Would be track fixing available in the field during the battle?

[2/JG26_rudidlo]

Hi everyone,

 

I've bought Tank Crew recently and I really like it and playing on servers, which have tanks available.
Today I've been fighting with several AIs. One enemy tank broke my left track. I destroyed the attacker, but I had to jump out of the mission due to damaged track.
Would be available fixing track in the field? 

[VSN_Razor]

Yes, it is possible to fix tracks mid-fight.

 

You just have to turn off the engine and open one hatch and then the reapir will automatically start

[2/JG26_rudidlo]

I'll try it, thanks for the advice, @VSN_Razor.
Doesn't matter which position open the hatch? (commander / driver)?

[VSN_Razor]

No it doesn't, you just need to open any hatch. 

[Patricks]

13 hours ago, VSN_Razor said:

Yes, it is possible to fix tracks mid-fight.

 

You just have to turn off the engine and open one hatch and then the reapir will automatically start

 

Is this in a manual somewhere? I find the lack of documentation quite disappointing, almost as bad as the lack of TC development.

[2/JG26_rudidlo]

18 hours ago, VSN_Razor said:

No it doesn't, you just need to open any hatch. 

Is it possible to replace dead crew members?

 

[Leon_Portier]

Just now, 1stCL/rudidlo said:

Is it possible to replace dead crew members?

 

Only if you are in a RRR zone, open hatch and engine off

[SCG_judgedeath3]

On 5/10/2020 at 9:53 PM, [N.O.G.F]Leon_Portier said:

Only if you are in a RRR zone, open hatch and engine off

This seem to be quite random, in some missions we at SCG tried they wouldnt replace dead crew members but repair and refuel the tanks, while in other times they did. :S

[SCG_Neun]

Explained really well here in the supplement to the TC manual....page 16A,  Difference between "mostly dead" and "all dead".

 

 

Edited May 13, 2020 by SCG_Neun

[40plus]

On 5/10/2020 at 5:42 AM, Icer said:

 

Is this in a manual somewhere? I find the lack of documentation quite disappointing, almost as bad as the lack of TC development.

 

 

Manual?!!??!?! What is that?

[kroepke10]

I don´t see any RRR zones in the map and either  no Maintenance Area on the map of "Last chance campaign".

[kroepke10]

I play TC. And I am missing any RRR zones  or Maintenance Areas in the maps of TC. Do I have to buye a special map to see these places?

[VSN_Razor]

They probably need to be set up by the mission designer. If he didn't set them up, then you won't have / see them.

[LachenKrieg]

On 5/13/2020 at 1:12 PM, SCG_judgedeath3 said:

This seem to be quite random, in some missions we at SCG tried they wouldnt replace dead crew members but repair and refuel the tanks, while in other times they did. :S

I have never been able to get an RRR zone to replace dead crew, but injured crew (not red) are healed when I enter. I have tried setting the realism to Normal, ticked the advanced properties return planes box, but nothing has worked. Are you on the same map/mission/server when you see that sometimes they are replaced and other times not? 

[SCG_judgedeath3]

Neun managed to solve it and we have it working flawlessly, in all our missions on all maps we have refueling/rearming and repairing stations for added realism

[LachenKrieg]

So how do you get the RRR zone to replace dead crew members? I know there are 6 white icons in the upper left corner, and one of them says replace crew member when you mouse-over it. But they are not clickable, and all I have seen happen in the RRR zones is damaged/wounded crew members are healed. But only if they are not completely red.

[kroepke10]

"Neun managed to solve it and we have it working flawlessly, in all our missions on all maps we have refueling/rearming and repairing stations for added realism". 

 

I bought only the games TC and FC. My realismus settings are custom. In the realismus settings I have not "unlimited ammution or fuel" marked. In the realismus settings I don´t see any option for refuel/rearming stations.

At the moment I play TC "last chance". But on the map there is no refuel/rearming station marked. For what do I have to look in the map to find these stations?

