Decks Awash

Kumando · 03-07-10, 07:29 AM

Is it possible? How?

mookiemookie · 03-07-10, 09:04 AM

The same way you did it in SH3 - manually ordering 7 or 8 meters depth on the gauge.

However it's not worth doing though. When you do this, the game considers you "submerged." That means you can't get anything but underwater speeds (max is 6 or 7 knots at flank), and before diving, you have to surface completely before you can open the hatch in order to get down it and dive. So it becomes a big case of "what's the point?"

kylania · 03-07-10, 11:34 AM

I used it to attack a single merchant and it did lower my visibility. In hindsight though I do seem to remember the hatch being locked. :/ It was only one ship and a night surface attack so I didn't need to submerge at the time.

Kresge · 03-07-10, 01:58 PM

And there's the question of does running decks awash actually lower the ability of the enemy spotters seeing you.

coasterdigi · 03-07-10, 02:33 PM

It certainly reduces the "detection circle" (or whatever the hell it's called in game) running decks awash, but you can't use your diesels, you can't get back into the sub, and you can't use binoculars, either.

I'm pretty sure this can all be modded, however. I just haven't found it yet.

...and I've got to wait for Ubi to fix this DRM garbage before I can even start playing again, since my game hangs at sync, now.

03-07-10, 07:29 AM	#1
Kumando Commodore Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Portugal Posts: 639 Downloads: 283 Uploads: 0	Decks Awash Is it possible? How?

03-07-10, 09:04 AM	#2
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	The same way you did it in SH3 - manually ordering 7 or 8 meters depth on the gauge. However it's not worth doing though. When you do this, the game considers you "submerged." That means you can't get anything but underwater speeds (max is 6 or 7 knots at flank), and before diving, you have to surface completely before you can open the hatch in order to get down it and dive. So it becomes a big case of "what's the point?" __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

03-07-10, 11:34 AM	#3
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I used it to attack a single merchant and it did lower my visibility. In hindsight though I do seem to remember the hatch being locked. :/ It was only one ship and a night surface attack so I didn't need to submerge at the time. __________________

03-07-10, 01:58 PM	#4
Kresge Engineer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Motor City Posts: 209 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	And there's the question of does running decks awash actually lower the ability of the enemy spotters seeing you. __________________ ". . . sailors do not fancy living underwater without breathing in sunshine occasionally." Commodore Joseph Smith commenting on the USS Monitor

03-07-10, 02:33 PM	#5
coasterdigi Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL Posts: 50 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	It certainly reduces the "detection circle" (or whatever the hell it's called in game) running decks awash, but you can't use your diesels, you can't get back into the sub, and you can't use binoculars, either. I'm pretty sure this can all be modded, however. I just haven't found it yet. ...and I've got to wait for Ubi to fix this DRM garbage before I can even start playing again, since my game hangs at sync, now. __________________ "Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." -Churchill