[REQ] Wrecks stay on ocean bottom and not sink through it

Akula · 03-31-10, 11:58 AM

I have seen that ships that I sink, go through the ocean bottom and disappear. Also it seems that when they go past a certain depth they disappear even before hitting the ocean bottom.

Again no mention of this to be fixed in patch can this be modded to for correct behaviour?

Thanks!

03-31-10, 12:04 PM

thats because the game would suffer so they "need to" dissappear so the game isnt slowed down by constantly keeping these things along with any associated animations like bubbles and noises from drasticly slowing the game down to the point of CTD issues.

now they cant be done away with but it should be moddable to reset the "time" that they hang around.

personally i wish they would never time out and only vanish after you left the area or got out of sensor range.

as for sinking through the floor i think thats hard coded so they dont just go poof and vanish, im not sure why they thought melting into quicksand was any better thou?

THM · 03-31-10, 12:15 PM

Most time I sink ships, they hardly stay on the bottom for one minute. Most ships instantly sink through the bottom.

When sinking ships in shallow waters, it is a must that they stay on the bottom. It looks awkward when a battle ship sinks bow first until it stays upright and vanishes in 20 meter deep water.

SabreHawk · 03-31-10, 12:57 PM

Arrrr, they go much more quickly if hitting bow or stern first. I it lays flat on the bottom it'll take a bit longer for that sand to suck it in.

But yeah if she goes down stern or bow first, it's only a minute or so.
Stern first, then hung like that for a minute.

Then woops, who knew there's be quicksand here?

Nordmann · 03-31-10, 01:37 PM

Strange, I have not seen this in my game. The ships go down, hit the bottom as expected, and stay there for some time.

Is this related to graphical options perhaps?

kylania · 03-31-10, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordmann

Strange, I have not seen this in my game. The ships go down, hit the bottom as expected, and stay there for some time.

Is this related to graphical options perhaps?

It's part of the cleanup process that removes dead ships. While I've seen it happen, the amount of time they stay on/near the bottom has always been enough time for my morbid gloating.

03-31-10, 11:58 AM	#1
Akula Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 137 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Wrecks stay on ocean bottom and not sink through it I have seen that ships that I sink, go through the ocean bottom and disappear. Also it seems that when they go past a certain depth they disappear even before hitting the ocean bottom. Again no mention of this to be fixed in patch can this be modded to for correct behaviour? Thanks!

03-31-10, 12:57 PM	#4
SabreHawk Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa. USA Posts: 530 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Arrrr, they go much more quickly if hitting bow or stern first. I it lays flat on the bottom it'll take a bit longer for that sand to suck it in. But yeah if she goes down stern or bow first, it's only a minute or so. Stern first, then hung like that for a minute. Then woops, who knew there's be quicksand here? __________________ "Chance favors the prepared mind"

03-31-10, 01:37 PM	#5
Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Strange, I have not seen this in my game. The ships go down, hit the bottom as expected, and stay there for some time. Is this related to graphical options perhaps? __________________ "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." - H. G. Wells

03-31-10, 12:04 PM	#2
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	thats because the game would suffer so they "need to" dissappear so the game isnt slowed down by constantly keeping these things along with any associated animations like bubbles and noises from drasticly slowing the game down to the point of CTD issues. now they cant be done away with but it should be moddable to reset the "time" that they hang around. personally i wish they would never time out and only vanish after you left the area or got out of sensor range. as for sinking through the floor i think thats hard coded so they dont just go poof and vanish, im not sure why they thought melting into quicksand was any better thou?

03-31-10, 12:15 PM	#3
THM Seaman Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 35 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Most time I sink ships, they hardly stay on the bottom for one minute. Most ships instantly sink through the bottom. When sinking ships in shallow waters, it is a must that they stay on the bottom. It looks awkward when a battle ship sinks bow first until it stays upright and vanishes in 20 meter deep water.