LWAMI 3.09 Feedback Thread

Molon Labe · 02-08-09, 10:25 PM

Let us know about any bugs/crashes/issues you experience here. Please provide details so that we can reproduce it. Please do not report issues from stock DW.

Blacklight · 02-09-09, 03:35 PM

The new units and countries are missing from the USNI reference. They are available in the mission editor. The models look awesome ! Great job guys !

OneShot · 02-09-09, 04:07 PM

See this post : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=1013

Weiss Pinguin · 02-09-09, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

The models look awesome ! Great job guys !

Indeed they do. Great work

Molon Labe · 02-09-09, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

The new units and countries are missing from the USNI reference. They are available in the mission editor. The models look awesome ! Great job guys !

Because it wasn't done. It was my understanding that the USNI DB wasn't to be touched due to some copyright issue. If I'm wrong, I suppose it can be done....

Sea Demon · 02-09-09, 09:31 PM

Great news. Glad this is now available. Can't wait to try it out. Hopefully this weekend if time permits.

LoBlo · 02-09-09, 10:26 PM

The exocet and scud launcher look great. I've already swapped the models of the original SAM and SSM with the new models so that they show up in missions more. Great job.

Molon Labe · 02-12-09, 05:06 PM

Quick list of working issues for any hotfix/update:

1. Stern tubes apparently omitted from one of the Ruskies (per TLAM's USNI update)
2. Aircraft, ship update
3. Omitted Stalwart model from installer. You all have the model, but it was not installed. (for those of you who have a copy of cmputil lying around, the necessary filenames for the .bat are stalw.bmp, stalw_d.bmp, Stalwart.j3d, and Stalwart_d.j3d). My bad.
4. USNI update for Sovremennyy IMP and new weapons.
5. Armed oil rigs.
6. Sensor update?

Surprisingly little issues being reported. Hopefully that's a good sign.

swatlord5000 · 04-23-09, 02:17 PM

Any ideas why the 3.09 mod would cause the 3d models for Han, Victor III, Oscar II, Delta IV, and possibly others to be invisible in game play? The new additions such as Project 636 b and Project 971 A K display fine. I reinstalled once with the same issues. My version of DW is from Steam.

Molon Labe · 04-23-09, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by swatlord5000

Any ideas why the 3.09 mod would cause the 3d models for Han, Victor III, Oscar II, Delta IV, and possibly others to be invisible in game play? The new additions such as Project 636 b and Project 971 A K display fine. I reinstalled once with the same issues. My version of DW is from Steam.

I've got a theory. First of all though, the Kilo and Akula are not new additions, they are part of stock DW.

The models of the Han, VictorIII, OscarII and DeltaIV are SCX legacy models that were included in 3.08, possibly earlier than that too. I'm assuming 3.09 was your first LWAMI version.

No model being displayed means the Database is referencing a model that you don't have in your compressed graphics archive. These files should have been added to the archive as part of the installation process. Which means something didn't happen during the installation or the archive was overwritten at a later time.

So, a few questions.... have you reinstalled or re-patched DW since running the mod installer (not be be confused with the mod enabler)?
Do you have path for DW other than ...program files/scs/dw?

rotorfib · 04-29-09, 02:42 PM

Just upgraded from 308 to 309

noticed off the bat that helo fired torps while controlling the FFG were having a very hard time acquiring subs.

I switched to 'truth' on the map and dropped a few torps right over a diesell sub in shallow waters 200-300ft...this was the Gulf Breakout mission.

I could not get a torp to acquire a sub or even their countermessures they dropped.

I'd still say I'm a newb with DW, but it didn't seem that difficult in 308.

Just wondering if this is intended..

Otherwise great mod, thank you for your hard work!!!

Molon Labe · 04-29-09, 04:49 PM

What class of sub was it?

I'm actually a bit surprised it took this long for a complaint to come out. I rescaled the active SLs a little too much for subs. 3.10 will be closer to where 3.08 was. You should still have no trouble tagging Kilos because they're large for SSKs. Try to drop the torp to put it on side aspect and you should be able to tag the smaller ones too.

rotorfib · 04-30-09, 03:17 PM

Hi! Ty for the response and a great mod!!

