Loss of radar and sonar

Archive1 · 10-03-08, 10:21 PM

I'm running TM 1.52 with corresponding RSRD. Had no problem but then, before second patrol, loaded sobars RFB1.5_env_grx_mod via JSGMC since it looked very good. Unfortunately my machine took a FR hit and so I uninstalled it via JSGMC. However, now I have no manual sonar or radar...ie, when I go to either station to sweep manually, neither screen is "active" - both are blank and I cannot move the sonar sweep at all; clicking on the ON/OFF switch does nothing. Now, I am not blaming sobars, but is this a known problem, or something unique? I don't want to dig into things and then find that it has happened before and there is an easy answer. Anybody give me a clue?

banjo · 10-03-08, 10:37 PM

Is it possible in your re-install your were moved earlier in the war? To a period when radar was not yet available. In the game, the scopes are there but if you haven't been 'issued' radar yet you can't enable it. I'm talking about the surface search radar.

Archive1 · 10-04-08, 06:18 PM

Banjo:
I thought about that but could not for the life of me figure out how or why the Jones program would do that...never had it happen in a few years of using it in SH3 or so far with SH4. You are correct that the 'empty' radar screen looks exactly as it does in the first years with the earlier subs. But during my 'refit' I was clear about upgrading to surface radar (and didn't do anything with the sonar which was working just fine.) Dunno. Will keep looking for a solution. Makes no sense to continue the patrol blind and deaf.
Thanks for the response.

Lexandro · 10-04-08, 07:46 PM

The beginner radar is only for aircraft contacts and is not usable by the player as far as I can tell. Not till around summer '42 will you get access to surface radar.

10-03-08, 10:21 PM	#1
Archive1 Captain Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington State south of Tacoma Posts: 494 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Loss of radar and sonar I'm running TM 1.52 with corresponding RSRD. Had no problem but then, before second patrol, loaded sobars RFB1.5_env_grx_mod via JSGMC since it looked very good. Unfortunately my machine took a FR hit and so I uninstalled it via JSGMC. However, now I have no manual sonar or radar...ie, when I go to either station to sweep manually, neither screen is "active" - both are blank and I cannot move the sonar sweep at all; clicking on the ON/OFF switch does nothing. Now, I am not blaming sobars, but is this a known problem, or something unique? I don't want to dig into things and then find that it has happened before and there is an easy answer. Anybody give me a clue?

10-03-08, 10:37 PM	#2
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	Is it possible in your re-install your were moved earlier in the war? To a period when radar was not yet available. In the game, the scopes are there but if you haven't been 'issued' radar yet you can't enable it. I'm talking about the surface search radar.

10-04-08, 06:18 PM	#3
Archive1 Captain Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington State south of Tacoma Posts: 494 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Banjo: I thought about that but could not for the life of me figure out how or why the Jones program would do that...never had it happen in a few years of using it in SH3 or so far with SH4. You are correct that the 'empty' radar screen looks exactly as it does in the first years with the earlier subs. But during my 'refit' I was clear about upgrading to surface radar (and didn't do anything with the sonar which was working just fine.) Dunno. Will keep looking for a solution. Makes no sense to continue the patrol blind and deaf. Thanks for the response.

10-04-08, 07:46 PM	#4
Lexandro Navy Dude Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: REDACTED Posts: 172 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	The beginner radar is only for aircraft contacts and is not usable by the player as far as I can tell. Not till around summer '42 will you get access to surface radar.