A in-game problem

[mapuc]

Have ended my first mission-the one you start with when you start a new campaign

Clicked on dock at Kiel

The next scene I'm standing beside a sub and two German officers are talking to me.

Then I have to enter my U-122 and meet my new XO

I have been walking around a lot and I can't find a way to this point where I should meet my new XO

Markus

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi Markus
Use the Esc key and exit back to the main menu.
Load the game save showing Autosave Enter Base.
In the bunker go to the officer and request a mission
Use the Esc key.
Make a manual game save.
Exit to the main menu.
Now load the new game save that you made.
In the bunker click on the quartermaster and you can now select your torpedoes and anything else available.
When finished go to the officer and start the mission.
Peter

[mapuc]

Thank you it helped

Now I have to learn to work with this TDC cause when I use the "automatic" every torp misses the target(S)

And I'm very bad at doing manually TDC

Markus

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi Markus
What mods are you using?
Post #9 JSGME How To Export Your Mod List To A Subsim Post

Post #146 Auto TDC Targeting Without Using 3 Circles

Are your torpedoes going straight or do they circle?
Peter

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi Markus
What mods are you using?
Post #9 JSGME How To Export Your Mod List To A Subsim Post

Post #146 Auto TDC Targeting Without Using 3 Circles

Are your torpedoes going straight or do they circle?
Peter

No mods only clean install and automatic patching to 1.20

My torpedoes take a little turn after leaving the tube-either to the right or to the left before going strait.

When I order the TDC on-I see information about the ship. The only thing that doesn't work correctly is the estimated speed

I saw my TDC-master had set target speed to zero and I could see on the map the speed was 5 knots

So I changed to 5 and missed, then I changed it to 6 and got a hit, next torpedo I let my TDC-master do the calculation-miss, and miss again.

Then I surfaced the boat, thinking on using my deck gun against the target.

Pressed F1 to see which short-key I had to press to use the deck gun -F5 or was it F6 In game I pressed the right F-key and got a message-surface the boat-What-Toke another look at F1-I had pressed the right F-key then I tried with Shift+F-key and Ctrl+F-key nothing happened. pressed the F5 or F6 key again and got the same message again surface the boat.

So I also have to find out how to manually man the deck gun. cause the short-key doesn't work on my keyboard.

Markus

[Kapizi]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Thank you it helped

Now I have to learn to work with this TDC cause when I use the "automatic" every torp misses the target(S)

And I'm very bad at doing manually TDC

Markus

To use Auto TDC u need to lock in ur target and then break lock, after this just aim to where u wanna hit and fire.

1º- Lock ur target
2º- Unlock (or break lock, not sure)
3º- Aim and shoot

Ps: if ur target see the torp coming he might try evasive manuvers, full speed and left/right full ruder to evade the torp

Originally Posted by mapuc

No mods only clean install and automatic patching to 1.20

My torpedoes take a little turn after leaving the tube-either to the right or to the left before going strait.

When I order the TDC on-I see information about the ship. The only thing that doesn't work correctly is the estimated speed

I saw my TDC-master had set target speed to zero and I could see on the map the speed was 5 knots

So I changed to 5 and missed, then I changed it to 6 and got a hit, next torpedo I let my TDC-master do the calculation-miss, and miss again.

Then I surfaced the boat, thinking on using my deck gun against the target.

Pressed F1 to see which short-key I had to press to use the deck gun -F5 or was it F6 In game I pressed the right F-key and got a message-surface the boat-What-Toke another look at F1-I had pressed the right F-key then I tried with Shift+F-key and Ctrl+F-key nothing happened. pressed the F5 or F6 key again and got the same message again surface the boat.

So I also have to find out how to manually man the deck gun. cause the short-key doesn't work on my keyboard.

Markus

The short keys are for ur crew to man the deck gun and fire at any target they find, no for u to teleport to it (unless u have the TDW New UIs)

F5 for Deck gun
F6 for Flack gun


Hope i have helped

[mapuc]

Tried the solution Kapizi gave me lock-break lock-aim and shoot

Tried it with observation periscope and my attack periscope

No XO assistanse using my observation periscope

Only assistanse using my attack periscope and
My torpedoes missed in both scenarios

lock target engage TDC and get a solution which is totally wrong-distance, range, speed and angle of bow(or what it is called) Distance was 500 meter and speed zero according to this solution while the distance on the map(using my ruller) was about 2400 meters and speed was 6 knots

I could change these settings my self and I tried as I did yesterday, but without any luck

Surfaced the boat and went up to the bridge and get the watch officer to man the deck gun-for about 1 hour I tried EVERYTHING to either get the crew to fire at the target or I manually(by myself) engage the target with the deck gun I pressed F5 and F6 several times and every time I hear-Surface the boat-Surface the boat.

So I have three ways to surface my sub-"R", "F5" and "F6"

I have been thinking "learning by doing"-My TDC-help are novice at the start but gets better as he proceed during the campaign.

Markus

[Kapizi]

Try this



Pay atention to the TAI-map when he locks the target and then when he breaks the lock.

[mapuc]

I had to start my SH5 because I had to test something.

Surfaced and pressed F5 got the message Surface the boat but I also got an grey icon on the top of my screen and then I used my binocular and pressed the spacebar and would you know-my deck gun crew started to fire at the target.

Then I used the uzo and fired one of my torp and it was a hit.

I just locked onto the target and after the words Target marked I fired a torp.

Markus

[mapuc]

By playing and testing I have noticed while submerged and pressing F5 or F6 I get the message surface the boat, while on surface I get the deck gun icon and the gun crew start to fire at the nearest target.

I have however still huge problems with my TDC-assistance

Ran into an English Tanker and used the TDC-range= 500, speed =0-I changed those setting and i missed of course-But as mentioned before I'm very bad at this TDC-thing.

Surfaced to shell it to destruction-The ship fired back at me-Had to submerged.

At periscope depth I used 5 torpedoes got two hit, one with TDC + manually changes and one by chance(not locked).

Surfaced again and used the deck gun for the last kill.

Some hours later I ran into another Merchant again I used my TDC-and noticed he gave me exactly the same solution as I had used against the tanker.

Is this some kind of a game failure ? A TDC that doesn't work
and is there a way to kick this XO and get a new guy ?

And how do i put myself into the seat of the deck gun ?

Markus

[Kapizi]

To man he deck gun ur self just walk to it and click on it.

About the TDC, i have no clue what is apening.
With auto TDC u should hit 90% of the times.

U have manual targeting enabled, in the gameplay options? If u do it isnt auto TDC.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi Markus.
Post #10 Deck Gun Crew Testing Using TDW's NewUI

Post #11 Firing The Deck Gun Manually Using TDW's NewUI

Post #35 Beginners Guide To Manual Targeting

Post #47 Beginners Guide To Auto TDC

Post #146 Auto TDC Targeting Without Using 3 Circles

Post #166 Having Difficult With Manual TDC After Using Auto TDC?

Peter

[mapuc]

I have a merchant in my view and under the "windows" I have to options

1- Turn TDC on
2- Never mind

I click on "Turn TDC on" Then I press the spacebar(lock target) and then I get the firing - solution and it is in this solution I keep on getting the same stuff-range 500 meters and speed 0 and it doesn't matter if the target is 5 to 6000 meters away and are sailing at 8 or 10 knots my XO give me 500 meters and speed 0.

That is what I don't understand

Edit Have checked my game settings and the little square before manual targeting enabled is unmarked

Markus

[Kapizi]

Originally Posted by mapuc

I have a merchant in my view and under the "windows" I have to options

1- Turn TDC on
2- Never mind

I click on "Turn TDC on" Then I press the spacebar(lock target) and then I get the firing - solution and it is in this solution I keep on getting the same stuff-range 500 meters and speed 0 and it doesn't matter if the target is 5 to 6000 meters away and are sailing at 8 or 10 knots my XO give me 500 meters and speed 0.

That is what I don't understand

Edit Have checked my game settings and the little square before manual targeting enabled is unmarked

Markus

Markus

When ur XO asks "Turn TDC on" just ignore that, then folow the steps i said above
1°- Lock
2°- Unlock

This is what i do, if u r using TDW New UIs TDC ask for ur XO to identefy the target for u, if not use the Advanced Shift Keys mod and use Shift-I(i) to identefy it.

Again hope it help.

Edit: Advanced Shift keys mod
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1561

[mapuc]

Another question

I have been walking from the one end of the sub to the other end to find another stair beside the one in the control room and I couldn't find any

I did this after I had read this

"To man he deck gun ur self just walk to it and click on it."

I can enter the bridge but I can not walk or transport myself to this point(Deck gun or the F6-thing)

So how do I walk to my deck gun or how do I transport my self to it ?

A second thing which are a big hope

A patching where they put a "school" into the game as we have in SHIII and SHIV where you can practice manually targeting under secure situation and other stuff.

Markus