First Thread - Questions on instant death. - Page 2

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.

Jimbuna · 08-02-10, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

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

Aye, the one the shape of the life preserver

Herr-Berbunch · 08-03-10, 07:11 AM

This is now destined to be the longest thread on here... keep it going - we'll just rename it random chat based very loosly around SH3!

...and it's currently a duckie tea cosy

(I was going to add a picture of a duck tea cosy, but google has failed me...!)

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.

sergei · 08-03-10, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I was going to add a picture of a duck tea cosy, but google has failed me

I've got a chicken tea cosy, if that's any help?

frau kaleun · 08-03-10, 10:56 AM

What we really need, instead of the Instant Death Screen, is one that would not only tell you exactly how and why you died, but also show you a picture of which tea cosy Balz would've worn whilst doing something heroic to avoid the same fate.

Edit: we can call it the Instant Balz Screen.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-03-10, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

What we really need, instead of the Instant Death Screen, is one that would not only tell you exactly how and why you died, but also show you a picture of which tea cosy Balz would've worn whilst doing something heroic to avoid the same fate.

Edit: we can call it the Instant Balz Screen.

Surely he'd be wearing this one...

frau kaleun · 08-03-10, 11:48 AM

Or perhaps this family heirloom, handed down to him by his grandfather, the honorable Herr E. Balz (pictured):

This one, of course, is reserved for crewman Bernard:

Jimbuna · 08-03-10, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Or perhaps this family heirloom, handed down to him by his grandfather, the honorable Herr E. Balz (pictured):

Erm *cough* *cough* Posted approx 2 years ago by yours truly

The rest of the family:

Bernard

The illegitimate daughter

The grandfather

What none of you have yet seen (Brag included) is the secret to their youthful looks and longevity.

I have hinted on numerous occasions that the boats provisions be checked but thus far those hints have fallen on deaf ears

frau kaleun · 08-03-10, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Erm *cough* *cough* Posted approx 2 years ago by yours truly

Good grief, has Balz been doing the tea cosy schtick for that long?

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I have hinted on numerous occasions that the boats provisions be checked but thus far those hints have fallen on deaf ears

Actually I have noticed all your hints about this and wondered if there's some kind of GWX Easter Egg but I haven't a clue how to check my boat's "provisions" unless there's just something sitting around in the limited areas I can explore. Plus I've got all kinds of provisions added in by mods so don't know what if anything came with GWX originally.

Jimbuna · 08-03-10, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Good grief, has Balz been doing the tea cosy schtick for that long?

Actually I have noticed all your hints about this and wondered if there's some kind of GWX Easter Egg but I haven't a clue how to check my boat's "provisions" unless there's just something sitting around in the limited areas I can explore. Plus I've got all kinds of provisions added in by mods so don't know what if anything came with GWX originally.

Yep, best part of a couple of years in my estimation anyways

Nope, nothing of the easter egg variety....but a pretty funny image (IMHO anyway) that I accidentally come across

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"...

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,648 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!!

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	This is now destined to be the longest thread on here... keep it going - we'll just rename it random chat based very loosly around SH3! ...and it's currently a duckie tea cosy (I was going to add a picture of a duck tea cosy, but google has failed me...!) __________________

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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. __________________

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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"... __________________

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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	What we really need, instead of the Instant Death Screen, is one that would not only tell you exactly how and why you died, but also show you a picture of which tea cosy Balz would've worn whilst doing something heroic to avoid the same fate. Edit: we can call it the Instant Balz Screen.

08-03-10, 11:48 AM	#25
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	Or perhaps this family heirloom, handed down to him by his grandfather, the honorable Herr E. Balz (pictured): This one, of course, is reserved for crewman Bernard: