Gnonz
12-21-11, 07:54 AM
Hello,
first off all, let me introduce myself. I have been an SHIII enthusiast for the past 3 years. I lurked for a while and downloaded some mods, and now comes the opportunity for my first post.
While trying to get through the Strait of Dover in February '40 at 16x TC (GWX 3+ some eye candy mods) I returned to the bridge to look out for enemy warships myself. My watch crew must have been high or asleep because they weren't too eager to let me know about this:
http://i44.tinypic.com/157br74.jpg
We ran "aground" on a floating shipwreck, which seems to be an environmental object because it was not reported and is unsinkable. It took about 5 minutes of maximum diesel power and alternating between hard to starboard and hard to port to get off the damn thing.
The strange thing: the whole time I was in contact with the obvious trap, my speed was shown as the 14 kn we were making before we hit the wreck although we were completely stationary. I was not getting any damage reports despite the obvious sounds of metal scratching on metal. And when the boat began to slip back into open water, it looked very glitched, almost like the graphics engine had a hard time with it.
I suppose that wreck is a submarine trap? Well it is a good one. Anyone else encountered that thing in their carreer? Similar experiences?
Best regards, Gnonz
first off all, let me introduce myself. I have been an SHIII enthusiast for the past 3 years. I lurked for a while and downloaded some mods, and now comes the opportunity for my first post.
While trying to get through the Strait of Dover in February '40 at 16x TC (GWX 3+ some eye candy mods) I returned to the bridge to look out for enemy warships myself. My watch crew must have been high or asleep because they weren't too eager to let me know about this:
http://i44.tinypic.com/157br74.jpg
We ran "aground" on a floating shipwreck, which seems to be an environmental object because it was not reported and is unsinkable. It took about 5 minutes of maximum diesel power and alternating between hard to starboard and hard to port to get off the damn thing.
The strange thing: the whole time I was in contact with the obvious trap, my speed was shown as the 14 kn we were making before we hit the wreck although we were completely stationary. I was not getting any damage reports despite the obvious sounds of metal scratching on metal. And when the boat began to slip back into open water, it looked very glitched, almost like the graphics engine had a hard time with it.
I suppose that wreck is a submarine trap? Well it is a good one. Anyone else encountered that thing in their carreer? Similar experiences?
Best regards, Gnonz