Why won't those ships SINK already?!

[misha1967]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

You might want to reinstal TDW's FX mod to make sure the right files are there including the correct Zones.cfg file in the "Data" folder.

Not a bad idea, actually. I'll try that the next time I'm in port

Incidentally, is there one of the mods after FX in my current mod soup that might mess up the zones.cfg file?

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[Bilge_Rat]

Misha1967, I saw your post on the OHII thread and I think that is the answer.

In his FX mod, TDW made many custom tweaks to how various ships sink which only work properly with the custom Zones.cfg file that comes with his mod.

I have not looked at OHII enviro, but I presume their Zone.cfg file is only the stock file with their custom tweaks and that it does not include TDW's tweaks.

[misha1967]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

Misha1967, I saw your post on the OHII thread and I think that is the answer.

In his FX mod, TDW made many custom tweaks to how various ships sink which only work properly with the custom Zones.cfg file that comes with his mod.

I have not looked at OHII enviro, but I presume their Zone.cfg file is only the stock file with their custom tweaks and that it does not include TDW's tweaks.

It would seem to be that way as it's the only mod that accesses that file in my mod soup after I load FX. Now only remains the question on how to fix it, seeing as both mods are, in my opinion, absolutely impossible to do without.

[EDIT]: Hmm... Now I'm confuzzled. I compared the two zones.cfg files in WinMerge, both in my MODS folder and in the original downloaded files, and they're completely identical.

[Bilge_Rat]

Originally Posted by misha1967

[EDIT]: Hmm... Now I'm confuzzled. I compared the two zones.cfg files in WinMerge, both in my MODS folder and in the original downloaded files, and they're completely identical.

so maybe that is not the problem, back to square one.

[misha1967]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

so maybe that is not the problem, back to square one.

Name of the game with this hobby, isn't it? And no, that was not a criticism. It's part of the fun if you ask me, but then again I'm strange

Still wondering if I'm sinking my targets "wrong." Since the mag pistols are historically worthless until about '41 (wouldn't want it any other way), I usually go straight for the middle of the target, about 2.5-3m below the water line. I've tried under the keel shots in '39 just to see if I could get it to work at least some of the time, but the sim's mag pistols are true to their historical counterparts. They go straight under the target without as much as a burp. Saw a full load of 4 torpedoes do just that once, even had them going at different depths from "just under the keel" to 3m below. All duds, but I'm sure I managed to scare the pants off some of the marine life in the process