Funniest SH4 Moment

0167 · 07-25-09, 01:04 AM

i'm just curious, being noob and all, but what is the funniest thing that happend to you while on patrol in SH4. Can be any nation, any boat, any circumstances, so basically, anything goes! post pics if you want.

magic452 · 07-25-09, 02:20 AM

Funny I'm not so sure. Stupid very much so.

I had just loaded TMO and was getting a handle on all the new keyboard and new buttons. Came across "Set Planes for deep dive" Wonder what this does? CLICK It dives the boat with no limit, no problem right? Just level the boat out Right? Wrong I was at 32X time compression and found myself at 700+ ft. before I could level out. Somehow I didn't die but made it to the surface with no damage.

In stock the "E" key is emergency surface, hit it instead of "W" and surfaced right in front of a IJN task force. Didn't survive that one.
Disabled the "E" key right afterwords.
In TMO the "E" key cycles the aft tubes, set up a stern shot. Fire 7;
Fire !: Fire 2, what the heck, I had hit "W" by mistake.

There is a small island at the entrance to Pearl (I think) ran into it not once but twice???????? Did I mention I am a slow learner?

Got a couple years experance under my belt and don't make those kind of mistakes anymore.

Magic

Rockin Robbins · 07-26-09, 12:33 PM

Asashio goes for a loop. I was testing my Slightly Subnuclear Cutie...

Torplexed · 07-26-09, 01:27 PM

Making the mistake of thinking Japanese merchants are unarmed at the beginning of the war like the Allied ones...

FADM Gryphon · 07-26-09, 01:51 PM

I've made that mistake.

donut · 07-26-09, 02:36 PM

Took damage to aft.torp compartment, flooded, sub at 45% bow out of water, fired, fish jumped out of tube in to air,& hit target.

Happened to quick for screen shot ,sorry but amazing !

DarkFish · 07-26-09, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Asashio goes for a loop. I was testing my Slightly Subnuclear Cutie...

yeah modding can have great effects

A while ago when I was trying to make playable depth charges I got some funny problems: 1st I had premature detonations, causing my small flower CO to make pirouettes. It just kept turning around standing on its bow for about 30 secs before sinking.
When I had finally solved that problem all DCs I launched turned around when sinking, eventually ending up flying to the moon.
I managed to dig up some screenshots:

My funniest moment on patrol probably was a time when some stupid Japanese destroyer captain thoughtlessly raced towards my presumed position, not noticing the rest of the convoy was in its way. It caused a massive traffic jam all the way up to tokyo, giving me a great chance to pick out a few extra targets as none of the ships could move an inch without colliding.

Capt.Warner · 07-26-09, 09:24 PM

Well one time I was playing expansion pack and a bomber was coming at me and shot it down and paused me game and when I came back the plane collided with my sub.it was not pretty,what are the odds!!!!LOL

Armistead · 07-26-09, 10:15 PM

Talk about modding, after playing around this carrier did fine until I attacked it, then it bounced around forever before sinking.

FADM Gryphon · 07-27-09, 12:02 AM

I started this campaign with the Tang and knew is real life she was lost and I have been waiting for the following message. ComSubPac has sent me a message stating I am over due and presumed lost. I hate to tell them but I am exactly where they sent me area A5 to patrol a 108nm for the next four days. All joking aside, a moment of silence for the USS Tang SS-306 and her crew on eternal patrol.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-27-09, 02:51 AM

Actually, most of my funny SH4 moments happen in RL...while playing SH4...
lets see...
RFB once got me so jumpy...my phone rang next to my hand and i jumped, resulting in me falling off my PC chair to my friends death by laughter

When eating dinner downstairs, I live on the upper floor, I would leave my volume turned up to the point where I could hear it downstairs, Imagine my parents' confusion when you would hear a muffled "ship spotted" followed by their son setting his food down and tearing up the stairs

I once forgot to reset my X-Y coords when i would import a model so i would load up the game and discover to my horror that my sub is sticking halfway out of the water

EDIT:
@Mush, i fell out of my chair laughing when i saw that picture, thats a movie you really only want to see twice.

moha14881 · 11-29-14, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Talk about modding, after playing around this carrier did fine until I attacked it, then it bounced around forever before sinking.

At the very least there are no aircraft still stuck by super duper glue on the deck!!!

Sailor Steve · 11-29-14, 06:06 PM

Prophet · 07-28-09, 11:40 PM

Mine was funnier more for the others in the room at the time than me, although I did laugh later.

I had gotten pounced on by a pair of Vals, so I was darting around while my AA crew tried to pick them off. They got one pretty good and sheared off its tail, so that it started spiraling in. I was on the bridge doing evasive maneuvers at the surface, just concentrating on the rudder control, when all of a sudden the Val that had just got shot down crashes right into my bow, cartwheels into the air, then comes back down and hits the sea. It freaked my out, just hearing the totally random loud CLANG and then seeing the Val spinning comically in the air, but I immediately assumed I'd taken damage and went to check. There was no damage though, I guess "debris" and things like that don't constitute things that can damage your boat, fortunately (or unfortunately, for the realism).

Also, my brother happened to be in the room watching when all this happened. He was on the floor laughing.

Anthony W. · 07-29-09, 08:37 PM

Yep, I ran out of AA ammo with a bomber attacking... So I made good use of the deck gun.

