Staying on the surface

[jokerwildcat]

I don't get it. I'm using sobers mod list (most current as of 5 March) with his newest wave mod and I still have this problem. My work around is to use TC as it doesn't seem to register after 16x. Trying to create a celestial nav fix literally CANNOT be done unless I'm using TC, even in the best of weather. I have NVIDIA but I don't think that matters. It`s frustrating enough that your navigator can`t do a fix when decks awash.

Using TDW New UI option editor I've changed the time delay between surface/submerge set to 12 seconds, but every 2-3 seconds it still switches back and forth when the sub just barely dips below 6m.

I'm using the Type VIIA, so I was thinking (hoping) that the problem goes away with the later B or C. Any thoughts?

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by jokerwildcat

I don't get it. I'm using sobers mod list (most current as of 5 March) with his newest wave mod and I still have this problem. My work around is to use TC as it doesn't seem to register after 16x. Trying to create a celestial nav fix literally CANNOT be done unless I'm using TC, even in the best of weather. I have NVIDIA but I don't think that matters. It`s frustrating enough that your navigator can`t do a fix when decks awash.

Using TDW New UI option editor I've changed the time delay between surface/submerge set to 12 seconds, but every 2-3 seconds it still switches back and forth when the sub just barely dips below 6m.

I'm using the Type VIIA, so I was thinking (hoping) that the problem goes away with the later B or C. Any thoughts?

open the sub's cfg file and edit this parameter:

[Properties]
PeriscopeDepth=12;meters 12.5
SnorkelDepth=12;meters 12.5
CrashDepth=71;meters - is actualy 70, and will never reach 71, it will dwingle at ~70.5 - fix for updating interface. [Saitan Catalin]
MaxDepth=200;meters
DiveDepth=40;meters
SurfaceDepth=5;meters
TorpLaunchMaxDepth=20;meters
StormConditions=11,0.4;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1]

[jokerwildcat]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

open the sub's cfg file and edit this parameter:

[Properties]
PeriscopeDepth=12;meters 12.5
SnorkelDepth=12;meters 12.5
CrashDepth=71;meters - is actualy 70, and will never reach 71, it will dwingle at ~70.5 - fix for updating interface. [Saitan Catalin]
MaxDepth=200;meters
DiveDepth=40;meters
SurfaceDepth=5;meters
TorpLaunchMaxDepth=20;meters
StormConditions=11,0.4;max wind speed [m/s], max rain intensity [0,1]

Thank you for your help TDW, but unfortunately this hasn't corrected the problem. I set the SurfaceDepth as you indicated and had some interesting results. When set lower than original (4.5m with your New UI mod) it made the sub bob more up and down. When set higher (5.0 - 5.5m) it seemed to add stability, but again the slightest waves pushing the sub below 6m and it indicates underwater. I even tried extreme numbers (1.5m and 10m) just to see the difference, but it really only affected what depth the sub would try to reach when I pressed surface.

Looking at this post http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=165687 I notice that lucagaeta has his sub at 6m, clearly showing water over the decks, and he doesn't have the familiar "We are underwater" indication (although it does show he's in Shallow Water and that his CO2 is high, strangely). This leads me to believe that something in one of the mods/settings has changed what his sub considers to be underwater.

I'm using your (TDW) decks awash and have it set to 7.0m. Would this have anything to do with it? I've searched high and low on the Subsim forums, including through your .EXE fixes where it's mentioned about decks awash and the use of binos.

It also seems that the OP and myself seem to be the only ones who have this problem, as I can't find any reference to this elsewhere. What's confusing though is I'm using the same mod list and settings as many others (sobers current list), so maybe I'm just the only one who's bothered by it.

[THE_MASK]

Disable the decks awash option with the TDW patcher

[Dogfish40]

Just glacing through this thread here, I couldn't help but wonder if we're not talking about something that the game does normally. Whenever I have med to over med waves which take the boat under 6m, the boat thinks it's submerging for a couple of seconds, then goes back to its surfaced state, over and over again.
How long does the boat stay submerged? If it's under one or two seconds, there is no problem here. The boat will not actually start the process of submerging until the set time delay is complete though I haven't gone in and checked just how many seconds this is, I think it's well over five or so.
I use Dynamic Env, the waves get pretty nasty at times (this is a good thing) the boat submerging icon constantly switches on and off, (this is also why you can't have a deck gun crew in nasty weather) because the boat is submerging. If the deck goes under, the boat thinks it is.
I just wanted to clarify the difference between a normal function of the game or a real problem such as the boat actually going under water, bridge and all.
I hope this helps in some way and also hope I haven't made a fool of myself by not reading more thoroughly...
Thanks
D40