weird training mission

mheil · 01-27-06, 07:15 PM

This is my first post in a forum ever. Been a lurker for awhile. Anyway, been having a great time getting to know how to play SHIII and have enjoyed all the hints and tips from this forum. Had a strange occurance happen with the convoy training mission. The armed trawler attacks and destroys the escort! The armed trawler is also very hard to shake. I don't hear any active sonar pinging yet it always seems to know where I am. Even silent running at 100m. I try stopping and waiting but he just circles above. Any one else have this trawler act so weird? Though about surfacing and pelting him with the deck gun but I've been anxious about starting a career.

Letum · 01-27-06, 07:19 PM

Its a well known bug that escorts some times attack each other. If one escort accidentaly dammages another it will be declared renegade and all other ships will start attacking it.

Welcome to the Forum!

Kalach · 01-27-06, 09:47 PM

It doesn't happen often though, I haven't yet seen any enemy warships fighting each other.

While I wouldn't try this against a real convoy I passed that exam by destroying both escorts first. Sneak up on the DD and torp it, then either ignore the trawler or sink it (it's mostly harmless, I sank it with the deck gun).
In a career mode convoy attack you shouldn't bother attacking the escorts though.

mheil · 01-30-06, 09:01 AM

Thanks, I had heard about enemy ships attacking one another. I am more perplexed by not being able to shake the trawler. It stayed on me like glue - w/o sonar silent running etc. I won't be having any fun with the game if the AI always acts like this.

01-30-06, 01:00 PM

I once had an armed trawler shoot at me when I wasn't looking, but when I dived he rolled right past me without a clue. He was no problem to elude underwater. I'm using RUB; maybe that makes a difference?

Salvadoreno · 01-30-06, 04:44 PM

wow ive never seen enemy escorts attack each other. They are pretty elite when hunting together. Ive noticed one is just sitting there pinging while he other hits my position and then the other stops pinging and hits a guessed position next. Pretty awesome escorts sometimes. But sometimes they are also plain dumb, i sank 4 ships in a convoy without them even reacting and actively chasing me. I stuck on that convoy well but torp failures and misses only allowed 4 sinking

01-27-06, 07:15 PM	#1
mheil Loader Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 81 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	weird training mission This is my first post in a forum ever. Been a lurker for awhile. Anyway, been having a great time getting to know how to play SHIII and have enjoyed all the hints and tips from this forum. Had a strange occurance happen with the convoy training mission. The armed trawler attacks and destroys the escort! The armed trawler is also very hard to shake. I don't hear any active sonar pinging yet it always seems to know where I am. Even silent running at 100m. I try stopping and waiting but he just circles above. Any one else have this trawler act so weird? Though about surfacing and pelting him with the deck gun but I've been anxious about starting a career.

01-27-06, 07:19 PM	#2
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Its a well known bug that escorts some times attack each other. If one escort accidentaly dammages another it will be declared renegade and all other ships will start attacking it. Welcome to the Forum! __________________

01-30-06, 04:44 PM	#6
Salvadoreno Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 887 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	wow ive never seen enemy escorts attack each other. They are pretty elite when hunting together. Ive noticed one is just sitting there pinging while he other hits my position and then the other stops pinging and hits a guessed position next. Pretty awesome escorts sometimes. But sometimes they are also plain dumb, i sank 4 ships in a convoy without them even reacting and actively chasing me. I stuck on that convoy well but torp failures and misses only allowed 4 sinking __________________

01-27-06, 09:47 PM	#3
Kalach Weps Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 366 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	It doesn't happen often though, I haven't yet seen any enemy warships fighting each other. While I wouldn't try this against a real convoy I passed that exam by destroying both escorts first. Sneak up on the DD and torp it, then either ignore the trawler or sink it (it's mostly harmless, I sank it with the deck gun). In a career mode convoy attack you shouldn't bother attacking the escorts though.

01-30-06, 09:01 AM	#4
mheil Loader Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 81 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	Thanks, I had heard about enemy ships attacking one another. I am more perplexed by not being able to shake the trawler. It stayed on me like glue - w/o sonar silent running etc. I won't be having any fun with the game if the AI always acts like this.

01-30-06, 01:00 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I once had an armed trawler shoot at me when I wasn't looking, but when I dived he rolled right past me without a clue. He was no problem to elude underwater. I'm using RUB; maybe that makes a difference?