Bug! Bug! ARGH!

Ula Jolly · 08-09-05, 01:49 PM

I just came home after a long, icky patrol west of Brest...
On my way to the grid, we find a small merchant. The weather is fine, so we man the gun to go kablooey on'im. KABLOOEY! he said, and the mandatory red wreck-icon appeared on the map.

Then we patrol the grid for three days, and patrol another for two days. "Brum brum brum" says the convoy that we finally pick up!

"Clang" says three duds. "BOOM" says four that aren't. The T3 is listing like a devil, and a C2 breaks in half. Finally, the T3 stops its engines... about 20-30 degrees to its starboard.
We wait as the convoy and its merchants disappear... but the SO contacts are annoying, and I only want a warning if the warships get near...
so we build up distance, and mark the spot on the map (though another red icon has already appeared).
"Chugga-chugga-chugga" says my electric engines in a muffled fashion.
After about five hours, we return. The storm is still raging, and external camera-forward, what do I see?
I don't see a tiddly tool.

THE T3 IS GONE. GONNER. AWAY.

I search like a rabid dog by external camera as much as by u-boat.
NOTHING! NOTHING!

The T3 is lost.. I SAW it, it would sink within a day, maximum!
It has probably drifted away. What's the current about here? The current shouldn't be that strong, and in any way, I was travelling in the direction of the current before I headed back, on the surface!

But okay.. okay... at least my crew and I know we slapped that convoy hard.

Return to Brest. "Weeee!" the women shout to us. "Weeee!" the men shout to us. Sailors sail many seas.

So, back to the summary... WHAT?! 2,400 tons sunk?! " 1 " (ONE) ship sunk? I'll KILL someone for this! THERE WERE TWO DEAD ICONS!

It's no good to the men's morale to see their captain cry.

08-09-05, 01:52 PM

B(ugg)dU didn't think your claim was valid.

SteamWake · 08-09-05, 01:55 PM

Keep up the good work !

enigma-e · 08-09-05, 04:51 PM

Be more aggressive!

CB.. · 08-09-05, 05:08 PM

unable to comply--not enough crew in the tonnage registering department

reckon a friendly aircraft might just have popped in and finished it of whilst you were maneuvering..

satmax · 08-09-05, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by enigma-e

Be more aggressive!

I am so *SICK* of that message! To quote that message here is fightin' words!!!

lol

August · 08-09-05, 06:20 PM

I don't think i've sent a single radio message since i got out of training. I just don't see the point of announcing my presence to the enemy. aiBDU never complains...

Stymnus · 08-09-05, 09:42 PM

If you go a certain distance away (16km sound right to folks?) any damaged ship will repair itself and scoot off to who knows where.

Though I do not agree, you do not get credit for any sinking ships you are not there to see. You also get no assumed kills, which I find troublesome because in the war, even severely damaging a small ship was considered a kill because it was considered they'd not be able to get back to port. What do you suppose they did with ships that had their propellers shot off? Tugged each and every one back to port, from the middle of the Atlantic?

Whether you consider it a bug or a design choice is up to the beholder, but I actually consider it the latter...else they'd have to keep track of sinking ships all over the map, and collisions thereof, which would likely slow down your game -- instead of just recording what should be happening within the 'bubble' around your sub.

Ula Jolly · 08-10-05, 02:07 AM

The MAIN problem here is that I got two red icons; I got only one kill at BdU.

SmokinTep · 08-10-05, 05:31 AM

I'd shoot them at BDU.............

CWorth · 08-10-05, 07:06 AM

"After about five hours, we return. The storm is still raging, and external camera-forward, what do I see?
I don't see a tiddly tool. "

You say there was a storm raging?

Then I would say it is more likely the storm itself sank the crippled ship before it sank due to the damage you caused.Hence you get the marker but no credit for it.

I have had this happen to me as well..I attacked a merchie in a storm and the ship capsized due to the storm before I could get the final blow in.The sunk marker appeared on the map but because I did not make the killing blow I get no credit for it.I guess it sucks but such is the way of war.

So no bug here to me...more like just bad luck.

Ula Jolly · 08-10-05, 07:38 AM

No, there was NO marker for that ship! Only a red one for the C2! Two markers on the entire map, one c. merchant and one C2.

Seminole · 08-10-05, 08:27 AM

At least you have the deep satisfaction of knowing you served the Fatherland...

...now where in the world did I hear that line before?

Oh yeah...Sorry, Leutnant Bruno Stachel .

