Problem with ","and "."

CapZap1970 · 07-20-07, 11:17 AM

I like to go to external view using "," and "." to take screenshots, but sometimes when I click on any of those keys, the view goes far, very far and the cam is completely misaligned, sometimes it's pointing to the sky and others to the sea. The arrow keys also act funny when this happens.

When this anomaly happens, it's impossible to use , or . and if I want to take a look I hav eto use F12,but it's a PITA trying to focus it on an aircraft for example, because the view is not locked on the object.

Any ideas what causes this and how can this bwe fixed?
Thank you very much for your help!!!
CapZap

bigboywooly · 07-20-07, 11:21 AM

I guess its a land unit
IIRC you are not using GWX

The land unit camera " Bounce " was introduced in one of Ubi's patches

GWX has reclassified land units so they dont show on next unit view
Of course your crew wont say they see them either so its a trade off

Usually a save and reload will put the camera back to the correct positions
Until you come across another land unit

CapZap1970 · 07-20-07, 11:27 AM

Thanks a lot for your quick reply, BBW... will try that.

CapZap

Mush Martin · 07-20-07, 11:33 AM

I have gotten this effect well away from land units
when I was testing azn's superconvoys mod.

many many ships eighty or so

CapZap1970 · 07-20-07, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mush Martin

I have gotten this effect well away from land units
when I was testing azn's superconvoys mod.

many many ships eighty or so

I forgot to mention that when this happens, I am not near land, i am generally far from land, in the middle of nowhere.

Did you find any solution MM, other than the one BBW's?
CapZap

bigboywooly · 07-20-07, 01:11 PM

Hmmm if you are far from land then thats a mystery
I doubt its a problem with a ship though tis possible
None I can think of would cause the problem

Bit of a mystery that one then

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 07-20-07, 01:13 PM

it happens to me to... was stalking and killing a convoy IN MID ATLANTIC! when a few planes (never knew where they came from) attacked me. was a new type for me so i wanted to take a look. then it went boing... boing... boing...

eventualy i shot them down and could have a look...

CapZap1970 · 07-22-07, 11:05 PM

Hello Fellow Kaleuns:
For the last 3 patrols I have been having this problem that is driving me nuts.
I really don't know what is going on, but every time I press the "," and "." keys the external camera goes crazy... it point to the sky, to the sea and is in general waaaay far from my sub. The arrow keys don't function and the view rolls.
I sthere anything that can be done to fix this? Please need some help here!!!

Just in case, this happens near land, in the middle of the ocean, with ships and airplanes. The only moment it works is when I first press "," to see my own sub, and when I press it agan to go to the next ship or aircraft then it goes nuts.
I opened this thread with this issue, but no more answers were given, so I decided to bump it. Sorry for that!!
Thanks again for your asistance.

CapZap

Kaleu. Jochen Mohr · 07-23-07, 03:23 AM

there is actualy not much to do about it...

Corsair · 07-23-07, 04:43 AM

Disable external camera...

It will also help with immersion in the game...

Jimbuna · 07-23-07, 06:07 AM

I'm not 100% convinced there is a fix

I experience the same whilst in mid ocean using GWX v1.03 and also with.........

The only solutin I have found is to save and reload....mind you it happens most often during stormy weather as well as choosing a plane (which probably means it has flown outside of the cameras parameters or the games rendering area)

Mush Martin · 07-23-07, 08:29 AM

Well having had it regularly recently I hypothesize that the
camera its grabbing is to far away in my case
(uber2.4 and onwards have 24km radar)
so when the game qualifies the camera as within sensor range
the camera is qualified but out of sectors and therefore out
of guidance.

still just a theory but I will see if closing the convoy to inside
16km first will help alleviate it, this doesnt sound like the same
solution for you so I am probably wrong about this one.

what I can say is that I am occasinally able to go normally
to a few closer ships and then when I , or . past a certain
point I get the boing boing effect. thats how I came across
the theory. but its still thin.

