GWX - ship sunk w no credit

94cruiser · 03-25-08, 06:02 PM

Due to bad weather I spent 4 eels on a whale factory ship, two missed. The other close spread salvo hit her in the stern. She came to a halt and I watched her sink no more than 500 meters from me. I got NO CREDIT. This was gonna be a juicy 12,000 tons. Instead I'm 3 crewmen dead, and only 24,000 tons. This is not the first time this has happened where I sink the ship and get no credit for.

samofire · 03-25-08, 06:54 PM

I've never sunk a neutral ship (I'm such a Boy Scout); does this have something to do with getting no credit?

Penelope_Grey · 03-25-08, 07:10 PM

If there is foul weather... that can sometimes get the credit over you. Its happened to me once sinking an oil tnaker. Irritating as hell... cause in real life you would claim the sinking as yours anyway.

Amiral Crapaud · 03-25-08, 07:13 PM

How deep is the water out there? Does the ship still emerge? If so you may have to send another fish in her flank to finish her off, help her capsize or whatever...

94cruiser · 03-25-08, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Alain-James

How deep is the water out there? Does the ship still emerge? If so you may have to send another fish in her flank to finish her off, help her capsize or whatever...

It was well SW off of Ireland, depth was 1000+. I'm on my next sail and I spotted a British sub in a LARGE convoy. how2 screen cap?

Captain Nemo · 03-26-08, 10:14 AM

Seen something similar recently during my current patrol. I was approaching a Coal Carrier in heavy seas when suddenly my crew started celebrating a sinking and a red sunk ship icon appeared on the map. Never fired anything at it and it wasn't recorded in my log. Perhaps another u-boat got it. Couple of hours later I saw a large trawler succumb to the weather, this time though a grey sunk ship icon appeared on the map but no crew celebration to go with it.

Nemo

ozzysoldier · 03-26-08, 01:05 PM

it happend to me nw of irland on a med cargo i sunk one 20 hours before

Skubber · 03-27-08, 11:43 PM

I have not had this happen.

Only happens to me if the ship takes a long time to sink and I get too far away from it -have to say this happens far less with the latest rendition of GWX (you struck a really nice balance, guys!)

I've seen ships sink for no apparent reason lots of times.
I've also seen ships take damage from bad weather - which seems realistic to me.

Losing credit with the ship right in front of you sounds like a glitch to me.
Corrupted file perhaps?

bigboywooly · 03-27-08, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ozzysoldier

it happend to me nw of irland on a med cargo i sunk one 20 hours before

More than likely twas the same ship - from the games POV so no icon or credit
If you happen to be close to a waypoint where the ship will spawn once you sink the first one all others that appear will count for nothing
Sink a ship then move on

msalama · 03-28-08, 12:17 AM

Well I've not had this happen either - yet - but have still heard it's possible.

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I've also seen ships take damage from bad weather - which seems realistic to me.

I saw a (possible?) variation of this a couple of patrols back when merrily put-putting up the Kiel channel. The weather was carp to say the least, and there were lots of small vessels ON FIRE and slowly sinking there

A strange phenomenon IMHO if it's weather-related!

But who knows... maybe it was just the Bomber Boys who'd had a wizard show down there, Sitzkrieg or not! Hell, I _knew_ those much-maligned Fairey Battles had to be good for something

skogkatt · 03-28-08, 03:46 AM

The same happened to me several times. In my current mission it happened twice:

First time, northern Scotland, I sink a large cargo with one fish. Since she had a buddy (armed trawler), I waited submerged to see if I needed to send one more torpedo. After one hour or so, she went down, but I got no credit, and the map didn't show the traditional red sunk ship. Weather was good, no wind, flat sea.

Second time in the same mission, east of Scapa Flow, I targeted a small tanker, also accompanied by an armed trawler. As over, I waited around one hour for her to sink, but this time the red icon is here on the map. but no credit in the captain's log. As before the weather conditons were "good" - meaning good for the british planes to spot me

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So this means around 15000 tons have vanished from earth. Very annoying.

Sub mariner · 03-28-08, 10:54 PM

It hapens alot to me to, sometimes the spotlights are still working.

Very Very anoying.

Jimbuna · 03-29-08, 12:41 PM

If the spotlight is still working, it hasn't yet been destroyed.

