Photo recon help

clayp · 03-13-08, 10:14 PM

I have been tasked with sneaking into Hiroshima harbor and doing a photo recon....I'm in the harbor(5' under the keel) and no matter where I go or do the take photo button wont come on..What do I do?
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seaniam81 · 03-13-08, 10:33 PM

you just have to lock onto the ships in the harbour and then take the picture

clayp · 03-14-08, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by seaniam81

you just have to lock onto the ships in the harbour and then take the picture

There are no ships in the harbor....

seafarer · 03-14-08, 09:20 AM

Is this stock SH4? If so, I found that a number of times - nothing to lock onto to get my required photo's to finish the mission. That's one of the reasons I very quickly went to the major game play mods (TM and RSRD in my case) - to get rid of the photo missions altogether. Aside from being ridiculously unrealistic, they often just cannot be completed anyway.

You can either hang around hoping something shows up, or sail on out and get back to hunting and sinking enemy ships. You won't get credit for the photo mission, but you'll still get renown and credit for a successful cruise if you go off on your own.

clayp · 03-14-08, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by seafarer

Is this stock SH4? If so, I found that a number of times - nothing to lock onto to get my required photo's to finish the mission. That's one of the reasons I very quickly went to the major game play mods (TM and RSRD in my case) - to get rid of the photo missions altogether. Aside from being ridiculously unrealistic, they often just cannot be completed anyway.

I have TM Overhauled...So do I just quit and start another career because this one cant be compleated???

ReallyDedPoet · 03-14-08, 09:28 AM

You could leave the harbor, hopefully sink some tonnage elsewhere, then return to see if there are some ships in the harbor. This is another aspect where SH4 differs from SH3, the harbors are dynamic so the shipping in them can change.

RDP

clayp · 03-14-08, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

You could leave the harbor, hopefully sink some tonnage elsewhere, then return to see if there are some ships in the harbor. This is another aspect where SH4 differs from SH3, the harbors are dynamic so the shipping in them can change.

RDP

I guess I'll try that..

ReallyDedPoet · 03-14-08, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by clayp

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

You could leave the harbor, hopefully sink some tonnage elsewhere, then return to see if there are some ships in the harbor. This is another aspect where SH4 differs from SH3, the harbors are dynamic so the shipping in them can change.

RDP

I guess I'll try that..

Ok clay, let us know how you make out

RDP

scrapser · 04-11-08, 11:28 PM

Well, I'm in the Hiroshima harbor right now. It's mid day, clear as a bell, calm seas, four ships, and the damn camera button remains disabled.

Is there a list of everything known not to be working in this game so I can get over it all at once?

Buffalo9 · 04-12-08, 07:57 AM

You've locked on to a ship with your scope and still your camera button doesn't light up??

I was lucky, my photo recon was in Toyko harbor and after two photos my "mission complete" came up, the tricky part was getting back out of the harbor.

scrapser · 04-12-08, 08:30 PM

Okay...this one is my fault. It turns out you need to be close enough for your crew to give a "Ship Spotted" alert for the camera to work. I'm not sure if night or day matters but I would assume it should. Anyway...it's working for me.

maerean_m · 04-13-08, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by clayp

I have TM Overhauled...So do I just quit and start another career because this one cant be compleated???

SH4 accepts the situation when the player returns to base without completing all the objectives. You'll just have a lower rating patrol, that's all.

Delfi · 04-21-17, 02:34 AM

Same mission. I got in, photoed the Hiryu, and sank her. Now I am trying to get out alive as now there are destroyers patrolling that were not there before with sonar sets that that can hear a pin drop on the moon!

Aktungbby · 04-21-17, 12:52 PM

Delfi!

Please B advised this thread is nine years old! "We Necro; therefore We R!???

propbeanie · 04-21-17, 03:36 PM

Here ya go, Delfi, my "Welcome Gift" to you:

I just saw a post from Neal from back in like 2008 that has the grim reaper necromancing a thread, coming out of the grave, but I can't find that one...

Info around here never gets old...

- Just don't go to the moon where those DD can hear you!

03-13-08, 10:14 PM	#1
clayp The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,554 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 0	Photo recon help I have been tasked with sneaking into Hiroshima harbor and doing a photo recon....I'm in the harbor(5' under the keel) and no matter where I go or do the take photo button wont come on..What do I do? __________________ __________________ clayp

03-13-08, 10:33 PM	#2
seaniam81 Commodore Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 624 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	you just have to lock onto the ships in the harbour and then take the picture __________________ Ultima ratio regum. (The final argument of kings) - Inscription on french cannons, on order of Louis XIV

03-14-08, 09:20 AM	#4
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is this stock SH4? If so, I found that a number of times - nothing to lock onto to get my required photo's to finish the mission. That's one of the reasons I very quickly went to the major game play mods (TM and RSRD in my case) - to get rid of the photo missions altogether. Aside from being ridiculously unrealistic, they often just cannot be completed anyway. You can either hang around hoping something shows up, or sail on out and get back to hunting and sinking enemy ships. You won't get credit for the photo mission, but you'll still get renown and credit for a successful cruise if you go off on your own. __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

03-14-08, 09:28 AM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	You could leave the harbor, hopefully sink some tonnage elsewhere, then return to see if there are some ships in the harbor. This is another aspect where SH4 differs from SH3, the harbors are dynamic so the shipping in them can change. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

04-11-08, 11:28 PM	#9
scrapser Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 530 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Well, I'm in the Hiroshima harbor right now. It's mid day, clear as a bell, calm seas, four ships, and the damn camera button remains disabled. Is there a list of everything known not to be working in this game so I can get over it all at once? __________________ Gaming Computer Specs: CM Stacker 930 DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 i7 920 CPU TR 120 Extreme HS (lapped) 6 GB OCZ Platinum 1600 (8x175 = 1400) BFG GTX 295 Silverstone DA1000W PSU Sony GDM-FW900 24" Wide Screen CRT WinXP Pro 32-bit

04-12-08, 07:57 AM	#10
Buffalo9 Seaman Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You've locked on to a ship with your scope and still your camera button doesn't light up?? I was lucky, my photo recon was in Toyko harbor and after two photos my "mission complete" came up, the tricky part was getting back out of the harbor.

04-12-08, 08:30 PM	#11
scrapser Captain Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 530 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Okay...this one is my fault. It turns out you need to be close enough for your crew to give a "Ship Spotted" alert for the camera to work. I'm not sure if night or day matters but I would assume it should. Anyway...it's working for me. __________________ Gaming Computer Specs: CM Stacker 930 DFI LP UT X58-T3eH8 i7 920 CPU TR 120 Extreme HS (lapped) 6 GB OCZ Platinum 1600 (8x175 = 1400) BFG GTX 295 Silverstone DA1000W PSU Sony GDM-FW900 24" Wide Screen CRT WinXP Pro 32-bit

04-21-17, 02:34 AM	#13
Delfi Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Below the thermocline Posts: 45 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 0	Same mission. I got in, photoed the Hiryu, and sank her. Now I am trying to get out alive as now there are destroyers patrolling that were not there before with sonar sets that that can hear a pin drop on the moon!

04-21-17, 12:52 PM	#14
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,999 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! Delfi!Please B advised this thread is nine years old! "We Necro; therefore We R!??? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

04-21-17, 03:36 PM	#15
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	Here ya go, Delfi, my "Welcome Gift" to you: I just saw a post from Neal from back in like 2008 that has the grim reaper necromancing a thread, coming out of the grave, but I can't find that one... Info around here never gets old... - Just don't go to the moon where those DD can hear you! __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna