REMINDER: Submerged Crash Dive.....

sharkbit · 03-18-10, 08:20 AM

.....DON'T DO IT!

EVER!

I know it is a bug. I've done it, errr...I mean Bernard has done it before.

If it happens, your sub continues on down into the abyss unless you run at full or flank speed or until you surface. Of course if there is a destroyer hunting for you up there, it makes your life a living hell.

It happened again yesterday. I have CTRL+C set as report nearest contact and I missed the CTRL key and hit C while starting to head to the depths from periscope depth trying to evade an escort after sinking a small merchant. I hard alarm bells and it was

time.

I had to put DID on hold and start from a previous save.

Paul Riley · 03-18-10, 08:30 AM

Sorry mate

Fader_Berg · 03-18-10, 09:50 AM

Maybe the captain got tourette syndrome...

-"Oh, my god... did I just scream crash dive?"

frau kaleun · 03-18-10, 10:16 AM

Or maybe your phone rings while you're playing and you scream "ALAAAAAAARM" and automatically pound the C key.

Call it "Thomsen's Syndrome."

03-18-10, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by sharkbit

I had to put DID on hold and start from a previous save.

DID on hold?

Previouse save?

sharkbit · 03-18-10, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm

DID on hold?

Previouse save?

I play Dead is Dead but after this little episode, I went to a previous save(leaving port). It was first patrol of a new Med career and only 3-4 days out of Toulon, so I didn't feel too bad.

applesthecat · 03-18-10, 12:24 PM

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If it happens, your sub continues on down into the abyss unless you run at full or flank speed or until you surface.

Can you please explain what that means.

sharkbit · 03-18-10, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by applesthecat

Can you please explain what that means.

You sink unless you set full or flank speed on the engine telegraph. If you try ahead slow or ahead 1/3, your sub's depth continues to increase. Even hitting the S key to surface didn't work unless you were going fast.
Running at Flank speed makes a lot of noise and if you are trying to evade an escort, he's going to latch onto you and not let go. Also, surfacing with an escort up there is not a good idea.

I suppose you can pop up real quick to get everything reset, take your chances on the surface with the escort, and head back down. I thought about trying that but some RL issues popped up and by the time I got those handeled, it was too late-nothing could get me to the surface.

vergol · 03-18-10, 04:30 PM

Couldn't you just select a custom depth on the gauge? The sub would level out; it would take a minute or so.

Unless you were near crush depth already, I don't see how it can be such a loss.

Why abandon the game for an earlier save?

03-18-10, 08:20 AM	#1
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	REMINDER: Submerged Crash Dive..... .....DON'T DO IT! EVER! I know it is a bug. I've done it, errr...I mean Bernard has done it before. If it happens, your sub continues on down into the abyss unless you run at full or flank speed or until you surface. Of course if there is a destroyer hunting for you up there, it makes your life a living hell. It happened again yesterday. I have CTRL+C set as report nearest contact and I missed the CTRL key and hit C while starting to head to the depths from periscope depth trying to evade an escort after sinking a small merchant. I hard alarm bells and it was time. I had to put DID on hold and start from a previous save. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

03-18-10, 08:30 AM	#2
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Sorry mate __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

03-18-10, 09:50 AM	#3
Fader_Berg 中国水兵 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Uppland, Sweden Posts: 278 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Maybe the captain got tourette syndrome... -"Oh, my god... did I just scream crash dive?" __________________ patSH3r-developer, (https://fb.tuxxor.net) Type II junkie

03-18-10, 10:16 AM	#4
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Or maybe your phone rings while you're playing and you scream "ALAAAAAAARM" and automatically pound the C key. Call it "Thomsen's Syndrome."

03-18-10, 04:30 PM	#9
vergol Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 121 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Couldn't you just select a custom depth on the gauge? The sub would level out; it would take a minute or so. Unless you were near crush depth already, I don't see how it can be such a loss. Why abandon the game for an earlier save?