1st small-dissapointment.

bigJ47 · 03-19-06, 10:27 PM

Ahoy mates,

well, after playing this GREAT sim a
couple-weeks, and having a great time,
I finnally got sunk by a destroyer,,
and I watched my sub go-down by
using F12, hopping to see a big explosion,
and NOTHING!!,,zilch,,
as-soon as I reached crush-depth, my
mission ended, and game went to the
mission-fail screen,,
I was dissapointed

,,

Q;can a patch, or a mod fix this??

I would Love to see my sub explode!!

bigJ47.
"sir, we've been spotted,, hurry, turn-off
the lights!".

CCIP · 03-19-06, 10:47 PM

I think that's everyone's disappointment so far, really. It irritates me to no end.

If only... but noone's come up with anything in the last year, I'm afraid

Torplexed · 03-19-06, 11:09 PM

Maybe it was the developer's subtle way of preventing us from buying the farm a little too quickly. You don't get the payoff of going out with a bang, or even a gurgle.

VonHelsching · 03-20-06, 12:30 AM

There is no explosion screen available, but there is a mod that alters completely the u-boat's damage model, prolonging the last minutes of your sub and sometimes giving you a chance to survive. It's called Advanced Holywood Damage.

Curval · 03-20-06, 07:26 AM

Wouldn't the sub implode rather than explode?

VonHelsching · 03-20-06, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curval

Wouldn't the sub implode rather than explode?

I guess you're right,

A nice death screen would be a nice addition, provided that it would be different every time (depending on the type of death / implosion); I.e imagine a u-boat that has lost control and is slowly sinking below crush depth: Cam in fixed depth and u-boat disappearing in murky waters and then hear muffled creaking sounds. (man that's an awful subject...RIP, all crews...)

ironkross · 03-20-06, 08:45 AM

They could call it the Ghost Mod.

bigJ47 · 03-20-06, 09:58 AM

THNX for all who replied,,

WOW,, this is a Great-group!!

maybee SH8 will have-it

but the sim is still top-notch

got my first Battleship last-night!!,
it was awsome!!
I let the brits know I was there!!!

BigJ47.
"sir, someone left the water-running in the bathroom"

jasondef · 03-21-06, 04:18 AM

I once heard that when a sub implodes due to crush depth, the implosion is so fast that the air inside the sub undergoes such great friction that it ignites and the crew dies a quick death of incineration before they can get crushed by the collapsing hull. How 'bout that being modeled! No thanks.

Khayman · 03-21-06, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasondef

I once heard that when a sub implodes due to crush depth, the implosion is so fast that the air inside the sub undergoes such great friction that it ignites and the crew dies a quick death of incineration before they can get crushed by the collapsing hull. How 'bout that being modeled! No thanks.

Apparently it's almost instant death. I think it was an episode of The Sea Hunters, but maybe not....my memory is bad. Anyway the guy said that one second they'd be trying to save the boat and the next they'd be dead. - that they wouldn't have felt a thing. Sounds a better way to go than most deaths.

pythos · 03-21-06, 12:55 PM

What I have heard is actually a bit more gruesome. As the boat sinks the pressure works on inhearant weak points of the sub. Usually some kind of packing or hull plug. It could also work on a very weak point caused by battle damage. The pressure gets to the point this weak point breaks. The pressure of the sea rushes in until the pressures are equalized both inside and out. Something tells me tons of water rushing in would knock the crew unconsious so perhaps they feel little if any pain.

Now saying that, I am sure there were boats that did the catastrophic implosion we have all seen on sub movies. But these would be boats that sunk in the deep deep sea.

I think it was the Uss Scorpion which had an implosion that was litterally the telescoping of a good portion of the stearn into the mid section of the hull. When they found the wreck it was so much shortened they thought they had found a different boat. That is till they saw the numbers on the sail.

But as far as the game, I wouldn't mind the implosion sound from SHII, and perhaps a longer outside view of the ship, with a full explanation of what the hell happened (the current screen leaves a lot to be desired). I don't think I need to see the ultimate destruction of my boat from crush damage. I do wish that when surface actions result in youy boat getting wrecked that it gave you the option to abandon ship, or even scuttle her. With full boat death scenes for those.

03-19-06, 10:27 PM	#1
bigJ47 Watch Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA. Posts: 20 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1st small-dissapointment. Ahoy mates, well, after playing this GREAT sim a couple-weeks, and having a great time, I finnally got sunk by a destroyer,, and I watched my sub go-down by using F12, hopping to see a big explosion, and NOTHING!!,,zilch,, as-soon as I reached crush-depth, my mission ended, and game went to the mission-fail screen,, I was dissapointed ,, Q;can a patch, or a mod fix this?? I would Love to see my sub explode!! bigJ47. "sir, we've been spotted,, hurry, turn-off the lights!".

03-19-06, 10:47 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I think that's everyone's disappointment so far, really. It irritates me to no end. If only... but noone's come up with anything in the last year, I'm afraid __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-19-06, 11:09 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Maybe it was the developer's subtle way of preventing us from buying the farm a little too quickly. You don't get the payoff of going out with a bang, or even a gurgle. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

03-20-06, 08:45 AM	#7
ironkross Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC, USA Posts: 251 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	They could call it the Ghost Mod. __________________ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

03-21-06, 04:18 AM	#9
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I once heard that when a sub implodes due to crush depth, the implosion is so fast that the air inside the sub undergoes such great friction that it ignites and the crew dies a quick death of incineration before they can get crushed by the collapsing hull. How 'bout that being modeled! No thanks. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

03-20-06, 12:30 AM	#4
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There is no explosion screen available, but there is a mod that alters completely the u-boat's damage model, prolonging the last minutes of your sub and sometimes giving you a chance to survive. It's called Advanced Holywood Damage.

03-20-06, 07:26 AM	#5
Curval Navy Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bermuda Posts: 177 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Wouldn't the sub implode rather than explode?

03-20-06, 09:58 AM	#8
bigJ47 Watch Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA. Posts: 20 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	THNX for all who replied,, WOW,, this is a Great-group!! maybee SH8 will have-it but the sim is still top-notch got my first Battleship last-night!!, it was awsome!! I let the brits know I was there!!! BigJ47. "sir, someone left the water-running in the bathroom"

03-21-06, 12:55 PM	#11
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	What I have heard is actually a bit more gruesome. As the boat sinks the pressure works on inhearant weak points of the sub. Usually some kind of packing or hull plug. It could also work on a very weak point caused by battle damage. The pressure gets to the point this weak point breaks. The pressure of the sea rushes in until the pressures are equalized both inside and out. Something tells me tons of water rushing in would knock the crew unconsious so perhaps they feel little if any pain. Now saying that, I am sure there were boats that did the catastrophic implosion we have all seen on sub movies. But these would be boats that sunk in the deep deep sea. I think it was the Uss Scorpion which had an implosion that was litterally the telescoping of a good portion of the stearn into the mid section of the hull. When they found the wreck it was so much shortened they thought they had found a different boat. That is till they saw the numbers on the sail. But as far as the game, I wouldn't mind the implosion sound from SHII, and perhaps a longer outside view of the ship, with a full explanation of what the hell happened (the current screen leaves a lot to be desired). I don't think I need to see the ultimate destruction of my boat from crush damage. I do wish that when surface actions result in youy boat getting wrecked that it gave you the option to abandon ship, or even scuttle her. With full boat death scenes for those.