Dying and Bernard

01-16-08, 03:33 PM

1. What do you do in the event of death and doom - reload from last save or decide thats it, im dead and start a new career, new crew all over?

2. Who the hell is Bernard everyone mentions in calamaties?

HEMISENT · 01-16-08, 03:42 PM

Most of the guys playing at or near 100% realism play DID, dead is dead. This means that if you get killed then that's all she wrote...career over.

I'd imagine most of the shooters, arcade players and those just starting out in the game simply reload as starting a fresh career is extremely time consuming and most often quite boring.

As for Bernard, well, he's the guy that's always to blame for bad thing's happening. Since it's "never" our fault we need someone to blame and Bernard fits the bill.

Sigurd · 01-16-08, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HEMISENT

Since it's "never" our fault we need someone to blame and Bernard fits the bill.

For example:

I dont remember parking my U-Boat on ground 20km outside Calais, so when I reloaded to find that exact situation, blame it on Bernard.

In reality, it was either a game bug, or I was just very very drunk from the night before.

abclkhan · 01-16-08, 04:25 PM

we should dismiss sailors with `bernard`in their names from crew... gives bad luck

But I play at 92% with camera on and DID, thats why i have never completed the campaign untill 1945... lol Dont even know whats type XXI

Sailor Steve · 01-16-08, 04:58 PM

Bernard was the name used by Dowly when he first started the 'Humurous Pictures' thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=84773

Sorry, the fact that the name might appear in a crew roster has nothing to do with the Bernard we talk about. He can't be killed, dismissed or gotten rid of in any manner. He's here to stay.

Blacklight · 01-16-08, 05:27 PM

If I go down. I'm dead. I give a salute. I start a new career.

bookworm_020 · 01-16-08, 05:36 PM

He also has plenty of brothers, cosuins, and other relatives, so it means everyone gets one.

Fr8monkey · 01-16-08, 06:51 PM

He's the German version of Murphy... as in http://www.murphys- laws.com/

USS Sea Tiger · 01-16-08, 08:08 PM

Bernard is that inept German U-boat IWO spirit that invades my little boys body whenever I am sneaking into a convoy! Ccreeping as quietly as possible,, 2,000 yds from convoy, 500 yds from a a tin can, and he ( bernard hosted in my sons body) wanders by and hits the enter key, "fire torpedo one" into the abyss goes my prepared fish, alerting every tin can and vessel in the area. I sit there dumbfounded, diving for the celler,, decoys spouting out, making a knuckle,

as doom swoops in for a kill.

Sniper_Fox · 01-16-08, 10:20 PM

Adolf Bernard is one of my crew members... hes a leading seaman

and has a Iron cross first class

HES AN EXELLENT GUNNER!!!!

shocking i know!

but when he f**ks something up

... im sending him to the eastern front!

01-17-08, 04:47 AM

could Bernard be anything to do with me saving my very first patrol on my very first career and sinking my very first freighter and then corrupting the save so i cant continue? i take it i can also blame bernard for the gnashing of teeth, swearing at my laptop, and general abuse shouted at GWX2 after finding this out

01-16-08, 03:33 PM	#1
undercovergeek Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Dying and Bernard 1. What do you do in the event of death and doom - reload from last save or decide thats it, im dead and start a new career, new crew all over? 2. Who the hell is Bernard everyone mentions in calamaties?

01-16-08, 03:42 PM	#2
HEMISENT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 1,052 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Most of the guys playing at or near 100% realism play DID, dead is dead. This means that if you get killed then that's all she wrote...career over. I'd imagine most of the shooters, arcade players and those just starting out in the game simply reload as starting a fresh career is extremely time consuming and most often quite boring. As for Bernard, well, he's the guy that's always to blame for bad thing's happening. Since it's "never" our fault we need someone to blame and Bernard fits the bill. __________________ Nuke 'em till they glow!

01-16-08, 04:58 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Bernard was the name used by Dowly when he first started the 'Humurous Pictures' thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=84773 Sorry, the fact that the name might appear in a crew roster has nothing to do with the Bernard we talk about. He can't be killed, dismissed or gotten rid of in any manner. He's here to stay. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-16-08, 05:27 PM	#6
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	If I go down. I'm dead. I give a salute. I start a new career. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

01-16-08, 05:36 PM	#7
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	He also has plenty of brothers, cosuins, and other relatives, so it means everyone gets one. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-16-08, 04:25 PM	#4
abclkhan Loader Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 87 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	we should dismiss sailors with `bernard`in their names from crew... gives bad luck But I play at 92% with camera on and DID, thats why i have never completed the campaign untill 1945... lol Dont even know whats type XXI

01-16-08, 06:51 PM	#8
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	He's the German version of Murphy... as in http://www.murphys- laws.com/

01-16-08, 08:08 PM	#9
USS Sea Tiger XO Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 425 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Bernard, who is he Bernard is that inept German U-boat IWO spirit that invades my little boys body whenever I am sneaking into a convoy! Ccreeping as quietly as possible,, 2,000 yds from convoy, 500 yds from a a tin can, and he ( bernard hosted in my sons body) wanders by and hits the enter key, "fire torpedo one" into the abyss goes my prepared fish, alerting every tin can and vessel in the area. I sit there dumbfounded, diving for the celler,, decoys spouting out, making a knuckle, as doom swoops in for a kill.

01-16-08, 10:20 PM	#10
Sniper_Fox Engineer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North of Malta, shadowing your pretty little C3 Cargo! Posts: 212 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Adolf Bernard is one of my crew members... hes a leading seaman and has a Iron cross first class HES AN EXELLENT GUNNER!!!! shocking i know! but when he f**ks something up... im sending him to the eastern front! __________________ Im a one U-boat wolfpack. Ive hit the bottom of the Mediterranian at 250 metres in my VIIC and brought that babe back up, and still made it back to La Spezia. Ive sunk more destroyers than I have merchants...youll wish you never sailed into U-87s hunting grounds. When you pull into port, dont lull yourself into a false sense of security, your mines and subnets are just a petty challenge for my crew and I.

01-17-08, 04:47 AM	#11
undercovergeek Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	could Bernard be anything to do with me saving my very first patrol on my very first career and sinking my very first freighter and then corrupting the save so i cant continue? i take it i can also blame bernard for the gnashing of teeth, swearing at my laptop, and general abuse shouted at GWX2 after finding this out