Real Stupid Question

Schnee · 07-30-17, 05:13 PM

When playing the German side I have no problems -- plot a course and move out...no "Cannot Comply" messages...boat moves out right away as plotted once the speed is set

cdrsubron7 · 07-30-17, 05:26 PM

Do you have any other mods installed? What version of SH4 are you using?

Schnee · 07-30-17, 07:54 PM

No -- NO other mods installed -- just a clean version of original SH 4

torpedobait · 07-31-17, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schnee

When playing the German side I have no problems -- plot a course and move out...no "Cannot Comply" messages...boat moves out right away as plotted once the speed is set

This isn't much help, but I've seen that too a long time ago, and I don't remember how I got around it. Upgrading to v1.5 and then one of the super mods (I am loving FOTARS Ultimate even in its beta state) will certainly cure it.

propbeanie · 07-31-17, 10:53 AM

Look at your crew screen and see if you have active crew at key locations, such as control room and engine room. If a crew is "fatigued", that will happen also, such as leaving them at Battle Stations for too long. "Fresh start" should not have that though. Look in the upper right corner of your screen for any icons there... which version of SH4 do you have, such a v1.3, v1.4, or v1.5? Where did you get your game from, such as Steam, Amazon, etc.? Is it a download or DVD?

Schnee · 07-31-17, 08:15 PM

It is a DVD that I put on my laptop -- Pretty sure all the critical positions are fully staffed (first thing I checked).

What I now can't understand is if it works just fine on the German Side -- why do I get the "Cannot Comply" message on the American side -- and I also can't recall this ocurreing when I first installed it.

I'n just baffled

Pisces · 08-01-17, 07:45 AM

Does it happen again with a new commander profile and a brand new patrol?

Schnee · 08-01-17, 09:31 PM

It looked Like it did -- first time it happened was when I tried to start my Career from the Philipines...started off with "Cannot Comply" messages when I did the plot and tried setting the speed.

So I tried a new career fresh from the ground up starting at Pearl and got the same "Cannot Comply" message. But switching to the German side and things worked perfectly.

I'll try again starting my career and seeing if anything improves.

Sailor Steve · 08-01-17, 09:40 PM

This is silly. I don't recall ever getting a "Cannot Comply" message but I do remember having a bug where the boat wouldn't go forward until I had put it in reverse, the forward. May help, may not, but there it is.

propbeanie · 08-07-17, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propbeanie

... which version of SH4 do you have, such a v1.3, v1.4, or v1.5? ...

repeat

Schnee · 08-08-17, 06:49 PM

I'm guessing its v 1.5

propbeanie · 08-08-17, 07:33 PM

This is the thing about this "Reply" stuff, in that it all falls below the line of vision, and hence out of the perspective of the mind... Looking back, you mention "when I play the German side", which does indeed mean that you have v1.5. Just call me Dum-Dum (I don't get no gum-gum though)...

Battle Stations usually will have a little icon up in the upper right, like Silent Running does, or even just being underwater. Go ahead and try to go to Battle Stations, and see what happens. You might get a similar "Cannot Comply".

Look on the crew screen, the part showing the whole boat crew. Do all of the crew sections of your boat have a Green Bar on the left side of their little "box" area? As you click on each individual crew member, look at their info box below, and see what their "Fatigue" percentage is. That should be "zero" when first starting out. The "Health" should be 100%.

If you do not have any career stuff going yet, 'navigate' your windows Explorer (My Computer / This Computer / whatever) to the User \ YourName \ My Documents \ SH4 folder (this weird Win8 machine I'm on right now has the Library stuff, and Documents in it takes me right to the main My Documents). Delete the Data folder below the SH4 folder (NOT the game Data folder, the My Documents \ SH4 \ Data folder). That is the Save folder. Now re-start the game, re-set your video, sound and game-play settings to what you want, and see what it does. The game gets all of its settings from that folder, and if something bad went in, it stays...

The next question, if this fails, is what "folder" do you have SH4 installed in? If you used the "default" set-up that the install routine uses, you ended up in C:\ Program Files (x86) \ Ubisoft \ Silent Hunter... etc. This might be part of the issue. We'll see what deleting the Save folder as above does though first...

Schnee · 08-09-17, 12:52 PM

Yes I remember the little Icons in upper right hand screena nd Battel Staions is not active. When I pull it up again I'll try setting it to BS and moving to see if again I get a cannot comply.

