Magnetic Detonation

CaptJulius · 11-29-13, 06:39 AM

Sailors! Just wanna ask does Magnetic detonation settings on torpedoes work? Because i set torpedo depth ~1m under keel and they just slide over with none magnetic detonation effect?

So does Magnetic Detonation works in this game?

V13dweller · 11-29-13, 06:58 AM

I am pretty sure the TDW patcher has this as a patch.

CaptJulius · 11-29-13, 09:03 AM

Yeah i was thinking too but i have TDW_GenericPatcher_v_1_0_149_0 and all Torpedoes fixes enabled, still magnetic detonators just slides under ship keels...

gap · 11-29-13, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptJulius

Yeah i was thinking too but i have TDW_GenericPatcher_v_1_0_149_0 and all Torpedoes fixes enabled, still magnetic detonators just slides under ship keels...

What ships are you aiming at? IIRC, TDW's torpedo patches fix the broken magnetic detonators against GR2 ships, but on the other hand they also mess up their ability to detonate against OH's dat ships, which were working correctly before the patch

CaptJulius · 11-29-13, 10:37 AM

gap. I have no idea which are GR2 ships and which are OH's dat ships, but as i said i havent any luck seeing Magnetic Detonators to work as they should, is there a specific settings for torpedoes to use with Magnetic detonators i just don't know.. just slides under the keel of merchants without any effect.

gap · 11-29-13, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptJulius

gap. I have no idea which are GR2 ships and which are OH's dat ships, but as i said i havent any luck seeing Magnetic Detonators to work as they should, is there a specific settings for torpedoes to use with Magnetic detonators i just don't know.. just slides under the keel of merchants without any effect.

Take note of the ship name the next time you suffer a magnetic detonator failure. From that I should be able to tell you whether she was a GR2 or DAT unit.

Besides unit format, there are other factors which might affect various torpedo failures, including magnetic detonation failures. Have you enabled TDW's torpedo failure patch? What depth under the keel are you setting your torpedoes to?

CaptJulius · 11-29-13, 11:23 AM

Which one i should be using? There are 4 of them, been using this one FX_Update_0_0_22_Torpedoes (modified for torpedoes failure patches)

As for torpedo depth ~1m below keel.

pythos · 12-01-13, 01:44 AM

Historically from what I have read is Magnetic detonation failed due to eels running too DEEP, and so they were set at either impact, or the depth was set higher than the keel, and the torpedo would run just a little under the target and work properly. But the Magnetic detonations were buggy, resulting in a radio order to use impact only.

Santini · 12-01-13, 07:24 AM

Yeah, because of just how finicky they are, I tend to use them only in windspeed of 3 or under, and I set their depth at about 2 meters above the keel. That way even if they run deep, they're still exploding deeper than you can set a contact fuse

Bilge_Rat · 12-01-13, 07:57 AM

make sure you use the slow speed setting on the torpedo.

11-29-13, 06:39 AM	#1
CaptJulius Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lithuania Posts: 126 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Magnetic Detonation Sailors! Just wanna ask does Magnetic detonation settings on torpedoes work? Because i set torpedo depth ~1m under keel and they just slide over with none magnetic detonation effect? So does Magnetic Detonation works in this game?

12-01-13, 01:44 AM	#8
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Actually the trick is to set the torp high. Historically from what I have read is Magnetic detonation failed due to eels running too DEEP, and so they were set at either impact, or the depth was set higher than the keel, and the torpedo would run just a little under the target and work properly. But the Magnetic detonations were buggy, resulting in a radio order to use impact only.

12-01-13, 07:57 AM	#10
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	make sure you use the slow speed setting on the torpedo. __________________

11-29-13, 06:58 AM	#2
V13dweller Grey Wolf Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 768 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 2	I am pretty sure the TDW patcher has this as a patch.

11-29-13, 09:03 AM	#3
CaptJulius Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lithuania Posts: 126 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Yeah i was thinking too but i have TDW_GenericPatcher_v_1_0_149_0 and all Torpedoes fixes enabled, still magnetic detonators just slides under ship keels...

11-29-13, 10:37 AM	#5
CaptJulius Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lithuania Posts: 126 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	gap. I have no idea which are GR2 ships and which are OH's dat ships, but as i said i havent any luck seeing Magnetic Detonators to work as they should, is there a specific settings for torpedoes to use with Magnetic detonators i just don't know.. just slides under the keel of merchants without any effect.

11-29-13, 11:23 AM	#7
CaptJulius Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lithuania Posts: 126 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	Which one i should be using? There are 4 of them, been using this one FX_Update_0_0_22_Torpedoes (modified for torpedoes failure patches) As for torpedo depth ~1m below keel.

12-01-13, 07:24 AM	#9
Santini Medic Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 168 Downloads: 389 Uploads: 1	Yeah, because of just how finicky they are, I tend to use them only in windspeed of 3 or under, and I set their depth at about 2 meters above the keel. That way even if they run deep, they're still exploding deeper than you can set a contact fuse