Flooding Near Batteries Equals Catastrophe???

Leon West · 11-28-13, 05:17 PM

Hello fellow skippers! First, I'd like to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving!

Secondly, I have an odd question. Does Silent Hunter 4 model the problem of chlorine gas being emitted when your battery compartment floods? I've spent some time searching the forums and haven't found anything about it.

Thanks in advance!

Admiral Halsey · 11-28-13, 06:47 PM

Sadly no. It's one of the many thing the developers didn't model.

Leon West · 11-28-13, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

Sadly no. It's one of the many thing the developers didn't model.

That is really unfortunate...I wonder if a mod could be made. How, I'm not sure, because I have never personally created a mod before. I think maybe something could be done with the CO2...not quite the same as chlorine, but if your battery compartment floods, the CO2 level could start increasing kind of as a place holder for chlorine...BUT, knowing about the already present ever-increasing CO2 bug, I doubt that this would be possible, let alone wise to try and implement.

Thanks for the fast reply!

Admiral Halsey · 11-28-13, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Leon West

That is really unfortunate...I wonder if a mod could be made. How, I'm not sure, because I have never personally created a mod before. I think maybe something could be done with the CO2...not quite the same as chlorine, but if your battery compartment floods, the CO2 level could start increasing kind of as a place holder for chlorine...BUT, knowing about the already present ever-increasing CO2 bug, I doubt that this would be possible, let alone wise to try and implement.

Thanks for the fast reply!

No problem.

TorpX · 11-29-13, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon West

That is really unfortunate...I wonder if a mod could be made.

SHCE had the chlorine problem modeled. Whether something could be done for SH4 or not, I have no idea. It seems like a lot of basic physics elements in SH4 are oversimplified, so I imagine it would be difficult, if it could be done at all.

Armistead · 11-29-13, 09:42 AM

I think using a copy ofthe CO2 was been looked at, just another tab with a green color, but obvious never worked. I looked at it once, couldn't figure a switch to get it to connect to battery damage and even if you could you would be stuck with one rate of release.

merc4ulfate · 11-29-13, 03:15 PM

I'd like to see an occasional on-board fire after an attack ... would be interesting to see and watch the o2 drop like a rock.

Leon West · 11-29-13, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

I think using a copy ofthe CO2 was been looked at, just another tab with a green color, but obvious never worked. I looked at it once, couldn't figure a switch to get it to connect to battery damage and even if you could you would be stuck with one rate of release.

The fact that you have tried this is just awesome. I couldn't imagine attempting to dig in the guts of a game's code to start working for something like this.

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Originally Posted by merc4ulfate

I'd like to see an occasional on-board fire after an attack ... would be interesting to see and watch the o2 drop like a rock.

"Interesting." Gut wrenching more like! lol. I find that with the mods I use and such, I get so engrossed that depth charges actually scare the hell out of me. I couldn't imagine the other hazards.

I do find it really unfortunate how Ubisoft has taken the Silent Hunter series and simplified it with each release. I started with SH3, saw big arcady changes in SH4, SH5 was laughable if it weren't for mods, and I'm learning the even earlier games in the series had chlorine gas and such modeled. I notice now a lot of games are taking this route. What happened to the sim genre?

That aside, thanks everyone for the awesome replies and information. Sure do like this community a lot!

fitzcarraldo · 11-30-13, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TorpX

SHCE had the chlorine problem modeled. Whether something could be done for SH4 or not, I have no idea. It seems like a lot of basic physics elements in SH4 are oversimplified, so I imagine it would be difficult, if it could be done at all.

SHCE also has the batitermograph modelled. Ah! that subsim was my first underwater love!

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo

11-28-13, 05:17 PM	#1
Leon West Sailor man Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 46 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Flooding Near Batteries Equals Catastrophe??? Hello fellow skippers! First, I'd like to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving! Secondly, I have an odd question. Does Silent Hunter 4 model the problem of chlorine gas being emitted when your battery compartment floods? I've spent some time searching the forums and haven't found anything about it. Thanks in advance!

11-29-13, 09:42 AM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I think using a copy ofthe CO2 was been looked at, just another tab with a green color, but obvious never worked. I looked at it once, couldn't figure a switch to get it to connect to battery damage and even if you could you would be stuck with one rate of release. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

11-28-13, 06:47 PM	#2
Admiral Halsey Best Admiral in the USN Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USS Enterprise (CV-6) Posts: 1,740 Downloads: 317 Uploads: 0	Sadly no. It's one of the many thing the developers didn't model.

11-29-13, 03:15 PM	#7
merc4ulfate DILLIGAF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: florida Posts: 2,058 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 0	I'd like to see an occasional on-board fire after an attack ... would be interesting to see and watch the o2 drop like a rock.