GATO AA Gun Bug

Red Devil · 03-12-08, 09:32 PM

Using quad core (4 x 2.40ghz) pc with 3gb ram. GeForce 8600 GS 256MB RAM

Having completed several patrols I was "awarded" a brand new GATO - wish I hadn't bothered. That same old AA gun encased "in a tin can" bug of SH2 and SH3 (PA) is still there. How the hell am I supposed to shoot down enemy aircraft when I cant even see my target for tin walls!!

I have patches 1.1 and 1.2 from Ubisoft installed.

Also, another bug, smoke on the water (and fire in the sky-Deep Purple song!!!) when there is no fight, damage or sinking. Just appears as you are motoring along.

OK then - is there a "fix" out there ???

Ducimus · 03-12-08, 10:05 PM

:rotfl:

Go to the following URL, and look at the 10th picture down from the top:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08212a.htm

Red Devil · 03-13-08, 12:55 AM

Seen. How on earth did they manage to use that damn thing with such a restrictive arc of fire. It would have been a complete waste of time having it aboard.

Another query: I didn't realise just how many aircraft the Japs had in the area of Phillipines & Guam - every one of them has been on my tail since entering the area. Is it normal in SH4 to be constantly under aerial threat? It's so intensive, its hardly worth leaving port!

maerean_m · 03-13-08, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Devil

I have patches 1.1 and 1.2 from Ubisoft installed.

You could install the latest patch (1.4) or even the add-on (1.5 that includes the 1.4).

1.2 is going to be an year old soon.

Scarto · 03-13-08, 08:21 AM

Doesn't help, I have all the patches and the problems persists.
Its very annoying.

Major Johnson · 03-13-08, 08:37 AM

So, you're saying the number of planes is annoying?? If that's the case, I suggest trying one of the mods. like TMO or RFB. I do believe they may have cut down on the amount of planes you encounter.

I recently played the first stock war patrol, Hunt For Wounded Bear, and after sinking a lowly freighter, I too encountered plane after plane after plane, day after day after day. Quite annoying I must say. I can see maybe, the rest of that day or even the next few days, they're out there looking for me?? But like a week later, I'm in a totally different area, and still from morning to night the planes show up, as soon as I break the surface. I wound up submerging, going at 1/3rd speed the batteries only lasted until 1500 hrs then I had to just sit there until dark, surface, recharge. I thought the batteries at slow speed could last for 24 hours?? I hardly think all those planes are a true depiction of what it was really like.

The only mods I'm running is ROW graphics/sound.

Sailor Steve · 03-13-08, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Major Johnson

I wound up submerging, going at 1/3rd speed the batteries only lasted until 1500 hrs then I had to just sit there until dark, surface, recharge. I thought the batteries at slow speed could last for 24 hours??

Are 1/3 and Slow the same in the game? If the batteries last one hour at flank and 24 hours at slow, the in between settings should get you something...in between.

@ Red Devil: how do the AI gunners do when they're shooting. I personally don't find it realistic for the captain to be firing the guns anyway.

Major Johnson · 03-13-08, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Are 1/3 and Slow the same in the game? If the batteries last one hour at flank and 24 hours at slow, the in between settings should get you something...in between.

Yes, 1/3 speed is slow in the game. Only silent running is slower. The batteries do not last 24 hours at 1/3 (slow) in the game. That was a historic fact I had seen posted in another thread.

M. Sarsfield · 03-13-08, 08:39 AM

I was watching Destination Tokyo last night and when they got attacked by two Petes (float planes) they used the AA gun and also a Ma Deuce (.50 Cal), which they mounted to the bridge wall (bulwark/gunnel). Range of fire still looked pretty limited, but for movie purposes the planes conveniently stayed within the arc of fire of the .50, which was able to shoot fore, aft, and on the starboard side. The boat in the movie had the bathtub structure.

Red Devil · 03-13-08, 11:36 AM

I re-read my original post, its none too clear. If any of you are in a GATO, take the AA gun and try and spin. You will go through the wall to the other side whilst the gun is blind. The total area the gunman has to operate in, he cannot spin anywhere! All he can do is fire aft.

