Give orders to sonar man ???

metal · 03-09-10, 11:34 AM

In SH3 & SH4 we could tell the sonar operator to follow target and ping for range.

In SH5 my man does nothing but sit there ... if I try to talk to him my only option is to ask him if he is getting harrassed by the crew ... I have 2 icons to "reveal" stuff ... but they are grayed-out (inactive).

How do I tell this guy to do something usefull? Why doesn't he ever say he picked up a contact?

REgards

Gammelpreusse · 03-09-10, 11:37 AM

You have to spend expirience points to get the special abilities work.

Unluckily, in the case of the sonar man, I have everything leveld up, but when I click on "reveal target" or the other one, the only answers I ever get is "no, can't do".

So the sonar man so far is pretty much useless, or at least I did not find out yet how to propperly work him.

marcel1980 · 03-09-10, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by metal

In SH3 & SH4 we could tell the sonar operator to follow target and ping for range.

In SH5 my man does nothing but sit there ... if I try to talk to him my only option is to ask him if he is getting harrassed by the crew ... I have 2 icons to "reveal" stuff ... but they are grayed-out (inactive).

How do I tell this guy to do something usefull? Why doesn't he ever say he picked up a contact?

REgards

You're absolutely right, he's totaly useless. I wonder why ubisoft haven't learned from the previous series.

Noren · 03-09-10, 12:04 PM

Did'nt they state that sonar would be more useful for the player?

'reveal hidden ships'-active function : is that something übernatural?

marcel1980 · 03-09-10, 03:38 PM

I thought of having more interaction with him instead of taking his task in your hands. For example why cant i order him to sweep for contacts and to follow certain contact when he finds it. Im missing such basic interactions.

Gabucino · 03-09-10, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by marcel1980

I thought of having more interaction with him instead of taking his task in your hands. For example why cant i order him to sweep for contacts and to follow certain contact when he finds it. Im missing such basic interactions.

Go to commands.cfg and add keyboard shortcuts to those commands. They still work.

marcel1980 · 03-10-10, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Gabucino

Go to commands.cfg and add keyboard shortcuts to those commands. They still work.

wow thanks, will try that

Ragtag · 03-10-10, 06:30 AM

They do indeed work. To bad they broke the sonar with the patch.

capthelm · 03-10-10, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gammelpreusse

You have to spend expirience points to get the special abilities work.

Unluckily, in the case of the sonar man, I have everything leveld up, but when I click on "reveal target" or the other one, the only answers I ever get is "no, can't do".

So the sonar man so far is pretty much useless, or at least I did not find out yet how to propperly work him.

think a big patch will address many crew positions and ai .

metal · 03-10-10, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabucino

Go to commands.cfg and add keyboard shortcuts to those commands. They still work.

I did ... but I press the key ... and ... nothing!

SteamWake · 03-10-10, 12:16 PM

Lets hope the mods get a handle on this... it is annoying.

03-09-10, 11:34 AM	#1
metal Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Give orders to sonar man ??? In SH3 & SH4 we could tell the sonar operator to follow target and ping for range. In SH5 my man does nothing but sit there ... if I try to talk to him my only option is to ask him if he is getting harrassed by the crew ... I have 2 icons to "reveal" stuff ... but they are grayed-out (inactive). How do I tell this guy to do something usefull? Why doesn't he ever say he picked up a contact? REgards

03-10-10, 06:30 AM	#8
Ragtag Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 654 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	They do indeed work. To bad they broke the sonar with the patch. __________________ Intel I7-7800x CPU. 16Gb G.skill DDR4 3600MHz. Asrock Taichi X299 mb Palit RTX 2080Ti. Fortron 1000W PSU. BenQ XR3501R LCD.

03-10-10, 12:16 PM	#11
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Lets hope the mods get a handle on this... it is annoying. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

03-09-10, 11:37 AM	#2
Gammelpreusse Planesman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 191 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You have to spend expirience points to get the special abilities work. Unluckily, in the case of the sonar man, I have everything leveld up, but when I click on "reveal target" or the other one, the only answers I ever get is "no, can't do". So the sonar man so far is pretty much useless, or at least I did not find out yet how to propperly work him.

03-09-10, 12:04 PM	#4
Noren 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 284 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Did'nt they state that sonar would be more useful for the player? 'reveal hidden ships'-active function : is that something übernatural?

03-09-10, 03:38 PM	#5
marcel1980 Mate Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 56 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	I thought of having more interaction with him instead of taking his task in your hands. For example why cant i order him to sweep for contacts and to follow certain contact when he finds it. Im missing such basic interactions.