I'm gonna sue them

Subwolf · 12-08-06, 08:08 PM

I was way into a great patrol, attacking convoys, sinking a lot of ships and nailing a few aircraft. Been playing for hours, but guess what happened...a 30 sec power loss. The pc restarted and is ok, but of course I lost the entire patrol data. How could I forget to save

I remember Aces of the Deep with it's patrol autosave which was great, too bad there is no autosave in SH3, they should really put it in SH4.

AirborneCZ · 12-08-06, 09:13 PM

what should comfort you is that there was no autosave in WWII

VIICDriver · 12-08-06, 09:44 PM

I just save it myself periodically in SH3. Dawn, Dusk and after every kill.

Chuck

Safe-Keeper · 12-08-06, 09:57 PM

Yes, auto-save would be excellent. Either at a specific minute/hour interval, or upon events happening (convoy engaged, mission accomplished, and so on). Scripted auto-save would be nice, too.

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what should comfort you is that there was no autosave in WWII

So if Hitler had faced a CTD (Crash To Democracy), he'd be screwed.

Likewise with the Blue Fighter Screen of Death encountered by Luftwaffe pilots of Battle of Britain.

But then again, there are lots of regimes out there that committ Illegal Operations all the time without being shut down

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The world's weird.

Subwolf · 12-08-06, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

Yes, auto-save would be excellent. Either at a specific minute/hour interval, or upon events happening (convoy engaged, mission accomplished, and so on). Scripted auto-save would be nice, too.

Will some of this be included in SH4? It should be, but I guess not..

Anyway, played the game during a thunderstorm, I'm protected against high voltage, but not a loss of power

But from now on I'm gonna turn it off.

Tachyon · 12-09-06, 01:44 AM

Auto-Save in Sh3??? We all know the probs that occur when loading a saved game

. I guess the developers took this into account and disabled it. There was a nasty bug that didn't give you credit for sinking a ship if u load the game just before sinking it. Imagine if the game autosaved in such a manner, you'd end up with 0 tonnage by 1945.

Jimbuna · 12-09-06, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper

Yes, auto-save would be excellent. Either at a specific minute/hour interval, or upon events happening (convoy engaged, mission accomplished, and so on). Scripted auto-save would be nice, too.

Quote:

what should comfort you is that there was no autosave in WWII

So if Hitler had faced a CTD (Crash To Democracy), he'd be screwed.

Likewise with the Blue Fighter Screen of Death encountered by Luftwaffe pilots of Battle of Britain.

But then again, there are lots of regimes out there that committ Illegal Operations all the time without being shut down

.

The world's weird.

AMEN

_Seth_ · 12-09-06, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Subwolf

I was way into a great patrol, attacking convoys, sinking a lot of ships and nailing a few aircraft. Been playing for hours, but guess what happened...a 30 sec power loss. The pc restarted and is ok, but of course I lost the entire patrol data. How could I forget to save

I remember Aces of the Deep with it's patrol autosave which was great, too bad there is no autosave in SH3, they should really put it in SH4.

Hvilket kraftselskap bruker du?

(What company do you buy power from?)

Subwolf · 12-09-06, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

What company do you buy power from?

You got the point

But I guess a power loss during a thunderstorm can happen anywhere, it's not relevant which company it is

_Seth_ · 12-10-06, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Subwolf

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

What company do you buy power from?

You got the point

But I guess a power loss during a thunderstorm can happen anywhere, it's not relevant which company it is

Maybe a generator could be in place.. That kicks in when the main power quits.. Or an APU...

peterloo · 12-11-06, 12:30 AM

You may try to buy a UPS system which allow you to have an extra minute time for data saving once the power is cut.

(That stuff is quite expensive.)

Or you can save your game often, although you cannot save when you are submerged

Subwolf · 12-11-06, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

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Originally Posted by Subwolf

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

What company do you buy power from?

You got the point

But I guess a power loss during a thunderstorm can happen anywhere, it's not relevant which company it is

Maybe a generator could be in place.. That kicks in when the main power quits.. Or an APU...

I got enough to deal with trying to start the APU on my type VII

_Seth_ · 12-11-06, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Subwolf

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

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Originally Posted by Subwolf

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Originally Posted by _Seth_

What company do you buy power from?

You got the point

But I guess a power loss during a thunderstorm can happen anywhere, it's not relevant which company it is

Maybe a generator could be in place.. That kicks in when the main power quits.. Or an APU...

I got enough to deal with trying to start the APU on my type VII

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

12-08-06, 08:08 PM	#1
Subwolf Sonar Guy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA/Norway Posts: 394 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I'm gonna sue them I was way into a great patrol, attacking convoys, sinking a lot of ships and nailing a few aircraft. Been playing for hours, but guess what happened...a 30 sec power loss. The pc restarted and is ok, but of course I lost the entire patrol data. How could I forget to save I remember Aces of the Deep with it's patrol autosave which was great, too bad there is no autosave in SH3, they should really put it in SH4.

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12-09-06, 01:44 AM	#6
Tachyon Captain Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 514 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Auto-Save in Sh3??? We all know the probs that occur when loading a saved game . I guess the developers took this into account and disabled it. There was a nasty bug that didn't give you credit for sinking a ship if u load the game just before sinking it. Imagine if the game autosaved in such a manner, you'd end up with 0 tonnage by 1945. __________________ My propellor is faster than yours!!!

12-11-06, 12:30 AM	#11
peterloo Commander Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 462 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	You may try to buy a UPS system which allow you to have an extra minute time for data saving once the power is cut. (That stuff is quite expensive.) Or you can save your game often, although you cannot save when you are submerged __________________ Romeo is here, but where is Juliet? The 中国水兵 (Chinese Sailor) in subsim

12-08-06, 09:44 PM	#3
VIICDriver Engineer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 203 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I just save it myself periodically in SH3. Dawn, Dusk and after every kill. Chuck