Docked ships disappearing?

Stierlitz · 06-13-07, 04:07 AM

Moin moin my fellow Grey Wolves!

That's my first post on this forum, although I've been a visitor for quite a long time.

I've been playing SHIII for a couple of months now, and recently upgraded it to GWX 1.03.

Yesterday I encountered a strange situation.
While raiding the port of Dunkirk I discovered a couple of ships docked there (one troop transport and two or three V&W's).

I was sneaking in, going 2 kts at PD, taking a peek through the periscope now and then.
Weather was ok, sea was rather calm, visibility was ok (around midnight).
I made contact with the docked vessels at approx. 4000 meters. I repelled the urge to release the eels on them and decided to sneak closer.
After closing in for a while, I raised the periscope only to discover that it started to rain and...
... and all the ships were gone!

My first reaction was like:
"Was zum Teufel? Where have you gone, you cowardly Franzosen? Some kind of french Wunderwaffe or have they noticed me approaching and decided to scuttle the ships?"

I cycled through the external view, but it was only my U-48 and two patrolling trowlers.

Anyone's got an idea how the Franzosen tricked me? :hmm:

Corsair · 06-13-07, 06:26 AM

Grüssgott !!

Ich bin Franzose aber es gibt nichts zu erzählen über unsere neue Wunderwaffe...

(I am French but we don't say anything about our new secret weapon)

Stierlitz · 06-13-07, 06:35 AM

Oh, you cunning Frenchmen! You won't trick me again with your invisible fleet!

Ich lass' mich nicht nochmal reinlegen!

But seriously, is this a bug or one of GWX's hidden features (warping Frenchmen)?

SmokinTep · 06-13-07, 06:41 AM

It was the Philadelphia Experement...........

Ubåtskapten · 06-13-07, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmokinTep

It was the Philadelphia Experement...........

:rotfl:

Ubåtskapten · 06-13-07, 07:58 AM

On the more serious side, I have never had this "Philadelphia experiment"-error with ships vanishing in port. Are you sure it wasn’t a sudden heavy fog that did hide them, (e.g. closed the visibility to only some hundred meters)??:hmm:
If you used the "next ship"-buttons and didn't F12 that is.

06-13-07, 04:07 AM	#1
Stierlitz Loader Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lurking at PD... Posts: 86 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Docked ships disappearing? Moin moin my fellow Grey Wolves! That's my first post on this forum, although I've been a visitor for quite a long time. I've been playing SHIII for a couple of months now, and recently upgraded it to GWX 1.03. Yesterday I encountered a strange situation. While raiding the port of Dunkirk I discovered a couple of ships docked there (one troop transport and two or three V&W's). I was sneaking in, going 2 kts at PD, taking a peek through the periscope now and then. Weather was ok, sea was rather calm, visibility was ok (around midnight). I made contact with the docked vessels at approx. 4000 meters. I repelled the urge to release the eels on them and decided to sneak closer. After closing in for a while, I raised the periscope only to discover that it started to rain and... ... and all the ships were gone! My first reaction was like: "Was zum Teufel? Where have you gone, you cowardly Franzosen? Some kind of french Wunderwaffe or have they noticed me approaching and decided to scuttle the ships?" I cycled through the external view, but it was only my U-48 and two patrolling trowlers. Anyone's got an idea how the Franzosen tricked me? :hmm:

06-13-07, 06:26 AM	#2
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Grüssgott !! Ich bin Franzose aber es gibt nichts zu erzählen über unsere neue Wunderwaffe... (I am French but we don't say anything about our new secret weapon) __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

06-13-07, 06:35 AM	#3
Stierlitz Loader Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lurking at PD... Posts: 86 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Oh, you cunning Frenchmen! You won't trick me again with your invisible fleet! Ich lass' mich nicht nochmal reinlegen! But seriously, is this a bug or one of GWX's hidden features (warping Frenchmen)?

06-13-07, 06:41 AM	#4
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It was the Philadelphia Experement...........

06-13-07, 07:58 AM	#6
Ubåtskapten Soundman Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 141 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	On the more serious side, I have never had this "Philadelphia experiment"-error with ships vanishing in port. Are you sure it wasn’t a sudden heavy fog that did hide them, (e.g. closed the visibility to only some hundred meters)??:hmm: If you used the "next ship"-buttons and didn't F12 that is.