 

 

[VSN_Razor]

3 hours ago, kroepke10 said:

"Neun managed to solve it and we have it working flawlessly, in all our missions on all maps we have refueling/rearming and repairing stations for added realism". 

 

I bought only the games TC and FC. My realismus settings are custom. In the realismus settings I have not "unlimited ammution or fuel" marked. In the realismus settings I don´t see any option for refuel/rearming stations.

At the moment I play TC "last chance". But on the map there is no refuel/rearming station marked. For what do I have to look in the map to find these stations?

 

 

As I said, if the mission designer didn't set the zone up, then there won't be a zone. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there's a RRR zone in the campaign.

[kroepke10]

Hi VSN_Razor, thanks for the information. But please tell me a campaign or mission where the RRR zone is implemented.

[SCG_judgedeath3]

2 hours ago, VSN_Razor said:

As I said, if the mission designer didn't set the zone up, then there won't be a zone. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there's a RRR zone in the campaign.

This is correct.

9 minutes ago, kroepke10 said:

Hi VSN_Razor, thanks for the information. But please tell me a campaign or mission where the RRR zone is implemented.

I dont think you have such zones in the campaign at all or mission, have to do your own or download a custom mission from here on the forum, or fidn a multiplayer one who uses them and so far I only know SCG sundays doing it.

[LachenKrieg]

12 hours ago, kroepke10 said:

Hi VSN_Razor, thanks for the information. But please tell me a campaign or mission where the RRR zone is implemented.

I don't think the single player content included with the game has any RRR zones enabled. You will have to build it yourself in the mission editor. I put this together if you want to have a look it in the editor. You can take either the Tiger, or the Panther and then let one of your friends shot at you with the T34. The idea is to just damage the German tank so that you can drive it back to the RRR zone. You can see what is damaged on your tank by pressing the "ENTER" key from any crew position. I have marked two RRR zones on the map. One with green smoke, and the other with red. Drive up beside the smoke, turn engine off and open a hatch, then press the "ENTER" key to watch the repairs.

RRR area.zip

[LachenKrieg]

After playing around with this a little more, I realize the zone marked with red smoke (fakevehicle) doesn't actually work as a zone, it basically works just like anywhere else in the field where you would open a hatch and turn off your engine. Takes several minutes to complete.  Probably doesn''t work as a zone because airfields you place on maps as vehicle spawn points aren't visible in game. The zone marked with green smoke (Opel truck) does work almost instantly no matter what amount of time you enter in the advanced properties page for RRR events. I fixed the red zone, and added a blue one for the allies so as not to not run out of ammo while putting the Tiger/Panther amour to the test. I have tried 3 different service truck type vehicles, and they all work for RRR zones.

 

Also pretty cool to see all the detail put into the damage model for the Panther. So far I have seen fuel leaks, coolant leaks, oil leaks, and engine overheat. I'm attaching a short video to show how quick the rearm, refuel, repair, and heal occur in a zone with all the external damage fixed, but notice the steam coming out of the engine deck on the Panther with engine overheat. I just barely made it back to the zone. 

 

 

RRR area.zip

[kroepke10]

Hi SCG_judgedeath3, you wrote on the 12.Aug.:Neun managed to solve it and we have it working flawlessly, in all our missions on all maps we have refueling/rearming and repairing stations for added realism. Please tell me the name of the missions where refueling/rearming and repairing is working.

[SCG_judgedeath3]

We make our missions ourself for our sunday missions on our own server so only way is to take part in our playtime on sundays.
Else I found the panzer IV single player mission have a working refuel and rearm station in its mission, its this mission:

 

[LachenKrieg]

The latest update (4.09) polished this feature somewhat. Thanks DEV's for their continued support and commitment. Now the instrument panel gets updated to let you know when you are in the designated zone, and they provided better control over the amount of time it takes for each function to complete. Use a time multiplier x1 to have repairs done over several minutes, or x50+ to have them complete almost simultaneously.