The only sure way of knowing is when you receive the message "She's going down"

skogkatt · 03-31-08, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

If the spotlight is still working, it hasn't yet been destroyed.

The only sure way of knowing is when you receive the message "She's going down"

Do you mean that sinking a ship doesn't count as a victory, as long as the ship's structure hasn't received enough damage?

Still, I didn't get the "she's going down" message, but the red icon appeared once (se post over). Sounds like a bug to me.

Jimbuna · 03-31-08, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by skogkatt

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

If the spotlight is still working, it hasn't yet been destroyed.

The only sure way of knowing is when you receive the message "She's going down"

Do you mean that sinking a ship doesn't count as a victory, as long as the ship's structure hasn't received enough damage?

Still, I didn't get the "she's going down" message, but the red icon appeared once (se post over). Sounds like a bug to me.

No.....I'm simply saying what I stipulated in my previous post.

Ships are not destroyed if their spotlights are still functioning and you should receive said message.

03-25-08, 06:02 PM	#1
94cruiser Mate Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 60 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	GWX 2 - ship sunk w no credit to me Due to bad weather I spent 4 eels on a whale factory ship, two missed. The other close spread salvo hit her in the stern. She came to a halt and I watched her sink no more than 500 meters from me. I got NO CREDIT. This was gonna be a juicy 12,000 tons. Instead I'm 3 crewmen dead, and only 24,000 tons. This is not the first time this has happened where I sink the ship and get no credit for.

03-25-08, 07:10 PM	#3
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If there is foul weather... that can sometimes get the credit over you. Its happened to me once sinking an oil tnaker. Irritating as hell... cause in real life you would claim the sinking as yours anyway. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

03-26-08, 10:14 AM	#6
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Seen something similar recently during my current patrol. I was approaching a Coal Carrier in heavy seas when suddenly my crew started celebrating a sinking and a red sunk ship icon appeared on the map. Never fired anything at it and it wasn't recorded in my log. Perhaps another u-boat got it. Couple of hours later I saw a large trawler succumb to the weather, this time though a grey sunk ship icon appeared on the map but no crew celebration to go with it. Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________

03-27-08, 11:43 PM	#8
Skubber Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Posts: 239 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	I have not had this happen. Only happens to me if the ship takes a long time to sink and I get too far away from it -have to say this happens far less with the latest rendition of GWX (you struck a really nice balance, guys!) I've seen ships sink for no apparent reason lots of times. I've also seen ships take damage from bad weather - which seems realistic to me. Losing credit with the ship right in front of you sounds like a glitch to me. Corrupted file perhaps? __________________ "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones, 1778

03-29-08, 12:41 PM	#13
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If the spotlight is still working, it hasn't yet been destroyed. The only sure way of knowing is when you receive the message "She's going down" __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-25-08, 06:54 PM	#2
samofire Watch Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 19 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I've never sunk a neutral ship (I'm such a Boy Scout); does this have something to do with getting no credit?

03-25-08, 07:13 PM	#4
Amiral Crapaud Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 139 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	How deep is the water out there? Does the ship still emerge? If so you may have to send another fish in her flank to finish her off, help her capsize or whatever...

03-26-08, 01:05 PM	#7
ozzysoldier Bosun Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 64 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	it happend to me nw of irland on a med cargo i sunk one 20 hours before

03-28-08, 03:46 AM	#11
skogkatt Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 11 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The same happened to me several times. In my current mission it happened twice: First time, northern Scotland, I sink a large cargo with one fish. Since she had a buddy (armed trawler), I waited submerged to see if I needed to send one more torpedo. After one hour or so, she went down, but I got no credit, and the map didn't show the traditional red sunk ship. Weather was good, no wind, flat sea. Second time in the same mission, east of Scapa Flow, I targeted a small tanker, also accompanied by an armed trawler. As over, I waited around one hour for her to sink, but this time the red icon is here on the map. but no credit in the captain's log. As before the weather conditons were "good" - meaning good for the british planes to spot me . So this means around 15000 tons have vanished from earth. Very annoying.

03-28-08, 10:54 PM	#12
Sub mariner Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It hapens alot to me to, sometimes the spotlights are still working. Very Very anoying.