That was on the Gulf Escape single player mission..there are 2-4 Kilos in that spawn in shallow waters..mostly 200-400ft depths.

Went back and tested with Truth on, dropped several bouys around the subs.

The DIFAR shallows were picking them up once sub was within a couple NM's from them..on the sonar waterfall only the low FQ's were visible, and often only the lowest (even at close prox to bouys).

I did have a little better success with torps and dropping them onto the subs, but still one hit in like 4. It also appears that other AI controled units were having trouble tracking/hitting with torps.

A few other things..not sure if it has anything to do with this mod:

Right side of FFG sonar bouy station cannot change bouy mode or scuttle them. The buttons are completely disabled. This is regardless of what 'mode' the station is in (air, ship or both).
Helos asked to engage target in map view often do not respond to command.
The altitude that helos fly at..sometimes is low, somtimes is high..is there somthing that controls 'how' they fly or is it just random? Helo link is lost very frequently over 20nm out because Helos get stuck flying at low alt, and the don't pop back up to re-establish a link.

This is a bit 'nit-picking' on my part..This is a great mod and I greatly enjoy playing DW with it and I am greatly appreciative of your work. I'm also not a DW vet, I'm still learning a lot on how to play better

Molon Labe · 04-30-09, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rotorfib

A few other things..not sure if it has anything to do with this mod:

Right side of FFG sonar bouy station cannot change bouy mode or scuttle them. The buttons are completely disabled. This is regardless of what 'mode' the station is in (air, ship or both).

That's a stock bug. We haven't played with the interface.

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Helos asked to engage target in map view often do not respond to command.
The altitude that helos fly at..sometimes is low, somtimes is high..is there somthing that controls 'how' they fly or is it just random? Helo link is lost very frequently over 20nm out because Helos get stuck flying at low alt, and the don't pop back up to re-establish a link.

Aircraft control is part by doctrine and part by hardcoding. LW did a lot of work getting improving the helo doctrines, which allows them to dip and investigate contacts. But it's not perfect. My best advice for dealing with losing a helo link is to order a recovery, then turn the order off from ASTAC.

rotorfib · 05-01-09, 04:59 PM

I'm having some serious issues picking up subs with the bouys..maybe its just me...I gave up on the shallow water kilos which had to be right on top of the bouys to detect (1.5-3nm for even a faint detection..to 'go hot').

I moved on to deeper water a N. Atlantic Escort...couple of Project 636B lurking around.

I can not pick them up on sonar bouys at all..nada nothing..now because of the ships I am escorting they are all hot and showing them..but even with the subs right on top (literaly less than 2 - 1nm from bouy) I can't pick out thier signatures one bit.

Okay..so this may not be a LWAMI issue..all your patch notes say is lowered SL on active signatures for the smaller subs...But what do I do than? Fire blind torpedoes in the direction of where I 'think' there may be a sub? (you get a msg during mission saying poss sub 8k meters N of fleet).

I appologize if I'm ranting in the wrong place, any feedback is appreciated =)

02-08-09, 10:25 PM	#1
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	LWAMI 3.09 Feedback Thread Let us know about any bugs/crashes/issues you experience here. Please provide details so that we can reproduce it. Please do not report issues from stock DW. __________________

02-09-09, 03:35 PM	#2
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	The new units and countries are missing from the USNI reference. They are available in the mission editor. The models look awesome ! Great job guys ! __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

02-09-09, 04:07 PM	#3
OneShot Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 956 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	See this post : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=1013 __________________ All the things you always wanted to know about Dangerous Waters but never dared to ask!

02-09-09, 10:26 PM	#7
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	The exocet and scud launcher look great. I've already swapped the models of the original SAM and SSM with the new models so that they show up in missions more. Great job. __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man

02-12-09, 05:06 PM	#8
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	Quick list of working issues for any hotfix/update: 1. Stern tubes apparently omitted from one of the Ruskies (per TLAM's USNI update) 2. Aircraft, ship update 3. Omitted Stalwart model from installer. You all have the model, but it was not installed. (for those of you who have a copy of cmputil lying around, the necessary filenames for the .bat are stalw.bmp, stalw_d.bmp, Stalwart.j3d, and Stalwart_d.j3d). My bad. 4. USNI update for Sovremennyy IMP and new weapons. 5. Armed oil rigs. 6. Sensor update? Surprisingly little issues being reported. Hopefully that's a good sign. __________________

02-09-09, 09:31 PM	#6
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Great news. Glad this is now available. Can't wait to try it out. Hopefully this weekend if time permits.

04-23-09, 02:17 PM	#9
swatlord5000 Bilge Rat Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Missing 3d models Any ideas why the 3.09 mod would cause the 3d models for Han, Victor III, Oscar II, Delta IV, and possibly others to be invisible in game play? The new additions such as Project 636 b and Project 971 A K display fine. I reinstalled once with the same issues. My version of DW is from Steam.

04-29-09, 02:42 PM	#11
rotorfib Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Just upgraded from 308 to 309 noticed off the bat that helo fired torps while controlling the FFG were having a very hard time acquiring subs. I switched to 'truth' on the map and dropped a few torps right over a diesell sub in shallow waters 200-300ft...this was the Gulf Breakout mission. I could not get a torp to acquire a sub or even their countermessures they dropped. I'd still say I'm a newb with DW, but it didn't seem that difficult in 308. Just wondering if this is intended.. Otherwise great mod, thank you for your hard work!!!

04-29-09, 04:49 PM	#12
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	What class of sub was it? I'm actually a bit surprised it took this long for a complaint to come out. I rescaled the active SLs a little too much for subs. 3.10 will be closer to where 3.08 was. You should still have no trouble tagging Kilos because they're large for SSKs. Try to drop the torp to put it on side aspect and you should be able to tag the smaller ones too. __________________

04-30-09, 03:17 PM	#13
rotorfib Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hi! Ty for the response and a great mod!! That was on the Gulf Escape single player mission..there are 2-4 Kilos in that spawn in shallow waters..mostly 200-400ft depths. Went back and tested with Truth on, dropped several bouys around the subs. The DIFAR shallows were picking them up once sub was within a couple NM's from them..on the sonar waterfall only the low FQ's were visible, and often only the lowest (even at close prox to bouys). I did have a little better success with torps and dropping them onto the subs, but still one hit in like 4. It also appears that other AI controled units were having trouble tracking/hitting with torps. A few other things..not sure if it has anything to do with this mod: Right side of FFG sonar bouy station cannot change bouy mode or scuttle them. The buttons are completely disabled. This is regardless of what 'mode' the station is in (air, ship or both). Helos asked to engage target in map view often do not respond to command. The altitude that helos fly at..sometimes is low, somtimes is high..is there somthing that controls 'how' they fly or is it just random? Helo link is lost very frequently over 20nm out because Helos get stuck flying at low alt, and the don't pop back up to re-establish a link. This is a bit 'nit-picking' on my part..This is a great mod and I greatly enjoy playing DW with it and I am greatly appreciative of your work. I'm also not a DW vet, I'm still learning a lot on how to play better

05-01-09, 04:59 PM	#15
rotorfib Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I'm having some serious issues picking up subs with the bouys..maybe its just me...I gave up on the shallow water kilos which had to be right on top of the bouys to detect (1.5-3nm for even a faint detection..to 'go hot'). I moved on to deeper water a N. Atlantic Escort...couple of Project 636B lurking around. I can not pick them up on sonar bouys at all..nada nothing..now because of the ships I am escorting they are all hot and showing them..but even with the subs right on top (literaly less than 2 - 1nm from bouy) I can't pick out thier signatures one bit. Okay..so this may not be a LWAMI issue..all your patch notes say is lowered SL on active signatures for the smaller subs...But what do I do than? Fire blind torpedoes in the direction of where I 'think' there may be a sub? (you get a msg during mission saying poss sub 8k meters N of fleet). I appologize if I'm ranting in the wrong place, any feedback is appreciated =)