Better deaths for our subs?

maillemaker · 05-09-07, 07:14 AM

You know, when our subs get killed, I wish the game did more than abruptly stop and go to the statistics screen.

When we kill a ship, we get to see it break apart, blow up, sink, whatever.

After all the hours and time we invest in "our" subs and crew, when it dies, I wish we could watch it likewise break apart, blow up, or sink slowly into the abyss and come to its final resting place on the ocean floor.

Steve

wireman · 05-09-07, 07:33 AM

Would be neat to see a good death of u-boat scene. Make it work sir.

CaptainAsh · 05-09-07, 08:36 AM

After a very rought encounter with 2 destroyers my sub was badly damage but can t figure how bad. Some hour later, I was trying to snake into a convoy in a very rought weather when a destroyer show himself just 500 metters on my left. Ordered crash dive. Meanwhile I was hit once by shell. The destroyer never got a chance to depth charge me, depth crushed at 35 metters :rotfl:
Well, at least I know now how badly damaged I was

STEED · 05-09-07, 10:16 AM

SH2 did it, good point. :hmm:

Jimbuna · 05-09-07, 12:29 PM

I'd rather not be reminded about the demise of my boat

maillemaker · 05-09-07, 03:37 PM

Man, after all the effort you put into building your boat and crew, I'd think you'd want a more memmorable ending than just BANG a screen full of statistics.

STEED · 05-09-07, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

I'd rather not be reminded about the demise of my boat

You should be on my boats we party and get drunk fast, very fast.

The Allies find it

Sailor Steve · 05-09-07, 04:20 PM

Simple answer: don't die. (If only it were that simple)

Ducimus · 05-09-07, 04:27 PM

Call me masochistic, but ive always wanted a death scene that fully hammered home, how badly i just screwed up. An interior view of the control room, where i can hear the men scream the last panicked breath, see the water flooding in, and then the screen just fade to black.

Next career, youd be more careful

danurve · 05-09-07, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Call me masochistic, but ive always wanted a death scene that fully hammered home, how badly i just screwed up. An interior view of the control room, where i can hear the men scream the last panicked breath, see the water flooding in, and then the screen just fade to black.

Next career, youd be more careful

"..the pressure.."

sunvalleyslim · 05-09-07, 05:50 PM

I feel so demoralized afterward that I wouldn't want to watch my boat and crew heading for the bottom. And it was all my fault. Rather would like to shamefully look at my stats.......of a lost career......

Brag · 05-09-07, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Simple answer: don't die. (If only it were that simple)

Amen!

Penelope_Grey · 05-09-07, 06:16 PM

I agree actually, I wouldn't feel comfortable watching a death scene like that on the computer. I mean, SH3 is a very realistic and immersive game, especially if you have got GWX slapped on top of that or some of the other top Supermods.

However, Sh3 is also, first and foremost, an entertainment product. I would seriously hate to see such a realistic yet entertaining came, make a big spectacle of the horrendous ways many real life German sailors met their end.

Now before people jump all over me and say "oh its ok to see the ships break apart but don't show the U-boat blowing up" Bear in mind... when those ships did get struck the crew had a fighting chance to get off, slim, but they had a chance. The sailors in the U-boats had no chance most of the time. Furthermore, we don't actually see any sailors of those ships dying, apart from the odd cardboard cutout type man falling into the water.

No, I have to confess, "better deaths" does nothing for me. I would rather keep it as is, a dignified conclusion rather than a borderline gory spectacle.

Umfuld · 05-09-07, 06:22 PM

I look at it like I'm dead. So I don't get to see my boat break apart or implode, again, because I'm dead.

Telgriff · 05-09-07, 07:08 PM

I think it mainly doesnt show it because of the realism factor, you are in the U-Boat, hull crush = near instant death. Though I do agree something other than just a sudden stat screen to let you know what happened would be nice. When I lost my last boat, I was getting hit, water spraying in and then.....stat screen. Was rather anti-climactic. Even if it showed water rushing (or a violent rushing sound as the hull collapses) and then blackness before the stat screen. SOMETHING to indicate a closure, I think it would improve it slightly.

The abrupt stop from game to stats is a little...coarse.

05-09-07, 07:14 AM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Better deaths for our subs? You know, when our subs get killed, I wish the game did more than abruptly stop and go to the statistics screen. When we kill a ship, we get to see it break apart, blow up, sink, whatever. After all the hours and time we invest in "our" subs and crew, when it dies, I wish we could watch it likewise break apart, blow up, or sink slowly into the abyss and come to its final resting place on the ocean floor. Steve

05-09-07, 10:16 AM	#4
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	SH2 did it, good point. :hmm: __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-09-07, 12:29 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,539 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'd rather not be reminded about the demise of my boat __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-09-07, 04:20 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Simple answer: don't die. (If only it were that simple) __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-09-07, 05:50 PM	#11
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	I feel so demoralized afterward that I wouldn't want to watch my boat and crew heading for the bottom. And it was all my fault. Rather would like to shamefully look at my stats.......of a lost career...... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

05-09-07, 07:33 AM	#2
wireman Sparky Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 155 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Would be neat to see a good death of u-boat scene. Make it work sir.

05-09-07, 08:36 AM	#3
CaptainAsh Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 128 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	After a very rought encounter with 2 destroyers my sub was badly damage but can t figure how bad. Some hour later, I was trying to snake into a convoy in a very rought weather when a destroyer show himself just 500 metters on my left. Ordered crash dive. Meanwhile I was hit once by shell. The destroyer never got a chance to depth charge me, depth crushed at 35 metters :rotfl: Well, at least I know now how badly damaged I was

05-09-07, 03:37 PM	#6
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Man, after all the effort you put into building your boat and crew, I'd think you'd want a more memmorable ending than just BANG a screen full of statistics.

05-09-07, 04:27 PM	#9
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Call me masochistic, but ive always wanted a death scene that fully hammered home, how badly i just screwed up. An interior view of the control room, where i can hear the men scream the last panicked breath, see the water flooding in, and then the screen just fade to black. Next career, youd be more careful

05-09-07, 06:16 PM	#13
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I agree actually, I wouldn't feel comfortable watching a death scene like that on the computer. I mean, SH3 is a very realistic and immersive game, especially if you have got GWX slapped on top of that or some of the other top Supermods. However, Sh3 is also, first and foremost, an entertainment product. I would seriously hate to see such a realistic yet entertaining came, make a big spectacle of the horrendous ways many real life German sailors met their end. Now before people jump all over me and say "oh its ok to see the ships break apart but don't show the U-boat blowing up" Bear in mind... when those ships did get struck the crew had a fighting chance to get off, slim, but they had a chance. The sailors in the U-boats had no chance most of the time. Furthermore, we don't actually see any sailors of those ships dying, apart from the odd cardboard cutout type man falling into the water. No, I have to confess, "better deaths" does nothing for me. I would rather keep it as is, a dignified conclusion rather than a borderline gory spectacle. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

05-09-07, 06:22 PM	#14
Umfuld Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA Posts: 503 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I look at it like I'm dead. So I don't get to see my boat break apart or implode, again, because I'm dead.

05-09-07, 07:08 PM	#15
Telgriff 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 272 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I think it mainly doesnt show it because of the realism factor, you are in the U-Boat, hull crush = near instant death. Though I do agree something other than just a sudden stat screen to let you know what happened would be nice. When I lost my last boat, I was getting hit, water spraying in and then.....stat screen. Was rather anti-climactic. Even if it showed water rushing (or a violent rushing sound as the hull collapses) and then blackness before the stat screen. SOMETHING to indicate a closure, I think it would improve it slightly. The abrupt stop from game to stats is a little...coarse. __________________ Back into the hunt after far too long, GWX 3 Gold, SH3 Commander, DiD Rules, 27% realism and rising Intel Core2Duo 6400 GeForce 8800GTS 4 Gig DDr2