Enemy ships not showing up in SH 4

jrazz · 05-28-20, 01:13 PM

Hi all,

I'm running Windows 10 on my desktop and I'm playing SH 4 on STEAM.
My graphic card is NVIDIA.

Ok, My problem is this: The game runs well, except for the fact that I don't

see any enemy ships. What I mean is that I "see" them on the map as red rectangles but they don't show up as " 3d objects" on the ocean itself.

OTOH, friendly ships show up when I'm in port, et al.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanx!

Aktungbby · 05-28-20, 01:23 PM

jrazz!

XenonSurf · 05-28-20, 01:27 PM

Welcome to Subsim, jrazz

XS

My guess is that you have got radar contacts with the ships only, these will also show-up on the map, so they are not yet in visual range. You can check this in the crew messages, and in the 'Bridge' section you can ask for the bearing and range of the nearest contact. If you get 'no visual contact' as a response then nothing is in sight yet. You should get visual range at about 6 nm or less.

However I cannot judge this exactly because I don't play the stock game but a modded game where the symbols and contacts are different.

.

Col7777 · 05-28-20, 05:40 PM

As XS above says not yet in range.

When you see the red icon on the map, use the ruler, click on the ship icon then drag it to your sub and it will show you how far away it is.
It could be a long way off, so by the time you get there it has gone, I hope this is what you mean.

Col.

jimmbbo · 05-29-20, 01:07 PM

Welcome aboard, Kaleun!

Along the lines of the previous posts,

The red rectangles are CINCPAC estimated positions tagged with a time of the posting and the target's estimated speed (slow, medium, fast) and direction shown by the "tail" of the symbol indicating the vessel's wake.
Since the locations are estimated, the sonar bearing line will not appear until the target is in sonar range, ~10ish miles and they will be visible around 3ish miles.
If you place your boat along the target's plotted course line, you MAY be able to intercept it. I estimate the target's likely intercept point on the anticipated course line by
- Noting the time since the observation was posted and figuring a 10 knot speed to estimate where the target is now. (10 kt makes the math easy - 1.5 hours = 150 miles. I add a few miles' fudge factor for a "fast" target)
- I estimate my time enroute to the intercept point and calculate the target's probable progress in that time. When I arrive in the vicinity, I position the boat ~10ish miles "downstream" of that location and wait... and wait... and wait...
- My experience has been that IF the target actually appears, it is often at some distance from the planned intercept location.

Good hunting!!

cookiemonste · 03-17-24, 06:24 AM

Even though reviving this thread is arecheology, I thought its appropriate to post in here. I have the same problem, I am also running FOTRS, I am not running into any shipping. My first patrol had two task forces, which I intercepted but my 2nd patrol, nothing, there is absolutely noting going on. No sonar, nothing on the surface, just some aircraft here and there. I "visited" 3 harbours and they were all empty. Even when I am patroling the convoy routes, nothing.

fitzcarraldo · 03-17-24, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookiemonste

Even though reviving this thread is ancient, I thought its appropriate to post in here. I have the same problem, I am also running FOTRS, I am not running into any shipping. My first patrol had two task forces, which I intercepted but my 2nd patrol, nothing, there is absolutely noting going on. No sonar, nothing on the surface, just some aircraft here and there. I "visited" 3 harbours and they were all empty. Even when I am patroling the convoy routes, nothing.

Hi mate. Are you playing FOTRS or FOTRS Ultimate 1.8?

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo

05-28-20, 01:13 PM	#1
jrazz Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Enemy ships not showing up in SH 4 Hi all, I'm running Windows 10 on my desktop and I'm playing SH 4 on STEAM. My graphic card is NVIDIA. Ok, My problem is this: The game runs well, except for the fact that I don't see any enemy ships. What I mean is that I "see" them on the map as red rectangles but they don't show up as " 3d objects" on the ocean itself. OTOH, friendly ships show up when I'm in port, et al. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx!

05-28-20, 01:23 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,894 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! jrazz! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

05-28-20, 01:27 PM	#3
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,703 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	Welcome to Subsim, jrazz XS My guess is that you have got radar contacts with the ships only, these will also show-up on the map, so they are not yet in visual range. You can check this in the crew messages, and in the 'Bridge' section you can ask for the bearing and range of the nearest contact. If you get 'no visual contact' as a response then nothing is in sight yet. You should get visual range at about 6 nm or less. However I cannot judge this exactly because I don't play the stock game but a modded game where the symbols and contacts are different. . Last edited by XenonSurf; 05-28-20 at 01:35 PM.

05-28-20, 05:40 PM	#4
Col7777 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 944 Downloads: 260 Uploads: 0	As XS above says not yet in range. When you see the red icon on the map, use the ruler, click on the ship icon then drag it to your sub and it will show you how far away it is. It could be a long way off, so by the time you get there it has gone, I hope this is what you mean. Col. __________________ Silent and Violent

05-29-20, 01:07 PM	#5
jimmbbo Run silent, run deep Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 225 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, Kaleun! Along the lines of the previous posts, The red rectangles are CINCPAC estimated positions tagged with a time of the posting and the target's estimated speed (slow, medium, fast) and direction shown by the "tail" of the symbol indicating the vessel's wake. Since the locations are estimated, the sonar bearing line will not appear until the target is in sonar range, ~10ish miles and they will be visible around 3ish miles. If you place your boat along the target's plotted course line, you MAY be able to intercept it. I estimate the target's likely intercept point on the anticipated course line by Noting the time since the observation was posted and figuring a 10 knot speed to estimate where the target is now. (10 kt makes the math easy - 1.5 hours = 150 miles. I add a few miles' fudge factor for a "fast" target) I estimate my time enroute to the intercept point and calculate the target's probable progress in that time. When I arrive in the vicinity, I position the boat ~10ish miles "downstream" of that location and wait... and wait... and wait... My experience has been that IF the target actually appears, it is often at some distance from the planned intercept location. Good hunting!!

03-17-24, 06:24 AM	#6
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Even though reviving this thread is arecheology, I thought its appropriate to post in here. I have the same problem, I am also running FOTRS, I am not running into any shipping. My first patrol had two task forces, which I intercepted but my 2nd patrol, nothing, there is absolutely noting going on. No sonar, nothing on the surface, just some aircraft here and there. I "visited" 3 harbours and they were all empty. Even when I am patroling the convoy routes, nothing. Last edited by cookiemonste; 03-17-24 at 07:21 AM.