Redwine · 03-13-08, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Devil

I re-read my original post, its none too clear. If any of you are in a GATO, take the AA gun and try and spin. You will go through the wall to the other side whilst the gun is blind. The total area the gunman has to operate in, he cannot spin anywhere! All he can do is fire aft.

There is a fix for that made by somebody... i ahve not that problem... but problem is into stock game disregarding patch you use, almost up to v1.4 i am using... i used the modder instructions to made it on my own files, may be changing some settings...i cant remember well, i always personalize any mod to my taste.

Let me see...

Red Devil · 03-13-08, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maerean_m

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Devil

I have patches 1.1 and 1.2 from Ubisoft installed.

You could install the latest patch (1.4) or even the add-on (1.5 that includes the 1.4).

1.2 is going to be an year old soon.

Noted thanks.

03-12-08, 09:32 PM	#1
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	GATO AA Gun Bug Using quad core (4 x 2.40ghz) pc with 3gb ram. GeForce 8600 GS 256MB RAM Having completed several patrols I was "awarded" a brand new GATO - wish I hadn't bothered. That same old AA gun encased "in a tin can" bug of SH2 and SH3 (PA) is still there. How the hell am I supposed to shoot down enemy aircraft when I cant even see my target for tin walls!! I have patches 1.1 and 1.2 from Ubisoft installed. Also, another bug, smoke on the water (and fire in the sky-Deep Purple song!!!) when there is no fight, damage or sinking. Just appears as you are motoring along. OK then - is there a "fix" out there ??? __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

03-13-08, 12:55 AM	#3
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	Seen. How on earth did they manage to use that damn thing with such a restrictive arc of fire. It would have been a complete waste of time having it aboard. Another query: I didn't realise just how many aircraft the Japs had in the area of Phillipines & Guam - every one of them has been on my tail since entering the area. Is it normal in SH4 to be constantly under aerial threat? It's so intensive, its hardly worth leaving port! __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

03-13-08, 08:37 AM	#6
Major Johnson Frogman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jeresey Shore USA Posts: 288 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	So, you're saying the number of planes is annoying?? If that's the case, I suggest trying one of the mods. like TMO or RFB. I do believe they may have cut down on the amount of planes you encounter. I recently played the first stock war patrol, Hunt For Wounded Bear, and after sinking a lowly freighter, I too encountered plane after plane after plane, day after day after day. Quite annoying I must say. I can see maybe, the rest of that day or even the next few days, they're out there looking for me?? But like a week later, I'm in a totally different area, and still from morning to night the planes show up, as soon as I break the surface. I wound up submerging, going at 1/3rd speed the batteries only lasted until 1500 hrs then I had to just sit there until dark, surface, recharge. I thought the batteries at slow speed could last for 24 hours?? I hardly think all those planes are a true depiction of what it was really like. The only mods I'm running is ROW graphics/sound. __________________ MJ! ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD FX8350 8 Core 4.0 Ghz CPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCIx Video Card 8 GB Corsair Vengence RAM Rosewill 850W Power Supply

03-13-08, 08:39 AM	#9
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was watching Destination Tokyo last night and when they got attacked by two Petes (float planes) they used the AA gun and also a Ma Deuce (.50 Cal), which they mounted to the bridge wall (bulwark/gunnel). Range of fire still looked pretty limited, but for movie purposes the planes conveniently stayed within the arc of fire of the .50, which was able to shoot fore, aft, and on the starboard side. The boat in the movie had the bathtub structure. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

03-13-08, 11:36 AM	#10
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	I re-read my original post, its none too clear. If any of you are in a GATO, take the AA gun and try and spin. You will go through the wall to the other side whilst the gun is blind. The total area the gunman has to operate in, he cannot spin anywhere! All he can do is fire aft. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

03-12-08, 10:05 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	:rotfl: Go to the following URL, and look at the 10th picture down from the top: http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08212a.htm

03-13-08, 08:21 AM	#5
Scarto Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Doesn't help, I have all the patches and the problems persists. Its very annoying.