Is there a fix for gun range resetting

propbeanie · 08-14-23, 08:50 AM

The report range thingie might just be a "close", "medium" and "long" range report, I do not remember. There is also a "Target nearest warship" for the deck officer. There should be menu buttons in OM / DW for both, but my memory cannot say for certain. Have your crew man the deck gun, and "Target nearest warship", once they shoot a shot, then try manning the gun yourself, and see if it's not partially aimed at the attacker then... I do not recall game behavior with that either... I think I need to plug my batts into the wall charger and get a 110v AC hit... wake things up maybe.

KaleunMarco · 08-14-23, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

The report range thingie might just be a "close", "medium" and "long" range report, I do not remember. There is also a "Target nearest warship" for the deck officer. There should be menu buttons in OM / DW for both, but my memory cannot say for certain. Have your crew man the deck gun, and "Target nearest warship", once they shoot a shot, then try manning the gun yourself, and see if it's not partially aimed at the attacker then.

what you say is true....that is one tool to use.

there is also the command: Report_nearest_visual_contact
you get bearing and range...in feet, though. why in feet? no idea.

anyway, that will give you the data to the NEAREST. as was stated previously in this thread, you may want to shoot at an enemy which is NOT the nearest.

les green01 · 08-14-23, 04:36 PM

i just watch the shot and adjust but then most times im close enough for even the ai have a hard time missing

1Patriotofmany · 08-17-23, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by les green01

i just watch the shot and adjust but then most times im close enough for even the ai have a hard time missing

Hard to see the shot all the time in the fog and darker nights of Darkwaters. I take on destroyers and corvettes when I can barely see them in the fog, 3-4 thousand yards.

KaleunMarco · 08-17-23, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 1Patriotofmany

Hard to see the shot all the time in the fog and darker nights of Darkwaters. I take on destroyers and corvettes when I can barely see them in the fog, 3-4 thousand yards.

you're a braver man than i am, Gunga Din.

1Patriotofmany · 08-19-23, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

you're a braver man than i am, Gunga Din.

The Darker Nights mod for Dark Waters really makes game play better, you can close in on convoys a lot better. And the Fog is just wonderful. Half the time they can't see you till they are erupting in flames. I like how the fog thickens and thins which can get you into trouble.

Jeff-Groves · 08-19-23, 01:30 PM

Wild suggestion you could try.
Open Deck_Gun_GE105mm.cam in the Library\GerSubParts folder.
EditObjPos

Set UseInitialLocalPos to false.

Other then that I suspect the KeyFrame Animations control position of the Guns when you switch back and forth.

You could do a cheat and change the timing for the Guns movements.

08-14-23, 08:50 AM	#1
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,103 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	The report range thingie might just be a "close", "medium" and "long" range report, I do not remember. There is also a "Target nearest warship" for the deck officer. There should be menu buttons in OM / DW for both, but my memory cannot say for certain. Have your crew man the deck gun, and "Target nearest warship", once they shoot a shot, then try manning the gun yourself, and see if it's not partially aimed at the attacker then... I do not recall game behavior with that either... I think I need to plug my batts into the wall charger and get a 110v AC hit... wake things up maybe. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

08-14-23, 04:36 PM	#3
les green01 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Freeman Missouri Posts: 1,784 Downloads: 1405 Uploads: 0	i just watch the shot and adjust but then most times im close enough for even the ai have a hard time missing __________________ I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done. Audie Murphy

08-19-23, 01:30 PM	#7
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,654 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Wild suggestion you could try. Open Deck_Gun_GE105mm.cam in the Library\GerSubParts folder. EditObjPos Set UseInitialLocalPos to false. Other then that I suspect the KeyFrame Animations control position of the Guns when you switch back and forth. You could do a cheat and change the timing for the Guns movements. Last edited by Jeff-Groves; 08-19-23 at 02:34 PM.