Curses! Officer stuck in bilge?

Sensekhmet · 09-02-08, 09:22 AM

I decided to disregard my orders and steered my IXB to Gibraltar. It was all fun and games until I got spanked: a blindingly fast attack by an aircraft (with rockets?) wiped out all aboard, that being all flak and deck gunners, somehow my watch officer made it unscathed. Everything on the conning tower was blown clean off, no periscopes and no antennas. I high tailed it home, burying the crew at sea on the way.
But since then, my damage control officer dissapeared. I have a habit of putting an officer and a couple of sailors in the damage control team as a part of my routine operations at the start of every patrol.
The problem is, I still see his number in the barracks panel (officers: 5/5) and in SH3 Commander crew menu, but he's nowhere to be found, incuding his post! I can't see him in the crew panel and he sure as hell isn't performing his functions. I think he might've gotten scared of the attack, maybe he hid in the bilge and got stuck there

As I can't see his icon, I cannot dissmiss him, and I can't promote him in SH3 Commander to get rid of him so he can get his own boat to hide in. Very annoying, started to roll back saves only to discover it doesn't help! I already lost 3 patrols (6 months or so) this way!
Help!

meduza · 09-02-08, 10:21 AM

I never had such a problem, but remember seeing some discution on this subject. Try the following links, maybe you''ll find something helpfull.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=117555
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=847052

Sensekhmet · 09-03-08, 02:07 AM

I solved it by editing crew files, upping the guy's experience and promoting him via SH3 Commander. That didn't solve it, though, I had to pin a medal to his chest to be able to send him off.

Jimbuna · 09-03-08, 07:31 AM

In future, don't enlist the invisible man

Cezbor · 09-03-08, 08:01 AM

unless you want to have a GHOST SHIP

Jimbuna · 09-03-08, 08:36 AM

Spooky crew should be okay for night fighting

09-02-08, 09:22 AM	#1
Sensekhmet Loader Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 89 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Curses! Officer stuck in bilge? I decided to disregard my orders and steered my IXB to Gibraltar. It was all fun and games until I got spanked: a blindingly fast attack by an aircraft (with rockets?) wiped out all aboard, that being all flak and deck gunners, somehow my watch officer made it unscathed. Everything on the conning tower was blown clean off, no periscopes and no antennas. I high tailed it home, burying the crew at sea on the way. But since then, my damage control officer dissapeared. I have a habit of putting an officer and a couple of sailors in the damage control team as a part of my routine operations at the start of every patrol. The problem is, I still see his number in the barracks panel (officers: 5/5) and in SH3 Commander crew menu, but he's nowhere to be found, incuding his post! I can't see him in the crew panel and he sure as hell isn't performing his functions. I think he might've gotten scared of the attack, maybe he hid in the bilge and got stuck there As I can't see his icon, I cannot dissmiss him, and I can't promote him in SH3 Commander to get rid of him so he can get his own boat to hide in. Very annoying, started to roll back saves only to discover it doesn't help! I already lost 3 patrols (6 months or so) this way! Help!

09-03-08, 07:31 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,646 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In future, don't enlist the invisible man __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-03-08, 08:01 AM	#5
Cezbor 中国水兵 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bia³ystok, Polska Posts: 272 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	unless you want to have a GHOST SHIP __________________ "U-106" No one will be forgotten...

09-03-08, 08:36 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,646 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Spooky crew should be okay for night fighting __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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09-02-08, 10:21 AM	#2
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	I never had such a problem, but remember seeing some discution on this subject. Try the following links, maybe you''ll find something helpfull. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=117555 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=847052

09-03-08, 02:07 AM	#3
Sensekhmet Loader Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Poland Posts: 89 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I solved it by editing crew files, upping the guy's experience and promoting him via SH3 Commander. That didn't solve it, though, I had to pin a medal to his chest to be able to send him off.