Awww.. RIPPED OFF!

maillemaker · 01-30-14, 07:33 PM

Made it to April 3, 1945.

I'm in my Type XXI, ripping up a convoy west of England. I've got 22 homing torpedoes in my stores.

I take down 4 destroyers, and Ore Freighter, a merchant, and a tanker. I swing around and fire 2 torps at another tanker, then dive for it. I'm going to go deep and save my remaining homers and maybe get away in the rough seas.

I'm passing under the tanker and it explodes. My scope is not fully retracted yet and I can see pieces falling off of the tanker and ONTO ME. My sub is taking all kinds of damage and before I can do anything GAME OVER.

I didn't think exploding ship damage would hurt me under water.

What a rip off! I think the war would have ended if I had gone to port. I was going to go to La Rochelle as a Das Boot tribute.

I should have BEEN LESS AGRESSIVE!

Steve

maillemaker · 01-30-14, 07:34 PM

So I basically made it the whole war. 100% realism, all options checked.

I don't think I'll do it again. The game is not nearly as fun without the eye candy of the external camera. And plotting approaches is much much harder without map updates.

Steve

Cybermat47 · 01-30-14, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maillemaker

My sub is taking all kinds of damage and before I can do anything GAME OVER.

Oh, it did far worse than game over you. It hurt you. And it wishes to go on, hurting you. It shall leave you as you left it, as you left her. Marooned 27 days away from Hitler's death, so far away, so far away.

maillemaker · 01-30-14, 08:07 PM

Cybermat47 · 01-30-14, 08:21 PM

I was hoping you'd seen Wrath of Khan. It would have been awkward otherwise

brett25 · 01-31-14, 02:13 AM

that does sound like a rip off...

there is a mod called Thomsen_s_No_Instant_DeathScreen_Mod___effects_V1. 1 it may be incorporated into other mods too (edits are made to the zone.cfg mainly)...but you should have flooding and a more protracted damage situation in critcal conditions...

you will find a lively discussion about it here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...eathScreen_Mod

Tonnage_Ace · 01-31-14, 04:40 AM

Sorry to see your DID game come short like that
You did make it to April 1945 and you probably sank close to half a million tons of Allied shipping to afford that XXI

Can you post your career record?

01-30-14, 07:33 PM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Awww.. RIPPED OFF! Made it to April 3, 1945. I'm in my Type XXI, ripping up a convoy west of England. I've got 22 homing torpedoes in my stores. I take down 4 destroyers, and Ore Freighter, a merchant, and a tanker. I swing around and fire 2 torps at another tanker, then dive for it. I'm going to go deep and save my remaining homers and maybe get away in the rough seas. I'm passing under the tanker and it explodes. My scope is not fully retracted yet and I can see pieces falling off of the tanker and ONTO ME. My sub is taking all kinds of damage and before I can do anything GAME OVER. I didn't think exploding ship damage would hurt me under water. What a rip off! I think the war would have ended if I had gone to port. I was going to go to La Rochelle as a Das Boot tribute. I should have BEEN LESS AGRESSIVE! Steve

01-30-14, 08:21 PM	#5
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	I was hoping you'd seen Wrath of Khan. It would have been awkward otherwise __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

01-31-14, 02:13 AM	#6
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	that does sound like a rip off... there is a mod called Thomsen_s_No_Instant_DeathScreen_Mod___effects_V1. 1 it may be incorporated into other mods too (edits are made to the zone.cfg mainly)...but you should have flooding and a more protracted damage situation in critcal conditions... you will find a lively discussion about it here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...eathScreen_Mod __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0 Last edited by brett25; 01-31-14 at 02:40 AM.

01-30-14, 07:34 PM	#2
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	So I basically made it the whole war. 100% realism, all options checked. I don't think I'll do it again. The game is not nearly as fun without the eye candy of the external camera. And plotting approaches is much much harder without map updates. Steve

01-30-14, 08:07 PM	#4
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0

01-31-14, 04:40 AM	#7
Tonnage_Ace XO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Sorry to see your DID game come short like that You did make it to April 1945 and you probably sank close to half a million tons of Allied shipping to afford that XXI Can you post your career record?