Give me my deck gun crew!

eweber · 05-22-07, 08:38 PM

Got a nice new Gato in my career. Bought a nice new deck gun for it... but no crew assigned to it! Yikes!

What to do now? Anyone run into this?

:hmm: ew

Lagger123987 · 05-22-07, 08:40 PM

A boog in the game? Report it to the Anti Bugs group to clear the Bug in the game.

CaptBC · 05-22-07, 09:33 PM

I had the same problem. I simply went back to a previous save and forgot about upgrading guns until there is a fix!

CaptBC

LCDR R. Chamberlain
USS Pollack SS-180

eweber · 05-22-07, 11:05 PM

Thx all!

Looks like I'll start a new career and forget messing with the deck gun!

ew

Argus00 · 05-23-07, 09:00 AM

I manually edited my ACTIVEPLAYERUNITS.UPC file, after the same thing happened to me. I copied/pasted back the crew in compartment 8, the fore deck gun, from a save game prior to upgrading, and that was it - the [crew member] section, the [crew member rank] section, and the [crew member 3D] section, for both gun servants.

Also, later on, I got the dual guns upgrade, and I felt like having crew in both emplacements. Did the same thing, copied/pasted my gun crew from compartment 8 into compartment 7, and that was it - only changed names, as I'm not into clones

Major Johnson · 05-23-07, 09:47 AM

Think I read in another thread someone with a similar issue, bought a 2nd gun that wasn't stock and didn't show up until the next patrol. Not that that's acceptable, but I'm pretty sure that's what it said.

Bill KUnert · 05-23-07, 12:43 PM

Crews are only provided for rear mounted deck guns. Strange, but that's the way it is.

dizza · 06-20-07, 11:31 AM

I encountered this same problem on my boat. Currently it shows both bow and stern mounting of guns available on the left column, but will only allow me to use one gun on a boat that is capable of two. I mounted a bow gun, but the game doesn't let me man it with anyone. After the patrol, I mounted a stern gun and tried it again, still no crew. This happened to be from the first patrol with this boat, so I can't go back to a saved game and retrieve some data.

Any suggestions?

-d

Soundman · 06-20-07, 01:40 PM

It may be good to know (from those who have posted here) what version and/or mods are being used. Otherwise, no good use can come from the info in this thread. I have successfully upgraded to a larger caliber gun, changed from stern to bow without a problem. I have not however, tried installing two guns (other than anti aircraft). I'm using the "Trigger Maru" mod.

From what I have read, some mods have changed the availability to a larger caliber and/or placement to later years in the war. This may be a factor here.

Von Tonner · 06-21-07, 06:55 AM

I use TMaru and cannot man my deck gun or have stern and bow deck guns at the same time. It is either one or the other. If the deck gun gets damaged one cannot repair it as you need it manned for completed repairs. I am pretty sure this is a game bug and not mod related.

dizza · 06-21-07, 11:30 AM

I am not using any complete mods, I had tried a ammo mod. To make sure it wasn't that, I copied all of the original files back over and the problem still exists.

-d

05-22-07, 08:38 PM	#1
eweber Seaman Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Give me my deck gun crew! Got a nice new Gato in my career. Bought a nice new deck gun for it... but no crew assigned to it! Yikes! What to do now? Anyone run into this? :hmm: ew __________________ When you shoot at a destroyer and miss, it's like hit'in a wildcat in the ass with a banjo!

05-22-07, 11:05 PM	#4
eweber Seaman Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thx all! Looks like I'll start a new career and forget messing with the deck gun! ew __________________ When you shoot at a destroyer and miss, it's like hit'in a wildcat in the ass with a banjo!

05-23-07, 09:00 AM	#5
Argus00 Sparky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 153 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I manually edited my ACTIVEPLAYERUNITS.UPC file, after the same thing happened to me. I copied/pasted back the crew in compartment 8, the fore deck gun, from a save game prior to upgrading, and that was it - the [crew member] section, the [crew member rank] section, and the [crew member 3D] section, for both gun servants. Also, later on, I got the dual guns upgrade, and I felt like having crew in both emplacements. Did the same thing, copied/pasted my gun crew from compartment 8 into compartment 7, and that was it - only changed names, as I'm not into clones __________________ ________________________ Semper ubi sub ubi ubique.

05-23-07, 09:47 AM	#6
Major Johnson Frogman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jeresey Shore USA Posts: 288 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Think I read in another thread someone with a similar issue, bought a 2nd gun that wasn't stock and didn't show up until the next patrol. Not that that's acceptable, but I'm pretty sure that's what it said. __________________ MJ! ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD FX8350 8 Core 4.0 Ghz CPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCIx Video Card 8 GB Corsair Vengence RAM Rosewill 850W Power Supply

05-22-07, 08:40 PM	#2
Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	A boog in the game? Report it to the Anti Bugs group to clear the Bug in the game.

05-22-07, 09:33 PM	#3
CaptBC Seaman Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 35 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I had the same problem. I simply went back to a previous save and forgot about upgrading guns until there is a fix! CaptBC LCDR R. Chamberlain USS Pollack SS-180

05-23-07, 12:43 PM	#7
Bill KUnert Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgetown, Ky Posts: 14 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Crews are only provided for rear mounted deck guns. Strange, but that's the way it is.

06-20-07, 11:31 AM	#8
dizza Watch Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I encountered this same problem on my boat. Currently it shows both bow and stern mounting of guns available on the left column, but will only allow me to use one gun on a boat that is capable of two. I mounted a bow gun, but the game doesn't let me man it with anyone. After the patrol, I mounted a stern gun and tried it again, still no crew. This happened to be from the first patrol with this boat, so I can't go back to a saved game and retrieve some data. Any suggestions? -d

06-20-07, 01:40 PM	#9
Soundman Commodore Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 617 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	It may be good to know (from those who have posted here) what version and/or mods are being used. Otherwise, no good use can come from the info in this thread. I have successfully upgraded to a larger caliber gun, changed from stern to bow without a problem. I have not however, tried installing two guns (other than anti aircraft). I'm using the "Trigger Maru" mod. From what I have read, some mods have changed the availability to a larger caliber and/or placement to later years in the war. This may be a factor here.

06-21-07, 06:55 AM	#10
Von Tonner Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 711 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	I use TMaru and cannot man my deck gun or have stern and bow deck guns at the same time. It is either one or the other. If the deck gun gets damaged one cannot repair it as you need it manned for completed repairs. I am pretty sure this is a game bug and not mod related.

06-21-07, 11:30 AM	#11
dizza Watch Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 19 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I am not using any complete mods, I had tried a ammo mod. To make sure it wasn't that, I copied all of the original files back over and the problem still exists. -d