Why won't crew auto-fire?

PoorOldSpike · 07-25-10, 07:35 PM

Hi guys I've had DW (patched to 1.04) for a couple of years but have not had time to get deeply into it yet, but one thing puzzles me so far-why don't my Perry crew automatically fire the main gun and Standards at incoming enemy missiles? (eg Styxes)
The CIWS auto-fires at them just fine,(and the Perry auto-pops flares/chaff) but I have to manually assign individual Styx targets to the main gun and Standards, otherwise they won't fire/launch.
It all wastes precious time to manually assign tagets in a flurry of mouse-clicking.

Molon Labe · 07-25-10, 07:49 PM

DW simulates stations for the user to use. In other words, the user is the crew. It's the user's job to fire the weapon. In the case is the CIWS, that really is an automated weapon. The normal way the crew operates it is to flip a switch and let it do it's thing.

desertisland · 07-25-10, 11:18 PM

I would think the player is a commander of the ship. We are allowed to assign sonar and radar to the computer, after all.

Molon Labe · 07-26-10, 01:17 AM

Autocrew allows the player to leave a station to work another. You can't be two places at once. It does not change DW into SH. Over the years this forum has heard of lot of complaints about the autocrew because it doesn't do good enough of a job to allow a player to pretend s/he's the captain. Some players want that--but DW does not deliver. It wasn't designed that way.

Dr.Sid · 07-26-10, 05:35 AM

Main gun can't be actually used on air target at all. DW can't aim ballistic weapons at air targets. CIWS bullets in fact follow linear trajectory !
I tried to modify main gun to us it too, but there were many other problems.

Mau · 07-26-10, 09:26 PM

Ok,

So we are saying that CIWS works but use a linear trajectory, something that we cannot do with the 76mm?

The 76mm should be able to destroy air target (yes, aknowledge that this should be with a low Probability of Kill but still...).

If it is the case (not working) can we confirm that nobody else was able to come with a fix for this (part of another mode).

Against a sub firing missiles at me I need all my weapon to defend myself.

It would be good as well to be able to use the main Gun in surface this time using only the search radar to aim (Track While Scan).

Cheers

PoorOldSpike · 07-28-10, 09:33 PM

Thanks guys, incidentally I'm doing a DW review over at The Few Good Men wargaming and military discussion club here-

http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmf...ngerous-Waters

but I'm not all that experienced with DW, so if any of you would like to go register and post a few comments to straighten me out if I've made any goofs, be my guest..

(I'm the club adjutant and second-in-command)

07-25-10, 07:35 PM	#1
PoorOldSpike Seaman Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Plymouth UK Posts: 38 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Why won't crew auto-fire? Hi guys I've had DW (patched to 1.04) for a couple of years but have not had time to get deeply into it yet, but one thing puzzles me so far-why don't my Perry crew automatically fire the main gun and Standards at incoming enemy missiles? (eg Styxes) The CIWS auto-fires at them just fine,(and the Perry auto-pops flares/chaff) but I have to manually assign individual Styx targets to the main gun and Standards, otherwise they won't fire/launch. It all wastes precious time to manually assign tagets in a flurry of mouse-clicking.

07-25-10, 07:49 PM	#2
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	DW simulates stations for the user to use. In other words, the user is the crew. It's the user's job to fire the weapon. In the case is the CIWS, that really is an automated weapon. The normal way the crew operates it is to flip a switch and let it do it's thing. __________________

07-26-10, 01:17 AM	#4
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	Autocrew allows the player to leave a station to work another. You can't be two places at once. It does not change DW into SH. Over the years this forum has heard of lot of complaints about the autocrew because it doesn't do good enough of a job to allow a player to pretend s/he's the captain. Some players want that--but DW does not deliver. It wasn't designed that way. __________________

07-26-10, 05:35 AM	#5
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Main gun can't be actually used on air target at all. DW can't aim ballistic weapons at air targets. CIWS bullets in fact follow linear trajectory ! I tried to modify main gun to us it too, but there were many other problems. __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

07-25-10, 11:18 PM	#3
desertisland Gunner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Desert Island Posts: 96 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I would think the player is a commander of the ship. We are allowed to assign sonar and radar to the computer, after all.

07-26-10, 09:26 PM	#6
Mau Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 382 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Ok, So we are saying that CIWS works but use a linear trajectory, something that we cannot do with the 76mm? The 76mm should be able to destroy air target (yes, aknowledge that this should be with a low Probability of Kill but still...). If it is the case (not working) can we confirm that nobody else was able to come with a fix for this (part of another mode). Against a sub firing missiles at me I need all my weapon to defend myself. It would be good as well to be able to use the main Gun in surface this time using only the search radar to aim (Track While Scan). Cheers

07-28-10, 09:33 PM	#7
PoorOldSpike Seaman Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Plymouth UK Posts: 38 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys, incidentally I'm doing a DW review over at The Few Good Men wargaming and military discussion club here- http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmf...ngerous-Waters but I'm not all that experienced with DW, so if any of you would like to go register and post a few comments to straighten me out if I've made any goofs, be my guest.. (I'm the club adjutant and second-in-command)