08-09-05, 01:49 PM	#1
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Bug! Bug! ARGH! I just came home after a long, icky patrol west of Brest... On my way to the grid, we find a small merchant. The weather is fine, so we man the gun to go kablooey on'im. KABLOOEY! he said, and the mandatory red wreck-icon appeared on the map. Then we patrol the grid for three days, and patrol another for two days. "Brum brum brum" says the convoy that we finally pick up! "Clang" says three duds. "BOOM" says four that aren't. The T3 is listing like a devil, and a C2 breaks in half. Finally, the T3 stops its engines... about 20-30 degrees to its starboard. We wait as the convoy and its merchants disappear... but the SO contacts are annoying, and I only want a warning if the warships get near... so we build up distance, and mark the spot on the map (though another red icon has already appeared). "Chugga-chugga-chugga" says my electric engines in a muffled fashion. After about five hours, we return. The storm is still raging, and external camera-forward, what do I see? I don't see a tiddly tool. THE T3 IS GONE. GONNER. AWAY. I search like a rabid dog by external camera as much as by u-boat. NOTHING! NOTHING! The T3 is lost.. I SAW it, it would sink within a day, maximum! It has probably drifted away. What's the current about here? The current shouldn't be that strong, and in any way, I was travelling in the direction of the current before I headed back, on the surface! But okay.. okay... at least my crew and I know we slapped that convoy hard. Return to Brest. "Weeee!" the women shout to us. "Weeee!" the men shout to us. Sailors sail many seas. So, back to the summary... WHAT?! 2,400 tons sunk?! " 1 " (ONE) ship sunk? I'll KILL someone for this! THERE WERE TWO DEAD ICONS! It's no good to the men's morale to see their captain cry. __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

08-09-05, 04:51 PM	#4
enigma-e Seaman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AO7764 Posts: 39 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Be more aggressive! __________________

08-09-05, 05:08 PM	#5
CB.. Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,278 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	unable to comply--not enough crew in the tonnage registering department reckon a friendly aircraft might just have popped in and finished it of whilst you were maneuvering.. __________________ the world's tinyiest sh3 supermod- and other SH3/SH2 stuff http://www.ebort2.co.uk/ The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. W.B.Yeats

08-09-05, 06:20 PM	#7
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't think i've sent a single radio message since i got out of training. I just don't see the point of announcing my presence to the enemy. aiBDU never complains... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

08-09-05, 09:42 PM	#8
Stymnus A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wilton, NH Posts: 72 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	But, to answer... If you go a certain distance away (16km sound right to folks?) any damaged ship will repair itself and scoot off to who knows where. Though I do not agree, you do not get credit for any sinking ships you are not there to see. You also get no assumed kills, which I find troublesome because in the war, even severely damaging a small ship was considered a kill because it was considered they'd not be able to get back to port. What do you suppose they did with ships that had their propellers shot off? Tugged each and every one back to port, from the middle of the Atlantic? Whether you consider it a bug or a design choice is up to the beholder, but I actually consider it the latter...else they'd have to keep track of sinking ships all over the map, and collisions thereof, which would likely slow down your game -- instead of just recording what should be happening within the 'bubble' around your sub.

08-09-05, 01:52 PM	#2
Jotte Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	B(ugg)dU didn't think your claim was valid.

08-09-05, 01:55 PM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Keep up the good work !

08-10-05, 02:07 AM	#9
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The MAIN problem here is that I got two red icons; I got only one kill at BdU. __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

08-10-05, 05:31 AM	#10
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd shoot them at BDU.............

08-10-05, 07:06 AM	#11
CWorth Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gettysburg PA Posts: 845 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	"After about five hours, we return. The storm is still raging, and external camera-forward, what do I see? I don't see a tiddly tool. " You say there was a storm raging? Then I would say it is more likely the storm itself sank the crippled ship before it sank due to the damage you caused.Hence you get the marker but no credit for it. I have had this happen to me as well..I attacked a merchie in a storm and the ship capsized due to the storm before I could get the final blow in.The sunk marker appeared on the map but because I did not make the killing blow I get no credit for it.I guess it sucks but such is the way of war. So no bug here to me...more like just bad luck.

08-10-05, 07:38 AM	#12
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No, there was NO marker for that ship! Only a red one for the C2! Two markers on the entire map, one c. merchant and one C2. __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

08-10-05, 08:27 AM	#13
Seminole Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	At least you have the deep satisfaction of knowing you served the Fatherland... ...now where in the world did I hear that line before? Oh yeah...Sorry, Leutnant Bruno Stachel .