I can however use the subs normal chase cam if I have enough
sense to stop there under all conditions.
M

CapZap1970 · 07-23-07, 08:40 AM

Ok, once again, I thank you all for your answers and maybe somehow it will go away as sudden as it came.

CapZap

07-20-07, 11:17 AM	#1
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 51	Problem with ","and "." I like to go to external view using "," and "." to take screenshots, but sometimes when I click on any of those keys, the view goes far, very far and the cam is completely misaligned, sometimes it's pointing to the sky and others to the sea. The arrow keys also act funny when this happens. When this anomaly happens, it's impossible to use , or . and if I want to take a look I hav eto use F12,but it's a PITA trying to focus it on an aircraft for example, because the view is not locked on the object. Any ideas what causes this and how can this bwe fixed? Thank you very much for your help!!! CapZap __________________

07-20-07, 11:21 AM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	I guess its a land unit IIRC you are not using GWX The land unit camera " Bounce " was introduced in one of Ubi's patches GWX has reclassified land units so they dont show on next unit view Of course your crew wont say they see them either so its a trade off Usually a save and reload will put the camera back to the correct positions Until you come across another land unit __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

07-20-07, 11:27 AM	#3
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 51	Thanks a lot for your quick reply, BBW... will try that. CapZap __________________

07-20-07, 11:33 AM	#4
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I have gotten this effect well away from land units when I was testing azn's superconvoys mod. many many ships eighty or so __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-20-07, 01:11 PM	#6
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Hmmm if you are far from land then thats a mystery I doubt its a problem with a ship though tis possible None I can think of would cause the problem Bit of a mystery that one then __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

07-20-07, 01:13 PM	#7
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	it happens to me to... was stalking and killing a convoy IN MID ATLANTIC! when a few planes (never knew where they came from) attacked me. was a new type for me so i wanted to take a look. then it went boing... boing... boing... eventualy i shot them down and could have a look... __________________ Gruß

07-22-07, 11:05 PM	#8
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 51	Hello Fellow Kaleuns: For the last 3 patrols I have been having this problem that is driving me nuts. I really don't know what is going on, but every time I press the "," and "." keys the external camera goes crazy... it point to the sky, to the sea and is in general waaaay far from my sub. The arrow keys don't function and the view rolls. I sthere anything that can be done to fix this? Please need some help here!!! Just in case, this happens near land, in the middle of the ocean, with ships and airplanes. The only moment it works is when I first press "," to see my own sub, and when I press it agan to go to the next ship or aircraft then it goes nuts. I opened this thread with this issue, but no more answers were given, so I decided to bump it. Sorry for that!! Thanks again for your asistance. CapZap __________________

07-23-07, 03:23 AM	#9
Kaleu. Jochen Mohr Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in my sub Posts: 2,741 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	there is actualy not much to do about it... __________________ Gruß

07-23-07, 04:43 AM	#10
Corsair Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toulouse France Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Disable external camera... It will also help with immersion in the game... __________________ NYGM 3.4A / Living SH3 V5.1 + SH3 Commander

07-23-07, 06:07 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm not 100% convinced there is a fix I experience the same whilst in mid ocean using GWX v1.03 and also with......... The only solutin I have found is to save and reload....mind you it happens most often during stormy weather as well as choosing a plane (which probably means it has flown outside of the cameras parameters or the games rendering area) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-23-07, 08:29 AM	#12
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Well having had it regularly recently I hypothesize that the camera its grabbing is to far away in my case (uber2.4 and onwards have 24km radar) so when the game qualifies the camera as within sensor range the camera is qualified but out of sectors and therefore out of guidance. still just a theory but I will see if closing the convoy to inside 16km first will help alleviate it, this doesnt sound like the same solution for you so I am probably wrong about this one. what I can say is that I am occasinally able to go normally to a few closer ships and then when I , or . past a certain point I get the boing boing effect. thats how I came across the theory. but its still thin. I can however use the subs normal chase cam if I have enough sense to stop there under all conditions. M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

07-23-07, 08:40 AM	#13
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 51	Ok, once again, I thank you all for your answers and maybe somehow it will go away as sudden as it came. CapZap __________________