[v1.18] showing bad type of shells firing

[dorn]

During battle it is quite often reported ships fires HE shells. But these ships has no HE shells at all so there is certainly something wrong.

[williammiller]

dorn...we will look at this. Do you have a save game that shows this? Would help narrow it down...thanks!

[dorn]

Mar 16, 2020 11:03:45 GMT -6 williammiller said:

dorn ...we will look at this. Do you have a save game that shows this? Would help narrow it down...thanks!

No, but it is in every battle with capital ships, I will make save next battle.

EDIT: it is shown only in this screen. There is no HE shells mentioned in any log however if something else is wrong behind is not possible to say.

[dorn]

Mar 16, 2020 11:03:45 GMT -6 williammiller said:

dorn ...we will look at this. Do you have a save game that shows this? Would help narrow it down...thanks!

Save included.

Goeben and Scharnhorst have no HE shells and according ship window they are firing HE shells (AP shells are taken from ammunition).

Germany 193402 battle.7z (433.42 KB)

[dorn]

williammiller

I am not certain but it seems that issue with HE shells is that for whatever reason any ship does not fire at chosen enemy, it shows HE shells.
May be there is something strange with targeting system.

Look at screenshot below. Both battlecruisers targets main guns on Tourville class NW. However for several minutes (5 minutes can be read from log) ship does not fire as no main gun can fire at that target (is out of ammo for guns that bear!).
It is strange as this ship is sinking, firing no main guns. There is another Tourville class battlecruiser NE, but both battleships even after 5 minutes does not change target. I enclosed save that it can be seen.



note: after another 2 minutes the one battleship finally change target, but still shows HE shells firing

Germany 193405 battle.7z (456.85 KB)


Another strange behaviour from same battle.
Both battleships firing after corvette ignoring carrier completely even if that carrier is in front of corvette. It is more than 15 minutes and no change.




I tried save and reload the game. Game immediately change target of main guns to light carrier, so there is certainly something wrong.

[williammiller]

Thanks dorn, I'll update our internal postings with this.

[dorn]

Another example BathTubAdmiral described here, it can be helpful.