is it a bug

Mooncatt · 01-30-07, 08:41 AM

recently i fired a fish at a medium merchant. her engines stopped and she was dead in the water. i waited like 5 hours for her to down but she just sat low in the water not moving in the slightest i might add.
i decided to finish her with another fish (weather bad for deck gun) however for some reason my fish kept missing (auto targeting on) it looks as though auto targeting fires as if the ship was still moving even though she was dead in the water. all the fish seemed to be leading the target and passing a good way accross her bow. btw i was a perfect 90 degrees on her starboard side. in frustration i quit it was after all my first patrol so no biggy. so is this a bug or what?

Myxale · 01-30-07, 08:54 AM

No, no bug...just bad weather!

melnibonian · 01-30-07, 08:57 AM

I don't think it's a bug. Steamers and pther ships do sink after having been hit once, especially in bad weather. It can take a long time for them to sink though. I did wait for two days once for a Tramp Steamer to go down

Mooncatt · 01-30-07, 09:07 AM

its not the fact it didnt sink. i wanna know why my fish failed to hit a stationary target from 600m away and the weather wasnt that bad just not good enough for deck gun

melnibonian · 01-30-07, 09:10 AM

I don't really know why your torpedo failed to hit a stationary target. You said you're using auto-targeting. I am asking the computer to do the solution calculations and the identification of the target as well so I haven't seen that before. I guess there must be a confusion and the AI thought the ship was still moving :hmm:

Jimbuna · 01-30-07, 09:16 AM

What settings did you use :hmm:
In bad weather and from 600 metres out I would have manually tergetted an impact setting at 2 metres depth

Abd_von_Mumit · 01-30-07, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mooncatt

its not the fact it didnt sink. i wanna know why my fish failed to hit a stationary target from 600m away and the weather wasnt that bad just not good enough for deck gun

Were you moving while the WO made his calculations? If yes, maybe he thought the ship was moving, not the boat... Only a guess, as I don't use the automatic targetting. :|

01-30-07, 08:41 AM	#1
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	is it a bug recently i fired a fish at a medium merchant. her engines stopped and she was dead in the water. i waited like 5 hours for her to down but she just sat low in the water not moving in the slightest i might add. i decided to finish her with another fish (weather bad for deck gun) however for some reason my fish kept missing (auto targeting on) it looks as though auto targeting fires as if the ship was still moving even though she was dead in the water. all the fish seemed to be leading the target and passing a good way accross her bow. btw i was a perfect 90 degrees on her starboard side. in frustration i quit it was after all my first patrol so no biggy. so is this a bug or what? __________________

01-30-07, 08:54 AM	#2
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	No, no bug...just bad weather! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

01-30-07, 08:57 AM	#3
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I don't think it's a bug. Steamers and pther ships do sink after having been hit once, especially in bad weather. It can take a long time for them to sink though. I did wait for two days once for a Tramp Steamer to go down __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

01-30-07, 09:07 AM	#4
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	its not the fact it didnt sink. i wanna know why my fish failed to hit a stationary target from 600m away and the weather wasnt that bad just not good enough for deck gun __________________

01-30-07, 09:10 AM	#5
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I don't really know why your torpedo failed to hit a stationary target. You said you're using auto-targeting. I am asking the computer to do the solution calculations and the identification of the target as well so I haven't seen that before. I guess there must be a confusion and the AI thought the ship was still moving :hmm: __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

01-30-07, 09:16 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What settings did you use :hmm: In bad weather and from 600 metres out I would have manually tergetted an impact setting at 2 metres depth __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!