GWX and my 88 gun without ammo?

Joaoperru · 12-20-06, 11:16 AM

Please help with my gun in GWX.
Installed the game again -> patched 1.4b -> GWX -> Sh3 comm -> Sh3 Comm gwx files and started playing this marvellous expansion...

Started a new career via SH3 com, and i notice that my 88 cannon doesn't have ammo... 0 loaded and 0 ready. But if i open the ordinance menu i can see the ammo in the bay, along with the AA ones.

Maybe there's something i'm missing, cause i think i'm the only one with this problem...
Please help, maybe it's something really stupid that i miss somewhere.

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-06, 11:17 AM

Click on the ammo and it will start loading. I thought the same thing until I clicked on it and BANG....she was loading!

MRV · 12-20-06, 11:18 AM

Its that way on purpose.

Click on the Shell icon at the right to load the first of your 220 Explosive Shells

Cpt. Stewker · 12-20-06, 11:18 AM

This may be a dumb suggestion, and you probably already tried this but...

Have you selected HE rounds by pressing on the correct cartridge?

EDIT: yeah what those two quick typers above me said.

Joaoperru · 12-20-06, 11:25 AM

Ok i'll try tonight....
Anyway i think that was obvious... just because was different from vanilla i thought something went wrong... my fault!

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-06, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Joaoperru

Ok i'll try tonight....
Anyway i think that was obvious... just because was different from vanilla i thought something went wrong... my fault!

No fault. Heck, I thought the same thing until I decided to click on it.

Martin1813 · 12-20-06, 11:31 AM

I think everyone of us must have thought the same thing until he tried...

I thought it was a SH3Cmdr "malfunction & sabotage" stuff but I click on the shell by mistake and tadaaa ! the gun loads

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-06, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Martin1813

I think everyone of us must have thought the same thing until he tried...

I thought it was a SH3Cmdr "malfunction & sabotage" stuff but I click on the shell by mistake and tadaaa ! the gun loads

Malfunction and sabotage LOL. Some jacknut forgot to load the ammo....BEEEERRRRRNNAAARRDDDD!

Kpt. Lehmann · 12-20-06, 11:57 AM

In GWX... you get HE ammo only for your deck gun. Deep research indicates that the only type of ammo carried by the U-boats for the DG was HE.

No starshells... No armor piercing.

Also, you need to double click the HE round icon to load the gun. In stock SH3 the deck gun starts out with a round in the chamber. This is not historically accurate so we fixed it.

Sorry if this sounds harsh... but we won't be backing up from it guys.

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-06, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

In GWX... you get HE ammo only for your deck gun. Deep research indicates that the only type of ammo carried by the U-boats for the DG was HE.

No starshells... No armor piercing.

Also, you need to double click the HE round icon to load the gun. In stock SH3 the deck gun starts out with a round in the chamber. This is not historically accurate so we fixed it.

Sorry if this sounds harsh... but we won't be backing up from it guys.

I agree on all points stated here! Everyone is valid. Besides, just what would a u-boat do with starshells anyway? Furthermore, I would be damned if I submerged with a load in the cannon.

bigboywooly · 12-20-06, 01:30 PM

Yep the 4 seconds os so it takes for the HE to load are to simulate your gun crew loading from scratch
As you rightly say AVG - no way I would be sailing around with one in the chamber

Paajtor · 12-20-06, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

In GWX... you get HE ammo only for your deck gun. Deep research indicates that the only type of ammo carried by the U-boats for the DG was HE.

No starshells... No armor piercing.

Good thing I saw this thread...I was about to post a similar topic.

The thing is, when using the DG for the 1st time, I noticed I only had HE-rounds.
I thought wtf, and guessed I had forgotten to "buy" starshells and AP's back home. Maybe GWX worked different when in base, compared to stock SH3 and other big mods?
So I concluded I had been stupid, but was forced to sail with only HE's for the current partol...no sweat really, as I had just sunk a C2 with it, after hitting it with one fish in the rudder/propulsion area, so they are sufficient nevertheless.

Btw, manning the gun yourself, and aiming for the waterline still works best!

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-06, 03:38 PM

I think the cannon strength is realistic now.

I have seen footage of the real thing and the vessel sunk after about 10 rounds or so.

Jimbuna · 12-20-06, 05:23 PM

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Besides, just what would a u-boat do with starshells anyway?

Shoot at the stars!! :rotfl:

AVGWarhawk · 12-20-06, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Besides, just what would a u-boat do with starshells anyway?

Shoot at the stars!! :rotfl:

Set one off above the boat so Bernard can take a bow in the light. They are also excellent for roasting hotdogs

12-20-06, 11:16 AM	#1
Joaoperru Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 57 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	GWX and my 88 gun without ammo? Please help with my gun in GWX. Installed the game again -> patched 1.4b -> GWX -> Sh3 comm -> Sh3 Comm gwx files and started playing this marvellous expansion... Started a new career via SH3 com, and i notice that my 88 cannon doesn't have ammo... 0 loaded and 0 ready. But if i open the ordinance menu i can see the ammo in the bay, along with the AA ones. Maybe there's something i'm missing, cause i think i'm the only one with this problem... Please help, maybe it's something really stupid that i miss somewhere.

12-20-06, 11:17 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Click on the ammo and it will start loading. I thought the same thing until I clicked on it and BANG....she was loading! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

12-20-06, 11:18 AM	#4
Cpt. Stewker Planesman Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Posts: 192 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	This may be a dumb suggestion, and you probably already tried this but... Have you selected HE rounds by pressing on the correct cartridge? EDIT: yeah what those two quick typers above me said. __________________

12-20-06, 11:31 AM	#7
Martin1813 Torpedoman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Caen, France Posts: 111 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I think everyone of us must have thought the same thing until he tried... I thought it was a SH3Cmdr "malfunction & sabotage" stuff but I click on the shell by mistake and tadaaa ! the gun loads __________________

12-20-06, 11:57 AM	#9
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,994 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	In GWX... you get HE ammo only for your deck gun. Deep research indicates that the only type of ammo carried by the U-boats for the DG was HE. No starshells... No armor piercing. Also, you need to double click the HE round icon to load the gun. In stock SH3 the deck gun starts out with a round in the chamber. This is not historically accurate so we fixed it. Sorry if this sounds harsh... but we won't be backing up from it guys. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

12-20-06, 11:18 AM	#3
MRV Frogman Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 296 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	Its that way on purpose. Click on the Shell icon at the right to load the first of your 220 Explosive Shells

12-20-06, 11:25 AM	#5
Joaoperru Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 57 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Ok i'll try tonight.... Anyway i think that was obvious... just because was different from vanilla i thought something went wrong... my fault!

12-20-06, 01:30 PM	#11
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Yep the 4 seconds os so it takes for the HE to load are to simulate your gun crew loading from scratch As you rightly say AVG - no way I would be sailing around with one in the chamber __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

12-20-06, 03:38 PM	#13
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I think the cannon strength is realistic now. I have seen footage of the real thing and the vessel sunk after about 10 rounds or so. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road