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Scorcher2
07-05-11, 11:53 PM
Having played SH5 since the beginning I have noticed that a sinking ship either goes down by the bow, stern, slow flooding with almost level sinking and splitting in two.

Does the game mechanics allow for either rolling to port or starboard and even a full capsize prior to sinking.

If not, is there a mod that would allow for those type of random sinkings.

As always, thanks for any replies.

cardiff
07-07-11, 09:58 AM
Its annoyed me that there is a lack of reality in the way ships sink, it makes you think that it doesnt matter where you hit a ship, or how this would affect flooding. Also the ships sink very quickly.

TheDarkWraith
07-07-11, 10:22 AM
Try FX_Update mod :up:

Scorcher2
07-11-11, 12:04 AM
Thanks TDW for the recommendation. I have been using the latest FX update and never seen a ship list heavily to port or stb and definitely never seen one capsize. Is the FX update supposed to increase that chance?

cardiff
07-11-11, 06:22 AM
It also seems to only affect merchants, thanks for the recomendation though.