this is still stupid

supposedtobeworking · 07-27-07, 06:27 PM

Destroyer rammed my periscope and blew up into flames...i thought this has been dealt with...talk about an immersion killer....it was funny the first time...now it is just stupid and silly and ruins the game..is there a fix for this yet?

SteamWake · 07-27-07, 07:24 PM

Nope...

Same as SH3.

Just try to not get into that situation is all I can say.

switch.dota · 07-27-07, 07:52 PM

I've never had a DD ram me unless I was surfaced (wtf was I doing on the surface with warships around?!) or diving (again, I should have been under the waves for a long time). That is unless I abused the face that DDs are idiots that siucide (i.e. running flank at 2-3m above peri depth to attract DDs :rotfl: ).

It's not really an immersion killer when you get rammed since you should not be in that possition if you're so much into atmosphere.

Xelif · 07-28-07, 12:23 AM

Oh, it's an immersion killer. I got 'rammed' by a DD after being forced to the surface from massive flooding. By all rights I should have been dead, these are the times when you think "last ditch survival attempt", firing all guns and torpedoes while suffering a hail of gunfire in response. Instead the DD can't hit the broadside of a barn with guns, and then explodes after running over my aft deck!

At that point I said, "What the heck!" I opened fire on the remaining DD with my deck gun and sank her quite handily, while taking exactly one hit in return. :rotfl:

I think I gave up on that career as I felt I should have, by all rights, died. I try to avoid similar situations now

supposedtobeworking · 07-28-07, 03:00 AM

Yes as despicable as the bug is having been allowed into the released game, you cannot help but laugh when it does happen. Everytime it happens is when I am in a desperate situation much like the one you described, and it is like some miracle occurs as the DD bursts into flames. All of the sudden you get this confidence and start to take on the rest of the surfaced escorts in a momentary rush of invulnerability.

Another thing I have noticed is that planes sometimes destruct and crash into the ocean in a big fireball after dropping their ordinance. This has happened two times now. I have been bombed and died three times in a row on first patrol...does anyone use mods to tone down the planes? I am using stock 1.3 with some mods including tater's campaign mod. It's kind of getting old but maybe i am not alone.

Excalibur Bane · 07-28-07, 03:02 AM

Hrm. That's nothing. Not ten minutes ago, on my way back to end my patrol at Brisbane, I picked up an aircraft on radar. Feeling somewhat lucky and given that he was approaching from aft (My gato still has early war conning tower with the single aft AA mounting) I decided to remain on the surface and try my luck taking it out.

When it came into visual range, it was a Betty, I wasn't feeling terribly lucky anymore. I was hoping it was going to just be a Zero, not a damn bomber. At any rate, realizing it was too late to dive, I quickly threw it into flank and started zagging like crazy. Ordered my AA gunner to open fire. Event window opened up, he was coming straight at me. Fortunately my gunner was spot on, and it switched to his death animation. I watched proudly as the Betty went down in flames...which then turned to horror as I realized it was coming straight at me.

There wasn't much I could do, I had about a second or so before he came screaming out of the sky and....bounced off the aft of my sub, then continued to flip end over end over end, until finally resting in the sea and sinking. I got all that nasty metal clashing effect and no damage at all. I just kinda sat there for a second scratching my head.

So, yeah, immersion breaking? Yup. There's something about a...those impolite aircraft bouncing off my submarine that ruins my immersion!

Ahem. Sorry, that just totally ruined the entire patrol for me.

Edited by Drebbel: No blasphemy please

supposedtobeworking · 07-28-07, 03:06 AM

well the devs had a sense of humor i guess. I think I am going to take a break from SH4 and go back to the atlantic for a while. Too many bugs for me lately and I can't hit anything...and planes and DDs self destruct...unfortunately SH4 has a ways to go yet to fulfill its potential of what it should have been and could have been.

micky1up · 07-30-07, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by supposedtobeworking

Destroyer rammed my periscope and blew up into flames...i thought this has been dealt with...talk about an immersion killer....it was funny the first time...now it is just stupid and silly and ruins the game..is there a fix for this yet?

maybe the destroyer heard your anal drivel and self destructed lol

SteamWake · 07-30-07, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by micky1up

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Originally Posted by supposedtobeworking

Destroyer rammed my periscope and blew up into flames...i thought this has been dealt with...talk about an immersion killer....it was funny the first time...now it is just stupid and silly and ruins the game..is there a fix for this yet?

maybe the destroyer heard your anal drivel and self destructed lol

Thanks for the contribution ?

