Daylight to game time all messed up.

[keith_uk]

End of may 1942. I spotted an enemy ship at 07:50. It was still dark. I saved the game.
When i loaded that saved game back, it was bright sunlight, the enemy ship was gone and my waypoints were gone.

I did some testing after that, saving at around 5:30am when it was still dark. Loaded that saved game and the sun is as high in the sky as it can go and its bright sunshine. Oh and my waypoints are gone again.

Then i started the patrol again and saved the game on the 18th of april 1942 close to pearl. I saved it at 01:20am (very dark). I then loaded that saved game and its still 01:20am, but its daylight with the sun high in the sky.

The problem then gets worse, as being full daylight at gone 1am throws the daylight to time way off, so it gets light when it should be going dark and so on.

Anyone else have this problem, or know how to fix it?

I,m using TMO 1.7 and RSRDC.
I have TMO old environments enabled.

Keith.

the game uses one time zone only, its set for all to be on the same time no matter where you are so local time is not used

[keith_uk]

After more testing, i've found that everytime i load the game back while playing, it will always be full daylight and my waypoints will always be gone, as will any enemy ships.

I have now found if i fully exit the game (back to windows desktop) and then restart the game and load the saved game, everything is fine (correct daylight/darkness to the time. My waypoints are also there.

Strange!

Keith.

[ichso]

That's really weird. This never happened to me even when I reload a savegame. It also doesn't matter if I reload it immediatly from the running mission or if I go back to the main menu or restart the application completely. It always works.

Despite some weirdness like if I load a savegame, right at the beginning I will hear a torpedo firing sound for every torpedo I fired so far on this saved mission. And other myterious stuff happens too.

look into proper way to save games

its been covered in hundreds of posts that you never save with any AI (computer generated random traffic) in the area and only save on the surface at full stop or near it and never in shallow water where your getting the warning icon. also never save anywhere near land because you pop onto the game "NEAR" your last loacation but can be up to a mile away or on land if you are too close

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

look into proper way to save games

its been covered in hundreds of posts that you never save with any AI (computer generated random traffic) in the area and only save on the surface at full stop or near it and never in shallow water where your getting the warning icon. also never save anywhere near land because you pop onto the game "NEAR" your last loacation but can be up to a mile away or on land if you are too close

I have saved in all those situations and more. No issues with the saves. Always just as I left it. I suspect something else is happening.

How is TMO and RSRD loaded? TMO first? Is it TMO 1.7? Do you have RSRD that is updated for TMO 1.7? TMO 1.7 has an enviromod already with the mod package. You have not loaded any other enviro mod or any other mod for that matter?

[ichso]

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

look into proper way to save games

its been covered in hundreds of posts that you never save with any AI (computer generated random traffic) in the area and only save on the surface at full stop or near it and never in shallow water where your getting the warning icon. also never save anywhere near land because you pop onto the game "NEAR" your last loacation but can be up to a mile away or on land if you are too close

I must have misunderstood some post around here. To me it said that those issues aren't a problem in SH4 anymore or at least most of them. And I so far never wrecked a savegame by saving when submerged or something like that.

[Munchausen]

Originally Posted by WEBSTER

never save with any AI (computer generated random traffic) in the area

only save on the surface

at full stop or near it

never in shallow water where your getting the warning icon

never save anywhere near land

In other words, never save. Just play straight thru until you RTB. Either that or ignore the fact it's midnight and the sun is overhead.

[Fishie]

Originally Posted by keith_uk

After more testing, i've found that everytime i load the game back while playing, it will always be full daylight and my waypoints will always be gone, as will any enemy ships.

I have now found if i fully exit the game (back to windows desktop) and then restart the game and load the saved game, everything is fine (correct daylight/darkness to the time. My waypoints are also there.

Strange!

Keith.

I had that same problem.

Tell me- did you save an existing stock career then try to load it after you modded it all up?

[keith_uk]

Fishie, I installed the game, rebooted, installed the u-boat add on, rebooted, installed the mods, rebboted and then stet up the games settings and then started a career.


I've just reinstalled windows AGAIN! I would rather do that than just uninstall and reinstall the game. I've got everything ready and i'm about to install SH4 again.

Any problems this time and i'll have to give up on this game.

Keith.