Strange happenings off Afrika!

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 03:08 AM

For my 11th patrol with U47 I got EK78 as the grid. Hmm, okay I thought 'I'll just go with it'.

After a long trip down I sank a small merchant with the deck gun and continued my patrol. I started getting reports of a warship near the coast. Looking at the map, it seemed to spawn (or leave dock) again and again, see below (spawning just behind the islands and heading down past Freetown):

Needless to say I didn't head over to investigate!

Next thing I notice is my heading, which shows under the dial as 0 even though I'm heading roughly 240 towards a convoy someone just radioed in.

Also, what happened to the small merchant. I got the 'she's going down' but there's no red wreck.

Now all of this was pretty much 'Oh well, that's odd!' and no more. Until I had to save and reload a day later, at which point I got my first ever CTD while the 'Not so long ago' screen was up!

This is with GWX and SH3Cmdr, date is February 1941.

Anyone care to comment on whether the odd things caused my CTD, if I can recover the postion, or whether I should go back to the previous save (in port) and start my long trip again?

bookworm_020 · 10-15-07, 03:21 AM

The Zero under your heading is your rudder angle, so you can see how far you have your rudder over and in which direction (port or starbord)

For the other things I'm not sure, are you sure the small merchant was the enemy?

The CTD happens now and again, but others may not why it happend this time.

At least one of your questions has been answered

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 03:27 AM

Thanks bookworm_020, forgetting my basics there. But as for the others...

Oh and yes the merchant was enemy, I got a nice cheer from my crew to confirm it but I had already checked out the flag.

danlisa · 10-15-07, 03:36 AM

LOL.

It's a single ship being reported too often.

It's fixed for 1.04.

Vacillator · 10-15-07, 04:08 AM

Thanks danlisa.

I thought it was a single ship but wasn't sure whether multiple reports were at fault or whether it was erroneously spawning repeatedly. Watching it, it looked like it continued spawning every 30 seconds or so until I gave up watching and went after the convoy. So it's fixed anyway

So do you think that my CTD was nothing to do with this?

d@rk51d3 · 10-15-07, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlisa

LOL.

It's a single ship being reported too often.

Had me hunting for days, that one.

But I got my revenge, raiding the harbour.

Jimbuna · 10-15-07, 05:03 AM

Your CTD sounds like a different issue

Personally, I'd go back to a previous save point

10-15-07, 03:08 AM	#1
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Strange happenings off Afrika! For my 11th patrol with U47 I got EK78 as the grid. Hmm, okay I thought 'I'll just go with it'. After a long trip down I sank a small merchant with the deck gun and continued my patrol. I started getting reports of a warship near the coast. Looking at the map, it seemed to spawn (or leave dock) again and again, see below (spawning just behind the islands and heading down past Freetown): Needless to say I didn't head over to investigate! Next thing I notice is my heading, which shows under the dial as 0 even though I'm heading roughly 240 towards a convoy someone just radioed in. Also, what happened to the small merchant. I got the 'she's going down' but there's no red wreck. Now all of this was pretty much 'Oh well, that's odd!' and no more. Until I had to save and reload a day later, at which point I got my first ever CTD while the 'Not so long ago' screen was up! This is with GWX and SH3Cmdr, date is February 1941. Anyone care to comment on whether the odd things caused my CTD, if I can recover the postion, or whether I should go back to the previous save (in port) and start my long trip again?

10-15-07, 03:21 AM	#2
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Zero under your heading is your rudder angle, so you can see how far you have your rudder over and in which direction (port or starbord) For the other things I'm not sure, are you sure the small merchant was the enemy? The CTD happens now and again, but others may not why it happend this time. At least one of your questions has been answered __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-15-07, 03:36 AM	#4
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	LOL. It's a single ship being reported too often. It's fixed for 1.04. __________________

10-15-07, 05:03 AM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your CTD sounds like a different issue Personally, I'd go back to a previous save point __________________ 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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10-15-07, 03:27 AM	#3
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks bookworm_020, forgetting my basics there. But as for the others... Oh and yes the merchant was enemy, I got a nice cheer from my crew to confirm it but I had already checked out the flag.

10-15-07, 04:08 AM	#5
Vacillator Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 307 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks danlisa. I thought it was a single ship but wasn't sure whether multiple reports were at fault or whether it was erroneously spawning repeatedly. Watching it, it looked like it continued spawning every 30 seconds or so until I gave up watching and went after the convoy. So it's fixed anyway So do you think that my CTD was nothing to do with this?