I'll recheck the crew again but from what I saw all of their green bars were pretty solid / minimum fatigue.

And as a last resort I will go in and delete the Save folder and start from scratch.

07-30-17, 05:13 PM	#1
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Funny -- But When playing the German side I have no problems -- plot a course and move out...no "Cannot Comply" messages...boat moves out right away as plotted once the speed is set

07-30-17, 05:26 PM	#2
cdrsubron7 Sink'em All Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,150 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 1	Do you have any other mods installed? What version of SH4 are you using? __________________ Head Deep and Keep'em Astern" - LtCDR Samuel D Dealy SHIV Guide \| Imperial Japanese Navy \| US Submarines

07-31-17, 10:53 AM	#5
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Look at your crew screen and see if you have active crew at key locations, such as control room and engine room. If a crew is "fatigued", that will happen also, such as leaving them at Battle Stations for too long. "Fresh start" should not have that though. Look in the upper right corner of your screen for any icons there... which version of SH4 do you have, such a v1.3, v1.4, or v1.5? Where did you get your game from, such as Steam, Amazon, etc.? Is it a download or DVD? __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

08-01-17, 09:40 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	This is silly. I don't recall ever getting a "Cannot Comply" message but I do remember having a bug where the boat wouldn't go forward until I had put it in reverse, the forward. May help, may not, but there it is. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-08-17, 07:33 PM	#12
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	This is the thing about this "Reply" stuff, in that it all falls below the line of vision, and hence out of the perspective of the mind... Looking back, you mention "when I play the German side", which does indeed mean that you have v1.5. Just call me Dum-Dum (I don't get no gum-gum though)... Battle Stations usually will have a little icon up in the upper right, like Silent Running does, or even just being underwater. Go ahead and try to go to Battle Stations, and see what happens. You might get a similar "Cannot Comply". Look on the crew screen, the part showing the whole boat crew. Do all of the crew sections of your boat have a Green Bar on the left side of their little "box" area? As you click on each individual crew member, look at their info box below, and see what their "Fatigue" percentage is. That should be "zero" when first starting out. The "Health" should be 100%. If you do not have any career stuff going yet, 'navigate' your windows Explorer (My Computer / This Computer / whatever) to the User \ YourName \ My Documents \ SH4 folder (this weird Win8 machine I'm on right now has the Library stuff, and Documents in it takes me right to the main My Documents). Delete the Data folder below the SH4 folder (NOT the game Data folder, the My Documents \ SH4 \ Data folder). That is the Save folder. Now re-start the game, re-set your video, sound and game-play settings to what you want, and see what it does. The game gets all of its settings from that folder, and if something bad went in, it stays... The next question, if this fails, is what "folder" do you have SH4 installed in? If you used the "default" set-up that the install routine uses, you ended up in C:\ Program Files (x86) \ Ubisoft \ Silent Hunter... etc. This might be part of the issue. We'll see what deleting the Save folder as above does though first... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

07-30-17, 07:54 PM	#3
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	No -- NO other mods installed -- just a clean version of original SH 4

07-31-17, 08:15 PM	#6
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It is a DVD that I put on my laptop -- Pretty sure all the critical positions are fully staffed (first thing I checked). What I now can't understand is if it works just fine on the German Side -- why do I get the "Cannot Comply" message on the American side -- and I also can't recall this ocurreing when I first installed it. I'n just baffled

08-01-17, 07:45 AM	#7
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Does it happen again with a new commander profile and a brand new patrol?

08-01-17, 09:31 PM	#8
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It looked Like it did -- first time it happened was when I tried to start my Career from the Philipines...started off with "Cannot Comply" messages when I did the plot and tried setting the speed. So I tried a new career fresh from the ground up starting at Pearl and got the same "Cannot Comply" message. But switching to the German side and things worked perfectly. I'll try again starting my career and seeing if anything improves.

08-08-17, 06:49 PM	#11
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'm guessing its v 1.5

08-09-17, 12:52 PM	#13
Schnee Engineer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Yes I remember the little Icons in upper right hand screena nd Battel Staions is not active. When I pull it up again I'll try setting it to BS and moving to see if again I get a cannot comply. I'll recheck the crew again but from what I saw all of their green bars were pretty solid / minimum fatigue. And as a last resort I will go in and delete the Save folder and start from scratch.