AA gun view blocked by shield

Platapus · 04-03-07, 07:33 PM

I can't find whether this has been discussed before, so my apologies if this is old news.

I was on my first patrol in a Gar class when I was attacked by one plane. Just for fun I wanted to see if I could shoot it down.

However when I tried to move the AA gun around my view was blocked by the tub like shield surrounding me. This effectively prohibited me from targeting any aircraft other than ones directly astern.

Is this functioning as designed or is it a bug. And if a bug is there a work around?

Cakewalk · 04-03-07, 07:36 PM

Definitly something that the dev team overlooked, everyone has this problem. I'm not sure whether it will be fixed in the next patch, but it seems likely that it will be corrected eventually.

Platapus · 04-03-07, 07:43 PM

Ok well as long as there is not a work around I guess I aint shootin any aircraft (probably a bad habit to get in to anyway if my SH3 experiences are applicable)

Cakewalk · 04-03-07, 07:47 PM

Yeah, and if you really need to shoot down a plane, then just leave one of your crew to man the guns, luckily he's skinny enough that he doesn't "hang over the side" of the tub.:rotfl:

04-03-07, 08:07 PM

Bug #23876783022...NOTED!

DeePsix501 · 04-03-07, 08:13 PM

Why is everyone so quick to call anything they dont like a bug? It is not a bug. The early war subs really did have high fairing around the cigarette deck. Here is the Grudgeon, a Gar class sub. As you can see the fairings are high around the AA gun.

It wasn't till ~Mid 1943 till they shaved down the rear fairing and put a railing around the back. Gato class subs along with older Salmon Gar Tambor etc class subs eventualy got the upgraded conning towers. Then it looked like this:

Start a career in 1943 and you'll see what i mean. My sub currently has high fairings around the back too and it does hinder AA gun aiming viewing, so I avoid confrontation with enemy aircraft as much as possible. I am playing with realism after all...

stabiz · 04-03-07, 08:26 PM

So you are saying the Americans sent submarines out to war that could only fire AA guns straight backwards? Yeah right.

Platapus · 04-03-07, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeePsix501

The early war subs really did have high fairing around the cigarette deck. Here is the Grudgeon, a Gar class sub. As you can see the fairings are high around the AA gun.

I think I may have not made myself clear. I don't think the high tub shield is the bug, I feel that when you rotate the AA gun to specific positions, the shield behind you is graphically rendering between the gun and the "camera" blocking off the view.

In no way would this happen on a real submarine as the gunners view point would be inside the tub where in the video game the point of view is at the edge of the tub.

I am sorry I did not make that more clear in my post.

04-03-07, 07:33 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,378 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	AA gun view blocked by shield I can't find whether this has been discussed before, so my apologies if this is old news. I was on my first patrol in a Gar class when I was attacked by one plane. Just for fun I wanted to see if I could shoot it down. However when I tried to move the AA gun around my view was blocked by the tub like shield surrounding me. This effectively prohibited me from targeting any aircraft other than ones directly astern. Is this functioning as designed or is it a bug. And if a bug is there a work around?

04-03-07, 07:47 PM	#4
Cakewalk Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 212 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Yeah, and if you really need to shoot down a plane, then just leave one of your crew to man the guns, luckily he's skinny enough that he doesn't "hang over the side" of the tub.:rotfl: __________________ Its not a bug... its a feature!

04-03-07, 08:13 PM	#6
DeePsix501 Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 173 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Why is everyone so quick to call anything they dont like a bug? It is not a bug. The early war subs really did have high fairing around the cigarette deck. Here is the Grudgeon, a Gar class sub. As you can see the fairings are high around the AA gun. It wasn't till ~Mid 1943 till they shaved down the rear fairing and put a railing around the back. Gato class subs along with older Salmon Gar Tambor etc class subs eventualy got the upgraded conning towers. Then it looked like this: Start a career in 1943 and you'll see what i mean. My sub currently has high fairings around the back too and it does hinder AA gun aiming viewing, so I avoid confrontation with enemy aircraft as much as possible. I am playing with realism after all... __________________ In Memory of the USS Triton (SS-201) - May We Never Forget Those On Eternal Patrol

04-03-07, 08:26 PM	#7
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	So you are saying the Americans sent submarines out to war that could only fire AA guns straight backwards? Yeah right. __________________

04-03-07, 07:36 PM	#2
Cakewalk Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 212 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Definitly something that the dev team overlooked, everyone has this problem. I'm not sure whether it will be fixed in the next patch, but it seems likely that it will be corrected eventually. __________________ Its not a bug... its a feature!

04-03-07, 07:43 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,378 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Ok well as long as there is not a work around I guess I aint shootin any aircraft (probably a bad habit to get in to anyway if my SH3 experiences are applicable)

04-03-07, 08:07 PM	#5
Grunt Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Bug #23876783022...NOTED!