Hunt for Wounded Bear

propbeanie · 01-20-20, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Hazelwood

Thanks for that commentary. Yesterday I encountered something a bit alarming. Upon having reloaded a "SAVE"d mission the boat was stopped so I called for "Ahead Slow". There was the message "Cannot Comply". I went to crew management and discovered everyone - and I mean everyone - was asleep except for two guys in the con. I sent them both packing to the engine room and we were underway. About an hour later as the sun came up everyone was back on the job. Time for a pep talk from the captain.

Things to look-out for there is, don't keep your crew at Battle Stations unless you have to. At Battle Stations, they do not rotate and sleep, and next thing you know, you have a crew of zombies. Another to look-out for is, do not shell-out to Windows for anything. When you shell-out, Windows releases the game's resources. The game is an old WinXP game, and expects to find all of its data streams at the same address, so when you come back to the game, Windows may or may not give the game its old assets back at the same addresses. That will result in a stuck CO2 meter, zombie crew, graphic anomalies, etc. The way to "cure" that (usually) is to Save the game, exit completely from the game (so that it releases all of its Windows resources), then re-load the game, and load the save you just made.

Hazelwood · 01-20-20, 05:58 PM

I had wondered how so often extra aircraft would show up when whomever scripted the mission couldn't possibly know what route I was taking. I did experiment the other day and can confirm if you put a highly experienced crew member on the AA he won't disappoint but, in future, I'll take the advice and avoid engaging altogether.

Right re getting back to Windows and doing a SAVE first. I learned this long ago.

Considering how popular and well regarded this simulation remains, it puzzles my why Ubisoft has abandoned it. You can't purchase it even on their site. Amazon claims to have it but they can't deliver. I spent a lot of time finding the "Gold" and even that source has disappeared. All the big pieces are there. A bit of refreshing and proper compatibility with Windows 10 would be welcome. The AI is generally excellent and graphics live up to today's expectations with only some landward views a bit lame. The sense of place and time is amazing. I've been playing this off and on ever since it was released and am always discovering something new.

Best wishes,
Cpt. Hazelwood

01-20-20, 05:58 PM	#2
Hazelwood Bosun Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta / Canada Posts: 66 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Good Stuff I had wondered how so often extra aircraft would show up when whomever scripted the mission couldn't possibly know what route I was taking. I did experiment the other day and can confirm if you put a highly experienced crew member on the AA he won't disappoint but, in future, I'll take the advice and avoid engaging altogether. Right re getting back to Windows and doing a SAVE first. I learned this long ago. Considering how popular and well regarded this simulation remains, it puzzles my why Ubisoft has abandoned it. You can't purchase it even on their site. Amazon claims to have it but they can't deliver. I spent a lot of time finding the "Gold" and even that source has disappeared. All the big pieces are there. A bit of refreshing and proper compatibility with Windows 10 would be welcome. The AI is generally excellent and graphics live up to today's expectations with only some landward views a bit lame. The sense of place and time is amazing. I've been playing this off and on ever since it was released and am always discovering something new. Best wishes, Cpt. Hazelwood