SUBSIM SH4 Patch 1.1 Bug Thread

[Drebbel]

Remember that we should discuss issues to the unmodded version of SH4 here, and not modded versions. In your case one simply does not know what causes what.

- Did any one already encounter surface ships in storms ? How do they behave ? Do the sink as easy as in SHIII ?

- How about being rammed by escorts, does the sub sink or just the escort ?

[stimp]

Originally Posted by -Pv-

"..had a similar problem 2mins ago, though it was in a gato sub. i was bombed by a zero and had heavy flooding. after managing to get back to surface, repairing all internatl damage, and pump out all the water my flack and deck gun wouldnt repair at all. everything else was repaired, thoug every time i wanted to dive my sub would sink and electric engines would not run at all..."

This behavior is realatively unchanged from SH3. If you get builkead damage, even though the crew has repaired the bulkheads internally, you still have structural damage which cannot be repaired. You have to head for port on the surface.
In SH3 we used to have an indicator for this damage which was removed in SH4 so you don't know it's there.

-Pv-

ye i just read that several times now, so i guess its intended. still i think it should be mentioned somewhere. but the electric engines dont running at all after they are repaired is not intended i think, is it?

[hyperion2206]

I don't know if it's a bug but I never get this message when I'm awarded a medal: "5890=#TITLE# #NAME##NEWLINE#Commanding officer, #SUBMARINENAME##NEWLINE##DATE##NEWLINE##NEWLINE#Fo r extraordinary heroism as Commanding officer of the #SUBMARINENAME# during the #PATROLNUMBER# war patrol of that vessel, the Navy Board of Decorations and Medals awards the #NEWLINE##MEDALNAME##NEWLINE# to #TITLE# #NAME#.#NEWLINE##NEWLINE#His inspiring leadership and aggressiveness are in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Submarine Force."

Found in Data/Menu/menu.txt

I've also seen that there several text concerning one's career, for example different endinngs after you died, but I always get the message that I sunk a friendly ship and that I'm sent to the brig.

I have the German DE, perhaps that's causing the problems?:hmm:

[leeclose]

Originally Posted by -Pv-

"...This flickering picture is starting to annoy the hell ouat me at least im not getting any of the weird blocks but the picture flicker is annoying and im using a high end card with all the bells and whistles and updated how long till the next patch..."

Are you getting a constant flicker or are you getting an occasional flash of the screen every 2-5 minutes?

If the later, I think it's the lighting change update. SH3 did this too and there's nothing that can be done about it. Game plays normally.
-Pv-

Well i'm getting mines every 2 to 5 mins any one got a fix yet?

[-Pv-]

"... - How about being rammed by escorts, does the sub sink or just the escort ?..."

I rammed a PT boat once and sank it. If it did harm to my sub I wouldn't know since the SHIII hull intrgrity display is not available. Nothing in Damage Management screen. No crew reports.

"... Are you getting a constant flicker or are you getting an occasional flash of the screen every 2-5 minutes?

If the later, I think it's the lighting change update. SH3 did this too and there's nothing that can be done about it. Game plays normally.
-Pv-
""...Well i'm getting mines every 2 to 5 mins any one got a fix yet?..."

I don't think there ever will be a "fix" for the lighting change update since it's part of the graphics engine. It was there in SH3 and also 4.
-Pv-

[Deep Six]

Not a major bug but just a typo.....when you are submerged and you start using up your oxygen...

It goes like this..
Oxygen down to 75 sir
Oxygen down to 50 sir
Oxygen down to 75 sir <<<<< I'm guessing this is a typo and should read 25%

Anyone else confirms this ???

Deep six

[WilhelmSchulz.]

No noise meter. although its metioned in the Manual.

[Iron Budokan]

There are many things mentioned in the manual that was included for SH3 but never updated for SH4. The noise meter is only one of them, I'm afraid.

[Greentimbers]

Just a couple of grammatical errors;

When starting a career out of Pearl.

1.
"Lieutenant Commander John Doe,
You have been approved for the command of USS Permit, a porpoise class submarine assigned to the Pearl Harbor". (Incomplete sentence)

The Pearl Harbor what ??? (squadron, unit etc)

2.
"Report to duty at Pearl Harbor."

How about...
Report for duty at Pearl Harbor.

[flintlock]

The sounds from the engines (diesel and electric) are emanating from the wrong end of the sub, on every sub. When in the control room and facing forward towards the bow you hear the engine sounds coming from the bow and in front of the helmsman, instead of from the stern. I have tested all subs in v1.1 of SH4, and all engine sounds emanate from the wrong end on all subs. This is present when in the conning tower and control room.

This can get especially confusing when in a mission and being hunted by Japanese ships. Because when you're facing the bow, the sounds you hear are those which you would hear if you were actually facing the stern of the boat. For example, you are below periscope depth and aren't using the external cam. Say you're facing the bow and you clearly hear a destroyer pass across your bow from port to starboard, what actually just happened is the destroyer passed crossed your stern from starboard to port (verified from external cam). So the sounds are completely reversed and backwards within the control room and conning tower. When on the bridge, looking through the periscope or using the hydrophones, the engine sounds come from the right end of the boat.

I sure hope this is one issue the devs address via a patch.

[Dreamer]

Speaking of sounds, I've had the outside deafeningly loud rain noises linger down to 200+ feet from inside the sub. It's quite annoying.

Martin

[LukeFF]

The rank names are completely incorrect for the the junior enlisted ranks:

-"Seaman Recruit" should be "Seaman Third Class"

-"Seaman Apprentice" should be "Seaman Second Class"

-"Seaman" should be "Seaman First Class"

In addition to that, the highest petty officer rank should be Chief Petty Officer. The two ranks above this one did not exist during WWII.

[EAF274 Johan]

Originally Posted by ccruner13

mm and i jsut had stadimeter ctd possibly because i tried to use it but forgot to id the ship first?

I had this too. CTD when using the stadimeter on an unidentified target. I remember this because I could not find the right ship type in the recognition manual.

When surfacing, I sometimes get messages like "out of oxygen, we need to surface" even though the oxygen meter shows plenty (I'd only been submerged for 30 mins game time, no damage).

[Cougar_DK]

I did't see this mentioned at the first post so here is a little thing I found yester day... I't seems that I somehow gets magically re-armed with forward torps even though I have no in stock....?

I have a savegame if any wants to see it.... couldn't figure out how to find the correct save game folder....

[Trip]

This one doesnt seem to have been mentioned yet: crew members on the current watch fall asleep. The only way to wake them is to move them to another watch. This seems to happen after a game load.

Trip