Ships not spotted though at VERY close distance..

Brag · 06-14-08, 01:59 PM

When you have opened the menu side of the game just before you start loading the career, on the lower, right hand side of the screen there will be a realism settings button.

predavolk · 06-14-08, 09:02 PM

Yes, sometimes that happens, it's a limitation of the game or mod or whatever (I presume game, but it could be the 16K mod). You can visually see the ship, but it doesn't show up on your contact map or on the notepad. I've found it happens fairly often when there's a large warship as part of convoy. You can't see the warship on the map/pad (typically a cruiser) even though you can see all the ships (larger and smaller) on all sides of it. More commonly, it happens at extreme ranges and/or in extreme weather. All you can really do is just try to get closer, or change the angle, or guestimate it yourself and input the settings manually.

Teh_Diplomat · 06-14-08, 09:37 PM

I get that once in a while in harbours from stationary vessels. Try using your UZO or Periscope and use 'lock' on the vessel, it should show up after that, both as details, and on the contact map.

Subtype Zero · 06-14-08, 10:17 PM

I believe this is a stock bug that arises sometimes. You can see the ship, but it doesn't show up on the map or notepad, and you can't lock the ship in your UZO or periscope. As mentioned above, seems to happen more in poor visibility or with several other ships around. Usually resolves itself as you get closer. Usually.

Vorfluter · 06-15-08, 11:57 AM

Hi again,

well, it really happened only with stationary vessels so far. I think im going to ignore the fact that they don't show up on the notepad, but will I get any renown for sinking them if they didn't even turn up on the map?

BR,

Vorfluter

nirwana · 06-16-08, 06:47 AM

The prob i often have autumn and winterseason in the atlantik that i have to be so close to the target to get a lock that the torpedoes are not armed when they hit the target with standard attackposition. The only solution i find so far is to let the target pass and let the torpedoes run behind them to extend the fire-hit time so they can arm propperly. Of cause the successrate is well below normal, the target detects me running behind him to be ready for another shot and i risc to loose the visual contact. Atm im messing with submerged/no-lock/hydro-detection-only attacks but thats a real challenge if i never had any lock yet cause of poor visibility. The window from seeing the hull in the attackmap and the target pass a point where the chance of hitting it with a fair rate being successful is getting to small or even impossible is very small.

btw. for stationary targets its not too difficult to hit them with manual torpedosettings without a lock.

predavolk · 06-16-08, 08:26 AM

Seearch for bad weather, foul weather, etc. to get tactics on engaging ships in limited visibility. It's very tough to do, and generally not worth it versus smaller ships.

06-14-08, 01:59 PM	#1
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06-14-08, 09:37 PM	#3
Teh_Diplomat Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Moncton, Canada Posts: 105 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I get that once in a while in harbours from stationary vessels. Try using your UZO or Periscope and use 'lock' on the vessel, it should show up after that, both as details, and on the contact map. __________________ E2180 @2.6Ghz EVGA 8800GTS KO 640mb 2GB Ram - 22" Acer 1680 X 1050 GWX 2.1 w/ SH3 Cmd + OLC2

06-14-08, 10:17 PM	#4
Subtype Zero Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: 19,998 Leagues under the sea Posts: 262 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I believe this is a stock bug that arises sometimes. You can see the ship, but it doesn't show up on the map or notepad, and you can't lock the ship in your UZO or periscope. As mentioned above, seems to happen more in poor visibility or with several other ships around. Usually resolves itself as you get closer. Usually. __________________

06-16-08, 06:47 AM	#6
nirwana Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 380 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Well it does happen at sea as well The prob i often have autumn and winterseason in the atlantik that i have to be so close to the target to get a lock that the torpedoes are not armed when they hit the target with standard attackposition. The only solution i find so far is to let the target pass and let the torpedoes run behind them to extend the fire-hit time so they can arm propperly. Of cause the successrate is well below normal, the target detects me running behind him to be ready for another shot and i risc to loose the visual contact. Atm im messing with submerged/no-lock/hydro-detection-only attacks but thats a real challenge if i never had any lock yet cause of poor visibility. The window from seeing the hull in the attackmap and the target pass a point where the chance of hitting it with a fair rate being successful is getting to small or even impossible is very small. btw. for stationary targets its not too difficult to hit them with manual torpedosettings without a lock.

06-14-08, 09:02 PM	#2
predavolk Weps Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 369 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yes, sometimes that happens, it's a limitation of the game or mod or whatever (I presume game, but it could be the 16K mod). You can visually see the ship, but it doesn't show up on your contact map or on the notepad. I've found it happens fairly often when there's a large warship as part of convoy. You can't see the warship on the map/pad (typically a cruiser) even though you can see all the ships (larger and smaller) on all sides of it. More commonly, it happens at extreme ranges and/or in extreme weather. All you can really do is just try to get closer, or change the angle, or guestimate it yourself and input the settings manually.

06-15-08, 11:57 AM	#5
Vorfluter Swabbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 7 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hi again, well, it really happened only with stationary vessels so far. I think im going to ignore the fact that they don't show up on the notepad, but will I get any renown for sinking them if they didn't even turn up on the map? BR, Vorfluter

06-16-08, 08:26 AM	#7
predavolk Weps Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 369 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Seearch for bad weather, foul weather, etc. to get tactics on engaging ships in limited visibility. It's very tough to do, and generally not worth it versus smaller ships.