Possible (new) weather fix discovery

bstanko6 · 03-13-17, 01:23 PM

There is a risk of running into task forces. Be careful!

GT182 · 03-13-17, 04:28 PM

Sorry but no, it's not an original discovery. It's been ongoing since SH3 came out and ran on XP. I don't think TC had anything to do with it or would fix it. Remember, SH3 was meant to run on a 32 bit OS, and most are running 64 bit Operating Systems today. There were times I didn't use TC because I'd be getting ready to mix it up with a convoy, and the weather would be beautiful. I'd save my progress and when I'd restart to continue it would be horrible.... rain, fog, and wind like you wouldn't believe. The next save after my mixing it up with the convoy and leaving the area could be back to good weather or continue with the bad. It was a crap shoot as to what kind of weather you'd end up with.

Some have had success making it better but there's been no definite fix that I know of. The same happens in SH4 and SH5 at times.

03-13-17, 04:47 PM

As if the weather was not important in attacking the ennemy !

Ubisoft !

Leoz · 03-13-17, 06:19 PM

Thanks GT182.

Dave Kay · 03-14-17, 05:44 PM

For me, the games' prolonged bad weather problems relate to crash issues on my PC.

From observations, what I believe is happening is for example, chasing a convoy in horrendous waves and rain causes small ships of the convoy to sink or start sinking, and/or they all just start making zig-zag patterns like a convoy is under attack, but they still keep their same heading for tens of kilometers before eventually straightening formation.

It is nearly is impossible to attack in this scenario and going to periscope depth has caused my game to -crash, more than a few times.

Also, as I've happened upon lone mercs in high seas/waves/rain, down by the bows like it's sinking, but still making progress, as our boat plows into big waves burrowing under 10 meters depth, I get another game crash.

In another thread, (can't remember where) fellows talk of the game save issue of never saving while at periscope depth when a ship nearby is, or may be, sinking. Seems these two problems are related, in my estimate.

Prolonged bad game-weather makes me head south toward the Equator and forget attacking anything in those big squalls.

Stiebler · 03-16-17, 05:41 AM

Constant stormy weather is an old problem that was fixed definitively long ago.

Briefly:
1. The devs admitted, long ago, that they made an error in the weather code (fixed in SH4).
2. Various changes to moddable files were made in the past, with only limited success.
3. I created a code fix for envsim.act at least six years ago, repairing the devs' error (the winds do not die down in a timely manner). H.sie created a different code fix, which stopped all storms completely after random periods of time.
4. The most comprehensive and most recent (2016) code fix, also by me, can be seen here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...27&postcount=1

Stiebler.

Gargamel · 03-16-17, 09:14 AM

I've had weather so bad that trying to get back into the home ports of Norway, the fjords would dry up and bounce the boat off the bottom. Didn't know you could have 20m seas in 10m of water.

03-13-17, 01:23 PM	#1
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03-13-17, 04:28 PM	#2
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Sorry but no, it's not an original discovery. It's been ongoing since SH3 came out and ran on XP. I don't think TC had anything to do with it or would fix it. Remember, SH3 was meant to run on a 32 bit OS, and most are running 64 bit Operating Systems today. There were times I didn't use TC because I'd be getting ready to mix it up with a convoy, and the weather would be beautiful. I'd save my progress and when I'd restart to continue it would be horrible.... rain, fog, and wind like you wouldn't believe. The next save after my mixing it up with the convoy and leaving the area could be back to good weather or continue with the bad. It was a crap shoot as to what kind of weather you'd end up with. Some have had success making it better but there's been no definite fix that I know of. The same happens in SH4 and SH5 at times. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

03-13-17, 06:19 PM	#4
Leoz Officer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Near The Rockalls Bank Posts: 247 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 0	Thanks GT182. __________________ Leoz "Auf gefechtsstationen!" NYGM

03-16-17, 05:41 AM	#6
Stiebler Fuel Supplier Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,237 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 4	Weather fix Constant stormy weather is an old problem that was fixed definitively long ago. Briefly: 1. The devs admitted, long ago, that they made an error in the weather code (fixed in SH4). 2. Various changes to moddable files were made in the past, with only limited success. 3. I created a code fix for envsim.act at least six years ago, repairing the devs' error (the winds do not die down in a timely manner). H.sie created a different code fix, which stopped all storms completely after random periods of time. 4. The most comprehensive and most recent (2016) code fix, also by me, can be seen here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...27&postcount=1 Stiebler. __________________ NYGM Tonnage War Mod - More than a mod: it's an experience!

03-16-17, 09:14 AM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I've had weather so bad that trying to get back into the home ports of Norway, the fjords would dry up and bounce the boat off the bottom. Didn't know you could have 20m seas in 10m of water. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-13-17, 04:47 PM	#3
Kendras Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	As if the weather was not important in attacking the ennemy ! Ubisoft !

03-14-17, 05:44 PM	#5
Dave Kay Gunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 93 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	For me, the games' prolonged bad weather problems relate to crash issues on my PC. From observations, what I believe is happening is for example, chasing a convoy in horrendous waves and rain causes small ships of the convoy to sink or start sinking, and/or they all just start making zig-zag patterns like a convoy is under attack, but they still keep their same heading for tens of kilometers before eventually straightening formation. It is nearly is impossible to attack in this scenario and going to periscope depth has caused my game to -crash, more than a few times. Also, as I've happened upon lone mercs in high seas/waves/rain, down by the bows like it's sinking, but still making progress, as our boat plows into big waves burrowing under 10 meters depth, I get another game crash. In another thread, (can't remember where) fellows talk of the game save issue of never saving while at periscope depth when a ship nearby is, or may be, sinking. Seems these two problems are related, in my estimate. Prolonged bad game-weather makes me head south toward the Equator and forget attacking anything in those big squalls.