Apparent Glitch in Submarine Bay

[danfund]

I found what appears to be a glitch in the game. After destroying the geothermal plant, I head down to the submarine bay as instructed, dispatch the guard, and either blast my way into the control room to push the button there, or climb up the girders and push the button on the winch itself. The winch brings the submarine out over the water, but as soon as it stops, instead of lowering the submarine into the water, the submarine simply explodes! How do I solve this problem?

[Cy]

Try to reduce your FPS.

- activate vsync
- start recording a video with limited fps (fraps)
- use the Pure Faction patch http://purefaction.org and reduce the FPS in the Pure Faction Menu (press F1 - Options)

[76561198090357942]

@zoid_GER Thx 4 help man! Recording with Fraps really work. :D

[Cy]

good to hear, your welcome :)

[Ben Yoshiro]

I've also found that saving before you release the sub, and reloading until it doesn't blow up works. Tested it 3 different times.

[riffraffbri]

tried the save reload thing, and reloaded at least a dozen times and still the sub blew up. Game sucks, man.

[Monk]

You have to destroy the green sensor above it before you lower it, if you don't it explodes, nothing to do with fps.

[melonbeton]

Valve should rather fix the games before it sells them. Ridiculous to pay for broken games.

[melonbeton]

Originally posted by Quakelive_NicholAs:

You have to destroy the green sensor above it before you lower it, if you don't it explodes, nothing to do with fps.

cannot be destroyed. and it isn´t a sensor - it´s the button.

[fluxflux]

Originally posted by Ben Yoshiro:

I've also found that saving before you release the sub, and reloading until it doesn't blow up works. Tested it 3 different times.

This worked for me but what I also did when trying to reload was mash ESC over and over the bring up the menu while the sub was getting to the part there is normally exploded. The one time I got it to not blow up I was masing the ESC key like that. What a weird bug but I was able to get past it. Don't give up. (Funny thing is I had made it to the base swimming because I thought that was what it was supposed to be. Blew up the first sub with C4. lol. Got past the shark. but only has 20 life and the last sub kept killing me. Thanks to those who figured out how to get past this.

[[ACPL] Jon]

So the doors being locked was a design choice?

Still, best and most bug free way? C4 Your way inside the dock control room. One C4 left of the door should solve the issue alright. Press the button, Sub goes into the water and there You go.

[2's a Party but 3 is a Crowd]

Attached a c4 to it and then press the button and seconds before it releases explode it.

[devilswill]

Spamming the escape key worded for me.

Update: worked once but never again.

[Goober]

I recently launched http://redfaction.help to provide a consolidated source for Red Faction common issues and frequently asked questions.

Here's the resolution for the submarine exploding issue: https://www.redfactionwiki.com/wiki/Red_Faction_FAQ#Submarine_explodes_after_Geothermal_Plant

Also, here's a guide on how to install Dash to fix this issue:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2541871680

Installing Dash Faction[dashfaction.com] entirely fixes this issue with no FPS changing or weird tricks (ie. jamming quicksave or mimimizing the game) required - Dash Faction just lets you play like normal with that bug (and many others) entirely resolved.

As always, if you run into any issues (or just want to chat), join the community Discord server and we'll help you out: https://discord.gg/fRrUzuV

[SevenTheundead1]

i got it to work with voodoo magic by save just before it undocks and then loading it cuz when you load it drop down to 60 to 50 fps for a sec

[agentpiefilling]

Hi there! I know this is an old thread, but I was experiencing the same issue earlier today and I found a physical solution other than dropping frame rates. I do recommend having max health and at least some envirosuit left - I went through it with about 12 and came out fine on the other side. You should also have ammo left in your pistol and your assault rifle.

Blow up the submarine - there's no reason to keep it - and dive into the water with your weapons holstered. Swim until you get to the vertical tunnel. Go to the opposite wall and ride along it as you SLOWLY descend. The submarine below, like many other enemies in many other video games, is based on distance from the player model. If you don't get within a certain distance, it simply won't trigger. This is why the sub isn't launching rockets at you while you're still in the bay.

If you swim through the opening on the far side of the tunnel (keeping pressed against the wall), you should see the sub tucked nicely into a little corner, not hostile to you. Now it's time to SWIM LIKE HELL. The sub will trigger after a while and do some damage to you, but you should be close enough to the next stage that it won't be lethal. Make sure you have your pistol out to deal with the whale.

Now for the base. You'll see a sub floating above the complex, so naturally your goal is to swim under it. Get underneath that little tripod below the first building if you need to take cover. You should see an open tunnel into the base ahead. Definitely save here, as this might take a few attempts. Swim through that tunnel - that's the only advice I can give. The rockets will beat the crap out of you, but there's not much you can do. There are two guards on shore, so you can either shoot at them from below with your pistol or peek your head above water with a sniper rifle or assault rifle and shoot at them that way.

It's not a perfect solution, but it works. I went in with health and envirosuit at 100 and 12, respectively, and came out on the other side with 7 health and no envirosuit. Save, save, save.

Sorry I couldn't offer anything simpler.

Hope this helps!