The Scully/Mulder Glitch

Pigboatcook · 02-25-15, 08:30 PM

I'm at a total loss with this one. It is probably system related but it is a genuine X-file glitch. Ok, here goes..(suggestions appreciated)

I'm in game and receive an incoming aircraft warning from the radar. Crash dive, do a quick 30 degree turn at 120 feet, stay at flank for a min or two while I get under 250 feet. Game time factor is always 1 when I do this. When I hit my usual hiding depth of 280-300 feet I put the boat at 1/3rd and take off the headphones, set them down, and go do whatever real life tasks me with (flush, grab a beer, make a sandwich, whatever). Max time gone is five minutes. I get back, pick up the headphones and I have dead silence. The game still operates, the sub moves, controls work, etc etc but no sound and then within 2 minutes I get a CTD. This loss of sound then CTD thing ONLY happens when I take off the headphones and get out of my chair.

Any suggestions or do I need to Google Scully&Mulder's phone number?

TMO 2.5 w patch/RSRDC w patch/NMO map package. ASUS z97a, Intel I-5 3.4ghz, 16 gigs ram, 2gb ASUS GTX750ti card, Win-7.

Torplexed · 02-25-15, 09:01 PM

Torplexed · 02-25-15, 09:06 PM

That is an odd glitch. Are you setting down the headphones anywhere in particular? It's a stretch but maybe the magnets are screwing something up.

Pigboatcook · 02-25-15, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

That is an odd glitch. Are you setting down the headphones anywhere in particular? It's a stretch but maybe the magnets are screwing something up.

Hmmmmmm...you might be the genius I was looking for. I do set them down in the same place....on top of my machine. DING DING DING I think you just hit a hole in one! Thanks!

Torplexed · 02-25-15, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pigboatcook

Hmmmmmm...you might be the genius I was looking for. I do set them down in the same place....on top of my machine. DING DING DING I think you just hit a hole in one! Thanks!

If the theory is proved correct I give credit to Agent Scully and hot government agents everywhere.

Crannogman · 02-26-15, 02:22 AM

Have you tried getting a different snack, such as yogurt or a fritata? Perhaps an artisinal whisky? Have you attempted to replicate this with other programs?

My case has a somewhat weak headphone jack, and it's not overly hard to bump them loose. Combine this with a motherboard that just has to know what's plugged in, and it can get confused. Perhaps this would form an alternative theory.

Harvs · 02-26-15, 03:03 AM

Hi, I have a set of Turtle Beach wireless headphones and when I set them down for a while they turn themselves off.

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Pigboatcook · 02-26-15, 09:29 AM

Well, Torplexed you seem to have indeed figured it out. Tested it several times and it only happens when the headphones are put in their usual place which is on top of the machine. The earpieces rest on the plastic front bezel of the computer and directly under the top of the bezel are my USB connectors. It must be some kind of interference/feedback between the USB and jack connectors and the speaker magnets. I submitted your name to the Nobel folks for consideration.

Thanks again.

02-27-15, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pigboatcook

and go do whatever real life tasks me with (flush, grab a beer, make a sandwich, whatever).

I've honestly never even thought of grabbing a beer whilst playing Silent Hunter. (Maybe it's the whole not drinking aboard ship thing.) But it is Genius! Might just help during my next depth-charging! (I might even get wild and grab two.)

merc4ulfate · 03-06-15, 08:30 PM

No ... I'm not interfering with your computer at all ... did you need a cigarette?

Sometimes the hardest part of believing a truth is understanding your gullibility with the lie it is based upon.

The element of surprise, random acts of unpredictability? If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.

fireftr18 · 03-06-15, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

No ... I'm not interfering with your computer at all ... did you need a cigarette?

Sometimes the hardest part of believing a truth is understanding your gullibility with the lie it is based upon.

The element of surprise, random acts of unpredictability? If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced.

The truth is out there.

merc4ulfate · 03-07-15, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fireftr18

The truth is out there.

Scully now your just turning me on.

02-25-15, 08:30 PM	#1
Pigboatcook A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 74 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	The Scully/Mulder Glitch I'm at a total loss with this one. It is probably system related but it is a genuine X-file glitch. Ok, here goes..(suggestions appreciated) I'm in game and receive an incoming aircraft warning from the radar. Crash dive, do a quick 30 degree turn at 120 feet, stay at flank for a min or two while I get under 250 feet. Game time factor is always 1 when I do this. When I hit my usual hiding depth of 280-300 feet I put the boat at 1/3rd and take off the headphones, set them down, and go do whatever real life tasks me with (flush, grab a beer, make a sandwich, whatever). Max time gone is five minutes. I get back, pick up the headphones and I have dead silence. The game still operates, the sub moves, controls work, etc etc but no sound and then within 2 minutes I get a CTD. This loss of sound then CTD thing ONLY happens when I take off the headphones and get out of my chair. Any suggestions or do I need to Google Scully&Mulder's phone number? TMO 2.5 w patch/RSRDC w patch/NMO map package. ASUS z97a, Intel I-5 3.4ghz, 16 gigs ram, 2gb ASUS GTX750ti card, Win-7. Last edited by Pigboatcook; 02-25-15 at 08:48 PM.

02-25-15, 09:06 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	That is an odd glitch. Are you setting down the headphones anywhere in particular? It's a stretch but maybe the magnets are screwing something up. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-26-15, 02:22 AM	#6
Crannogman Watch Officer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 343 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Have you tried getting a different snack, such as yogurt or a fritata? Perhaps an artisinal whisky? Have you attempted to replicate this with other programs? My case has a somewhat weak headphone jack, and it's not overly hard to bump them loose. Combine this with a motherboard that just has to know what's plugged in, and it can get confused. Perhaps this would form an alternative theory. __________________ "The sea shall ride over her and she shall live in it like a duck" ~John Ericsson

02-26-15, 03:03 AM	#7
Harvs Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Noonamah,Darwin Posts: 769 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Headphones Hi, I have a set of Turtle Beach wireless headphones and when I set them down for a while they turn themselves off. ---------------------------------------------- Intel Core i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 TiBOOST X2 SLI 16GB RAM Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64BIT

03-06-15, 08:30 PM	#10
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	No ... I'm not interfering with your computer at all ... did you need a cigarette? Sometimes the hardest part of believing a truth is understanding your gullibility with the lie it is based upon. The element of surprise, random acts of unpredictability? If we fail to anticipate the unforeseen or expect the unexpected in a universe of infinite possibilities, we may find ourselves at the mercy of anyone or anything that cannot be programmed, categorized or easily referenced. __________________ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ~Isaac Asimov~ Mercfulfate 将補日本帝國海軍 Last edited by merc4ulfate; 03-06-15 at 08:56 PM.

02-25-15, 09:01 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0

02-26-15, 09:29 AM	#8
Pigboatcook A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 74 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Well, Torplexed you seem to have indeed figured it out. Tested it several times and it only happens when the headphones are put in their usual place which is on top of the machine. The earpieces rest on the plastic front bezel of the computer and directly under the top of the bezel are my USB connectors. It must be some kind of interference/feedback between the USB and jack connectors and the speaker magnets. I submitted your name to the Nobel folks for consideration. Thanks again.