Loading torpedoes.... forever

[Farflame]

This happens to me every time I play the game, but it doesn't bring up many hits when I do searches, so presumably it's not happening to many other people, so I must be doing something wrong. Otherwise it would be a major bug and everyone would be talking about it.

So basically, I can't get my crew to reload the torpedo tubes... ever. I haven't changed much since leaving port (just started a new game). Fired off my torps and then went to the torpedo room and ordered my 3 spare torps into the tubes. Many days later and nobody has even attempted to reload. I have one chief engineer and one mechanic. There are no options to load torps if I hit tab and hover over their options. Neither are tired. The CM has two sailors helping him, the mechanic only one because it won't allow me to assign another. I've changed the CM to mechanic hoping he'd do it but he doesn't.

There is no damage to my sub and no water at all in the ship.

These are all the options I've seen from the few topics I've read on the subject.

Anything else I'm missing?

[Davinci]

Your "Mechanic" will automatically reload the torpedoes without any input from you.

So, does the torpedo room have any damage in it, or flooding ?

[AlexFoyle]

I usually select an engineer, then left click on torp tubes, window opens, drag-drop torps, confirm. Does this work for you?

[Farflame]

Oh, I remember this solution from last time I tried and yes, I think that worked. Click the engineer, THEN click the tubes. Tried it, that works, thanks.

I don't think it ever does it automatically though, do I have some setting wrong?

[Lipi]

Originally posted by Farflame:

Oh, I remember this solution from last time I tried and yes, I think that worked. Click the engineer, THEN click the tubes. Tried it, that works, thanks.

I don't think it ever does it automatically though, do I have some setting wrong?

Could be a bug if the job icon is not turning into the black reload dot. Share bug report via in-game F11.


BTW they prevented traffic jam in stern torpedo room as per their change logs, but it's happening in bow torpedo room now. A reload was infinitely stalled because a sailor was standing in the way where the engineer was trying to walk and that stalled the work indefinitely.

Unassigned/reassigned a sailor to fix.

[Ruca [PT]]

Any mods running?
With the update most of the mods may cause issues.

[AlexFoyle]

Never tried automatic reload myself, as it would of course trigger right after you fire and that often may be not the best moment to make noise :) I usually try to get very close to targets around 500 meters...

[Farflame]

No mods. I think you're right, I just have to manually reload, I'd forgotten how to do it but it does seem like the wisest option.

[Rush59]

Originally posted by AlexFoyle:

I usually select an engineer, then left click on torp tubes, window opens, drag-drop torps, confirm. Does this work for you?

THANKS!!

[Mars Mullo]

I find engineers will only load new torpedoes when schedule time is Grey and they have the activity rated high.
note there are two activity options... Load torpedo and load and or maintain torpedo.
The third being maintain only.

[PafunaMT]

There are two types of engineers, the Chief Engineer and Torpedo Mechanics. The default tasks for each are different, and Chief Engineers will not load torpedoes as that task is a low priority vs manning the engine. Torpedo Mechanics will automatically load and maintain torpedoes. I’d suggest checking their assignments to see if you have all Chief Engineers.

[Alex Paen (ljekio)]

I have two engineers and I always send them to reload manually. But sometimes the captain or one of the commanders can suddenly start loading the torpedoes automatically. But not an engineer who is resting. I don’t know how it works and I still control it myself, not hoping for automation.