#7 tube blown?? Quirk maybe?

Elder-Pirate · 05-09-07, 07:04 PM

Somewhere in the Solomon Islands I got a refit ( Cow?---striped anchor anyway ). Just before I left I checked my load and noticed #7 tube not filled, I tried several times to push a torp in the tube with my cursor ( second pic about 20 hours later after I sunk two merchants ) and it would not go.

My rear torpedo room was in top shape as were the men in it and they were not on "Silent Running", nothing in 'Damage Management' ( Y key ) showed any problems with anything let alone the torp rooms. But no matter what I tried I could not put a torp in the tube. Maybe the tube was damaged somehow but I do not recall a message nor did I hear any one holler about it. I do not think this is a bug ( but I do wish I was warned

) as through out this sim I'm finding a lot of what could be quirks may have really happened to the Sub Skippers in real life. I like many have thought bad thoughts about the SH4 Devs once in awhile but DARN they are good at some of the unusual so called 'quirks' that they throw in the Sim once in awhile.

It does keep you on your toes.

Has anyone had this "empty tube" headache happen to them.

P.S. On second thought you would think that if the tube was damaged it should have been fixed at the time of 'refit' but then again maybe the facilities could not repair the tube?
Way to go Devs,you have me pulling my hair out ( whats left of it

).

peewee · 05-09-07, 08:19 PM

maybe you opened the tube door at some point and it never closed? If you look behind and under the sub, you'll probably find a mountain of unused torps (just kidding on the last part :-) )

Elder-Pirate · 05-09-07, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peewee

maybe you opened the tube door at some point and it never closed? If you look behind and under the sub, you'll probably find a mountain of unused torps (just kidding on the last part :-) )

There you go, now thats a possible quirk of the door not closing that probably more than once happened in real life on the Subs. I still think the SH4 Devs did that on purpose. :hmm: Real sneaky.

I allready looked under the guys bunks and none stashed there.:hmm: Guess I could look in the can.

ATR-42 · 05-09-07, 08:47 PM

Elder,
i just ran into this. no matter what i did i couldnt get the tube to reload. i even dove to 300 feet to "force the door shut"... still no reload. i chalked it up to a bug. UNTIL....

I just made some modifications to my commands file, i added a line "control Q" to "close torpedo door". when loading the saved game with the stuck tube, i even noted that after a DEEP dive the door still visually appeared open from external cam view. When i added the command line to shut the door, i was able to command the door shut, and in about 2 minutes, whola, they started loading the tube...

peewee · 05-09-07, 10:07 PM

so it IS the door staying open.............blimey, now I feel special, do I get a promotion out of this? A generous round of applause? a chorus of raspberries?............sigh (probably the last one methinks)

Old Dog · 05-09-07, 11:01 PM

I don't think that they give promotions or awards for opening the inner tube door when the outer tube door is already open.
If they do, most of them are probably posthumous.

Really though, there should absolutely been some kind of alert to the skipper about the damage to the outer door.

"Never say never", but somebody should have noticed the problem with the outer door not being closed.

My condolences to your widow.

Old Dog

Capt. Shark Bait · 06-26-07, 06:25 PM

i've got #1 tube nonfunctioal right now. dunno how it happened, but it's not the first time either

05-09-07, 08:47 PM	#4
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Elder, i just ran into this. no matter what i did i couldnt get the tube to reload. i even dove to 300 feet to "force the door shut"... still no reload. i chalked it up to a bug. UNTIL.... I just made some modifications to my commands file, i added a line "control Q" to "close torpedo door". when loading the saved game with the stuck tube, i even noted that after a DEEP dive the door still visually appeared open from external cam view. When i added the command line to shut the door, i was able to command the door shut, and in about 2 minutes, whola, they started loading the tube... __________________

05-09-07, 07:04 PM	#1
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	#7 tube blown?? Quirk maybe? Somewhere in the Solomon Islands I got a refit ( Cow?---striped anchor anyway ). Just before I left I checked my load and noticed #7 tube not filled, I tried several times to push a torp in the tube with my cursor ( second pic about 20 hours later after I sunk two merchants ) and it would not go. My rear torpedo room was in top shape as were the men in it and they were not on "Silent Running", nothing in 'Damage Management' ( Y key ) showed any problems with anything let alone the torp rooms. But no matter what I tried I could not put a torp in the tube. Maybe the tube was damaged somehow but I do not recall a message nor did I hear any one holler about it. I do not think this is a bug ( but I do wish I was warned ) as through out this sim I'm finding a lot of what could be quirks may have really happened to the Sub Skippers in real life. I like many have thought bad thoughts about the SH4 Devs once in awhile but DARN they are good at some of the unusual so called 'quirks' that they throw in the Sim once in awhile. It does keep you on your toes. Has anyone had this "empty tube" headache happen to them. P.S. On second thought you would think that if the tube was damaged it should have been fixed at the time of 'refit' but then again maybe the facilities could not repair the tube? Way to go Devs,you have me pulling my hair out ( whats left of it ). __________________

05-09-07, 08:19 PM	#2
peewee Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 135 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	maybe you opened the tube door at some point and it never closed? If you look behind and under the sub, you'll probably find a mountain of unused torps (just kidding on the last part :-) )

05-09-07, 10:07 PM	#5
peewee Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 135 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	so it IS the door staying open.............blimey, now I feel special, do I get a promotion out of this? A generous round of applause? a chorus of raspberries?............sigh (probably the last one methinks)

05-09-07, 11:01 PM	#6
Old Dog Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MA. US Posts: 112 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 1	I don't think that they give promotions or awards for opening the inner tube door when the outer tube door is already open. If they do, most of them are probably posthumous. Really though, there should absolutely been some kind of alert to the skipper about the damage to the outer door. "Never say never", but somebody should have noticed the problem with the outer door not being closed. My condolences to your widow. Old Dog

06-26-07, 06:25 PM	#7
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	i've got #1 tube nonfunctioal right now. dunno how it happened, but it's not the first time either __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1