Not hearing Sonar Pings (Bug?)

NefariousKoel · 04-24-07, 09:34 PM

I'm just so confused.

Yes, I've tried Ducimus' mod and without it. Both patches.. same thing.

I even had a destroyer pass directly over me twice in a row while circling my position and nothing... no pings, no DCs.

When I upgraded to 1.2, I did from a fresh install and had removed all the previous files including mods.

It's kinda frustrating hearing of other people getting attacked much less DC'd. I thought I'd never say that.

I'll experiment with the sensor settings as Kakemann has suggested and let you guys know.

kakemann · 04-24-07, 09:42 PM

Ok, let us know.

These are my settings.
Haven't changed anything else in this file. This worked for me

[Hydrophone]
Detection time=1 ;[s]
Sensitivity=0.07 ;(0..1)
Height factor=0 ;[m]
Waves factor=0.9 ;[>=0]
Speed factor=15 ;[kt]
Noise factor=1.0 ;[>=0]
Thermal Layer Signal Attenuation=2.0 ;[>0], 1 means no signal reduction, 3 equals signal reduction to 33%

[Sonar]
Detection time=20 ;[s]
Sensitivity=0.05 ;(0..1)
Waves factor=0.5 ;[>=0]
Speed factor=20 ;[kt]
Enemy surface factor=200 ;[m2]
Lose time=30 ;[s]
Thermal Layer Signal Attenuation=5.0 ;[>0], 1 means no signal reduction, 5 equals signal reduction to 20%

NefariousKoel · 04-24-07, 10:02 PM

Yes, that did the trick Kakemann!

I heard pings.. got DC'd to the surface. I used a 0.09 setting and the escort came right after me.

Thanks for posting your setup, I was gonna ask you about what you used but you read my mind.

Much joy will soon be had.

NefariousKoel · 04-24-07, 10:20 PM

I'll post a JSGME ready version in the Mods section for you Kakemann, if you haven't already.

And Thanks!

Ducimus · 04-24-07, 10:25 PM

:hmm: Sounding like i was wrong about hydrophone senstivity effecting ping frequency.

I can only guess its all about signal strength.

NefariousKoel · 04-24-07, 10:29 PM

I'm thinking the value can only be read in hundredths of one or maybe tenths but.. at 0.09 it was pretty d@mn rough.

It came charging at me while at visual sighting distance and it's DC's were dead on even on the second run.

I posted his mod in the mods section (forgot to put [REL] in there due to my hurry) as JSGME ready if you wanna test it out.

Ducimus · 04-24-07, 10:42 PM

The hard part about reworking the AI, is making it challenging, but yet still leaving the player a chance to get away (IE, surviveable if player uses his head). It really is a tightrope act.

04-24-07, 09:34 PM	#1
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I'm just so confused. Yes, I've tried Ducimus' mod and without it. Both patches.. same thing. I even had a destroyer pass directly over me twice in a row while circling my position and nothing... no pings, no DCs. When I upgraded to 1.2, I did from a fresh install and had removed all the previous files including mods. It's kinda frustrating hearing of other people getting attacked much less DC'd. I thought I'd never say that. I'll experiment with the sensor settings as Kakemann has suggested and let you guys know. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-24-07, 09:42 PM	#2
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Ok, let us know. These are my settings. Haven't changed anything else in this file. This worked for me [Hydrophone] Detection time=1 ;[s] Sensitivity=0.07 ;(0..1) Height factor=0 ;[m] Waves factor=0.9 ;[>=0] Speed factor=15 ;[kt] Noise factor=1.0 ;[>=0] Thermal Layer Signal Attenuation=2.0 ;[>0], 1 means no signal reduction, 3 equals signal reduction to 33% [Sonar] Detection time=20 ;[s] Sensitivity=0.05 ;(0..1) Waves factor=0.5 ;[>=0] Speed factor=20 ;[kt] Enemy surface factor=200 ;[m2] Lose time=30 ;[s] Thermal Layer Signal Attenuation=5.0 ;[>0], 1 means no signal reduction, 5 equals signal reduction to 20% __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

04-24-07, 10:02 PM	#3
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Yes, that did the trick Kakemann! I heard pings.. got DC'd to the surface. I used a 0.09 setting and the escort came right after me. Thanks for posting your setup, I was gonna ask you about what you used but you read my mind. Much joy will soon be had. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-24-07, 10:20 PM	#4
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I'll post a JSGME ready version in the Mods section for you Kakemann, if you haven't already. And Thanks! __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-24-07, 10:29 PM	#6
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I'm thinking the value can only be read in hundredths of one or maybe tenths but.. at 0.09 it was pretty d@mn rough. It came charging at me while at visual sighting distance and it's DC's were dead on even on the second run. I posted his mod in the mods section (forgot to put [REL] in there due to my hurry) as JSGME ready if you wanna test it out. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey

04-24-07, 10:25 PM	#5
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	:hmm: Sounding like i was wrong about hydrophone senstivity effecting ping frequency. I can only guess its all about signal strength.

04-24-07, 10:42 PM	#7
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	The hard part about reworking the AI, is making it challenging, but yet still leaving the player a chance to get away (IE, surviveable if player uses his head). It really is a tightrope act.