Sir the enemy are pinging us!

robj250 · 06-13-06, 05:22 PM

I get this message but I hear no pinging (beep-the-beep

) Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

Redwine · 06-13-06, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by robj250

I get this message but I hear no pinging (beep-the-beep

) Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

Discused some times in the past, if i dont remember bad, the range at wich the ping sound is reproduced by the computer is set in a diferent file.... you can set at wich range you want to hear... in example, the ships propellers, for cargo and DDs, same with the pinging sound, then yo have the DDs pinging and your AI crew can hear it, but no sound reproduced by the computer.

If i dont remember bad, Timetraveller Utility (Mini Tweaker) can be used to adjust this range. I made it for ship's propellers.

Curval · 06-13-06, 07:18 PM

I hear them all the time. They sound like the very expensive machine in the hospital that goes *PING*......

Yahoshua · 06-13-06, 07:36 PM

Or similar to the ejecting clip of the M1 Garand (yes the M1 Garand uses clips).

Highbury · 06-13-06, 08:01 PM

Yeah.. but how can you think that sounds like an active sonar ping? (Sry not baiting or arguing on purpose... but that is like saying a the M1s report sounds the same as a howitzer)

Sacs · 06-13-06, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by robj250

I get this message but I hear no pinging (beep-the-beep

) Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

Err, the goal is to NOT hear the damn thing!

robj250 · 06-13-06, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by robj250

Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

I don't believe I have had definitive answer. Should I be hearing a "ping" before I get the message "The enemy are pinging us, Sir!" ???

Sacs · 06-13-06, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by robj250

Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

I don't believe I have had definitive answer. Should I be hearing a "ping" before I get the message "The enemy are pinging us, Sir!" ???

I dont know about before you get the message, but if the destroyer is close enough I certainly hear the pings.

Der Eisen-Wal · 06-13-06, 09:13 PM

you won't hear it if you are on compressed time. and i believe you should hear it before your crew reports it.

doesn't sound like an M1 to me... i'm no expert though

Yahoshua · 06-13-06, 09:26 PM

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Yeah.. but how can you think that sounds like an active sonar ping? (Sry not baiting or arguing on purpose... but that is like saying a the M1s report sounds the same as a howitzer)

RLOL.....:rotfl:

If you can pull the tirgger fast enough and load the M1 fast enough I guess you could get the repeated ping one usually hears from a destroyer. But the ping does sound similar (key word here) to the ejecting clip of an M1.......I've never been on a sub while being hunted by an allied destroyer pinging me so the M1 was the closest familiar sound I could tie it to.

And while I'm on the subject.......Sneaky tanks....http://www.hk94.com/hk/index.php?showtopic=19608

U-Bones · 06-13-06, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by robj250

Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

I don't believe I have had definitive answer. Should I be hearing a "ping" before I get the message "The enemy are pinging us, Sir!" ???

I dont know about before you get the message, but if the destroyer is close enough I certainly hear the pings.

I think it depends on where you are - if you are in inside the 3d sub, yes you will hear it. At least some of the other screens you will not.

robj250 · 06-13-06, 09:50 PM

Well, thanks very much guys. I've never heard the pinging of a destroyer while I'm submerged trying to evade them before I get the message from my crew, so maybe there isn't any?

Seminole · 06-14-06, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by robj250

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Originally Posted by robj250

Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

I don't believe I have had definitive answer. Should I be hearing a "ping" before I get the message "The enemy are pinging us, Sir!" ???

I'm not entirely sure about this but it perhaps depends on which screen you are in as to whether you hear the ping.

I know I have been busy in some other screens not aware of having been pinged and find out only when I enter the F2 screen. The pinging will then become all to obvious and I find the the crew is in crouched anxious mode.

VonHelsching · 06-14-06, 01:28 AM

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Well, thanks very much guys. I've never heard the pinging of a destroyer while I'm submerged trying to evade them before I get the message from my crew, so maybe there isn't any?

If I remember correctly, I have heard the sound before the message. It was not so intence and definitely the DD had not locked on my sub (yet).

VoodooPriest · 06-14-06, 04:37 AM

As far as I have experienced, you can hear the pings in every screen exept the external views. And yes, you can hear the pings before the message comes up, because it is only triggered when the enemy actually pinged you (as in your sub gave a return to the ping). When the enemy is just obliviously pinging around, you can hear it, but won't get the message.
So: ping-message = they got you

06-13-06, 05:22 PM	#1
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Sir the enemy are pinging us! I get this message but I hear no pinging (beep-the-beep ) Is there supposed to be actual ping noise from the destroyers?

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Curval Navy Dude Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bermuda Posts: 177 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I hear them all the time. They sound like the very expensive machine in the hospital that goes PING......

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Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Or similar to the ejecting clip of the M1 Garand (yes the M1 Garand uses clips).

06-13-06, 08:01 PM	#5
Highbury The Old Man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 51.557, -0.102 Posts: 1,311 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	Yeah.. but how can you think that sounds like an active sonar ping? (Sry not baiting or arguing on purpose... but that is like saying a the M1s report sounds the same as a howitzer)

06-13-06, 09:13 PM	#9
Der Eisen-Wal Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 121 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	you won't hear it if you are on compressed time. and i believe you should hear it before your crew reports it. doesn't sound like an M1 to me... i'm no expert though

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robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Well, thanks very much guys. I've never heard the pinging of a destroyer while I'm submerged trying to evade them before I get the message from my crew, so maybe there isn't any?

06-14-06, 04:37 AM	#15
VoodooPriest Mate Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 52 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	As far as I have experienced, you can hear the pings in every screen exept the external views. And yes, you can hear the pings before the message comes up, because it is only triggered when the enemy actually pinged you (as in your sub gave a return to the ping). When the enemy is just obliviously pinging around, you can hear it, but won't get the message. So: ping-message = they got you