Weapons Officer loses it.

macstu23 · 08-17-06, 12:59 PM

There we were, right in the middle of a Royal Navy Task force, about 150 metres down, running silent as we dodge the inevitable barrage of wasserbombs after having put 4 of our fish broadside into an Illustrious class Carrier, when I turned around to notice my Weapons Officer exhibiting some very unusual behaviour....click the thumbnail.

I think the stress might have gotten to him. Perhaps this is his way of distancing himself from an unpleasant situation. A bit like the "This is my space, nothing can harm me in my space." self therapy. Either that or he's playing charades with my Nav Officer, no doubt pretending to be a starfish.

So I switch postions...went to the opposite end of the command room, he's still doing it....take screener. I duck into the radio room and come out again to check on him....Aargh. he's still in the same position except his body has dissapeared and he's become a dis-embodied head....Somebody get the medic!!!

After putting some distance between ourselves and the destroyers, I secured the crew from silent running and headed back up topside. Luckily my WO had returned to normality again.

I've been playing SH3 a while now, done more patrols than I care to remember over several careers, but it's the first time I've seen this kind of bug. Is it common ?

Dowly · 08-17-06, 01:13 PM

My watch crew used to do that, but I kept ignoring them. Now they tried something more radical :hmm:

sgtabell · 08-17-06, 01:33 PM

It's called a t-pose, it's the default position of models when built for a game. Under conditions they can revert to it....it's a bug.

The Noob · 08-17-06, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sgtabell

it's a bug.

A nasty one!

enaceo · 08-17-06, 02:39 PM

Yep.This also happens on other games that use sort of like the same "3d human model" like counter-strike or UT.Sometimes the model skeleton position resets itself to the "t-pose" or "default position" for no apparent reason.Also happens to me with the crew some times+more radical things like Dowly's watch ,or the WO being just a floating head...

kiwi_2005 · 08-17-06, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

My watch crew used to do that, but I kept ignoring them. Now they tried something more radical :hmm:

OK WHO WAS THE MODDER WHO MADE THE INVISIBLE UNIFORMS!

Hartmann · 08-17-06, 03:28 PM

Great !! kriegsmarine has stolen the philadelphia experiment, the age of the invisible boat has arrived :rotfl:

or is a ghost crew

irish1958 · 08-17-06, 07:32 PM

Remember, WWII was pre Valium.

IrishUboot · 08-17-06, 08:02 PM

"Young man, there's no need to feel down..." Looks like your crew has the YMCA fever..

Burzum · 08-17-06, 09:12 PM

Capitain must have opened those two packs of Beck's under his bed

TarJak · 08-17-06, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by macstu23

I think the stress might have gotten to him. Perhaps this is his way of distancing himself from an unpleasant situation. A bit like the "This is my space, nothing can harm me in my space." self therapy. Either that or he's playing charades with my Nav Officer, no doubt pretending to be a starfish.

The correct answer to the charade is Chocolate Starfish!:rotfl:

macstu23 · 08-18-06, 12:07 AM

Muahaha :rotfl:

Good replies all, thanks.

SkvyWvr · 08-18-06, 07:35 AM

Has anyone ever noticed that when you first go to the conning tower after surfacing, it looks like you snuck up on watch officer and the lookouts goffing off. The lookout on the right turns to the watch officer and appears to be handing him his binos. Sort of like "Quick, here comes the skipper".:hmm:

SteamWake · 08-18-06, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by SkvyWvr

Has anyone ever noticed that when you first go to the conning tower after surfacing, it looks like you snuck up on watch officer and the lookouts goffing off. The lookout on the right turns to the watch officer and appears to be handing him his binos. Sort of like "Quick, here comes the skipper".:hmm:

Ah that might explain why they usually see me before we see them !

and here I thought it was radar !

SubConscious · 08-18-06, 02:51 PM

I've caught my watch crew doing the same thing: Arms and legs outstretched, pivoting back and forth. I assumed that they were stretching / absorbing the rays of the sun / doing some kind of bizarre aerobic exercise.

As for the floating heads... gads! It's like someone told them not to lose their heads and they took it too literally, having lost everything else!

08-17-06, 12:59 PM	#1
macstu23 Soundman Join Date: May 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 143 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Weapons Officer loses it. There we were, right in the middle of a Royal Navy Task force, about 150 metres down, running silent as we dodge the inevitable barrage of wasserbombs after having put 4 of our fish broadside into an Illustrious class Carrier, when I turned around to notice my Weapons Officer exhibiting some very unusual behaviour....click the thumbnail. I think the stress might have gotten to him. Perhaps this is his way of distancing himself from an unpleasant situation. A bit like the "This is my space, nothing can harm me in my space." self therapy. Either that or he's playing charades with my Nav Officer, no doubt pretending to be a starfish. So I switch postions...went to the opposite end of the command room, he's still doing it....take screener. I duck into the radio room and come out again to check on him....Aargh. he's still in the same position except his body has dissapeared and he's become a dis-embodied head....Somebody get the medic!!! After putting some distance between ourselves and the destroyers, I secured the crew from silent running and headed back up topside. Luckily my WO had returned to normality again. I've been playing SH3 a while now, done more patrols than I care to remember over several careers, but it's the first time I've seen this kind of bug. Is it common ?

08-17-06, 02:39 PM	#5
enaceo XO Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 401 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yep.This also happens on other games that use sort of like the same "3d human model" like counter-strike or UT.Sometimes the model skeleton position resets itself to the "t-pose" or "default position" for no apparent reason.Also happens to me with the crew some times+more radical things like Dowly's watch ,or the WO being just a floating head... __________________ Came back after a long time ...ahoy mates!

08-17-06, 03:28 PM	#7
Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Great !! kriegsmarine has stolen the philadelphia experiment, the age of the invisible boat has arrived :rotfl: or is a ghost crew __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

08-17-06, 07:32 PM	#8
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Strange Behavior Remember, WWII was pre Valium. __________________ Irish1958

08-17-06, 08:02 PM	#9
IrishUboot Sparky Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Malin Head, Eire/Ireland Posts: 156 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	"Young man, there's no need to feel down..." Looks like your crew has the YMCA fever.. __________________ "A braver man than Arthur Griffith, I never met" - Frederick Edwin Smith, The First Earl of Birkenhead, British negotiator of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921.

08-17-06, 01:13 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	My watch crew used to do that, but I kept ignoring them. Now they tried something more radical :hmm:

08-17-06, 01:33 PM	#3
sgtabell Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It's called a t-pose, it's the default position of models when built for a game. Under conditions they can revert to it....it's a bug.

08-17-06, 09:12 PM	#10
Burzum Mate Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 54 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Capitain must have opened those two packs of Beck's under his bed __________________

08-18-06, 12:07 AM	#12
macstu23 Soundman Join Date: May 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 143 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Muahaha :rotfl: Good replies all, thanks.

08-18-06, 07:35 AM	#13
SkvyWvr Commander Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Addison ME Posts: 469 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Has anyone ever noticed that when you first go to the conning tower after surfacing, it looks like you snuck up on watch officer and the lookouts goffing off. The lookout on the right turns to the watch officer and appears to be handing him his binos. Sort of like "Quick, here comes the skipper".:hmm:

08-18-06, 02:51 PM	#15
SubConscious Frogman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 309 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I've caught my watch crew doing the same thing: Arms and legs outstretched, pivoting back and forth. I assumed that they were stretching / absorbing the rays of the sun / doing some kind of bizarre aerobic exercise. As for the floating heads... gads! It's like someone told them not to lose their heads and they took it too literally, having lost everything else!