in exactly the same place (just as fantastic!). EDIT: Just tried again and I did get an error code out of the debugger. It gave error code 3324. Very informative! Thanks for the comments on the wreck, yes I think I've had a few which made it to the log but didn't show on the map. I also had a grey wreck the other night which I'd hit with only one torpedo but I still got the full (enemy) tonnage in the log. Which was nice... Anyway, about to give my save one more go, otherwise it's back to Lorient. Last edited by Vacillator; 10-15-07 at 03:10 PM.

10-16-07, 03:08 AM	#14
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Okay, at the risk of replying to myself , a small update. Reloaded at Lorient, headed back down to Afrika. Sank two large cargos on the way, in foul weather - heavy precipation and fog, in the dark, which was great fun. Got to EK78, observed the same muiltiple spawn / reporting going on (with a new report every 7.5 hours or so, went on for several days until there were at least 15 contacts showing!). Now headed back North slightly feeling happier than I was. Cheers for the comments and advice.