[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by torpedobait

I leave the free camera available, and after one of the sudden sinking events I reloaded a save and used the camera to check the waters around me, near the southern end of Formosa Strait. I found it loaded with mines! I'm sure there are many other areas similarly mined. Ducimus got me!

Mines!
for the first time i actually ran into one. it blew my topside to hell.
what i wanted to discuss is why it activated at all.
i was patrolling in Area 7. Deep water. submerged to 200 feet. stalking a small convoy. all of sudden, i am taking topside damage. no injuries. periscopes and weapons damage, only. only? well, i had to break off contact and fix the damned scopes before returning to action.


after the mission was completed i fired up the Mission Editor and loaded the Jap_Mines file and there it was...Area 7 it is rife with minefields. so, i located the field that i had sailed into and found that the mines are set to activate between -20 and -35 meters. 35 meters is approximately 115 feet. ME does not indicate the type but the .MIS indicates a Type=500. unfortunately i do not have access to the type-table so i do not know what type it is.


anyway, the issue that has me perplexed is that i was at 200 feet yet i activated a mine whose deepest activation is 115 feet.either i am missing something basic or Ubisoft got me.