HCE - 2010.005 - 2010/04/02

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- Chg:0000 GE Fixed more crashes introduced by arc limitations in 2010.003.

Tony...what types of enagagements are arc limited currently with .005?

HCE - 2010.005 - 2010/04/02

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- Chg:0000 GE Fixed more crashes introduced by arc limitations in 2010.003.

(from '.04 release notes...

It would be appreciated if an enterprising tester hunted for a second potential gun arc crash bug. I haven't seen it yet but what someone could try is aircraft vs aircraft gun engagements. Do they crash 2010.004?

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Tested a number of situations with HCWW data base and aircraft including air to air and air to ground/ surface ship. (just thought I haven't tried air to surface sub, I'll do that). From what I can see though air craft guns don't have firing arcs (just as well I suppose).

I had one problem (and posted in issue tracker), can't engage target from close range (less then weapon range).

Also tested gunnery of surfaced sub and found engagement continues when sub dives (posted in issue tracker)

I also concur Wombats post in 2010.04 release notes.

Don Thomas

HCE - 2010.005 - 2010/04/02

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- Chg:0000 GE Fixed more crashes introduced by arc limitations in 2010.003.

Got another of the Get Annex crashes. A fair way into a complex scenario so will try to get some thing small out of it as a save. Looked like during engagement by AI aircraft with player aircraft. (one player aircraft just shot down and one remaining).

Saved game uses database HCWW100326, (westpac batleset).

ramp up to 10 or 30 sec time compression and you soon get enemy contact (Hurricane). Select intercept option to intercept 'aircraft'. program crashes with a get annex error message.

getanexcrash.zip

HCE - 2010.005 - 2010/04/02

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- Chg:0000 GE Fixed more crashes introduced by arc limitations in 2010.003.

Got another of the Get Annex crashes. A fair way into a complex scenario so will try to get some thing small out of it as a save. Looked like during engagement by AI aircraft with player aircraft. (one player aircraft just shot down and one remaining).

Saved game uses database HCWW100326, (westpac batleset).

ramp up to 10 or 30 sec time compression and you soon get enemy contact (Hurricane). Select intercept option to intercept 'aircraft'. program crashes with a get annex error message.

 

Thanks, I ran into one while autotesting too, will have a look tomorrow or so.

Tony...what types of enagagements are arc limited currently with .005?

 

Should be all gun engagements. Aircraft guns being limited to 30 degrees to each side of the nose.

Tony...what types of enagagements are arc limited currently with .005?

 

Should be all gun engagements. Aircraft guns being limited to 30 degrees to each side of the nose.

Does that include aircraft air to air (30 degrees each side of nose).

air to air guns appears to be 360 degree and considering the micromanagement that would be introduced with any thing else I think that is essential. (BTW, are air to air missiles limited, I've never seen anything indicating they are?)

Air to surface, sure 30 degree sounds good.

PS strafing of ships is getting much more realistic, plan the attack and get much better survival rates. I do think that ship anti air guns are some how cheating and that strafing has too good an affect but I will have a look once we have this stuff sorted.

BTW, any one got data on typical flight compositions from WW2 for anti ship attacks?

With the limit of

Aircraft guns being limited to 30 degrees to each side of the nose.

we can't install defensive guns in WWII and early Cold War bombers

BTW, any one got data on typical flight compositions from WW2 for anti ship attacks?

 

If you want to start a separate thread in HCE general or military history sub forums, I will post some info about this from the Battle of the Coral Sea.

With the limit of

Aircraft guns being limited to 30 degrees to each side of the nose.

we can't install defensive guns in WWII and early Cold War bombers

 

We could not do it before, either. Only Mounts have adjustable arc, and we can't add Mounts to aircraft.

 

If we made airborne guns capable of 360 deg coverage, it would have negative effects on dogfighting and strafing.

With the limit of

Aircraft guns being limited to 30 degrees to each side of the nose.

we can't install defensive guns in WWII and early Cold War bombers

 

We could not do it before, either. Only Mounts have adjustable arc, and we can't add Mounts to aircraft.

 

If we made airborne guns capable of 360 deg coverage, it would have negative effects on dogfighting and strafing.

Ok, good for me, we can live with that compromise solution,

Tony, as you know I've been unavailable for a bit, do I need to install all of the updates in order, or can I just install the latest version without problems?

Tony, as you know I've been unavailable for a bit, do I need to install all of the updates in order, or can I just install the latest version without problems?

 

Welcome back. You should be fine with just the latest beta update.