No survivors

[Aviv]

Maybe they jumped out and had a swim?

Just kidding.
Sometimes I notice that in rough weather there's nobody in the boats, I guess it depends on how many times you've noticed it.

[Anthony W.]

What he said ^^ Haha

[Ace_Rimmer]

I hate to say it; but often I machine gun the survivors anyways.

[Stealhead]

I think the number of survivors is random though some mods boost the possible numbers.Other time you will see empty boats/rafts which means that the crew had clearly not drilled enough on escape procedures.

Or would rather die than be captured.

[Armistead]

Usually when a ship goes under the crews in lifeboats will often vanish with the ship. Not sure what causes it, appears many bodies act like the deckhands that vanish when a ship goes under.

I think the game must use some random setting, cause sometimes you get 30 liferafts, other times a few.

[Thrair]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I think the game must use some random setting, cause sometimes you get 30 liferafts, other times a few.

Aye, it's especially odd when you split a ship in half with a keel shot, and it goes under in seconds, yet you get lots of lifeboats.

Meanwhile that merchant you hit in the engines that takes 20 minutes to finally sink has the whole crew go down with the ship.

[Stealhead]

I have seen the multiple life boats one a few times after I have helped guide a liner onto the correct course directly to Davey Jones locker with torpedoes I guess sometimes he does not want many sailors some days as I have seen 15 full boats and rafts around a liners oil slick before or maybe the sailors where wise and had the IJA troops they no doubt where ferrying to go in their place.

It must be pretty random because once I gunned down two junks together and there where 5 rafts which seems like a lot.

[Dogfish40]

Originally Posted by Aviv

Maybe they jumped out and had a swim?

Just kidding.
Sometimes I notice that in rough weather there's nobody in the boats, I guess it depends on how many times you've noticed it.

Originally Posted by Ace_Rimmer

I hate to say it; but often I machine gun the survivors anyways.

I hate to admit that myself, but dang-it, one of 'em was flippin' me the bird.

Originally Posted by Armistead

Usually when a ship goes under the crews in lifeboats will often vanish with the ship. Not sure what causes it, appears many bodies act like the deckhands that vanish when a ship goes under.

I think the game must use some random setting, cause sometimes you get 30 liferafts, other times a few.

Well, It's like I went from seeing Survivors with most of my hits, (even when the ship went down so fast that life boats would have been an impossibility) to nothing at all. My last entire patrol.
I tried taking out a couple mods to see if that works. It's not a show stopper, but I'd like to see some people rowing again.
Arrr...
D40

[Anthony W.]

I enabled that but I still get a CTD when I load the save file

[WernherVonTrapp]

I've noticed a correlation between empty and manned lifeboats, in most instances anyway, that seems to correspond with the magnitude of the explosion upon torpedo impact. Sometimes though, results do defy any explanation. I have had a couple of ships explode like an atom bomb, but sure enough, here come the survivors in their lifeboats. Go figure.

[Daniel Prates]

In any case, it makes no difference for game purposes, does it? I mean, in real life, there are situations where you would not want to let survivors. Say you've just dropped and agent or spy in enemy territory and all the sudden, a patrol boat spots you. You sink it but a survivor is left in a raft, just to tell on you (and your agent). Makes no sense to leave him as a witness!

The same thing applies when striking to close to the japanese homeland, I guess, since survivors are likely to be rescued quickly and inform of a predator roaming the seaside.

But that would be too god to be true, mmm? I bet the game does not compute this kind of variables.

[Solidsnake2234]

Originally Posted by Ace_Rimmer

I hate to say it; but often I machine gun the survivors anyways.

I like your style Though in WWII, some sub captains would order the crew to shoot at the survivors.

[Daniel Prates]

Originally Posted by Solidsnake2234

I like your style Though in WWII, some sub captains would order the crew to shoot at the survivors.

Oooooowww... bad topic.

I'll be diving away to stear clear from this controversy being raised here yet again....

[Sailor Steve]

The only thing I would ask is that rather than "Some captains...", specifics are given for each and every incident, with references. Otherwise it's just hearsay.

[razark]

Is it time for another "Mush Morton was a war criminal" thread?