Sinking for no reason

KaleunMarco · 03-31-19, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by torpedobait

I leave the free camera available, and after one of the sudden sinking events I reloaded a save and used the camera to check the waters around me, near the southern end of Formosa Strait. I found it loaded with mines! I'm sure there are many other areas similarly mined. Ducimus got me!

Mines!
for the first time i actually ran into one. it blew my topside to hell.
what i wanted to discuss is why it activated at all.
i was patrolling in Area 7. Deep water. submerged to 200 feet. stalking a small convoy. all of sudden, i am taking topside damage. no injuries. periscopes and weapons damage, only. only? well, i had to break off contact and fix the damned scopes before returning to action.

after the mission was completed i fired up the Mission Editor and loaded the Jap_Mines file and there it was...Area 7 it is rife with minefields. so, i located the field that i had sailed into and found that the mines are set to activate between -20 and -35 meters. 35 meters is approximately 115 feet. ME does not indicate the type but the .MIS indicates a Type=500. unfortunately i do not have access to the type-table so i do not know what type it is.

anyway, the issue that has me perplexed is that i was at 200 feet yet i activated a mine whose deepest activation is 115 feet.either i am missing something basic or Ubisoft got me.

propbeanie · 03-31-19, 06:50 PM

... and just what do you think holds that mine at its depth? Magic fairy pixie dust? Why no, it's an anchored cable (usually), and your right-front dive plane hooked it, and pulled the mine down to your depth - "KA-BLOO-IE"...

I don't know if they simulate that, but St. Peter would be able to tell you...

torpedobait · 04-01-19, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by propbeanie

... and just what do you think holds that mine at its depth? Magic fairy pixie dust? Why no, it's an anchored cable (usually), and your right-front dive plane hooked it, and pulled the mine down to your depth - "KA-BLOO-IE"...

I don't know if they simulate that, but St. Peter would be able to tell you...

03-31-19, 06:50 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,102 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	... and just what do you think holds that mine at its depth? Magic fairy pixie dust? Why no, it's an anchored cable (usually), and your right-front dive plane hooked it, and pulled the mine down to your depth - "KA-BLOO-IE"... I don't know if they simulate that, but St. Peter would be able to tell you... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna