Crash dive....OF DOOM!?

mookiemookie · 01-05-07, 07:09 PM

I've noticed while returning from my last patrol and now on my way out on this one, whenever I crash dive the boat just goes full steam straight to the bottom. It doesn't level out at the normal 70 meters or whatever.

I noticed it last night while diving to avoid a plane and going back to reading my book. Before I realize it, my engineer is screaming at me "We're diving to critical depth!" and I had to blow tanks to pull myself out of the dive. It wasn't just a one time deal either. EVERY time I crash dive, it happens. I have to manually work the gauges when I get to the depth I want.

I had no damage to my ship on either one of these patrols, and I don't suspect it's a SH3 Commander sabotage/malfunction deal as it's happened in two separate patrols in a row. Any ideas on what this is all about? I'm using GWX and SH3 Commander.

01-05-07, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I've noticed while returning from my last patrol and now on my way out on this one, whenever I crash dive the boat just goes full steam straight to the bottom. It doesn't level out at the normal 70 meters or whatever.

I noticed it last night while diving to avoid a plane and going back to reading my book. Before I realize it, my engineer is screaming at me "We're diving to critical depth!" and I had to blow tanks to pull myself out of the dive. It wasn't just a one time deal either. EVERY time I crash dive, it happens. I have to manually work the gauges when I get to the depth I want.

I had no damage to my ship on either one of these patrols, and I don't suspect it's a SH3 Commander sabotage/malfunction deal as it's happened in two separate patrols in a row. Any ideas on what this is all about? I'm using GWX and SH3 Commander.

Did you save your last game while underwater? SH3 has a bug that causes the problem you describe when the last game saved was underwater. Save your game on the surface, reload and try again.

mookiemookie · 01-05-07, 08:34 PM

Hmm, I usually don't save underwater because I've heard of people having problems when they do. I might have, though.

Thanks for the reply.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-08-07, 08:12 AM

SH3 Commander has the sabatoge\malfunction ( which can be turned on or off ) option as well, it may have been that. I was in the North Sea last night did a couple of checks: flank speed, it worked; crash dive, did not, would not level out, so I surfaced then headed home.

mookiemookie · 01-08-07, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

SH3 Commander has the sabatoge\malfunction ( which can be turned on or off ) option as well, it may have been that. I was in the North Sea last night did a couple of checks: flank speed, it worked; crash dive, did not, would not level out, so I surfaced then headed home.

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I had no damage to my ship on either one of these patrols, and I don't suspect it's a SH3 Commander sabotage/malfunction deal as it's happened in two separate patrols in a row.

I tested it. It was the savegame file. I must have screwed up and saved while submerged without realizing it.

Letum · 01-08-07, 08:43 AM

If you use SH3 Weather

Exit SH3
Run SH3 Weather and click GENERATE
Start SH3
Load the save again

Everything should be ok.

its a problem caused when SH3 Weather sets wind speed to 0

01-05-07, 07:09 PM	#1
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Crash dive....OF DOOM!? I've noticed while returning from my last patrol and now on my way out on this one, whenever I crash dive the boat just goes full steam straight to the bottom. It doesn't level out at the normal 70 meters or whatever. I noticed it last night while diving to avoid a plane and going back to reading my book. Before I realize it, my engineer is screaming at me "We're diving to critical depth!" and I had to blow tanks to pull myself out of the dive. It wasn't just a one time deal either. EVERY time I crash dive, it happens. I have to manually work the gauges when I get to the depth I want. I had no damage to my ship on either one of these patrols, and I don't suspect it's a SH3 Commander sabotage/malfunction deal as it's happened in two separate patrols in a row. Any ideas on what this is all about? I'm using GWX and SH3 Commander. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-05-07, 08:34 PM	#3
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Hmm, I usually don't save underwater because I've heard of people having problems when they do. I might have, though. Thanks for the reply. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-08-07, 08:12 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	SH3 Commander has the sabatoge\malfunction ( which can be turned on or off ) option as well, it may have been that. I was in the North Sea last night did a couple of checks: flank speed, it worked; crash dive, did not, would not level out, so I surfaced then headed home. __________________ Back in the Day

01-08-07, 08:43 AM	#6
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	If you use SH3 Weather Exit SH3 Run SH3 Weather and click GENERATE Start SH3 Load the save again Everything should be ok. its a problem caused when SH3 Weather sets wind speed to 0 __________________