GWX - Hydrophones and the map

IRONxMortlock · 12-18-06, 08:00 PM

I was tracking a large convoy last night with hydrophones (well I wasn'tbut my sonar man was). The weather turned bad though and I realised I was never going to be able to get close enough to see them so I decided to back away and try another setup once the weather improved. Anyway, there were quite a few escorts roaming around so I figured better safe than sorry and dropped down to 100m while I waited for everyone to pass.

Up to this point the sonar man had been adding hydrophone contacts to the map and keeping them up to date. However as soon as I went deep he stopped doing this. I went to the hydrophone station and manually listened and the convoy was as loud as ever but all contacts were now marked as unknown.

Is it supposed to work this way? Perhaps there's a realistic limitation to hydrophones so that they don't work well at depth (thermacline?) and it's the modelling of this that I'm seeing?:hmm: Or is this a bug?

Thanks,

M
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IRONxMortlock · 12-19-06, 06:41 AM

Update

I noticed that I was continuing to have this problem even at shallower depths. I replaced the radio room crew and suddenly - ta da! - the hydrophone contacts were been reported on the map again.

Therefore I assume this was caused by the poor performance of fatigued operators. Nice touch!

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HEMISENT · 12-19-06, 08:09 AM

Yup, radio room performance seems to be very sensitive to crew members' fatigue and rank. One of the first things I do is try to get qualified upper ranking PO's in those positions whenever underwater. I replace them with unqualified seaman on the surface and let the good guys rest...they are THAT important.

Martin1813 · 12-19-06, 10:22 AM

it's definitly the good solution, HEMISENT.

they are your ears and your eyes and it would a pity having a noob in the place while you're hunting/hunted because the good man can't raise hir arm.

Loaf · 12-19-06, 10:39 AM

I noticed playing GWX that I still occasionally get hydrophone reports while I am on the surface... Anybody else have this problem?

Is that something that can be fixed with a mod, or is it hard-coded?

Martin1813 · 12-19-06, 10:44 AM

I used to notice that sometimes with TGW but I don't know if this is still present in GWX.

JU_88 · 12-19-06, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loaf

I noticed playing GWX that I still occasionally get hydrophone reports while I am on the surface... Anybody else have this problem?

Is that something that can be fixed with a mod, or is it hard-coded?

Ive noticed that since the first time i ever played sh3.
So thats a stock game problem, not a GWX problem mate.

Other stock game problems with hydrophones include:

Hydrophone reports stationary ships

and

Hydrophone works though land. (the sh3 would doesn't always treat land as and obsitical where it should)

ASAIK -these issues are hard coded and cant be fixed easily.

ref · 12-19-06, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loaf

I noticed playing GWX that I still occasionally get hydrophone reports while I am on the surface... Anybody else have this problem?

Is that something that can be fixed with a mod, or is it hard-coded?

If you're in bad weather it's possible that the hydrophone reciever get's underwater for a moment.

Ref

12-18-06, 08:00 PM	#1
IRONxMortlock Watch Officer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 340 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	GWX - Hydrophones and the map I was tracking a large convoy last night with hydrophones (well I wasn'tbut my sonar man was). The weather turned bad though and I realised I was never going to be able to get close enough to see them so I decided to back away and try another setup once the weather improved. Anyway, there were quite a few escorts roaming around so I figured better safe than sorry and dropped down to 100m while I waited for everyone to pass. Up to this point the sonar man had been adding hydrophone contacts to the map and keeping them up to date. However as soon as I went deep he stopped doing this. I went to the hydrophone station and manually listened and the convoy was as loud as ever but all contacts were now marked as unknown. Is it supposed to work this way? Perhaps there's a realistic limitation to hydrophones so that they don't work well at depth (thermacline?) and it's the modelling of this that I'm seeing?:hmm: Or is this a bug? Thanks, M ________ perfect tits Webcams Last edited by IRONxMortlock; 08-14-11 at 02:21 PM.

12-19-06, 06:41 AM	#2
IRONxMortlock Watch Officer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 340 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Update I noticed that I was continuing to have this problem even at shallower depths. I replaced the radio room crew and suddenly - ta da! - the hydrophone contacts were been reported on the map again. Therefore I assume this was caused by the poor performance of fatigued operators. Nice touch! ________ Easy vape review Last edited by IRONxMortlock; 08-14-11 at 02:22 PM.

12-19-06, 08:09 AM	#3
HEMISENT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 1,052 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Yup, radio room performance seems to be very sensitive to crew members' fatigue and rank. One of the first things I do is try to get qualified upper ranking PO's in those positions whenever underwater. I replace them with unqualified seaman on the surface and let the good guys rest...they are THAT important. __________________ Nuke 'em till they glow!

12-19-06, 10:22 AM	#4
Martin1813 Torpedoman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Caen, France Posts: 111 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	it's definitly the good solution, HEMISENT. they are your ears and your eyes and it would a pity having a noob in the place while you're hunting/hunted because the good man can't raise hir arm. __________________

12-19-06, 10:44 AM	#6
Martin1813 Torpedoman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Caen, France Posts: 111 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I used to notice that sometimes with TGW but I don't know if this is still present in GWX. __________________

12-19-06, 10:39 AM	#5
Loaf Mate Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 58 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I noticed playing GWX that I still occasionally get hydrophone reports while I am on the surface... Anybody else have this problem? Is that something that can be fixed with a mod, or is it hard-coded?