07-27-07, 06:27 PM	#1
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	this is still stupid Destroyer rammed my periscope and blew up into flames...i thought this has been dealt with...talk about an immersion killer....it was funny the first time...now it is just stupid and silly and ruins the game..is there a fix for this yet?

07-28-07, 03:02 AM	#6
Excalibur Bane XO Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 429 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Hrm. That's nothing. Not ten minutes ago, on my way back to end my patrol at Brisbane, I picked up an aircraft on radar. Feeling somewhat lucky and given that he was approaching from aft (My gato still has early war conning tower with the single aft AA mounting) I decided to remain on the surface and try my luck taking it out. When it came into visual range, it was a Betty, I wasn't feeling terribly lucky anymore. I was hoping it was going to just be a Zero, not a damn bomber. At any rate, realizing it was too late to dive, I quickly threw it into flank and started zagging like crazy. Ordered my AA gunner to open fire. Event window opened up, he was coming straight at me. Fortunately my gunner was spot on, and it switched to his death animation. I watched proudly as the Betty went down in flames...which then turned to horror as I realized it was coming straight at me. There wasn't much I could do, I had about a second or so before he came screaming out of the sky and....bounced off the aft of my sub, then continued to flip end over end over end, until finally resting in the sea and sinking. I got all that nasty metal clashing effect and no damage at all. I just kinda sat there for a second scratching my head. So, yeah, immersion breaking? Yup. There's something about a...those impolite aircraft bouncing off my submarine that ruins my immersion! Ahem. Sorry, that just totally ruined the entire patrol for me. Edited by Drebbel: No blasphemy please __________________ Looking for a list of mods for SH4? Everything you need is here: List Of Modifications for SH4 v1.3 "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing." Last edited by Drebbel; 07-28-07 at 05:24 AM.

07-27-07, 07:24 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Nope... Same as SH3. Just try to not get into that situation is all I can say.

07-27-07, 07:52 PM	#3
switch.dota Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 492 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've never had a DD ram me unless I was surfaced (wtf was I doing on the surface with warships around?!) or diving (again, I should have been under the waves for a long time). That is unless I abused the face that DDs are idiots that siucide (i.e. running flank at 2-3m above peri depth to attract DDs :rotfl: ). It's not really an immersion killer when you get rammed since you should not be in that possition if you're so much into atmosphere.

07-28-07, 12:23 AM	#4
Xelif Seaman Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 37 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oh, it's an immersion killer. I got 'rammed' by a DD after being forced to the surface from massive flooding. By all rights I should have been dead, these are the times when you think "last ditch survival attempt", firing all guns and torpedoes while suffering a hail of gunfire in response. Instead the DD can't hit the broadside of a barn with guns, and then explodes after running over my aft deck! At that point I said, "What the heck!" I opened fire on the remaining DD with my deck gun and sank her quite handily, while taking exactly one hit in return. :rotfl: I think I gave up on that career as I felt I should have, by all rights, died. I try to avoid similar situations now

07-28-07, 03:00 AM	#5
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Yes as despicable as the bug is having been allowed into the released game, you cannot help but laugh when it does happen. Everytime it happens is when I am in a desperate situation much like the one you described, and it is like some miracle occurs as the DD bursts into flames. All of the sudden you get this confidence and start to take on the rest of the surfaced escorts in a momentary rush of invulnerability. Another thing I have noticed is that planes sometimes destruct and crash into the ocean in a big fireball after dropping their ordinance. This has happened two times now. I have been bombed and died three times in a row on first patrol...does anyone use mods to tone down the planes? I am using stock 1.3 with some mods including tater's campaign mod. It's kind of getting old but maybe i am not alone.

07-28-07, 03:06 AM	#7
supposedtobeworking XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 436 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	well the devs had a sense of humor i guess. I think I am going to take a break from SH4 and go back to the atlantic for a while. Too many bugs for me lately and I can't hit anything...and planes and DDs self destruct...unfortunately SH4 has a ways to go yet to fulfill its potential of what it should have been and could have been.