Inexhaustible compressed air

[Robin40]

Well after a dozen thousand times of emerging and diving the compressed air level is always 100%.

Is this a bug? Is there any fix to it?

[Armistead]

Not sure which way you mean it, if you mean you never lose any air, you probably don't have the realistic compressed air checked in your options setting.

If you're compressed air icon is lit up and won't go off even after you surface, that is a known bug, one that can't be fixed. You can correct it by simply saving and reloading your game.
However, if it truly reaches a 100% you shouldn't alive. Most agree that this bug happens more when you alt/tab a lot or keep writing over the same save

[ETR3(SS)]

Check to see if you have Limited Compressed Air enabled or not. Good place to start the troubleshooting.

[Robin40]

I am always plenty of compressed air


Gameplay settings

Everything checked except
-no map contact update
-no event camera

Campaign difficulty Hard

[ichso]

Compressed air is only used on emergency blows. Normal diving/emerging doesn't use it at all. Even though its not realistic.

[Robin40]

Originally Posted by ichso

Compressed air is only used on emergency blows. Normal diving/emerging doesn't use it at all. Even though its not realistic.

thx...in this SH5 is more realistic...only in this anyway

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by ichso

Compressed air is only used on emergency blows. Normal diving/emerging doesn't use it at all. Even though its not realistic.

Actually compressed air is used in other ways. If your compressor is damaged for one.

For instance, my compressor got damaged. I blew a few times to control my dive, but had about 50 % left saving. I still had to try to come up using manual settings or P key. Usually in an out of control dive you can come up using speed or the P key over manual adjustments. If those don't work, then you may have to blow tanks. However, your boat uses compressed air changing depths. If your compressor is damaged you use your air in the tanks anytime you adjust depth either way, not just blowing tanks., once it runs out, you're out. If your compressor is damaged and you change depths a lot, you'll eventually see messages that your air is getting lower, even if you don't blow tanks. If you keep trying to come up to control a dive you may run out. These systems are connected in more ways we think.


Robin, are you adjusting your campaign settings in the office using the radio. You have to make changes there for campaign, not in the loading screen. The options at the loading screen don't work for campaign, must always use the radio in the office. Check the radio and see what your settings are.

[Robin40]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Actually compressed air is used in other ways. If your compressor is damaged for one.

For instance, my compressor got damaged. I blew a few times to control my dive, but had about 50 % left saving. I still had to try to come up using manual settings or P key. Usually in an out of control dive you can come up using speed or the P key over manual adjustments. If those don't work, then you may have to blow tanks. However, your boat uses compressed air changing depths. If your compressor is damaged you use your air in the tanks anytime you adjust depth either way, not just blowing tanks., once it runs out, you're out. If your compressor is damaged and you change depths a lot, you'll eventually see messages that your air is getting lower, even if you don't blow tanks. If you keep trying to come up to control a dive you may run out. These systems are connected in more ways we think.


Robin, are you adjusting your campaign settings in the office using the radio. You have to make changes there for campaign, not in the loading screen. The options at the loading screen don't work for campaign, must always use the radio in the office. Check the radio and see what your settings are.

Radio in the office checked
Limited compressed air was already set ON (i.e. realistic)