I took a lot of hits on the bow and went to periscope depth. I didn't stop diving nose first. Emergency surface didn't work. At about 436 feet I took a gamble. I leveled the plains and went to back emergency, and I backed out of the water.

I sank two ships with one torpedo when 2 destroyers were going to make a formation attack. I took out the steering of 1 ship and the other one slammed into it; snapping them both in half.

07-25-09, 01:04 AM	#1
0167 Sailor man Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 43 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Funniest SH4 Moment i'm just curious, being noob and all, but what is the funniest thing that happend to you while on patrol in SH4. Can be any nation, any boat, any circumstances, so basically, anything goes! post pics if you want.

07-25-09, 02:20 AM	#2
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Funny I'm not so sure. Stupid very much so. I had just loaded TMO and was getting a handle on all the new keyboard and new buttons. Came across "Set Planes for deep dive" Wonder what this does? CLICK It dives the boat with no limit, no problem right? Just level the boat out Right? Wrong I was at 32X time compression and found myself at 700+ ft. before I could level out. Somehow I didn't die but made it to the surface with no damage. In stock the "E" key is emergency surface, hit it instead of "W" and surfaced right in front of a IJN task force. Didn't survive that one. Disabled the "E" key right afterwords. In TMO the "E" key cycles the aft tubes, set up a stern shot. Fire 7; Fire !: Fire 2, what the heck, I had hit "W" by mistake. There is a small island at the entrance to Pearl (I think) ran into it not once but twice???????? Did I mention I am a slow learner? Got a couple years experance under my belt and don't make those kind of mistakes anymore. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

07-26-09, 12:33 PM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Asashio goes for a loop. I was testing my Slightly Subnuclear Cutie... __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

07-26-09, 01:51 PM	#5
FADM Gryphon Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 253 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 1	I've made that mistake. __________________ Home of the Unorthodox Naval Shipyard

07-26-09, 02:36 PM	#6
donut The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Shifting, Whispering Sands, NM Posts: 1,463 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Tokyo Bay, shallow water, dark Took damage to aft.torp compartment, flooded, sub at 45% bow out of water, fired, fish jumped out of tube in to air,& hit target.Happened to quick for screen shot ,sorry but amazing !

07-26-09, 01:27 PM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Making the mistake of thinking Japanese merchants are unarmed at the beginning of the war like the Allied ones...

07-26-09, 09:24 PM	#8
Capt.Warner Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean Posts: 262 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Well one time I was playing expansion pack and a bomber was coming at me and shot it down and paused me game and when I came back the plane collided with my sub.it was not pretty,what are the odds!!!!LOL __________________

07-26-09, 10:15 PM	#9
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Talk about modding, after playing around this carrier did fine until I attacked it, then it bounced around forever before sinking.

07-27-09, 12:02 AM	#10
FADM Gryphon Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tacoma,Wa Posts: 253 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 1	I started this campaign with the Tang and knew is real life she was lost and I have been waiting for the following message. ComSubPac has sent me a message stating I am over due and presumed lost. I hate to tell them but I am exactly where they sent me area A5 to patrol a 108nm for the next four days. All joking aside, a moment of silence for the USS Tang SS-306 and her crew on eternal patrol. __________________ Home of the Unorthodox Naval Shipyard

07-27-09, 02:51 AM	#11
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	Actually, most of my funny SH4 moments happen in RL...while playing SH4... lets see... RFB once got me so jumpy...my phone rang next to my hand and i jumped, resulting in me falling off my PC chair to my friends death by laughter When eating dinner downstairs, I live on the upper floor, I would leave my volume turned up to the point where I could hear it downstairs, Imagine my parents' confusion when you would hear a muffled "ship spotted" followed by their son setting his food down and tearing up the stairs I once forgot to reset my X-Y coords when i would import a model so i would load up the game and discover to my horror that my sub is sticking halfway out of the water EDIT: @Mush, i fell out of my chair laughing when i saw that picture, thats a movie you really only want to see twice. __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

11-29-14, 06:06 PM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	__________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-28-09, 11:40 PM	#14
Prophet Seaman Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 33 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Mine was funnier more for the others in the room at the time than me, although I did laugh later. I had gotten pounced on by a pair of Vals, so I was darting around while my AA crew tried to pick them off. They got one pretty good and sheared off its tail, so that it started spiraling in. I was on the bridge doing evasive maneuvers at the surface, just concentrating on the rudder control, when all of a sudden the Val that had just got shot down crashes right into my bow, cartwheels into the air, then comes back down and hits the sea. It freaked my out, just hearing the totally random loud CLANG and then seeing the Val spinning comically in the air, but I immediately assumed I'd taken damage and went to check. There was no damage though, I guess "debris" and things like that don't constitute things that can damage your boat, fortunately (or unfortunately, for the realism). Also, my brother happened to be in the room watching when all this happened. He was on the floor laughing.

07-29-09, 08:37 PM	#15
Anthony W. Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 850 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Yep, I ran out of AA ammo with a bomber attacking... So I made good use of the deck gun. I took a lot of hits on the bow and went to periscope depth. I didn't stop diving nose first. Emergency surface didn't work. At about 436 feet I took a gamble. I leveled the plains and went to back emergency, and I backed out of the water. I sank two ships with one torpedo when 2 destroyers were going to make a formation attack. I took out the steering of 1 ship and the other one slammed into it; snapping them both in half.