Frustrated

J0313 · 05-06-13, 12:58 PM

I hate the fact that you cant radio in a convoy/task force report in SH4 unless you have eyes on the ship and/or ships in the group. I think that if you have a solid radar contact and you know that it cant be anything but an enemy task force then you should be able to give a position report based just off of radar data. Last night I had a positive ID on at least 2 of the ships in the task force and since I was at radar depth I also think that you should be able to send a message when you are at radar depth.

J0313 · 05-06-13, 01:27 PM

How would you change this? If some one could point me in the right direction then I will try it myself and hopefully come up with something.

Sailor Steve · 05-06-13, 01:57 PM

I don't think you can change it. It's the same with SH3. You should be able to report anything you want without being in contact at all. The games forget things that aren't there anymore. It's just like in SH3 where if the wounded sailor has been healed you can't give him a wound badge because he's not wounded anymore.

Silly, really.

J0313 · 05-06-13, 02:04 PM

That really blows. Right now I am in the mission during the Battle of the Phillippine Sea where you run into the big Jap TF. I was going to report the TF but decided against it becouse I was picking up alot of radar signals. Soooo, I just went for the approach and got the Taiho with 4 out of six fish. She went down in about 4 minutes.Anyhow I dont think its going to give me credit for completeing the mission becouse I didnt report the TF.

05-06-13, 02:25 PM

yep you might fix it to be able to report but the "what" you report is decided by the game and as steve pointed out the game would forget and report nothing in your report.

then again reporting can give your position away "in theory" so you certainly wouldnt want to do it unless you were 100% sure it wasn't friendly or neutral shipping and you can only do that visually

I would like to be able to "save" a contact report so I can get out of the area before sending a report and revealing myself to any enemy listening nearby but this too cant be done because of the way the game engine works

J0313 · 05-06-13, 02:56 PM

That would be to much like real life. Shame on you for even considering that Webster! LOL!!

periunder · 05-22-13, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I don't think you can change it. It's the same with SH3. You should be able to report anything you want without being in contact at all. The games forget things that aren't there anymore. It's just like in SH3 where if the wounded sailor has been healed you can't give him a wound badge because he's not wounded anymore.

Silly, really.

I didn't notice this. thanks for pointing out this shortfall. Is there a way to prevent sailors from being healed during patrol?

Sailor Steve · 05-22-13, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by periunder

I didn't notice this. thanks for pointing out this shortfall. Is there a way to prevent sailors from being healed during patrol?

Don't put the Sani in there with them. Of course then they might die, in which case they'll certainly get a medal.

Seriously, I don't think so.

TorpX · 05-23-13, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by periunder

I didn't notice this. thanks for pointing out this shortfall. Is there a way to prevent sailors from being healed during patrol?

I never thought about this either.

Maybe, if you knew which file was associated with crew status, you could hand edit it, so they would be "wounded" again as you enter port?

05-06-13, 12:58 PM	#1
J0313 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 887 Downloads: 1823 Uploads: 0	Frustrated I hate the fact that you cant radio in a convoy/task force report in SH4 unless you have eyes on the ship and/or ships in the group. I think that if you have a solid radar contact and you know that it cant be anything but an enemy task force then you should be able to give a position report based just off of radar data. Last night I had a positive ID on at least 2 of the ships in the task force and since I was at radar depth I also think that you should be able to send a message when you are at radar depth.

05-06-13, 01:57 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I don't think you can change it. It's the same with SH3. You should be able to report anything you want without being in contact at all. The games forget things that aren't there anymore. It's just like in SH3 where if the wounded sailor has been healed you can't give him a wound badge because he's not wounded anymore. Silly, really. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-06-13, 01:27 PM	#2
J0313 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 887 Downloads: 1823 Uploads: 0	How would you change this? If some one could point me in the right direction then I will try it myself and hopefully come up with something.

05-06-13, 02:04 PM	#4
J0313 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 887 Downloads: 1823 Uploads: 0	That really blows. Right now I am in the mission during the Battle of the Phillippine Sea where you run into the big Jap TF. I was going to report the TF but decided against it becouse I was picking up alot of radar signals. Soooo, I just went for the approach and got the Taiho with 4 out of six fish. She went down in about 4 minutes.Anyhow I dont think its going to give me credit for completeing the mission becouse I didnt report the TF.

05-06-13, 02:25 PM	#5
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	yep you might fix it to be able to report but the "what" you report is decided by the game and as steve pointed out the game would forget and report nothing in your report. then again reporting can give your position away "in theory" so you certainly wouldnt want to do it unless you were 100% sure it wasn't friendly or neutral shipping and you can only do that visually I would like to be able to "save" a contact report so I can get out of the area before sending a report and revealing myself to any enemy listening nearby but this too cant be done because of the way the game engine works

05-06-13, 02:56 PM	#6
J0313 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 887 Downloads: 1823 Uploads: 0	That would be to much like real life. Shame on you for even considering that Webster! LOL!!