Dissapearing warships

Sgt_Raa · 07-23-10, 03:52 AM

just now i found a carier task force... i attacked and as im attacking the start dissapearing right before my eyes!!!!... i have heard of this before but not in open sea..... it really sucked coz i coulda used the renown.... i lost like 20 men whilst attacking.... including all but one officer

any ideas on how to fix this bug peoples?

TabbyHunter · 07-23-10, 04:06 AM

How could you lose that many good sailors? Did you leave a hatch open when you submerged?

Sgt_Raa · 07-23-10, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TabbyHunter

How could you lose that many good sailors? Did you leave a hatch open when you submerged?

deck gun..... they kept getting shot... i just kept reasigning all my men to the flack... and to watch officer...... i was using my trainer... just playing till i do my reinstall

raymond6751 · 07-23-10, 08:24 AM

What you ran into, and it is rare, is a group reaching the end of its assigned path (waypoints).

In the mission editor, when creating a group, you designate a path of waypoints for it to move along. One option is to have it repeat the path, another is for it to delete at the last waypoint.

This was done, probably to avoid waste of memory. Groups have a timeframe to appear, sail, and then go away. It takes too much RAM to keep the whole campaign active all the time.

Sgt_Raa · 07-23-10, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by raymond6751

What you ran into, and it is rare, is a group reaching the end of its assigned path (waypoints).

In the mission editor, when creating a group, you designate a path of waypoints for it to move along. One option is to have it repeat the path, another is for it to delete at the last waypoint.

This was done, probably to avoid waste of memory. Groups have a timeframe to appear, sail, and then go away. It takes too much RAM to keep the whole campaign active all the time.

i thought that but it was in the middle odf the ocean... they didnt all dissapear at once but.. it was over a course of about 5k.... and i thought that only happened in ports.
oh well lol ...
gone now

frau kaleun · 07-23-10, 08:47 AM

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deck gun..... they kept getting shot... i just kept reasigning all my men to the flack

If nothing else, I hope you've realized that taking on enemy warships with your guns is NOT A GOOD IDEA.

Even in a confrontation with one, count 'em one, destroyer, you will always be outgunned on the surface. A task force? Fuhgeddaboudit.

Periscope depth, running silent, target the carrier, and send every eel in a forward tube hot and fast in her direction. Then dive and get the heck outta there.

*Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest voice*

No gun battles with enemy warships... EVER!

Sgt_Raa · 07-23-10, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

If nothing else, I hope you've realized that taking on enemy warships with your guns is NOT A GOOD IDEA.

Even in a confrontation with one, count 'em one, destroyer, you will always be outgunned on the surface. A task force? Fuhgeddaboudit.

Periscope depth, running silent, target the carrier, and send every eel in a forward tube hot and fast in her direction. Then dive and get the heck outta there.

*Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest voice*

No gun battles with enemy warships... EVER!

i was only playing around.... i do usualy torp em... il use the deck gun on a small freghter early in the war b4 they are armed.... otherwise torps

frau kaleun · 07-23-10, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sgt_Raa

i was only playing around.... i do usualy torp em... il use the deck gun on a small freghter early in the war b4 they are armed.... otherwise torps

Your "trainer" kaleun has a death wish.

Sgt_Raa · 07-23-10, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Your "trainer" kaleun has a death wish.

Lol... i know its cheating... but fun cheating.... Sometimes...

danzig70 · 07-23-10, 10:34 AM

I was disappointed to find out that the 88mm deck gun was not the same model as the 8.8 cm FlaK 18. I really wanted to take out some tanks.

Jimbuna · 07-23-10, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sgt_Raa

Lol... i know its cheating... but fun cheating.... Sometimes...

Whatever floats your boat.....but doesn't obliterate your crew in the progress, I suppose

Sgt_Raa · 07-24-10, 12:17 AM

had another one dissapear today...but it was right above me depth charging me when it happened????.. worked in my favour this time but now im really confused... it couldnt have come to the end of its path?.... i found a stationary task force in i think it was grid ref AF 78...... got 3 of em still

amy fresh ideas peoples???

Jimbuna · 07-24-10, 01:39 PM

Nothing should cease rendering whilst in an attacking mode....I reckon your installation is corrupted.

07-24-10, 01:45 PM

The only way I have seen a Unit disappear while attacking
is IF it's still following it's waypoint while attacking.
I had to setup a special mission for some tests.
I had the Unit disappear on reaching it's waypoint.
I was directly in it's path so it did not deviate from it's waypoint stuff.
It bombed me as planned and then did a 'Philidelphia Project' on me!

TabbyHunter · 07-24-10, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgt_Raa

i was only playing around.... i do usualy torp em... il use the deck gun on a small freghter early in the war b4 they are armed.... otherwise torps

I play stock SH3, but if i happen on a lone or a convoy of 2 mechents, i aim for the deck gun they have...So even late war, pop up next to them, and blast away.

07-23-10, 03:52 AM	#1
Sgt_Raa Ensign Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 226 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Dissapearing warships just now i found a carier task force... i attacked and as im attacking the start dissapearing right before my eyes!!!!... i have heard of this before but not in open sea..... it really sucked coz i coulda used the renown.... i lost like 20 men whilst attacking.... including all but one officer any ideas on how to fix this bug peoples? __________________ Cos im Sgt_Raa the sailor man ga ga ga ga ga ga

07-23-10, 08:24 AM	#4
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Ha end of route problem What you ran into, and it is rare, is a group reaching the end of its assigned path (waypoints). In the mission editor, when creating a group, you designate a path of waypoints for it to move along. One option is to have it repeat the path, another is for it to delete at the last waypoint. This was done, probably to avoid waste of memory. Groups have a timeframe to appear, sail, and then go away. It takes too much RAM to keep the whole campaign active all the time. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

07-23-10, 10:34 AM	#10
danzig70 Planesman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 195 Downloads: 290 Uploads: 0	I was disappointed to find out that the 88mm deck gun was not the same model as the 8.8 cm FlaK 18. I really wanted to take out some tanks. __________________

07-24-10, 12:17 AM	#12
Sgt_Raa Ensign Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 226 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	had another one dissapear today...but it was right above me depth charging me when it happened????.. worked in my favour this time but now im really confused... it couldnt have come to the end of its path?.... i found a stationary task force in i think it was grid ref AF 78...... got 3 of em still amy fresh ideas peoples??? __________________ Cos im Sgt_Raa the sailor man ga ga ga ga ga ga

07-24-10, 01:39 PM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,561 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nothing should cease rendering whilst in an attacking mode....I reckon your installation is corrupted. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-23-10, 04:06 AM	#2
TabbyHunter Ensign Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pandora. Not the blue cat people Pandora... Posts: 227 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	How could you lose that many good sailors? Did you leave a hatch open when you submerged?

07-24-10, 01:45 PM	#14
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	The only way I have seen a Unit disappear while attacking is IF it's still following it's waypoint while attacking. I had to setup a special mission for some tests. I had the Unit disappear on reaching it's waypoint. I was directly in it's path so it did not deviate from it's waypoint stuff. It bombed me as planned and then did a 'Philidelphia Project' on me!