No deck gun slots, ehlp!

mello85 · 09-28-10, 09:31 PM

Hello folks!

I recently installed the newest TMO 2.0. After about 4 patrols I got a few upgrades to my sub. I picked out a new deck gun. Everything was fine, but now one patrol later I noticed that I don't have any slots to put crew in for the deck gun. Any idea what is wrong? I tried saving, loading, restarting and still nothing. Running TMO 2.0 and AOB Dials fix for TMO. No other mods.

Here are some screenshots of the problem.

Thanks in advance!

Capt. Teach · 09-28-10, 09:39 PM

Sorry I can't be of help but I had the same problem as well. Different circumstances though .... was only running TMO 2.0 and had no gun crew slots from the start of a new career.

Ducimus · 09-28-10, 09:45 PM

Somebody's been playing with the files and didn't know what they were doing. I can tell by the screenshots.

mello85 · 09-28-10, 09:57 PM

What did I do wrong? I only changed my sub name, would this be the cause for the deck gun error?

One more thing I just noticed, up until when I got this new deck gun, all my deck gun options were mountable only in the stern, now they are all mountable only in the bow. Is this just something that is changed by TMO to be historically accurate? or is it some sort of bug?

Ducimus · 09-28-10, 11:20 PM

I'm pretty sure i put that info in the PDF file someplace. You can find it in the mods support or documentation directory.

mello85 · 09-29-10, 01:05 AM

hoooly $h!t, that was the world's longest PDF Ducimus!

Finally found it though...

Quote:

Special note on deck gun placement:
Due to a hardcoded bug in the SH4 game engine, it is not possible to switch locations of the deck gun
once a game has been saved to file. Trying to move the deck gun from fore to aft, or vice versa will
result in the crew member slots disappearing. In order to circumvent this bug and prevent it to
happening during play, the deck guns have been “fixed” to a location. By default, TMO defaults to
mounting deck guns forward of the conning tower, as this is the most popular placement.
The exception to this are the Tambor, and Gar, which ONLY have an aft mount due to the larger 5”/51
caliber deck gun they can equip. A bow mount for these two classes is not available.

I'm still kind of confused though. I'm currently in a Gar sub and according to what it says there it should only have stern mounted deck guns. If you look at my screenshot up above you can see that that is not the case. The only 2 options I have are bow mount. Note the bolded text ffrom the pdf.

Rob Jacobsen · 08-16-22, 03:04 PM

I have a simple install, and this problem drives me NUTS! I've tried reloading the OnArriving and OnEntering saves, changing stern to bow and bow to stern, and still no gun-crew slots.

Of course I can fire the guns manually, but that takes me away from my other duties and puts my boat in danger.

Aaargh! :Kaleun_Mad

KaleunMarco · 08-16-22, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Jacobsen

I have a simple install, and this problem drives me NUTS! I've tried reloading the OnArriving and OnEntering saves, changing stern to bow and bow to stern, and still no gun-crew slots.

Of course I can fire the guns manually, but that takes me away from my other duties and puts my boat in danger.

Aaargh! :Kaleun_Mad

this is an old problem and very fixable.

Simply open the ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc file in a text editor, and remove all instances of "AdditionalRepository". I was able to do this with 1 easy find and replace command. The file can be found in the SH4 folder in your documents. ../SH4/data/cfg/SaveGames/*/ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc

What you are doing is changing the lines like:
[UserPlayerUnit 1.Compartment 9.CrewMemberSlotAdditionalRepository 1]
to read.....
[UserPlayerUnit 1.Compartment 9.CrewMemberSlot 1]

dedicated to aanker, may he rest in peace.
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...92&postcount=6

Rob Jacobsen · 08-16-22, 06:13 PM

I appreciate your taking the time to advise, but there's no ActiveUser in my folders. I searched with no luck.

But again, thanks.

There's not even a folder for Saved Games, so I don't know where they are stored.

pabbi · 08-16-22, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Jacobsen

I appreciate your taking the time to advise, but there's no ActiveUser in my folders. I searched with no luck.

But again, thanks.

There's not even a folder for Saved Games, so I don't know where they are stored.

It should be in
mydocuments/SH4/data/cfg/SaveGames/*/ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc

not Silent Hunter folder

mydocuments/SH4/data/cfg/SaveGames/*/ActiveUserPlayerUnits.upc

09-28-10, 09:31 PM	#1
mello85 Seaman Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 39 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	No deck gun slots, ehlp! Hello folks! I recently installed the newest TMO 2.0. After about 4 patrols I got a few upgrades to my sub. I picked out a new deck gun. Everything was fine, but now one patrol later I noticed that I don't have any slots to put crew in for the deck gun. Any idea what is wrong? I tried saving, loading, restarting and still nothing. Running TMO 2.0 and AOB Dials fix for TMO. No other mods. Here are some screenshots of the problem. Thanks in advance! __________________

09-28-10, 09:39 PM	#2
Capt. Teach Gunner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: U-64, Generally Posts: 94 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 1	Sorry I can't be of help but I had the same problem as well. Different circumstances though .... was only running TMO 2.0 and had no gun crew slots from the start of a new career. __________________ Death? I'm not afraid of death, its the last few seconds of life that scare the hell out of me.

09-28-10, 09:57 PM	#4
mello85 Seaman Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 39 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	What did I do wrong? I only changed my sub name, would this be the cause for the deck gun error? One more thing I just noticed, up until when I got this new deck gun, all my deck gun options were mountable only in the stern, now they are all mountable only in the bow. Is this just something that is changed by TMO to be historically accurate? or is it some sort of bug? __________________ Last edited by mello85; 09-28-10 at 10:09 PM.

08-16-22, 03:04 PM	#7
Rob Jacobsen Mate Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Irvington, NY, USA Posts: 54 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I Hate This Problem I have a simple install, and this problem drives me NUTS! I've tried reloading the OnArriving and OnEntering saves, changing stern to bow and bow to stern, and still no gun-crew slots. Of course I can fire the guns manually, but that takes me away from my other duties and puts my boat in danger. Aaargh! :Kaleun_Mad

09-28-10, 09:45 PM	#3
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Somebody's been playing with the files and didn't know what they were doing. I can tell by the screenshots.

09-28-10, 11:20 PM	#5
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I'm pretty sure i put that info in the PDF file someplace. You can find it in the mods support or documentation directory.