First Thread - Questions on instant death.

CherryHarbey · 08-02-10, 01:44 PM

yeah, I was heading straight through that area, but have done so many (luckier) times before.

at a lower TC would my watch have spotted the mine
would I just have had time to do something about it repair wise,
or was I doomed anyway once I hit the mine.

thanks for the info, I'll be more careful in my next life.
cheers,

Jimbuna · 08-02-10, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CherryHarbey

yeah, I was heading straight through that area, but have done so many (luckier) times before.

at a lower TC would my watch have spotted the mine
would I just have had time to do something about it repair wise,
or was I doomed anyway once I hit the mine.

thanks for the info, I'll be more careful in my next life.
cheers,

Your watchmen won't call out mine sightings....besides, they're mostly beneath the surface.

You usually receive terminal damage when hitting a mine but even if your lucky enough to survive it always requires a swift return to base because of the systems and hull integrity damage.

frau kaleun · 08-02-10, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CherryHarbey

at a lower TC would my watch have spotted the mine
would I just have had time to do something about it repair wise,
or was I doomed anyway once I hit the mine.

They wouldn't have spotted it, and usually hitting a mine will take you out - but occasionally the damage is not fatal IF you are able to react quickly enough to put men on damage control and begin flooding recovery and repairs. Your chances of doing that at a high TC are pretty much nil, even if the damage wasn't immediately fatal it will have become a lost cause by the time you can respond.

CherryHarbey · 08-02-10, 02:12 PM

Somehow believing it was just an unlucky accident and surviving it wasn't very likely makes me feel better.
I think I'll start myslef another career now, a little wiser.

what is the form with the thread do I need to close it to avoid appearing rude by not repsonding to further posts? if so how

or do I just leave it so see if anyone else wants to take it further?

thanks for the advice it has been most helpful
cheers,

Herr-Berbunch · 08-02-10, 02:29 PM

I too am certainly wiser, I've been through that area no end of times without 'seeing' a mine! Call me lucky. And thanks Frau for the maths

frau kaleun · 08-02-10, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I too am certainly wiser, I've been through that area no end of times without 'seeing' a mine! Call me lucky. And thanks Frau for the maths

I know, I kept dividing 1024 by 60 over and over again to make sure I was seeing the right answer, because... 17 minutes! Yikes! An awful lot of things can happen in 17 minutes. And so many things can go from "whew, that was a close one" to "ur ded kthxbai" in far less.

Jimbuna · 08-02-10, 02:49 PM

Even time to make a nice toasty

frau kaleun · 08-02-10, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Even time to make a nice toasty

Or, if you're Balz, order up the appropriate tea cozy.

maillemaker · 08-02-10, 02:29 PM

I really, really wish that they had not gone straight to black screen when your sub dies.

They should have cut to an external scene 15 seconds before death, a "replay", if you will, followed by your sub breaking up and/or sinking slowly to the bottom, just like any other ship in the game.

Steve

Sailor Steve · 08-03-10, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

I really, really wish that they had not gone straight to black screen when your sub dies.

They should have cut to an external scene 15 seconds before death, a "replay", if you will, followed by your sub breaking up and/or sinking slowly to the bottom, just like any other ship in the game.

Steve

Plus an explanation of exactly what killed you. AOTD had a screen of a newspaper headline: "Local Hero Lost At Sea". SH1 had a screen of a wreath on the water, which then led to a screen recapping your career.

frau kaleun · 08-02-10, 02:30 PM

@ CherryHarbey: I think only a moderator can close a thread, but don't worry about it.

I'm sure we have many threads here that are still going strong long after the initial topic/question was thoroughly addressed and the OPs forgot all about them. Sometimes they just take on lives of their own.

I don't think anyone will find you rude if you stop posting in this one, especially since you've stated that your question was answered. And somebody else may come along and have the same question and get an answer here, and then use this thread to post another question that someone else will post an answer to... and so it goes.

K-61 · 08-03-10, 04:01 PM

TC "accidents" are my one exception to "dead is dead." You can't time compress in real life, can you? So, it only seems reasonable to exempt yourself for that reason alone.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-03-10, 04:57 PM

Wow, back on thread. And a valid point too, one which I may take up

edit: Just realised that maybe K-61 isn't back on thread, but talking about 'tea cosy' "accidents"...

08-02-10, 02:29 PM	#5
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I too am certainly wiser, I've been through that area no end of times without 'seeing' a mine! Call me lucky. And thanks Frau for the maths __________________

08-02-10, 02:49 PM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Even time to make a nice toasty __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-03-10, 04:01 PM	#12
K-61 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 795 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	TC "accidents" are my one exception to "dead is dead." You can't time compress in real life, can you? So, it only seems reasonable to exempt yourself for that reason alone. __________________

08-03-10, 04:57 PM	#13
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Wow, back on thread. And a valid point too, one which I may take up edit: Just realised that maybe K-61 isn't back on thread, but talking about 'tea cosy' "accidents"... __________________

08-02-10, 01:44 PM	#1
CherryHarbey Engineer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 200 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	yeah, I was heading straight through that area, but have done so many (luckier) times before. at a lower TC would my watch have spotted the mine would I just have had time to do something about it repair wise, or was I doomed anyway once I hit the mine. thanks for the info, I'll be more careful in my next life. cheers,

08-02-10, 02:12 PM	#4
CherryHarbey Engineer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 200 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Somehow believing it was just an unlucky accident and surviving it wasn't very likely makes me feel better. I think I'll start myslef another career now, a little wiser. what is the form with the thread do I need to close it to avoid appearing rude by not repsonding to further posts? if so how or do I just leave it so see if anyone else wants to take it further? thanks for the advice it has been most helpful cheers,

08-02-10, 02:29 PM	#9
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	I really, really wish that they had not gone straight to black screen when your sub dies. They should have cut to an external scene 15 seconds before death, a "replay", if you will, followed by your sub breaking up and/or sinking slowly to the bottom, just like any other ship in the game. Steve

08-02-10, 02:30 PM	#11
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	@ CherryHarbey: I think only a moderator can close a thread, but don't worry about it. I'm sure we have many threads here that are still going strong long after the initial topic/question was thoroughly addressed and the OPs forgot all about them. Sometimes they just take on lives of their own. I don't think anyone will find you rude if you stop posting in this one, especially since you've stated that your question was answered. And somebody else may come along and have the same question and get an answer here, and then use this thread to post another question that someone else will post an answer to... and so it goes.