Moon phase problem in GWX?

Matyas · 01-25-07, 10:59 AM

Hello everybody!

Well, as no one reacted on my previous posts in other threads I decided to create a new one. Maybe I can draw more attention this way.

So, in a nutshell, my problem is that I noticed that the moon (at least in my game) doesn't seem to change its phase. It means that I always see a half moon on my sky. I did some testing today and figured out, that this is becasue when I load my saved carreer game, the moon phase becomes the same as it was when I started the whole patrol. So, when I start my patrol with a half waning moon in Wilhelmshaven, then I will saw this half waning moon every time I load my game. If I play the game for several days, then the moon behaves as it should (i.e. its phase becomes smaller and it rises later each day ), however, if I save my game with a well visible new moon on the sky (approximately 11 days after my departure from Wilhelmshaven), then next time I load my game I won't find the new moon on the sky, as it was "reset" by the game loading process and now it is a half waning moon again. (And I can't see it as by that time of day when I saved the game it should still reside under the horizont).

I usually play with 16-32x time compression, so I spend no more than a couple of days at sea each time I load my carreer. That's why I didn't notice any difference in the moon phase. Now I know the the problem is rooted in the game loading mechanism that always resets the moon phase.

I'd like to know whether others have this same faulty load mecahnism or it works this way only on my computer? Another interesting question is that whether this issue was brought about by GWX (I use GWX) or it is a stock SH3 bug?

Matyas

_Gabriel_ · 01-25-07, 11:06 AM

hi,

well i never see that problem but ok i never save and load when im on duty.
The Save Function of SH3 is always a pain in the ass, so i never save when im on duty.

Greetings

Gabriel

Matyas · 01-25-07, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Gabriel_

hi,

well i never see that problem but ok i never save and load when im on duty.
The Save Function of SH3 is always a pain in the ass, so i never save when im on duty.

Greetings

Gabriel

Well, that's a possible solution to the problem.

BUT as a patrol usually lasts for severaly weeks and I usually have only a few hours to play per day, it doesn't seem to work for me. And I don't want to take a risk and set a time compression higher than 32x when on the surface, as once I was bombed badly without even having a chance to react when I played on high TC.

Thanks for your reply!

Matyas

_Gabriel_ · 01-25-07, 11:21 AM

Hi,

well yes i know what you mean.
well i will try it later and see if i get the same results with the moon.
First i need to get home from work

Greetings

Gabriel

Matyas · 01-25-07, 11:48 AM

Thanks in advance.

Matyas

Matyas · 01-26-07, 12:12 PM

Ok, I did some more testing and installed a stock SH3 onto my PC and found out, that the same issue exists there. Conclusion: it's a stock SH3 problem. A grave one, I think.

01-25-07, 10:59 AM	#1
Matyas Seaman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Budapest Posts: 42 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Moon phase problem in GWX? Hello everybody! Well, as no one reacted on my previous posts in other threads I decided to create a new one. Maybe I can draw more attention this way. So, in a nutshell, my problem is that I noticed that the moon (at least in my game) doesn't seem to change its phase. It means that I always see a half moon on my sky. I did some testing today and figured out, that this is becasue when I load my saved carreer game, the moon phase becomes the same as it was when I started the whole patrol. So, when I start my patrol with a half waning moon in Wilhelmshaven, then I will saw this half waning moon every time I load my game. If I play the game for several days, then the moon behaves as it should (i.e. its phase becomes smaller and it rises later each day ), however, if I save my game with a well visible new moon on the sky (approximately 11 days after my departure from Wilhelmshaven), then next time I load my game I won't find the new moon on the sky, as it was "reset" by the game loading process and now it is a half waning moon again. (And I can't see it as by that time of day when I saved the game it should still reside under the horizont). I usually play with 16-32x time compression, so I spend no more than a couple of days at sea each time I load my carreer. That's why I didn't notice any difference in the moon phase. Now I know the the problem is rooted in the game loading mechanism that always resets the moon phase. I'd like to know whether others have this same faulty load mecahnism or it works this way only on my computer? Another interesting question is that whether this issue was brought about by GWX (I use GWX) or it is a stock SH3 bug? Matyas Last edited by Matyas; 01-25-07 at 12:18 PM.

01-25-07, 11:06 AM	#2
_Gabriel_ Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 52 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	hi, well i never see that problem but ok i never save and load when im on duty. The Save Function of SH3 is always a pain in the ass, so i never save when im on duty. Greetings Gabriel

01-25-07, 11:21 AM	#4
_Gabriel_ Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 52 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	Hi, well yes i know what you mean. well i will try it later and see if i get the same results with the moon. First i need to get home from work Greetings Gabriel

01-25-07, 11:48 AM	#5
Matyas Seaman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Budapest Posts: 42 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Thanks in advance. Matyas

01-26-07, 12:12 PM	#6
Matyas Seaman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Budapest Posts: 42 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Ok, I did some more testing and installed a stock SH3 onto my PC and found out, that the same issue exists there. Conclusion: it's a stock SH3 problem. A grave one, I think.