No turtles?

schlechter pfennig · 04-16-10, 05:40 PM

In all the years I've played SHIII (and all the different mods, although tis mostly been GWX) I've never seen any ship capsize, roll over and 'turn turtle'. Is there something about the ship models/behavior that makes that impossible?

krashkart · 04-16-10, 05:54 PM

That is a really good question. I've never seen that happen in the sim either.

Jankowski · 04-16-10, 06:10 PM

it happens sometimes on the big ships, i have seen it in stock and i think i have seen it in gwx

frau kaleun · 04-16-10, 06:32 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=7496

schlechter pfennig · 04-16-10, 06:43 PM

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http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...postcount=7496

Danke!!

krashkart · 04-16-10, 06:45 PM

Ah, frau kaleun. Resourceful as ever.

*bow*

frau kaleun · 04-16-10, 07:03 PM

*sigh*

maybe someday I'll sink a ship big enough to do that.

Kapt Z · 04-16-10, 07:45 PM

It's rare, but I have seen it happen. I think three times in all my careers.

AgentToreno · 04-16-10, 11:07 PM

Wow those pics! What a show!

Warships put the fear in me, so I don't think I'll be seeing one belly-up in my game. When the SO barks out a warship bearing, I get the same feeling Resident Evil gave me when a zombie busts through a window panel. Goosebumps and everything.

Jimbuna · 04-17-10, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by krashkart

Ah, frau kaleun. Resourceful as ever.

*bow*

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

*sigh*

maybe someday I'll sink a ship big enough to do that.

Guess who was awarded the medals though

frau kaleun · 04-17-10, 05:50 PM

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Guess who was awarded the medals though

Steed. No? TarJak, then. No?

Sailor Steve? Steamwake? Dowly? We know it wasn't krashkart.

C'mon, mensch, don't keep us in suspense all day.

krashkart · 04-18-10, 06:04 AM

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We know it wasn't krashkart.

You know, the folks in Portsmouth were a kind lot - if not a bit strange. After they'd beaten the tar out of us we were given a parade down main street. Perhaps the sight of our mighty Uboat rising up from the water and slamming into the beach was a sign of good luck or something? Maybe their crops will grow better now.

Their medical staff are superb, btw.

But for some odd reason they wouldn't allow us to see our boat again. I'd even asked if there was a mechanic in town that could help us repair the hull damage, but the soldiers laughed at me. I'm a Kaleun, not a comedian.

Just one question: we were put into these little rooms with bars around them. Do they put all kinds of people in these little zoos or just Germans?

pickinthebanjo · 04-17-10, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by AgentToreno

Wow those pics! What a show!

Warships put the fear in me, so I don't think I'll be seeing one belly-up in my game. When the SO barks out a warship bearing, I get the same feeling Resident Evil gave me when a zombie busts through a window panel. Goosebumps and everything.

I remember chasing a destroyer at flank speed once because I had not seen anything in close to a month, it led me back to a task force of 4 revenge battleships and several destroyers. Somehow I made it out of there without being attacked though.

What puts the fear in me is when you see a plane real close to shore and then remember you can't dive. After that first one about ten min. past and all of a sudden waves of them came at me. I had a XXI and the auto's were firing away but we got hit by at least 3 500lb bombs and down we went.

schlechter pfennig · 04-17-10, 08:49 PM

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What puts the fear in me is when you see a plane real close to shore and then remember you can't dive. After that first one about ten min. past and all of a sudden waves of them came at me. I had a XXI and the auto's were firing away but we got hit by at least 3 500lb bombs and down we went.

Could be much worse: at least the game permits you to dive even if you're in the middle of transferring an external torpedo inside. Imagine the absolute fun it would be if you spotted an airplane but couldn't dive at all (like it really was like) until you'd finished the transfer!

AgentToreno · 04-17-10, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by schlechter pfennig

Could be much worse: at least the game permits you to dive even if you're in the middle of transferring an external torpedo inside. Imagine the absolute fun it would be if you spotted an airplane but couldn't dive at all (like it really was like) until you'd finished the transfer!

That sounds like a cool modification to try. Can dive commands be delayed or disabled temporarily when certain actions are in progress, like transferring torps?

04-16-10, 05:40 PM	#1
schlechter pfennig Commander Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 462 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 7	No turtles? In all the years I've played SHIII (and all the different mods, although tis mostly been GWX) I've never seen any ship capsize, roll over and 'turn turtle'. Is there something about the ship models/behavior that makes that impossible?

04-16-10, 05:54 PM	#2
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	That is a really good question. I've never seen that happen in the sim either. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

04-16-10, 06:45 PM	#6
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Ah, frau kaleun. Resourceful as ever. bow __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

04-16-10, 06:10 PM	#3
Jankowski Frogman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 306 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	it happens sometimes on the big ships, i have seen it in stock and i think i have seen it in gwx

04-16-10, 06:32 PM	#4
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04-16-10, 07:03 PM	#7
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	sigh maybe someday I'll sink a ship big enough to do that.

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Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 909 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	It's rare, but I have seen it happen. I think three times in all my careers.

04-16-10, 11:07 PM	#9
AgentToreno Watch Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 26 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Wow those pics! What a show! Warships put the fear in me, so I don't think I'll be seeing one belly-up in my game. When the SO barks out a warship bearing, I get the same feeling Resident Evil gave me when a zombie busts through a window panel. Goosebumps and everything.