Dangers of Time Compression

Taurolas · 01-29-08, 02:23 PM

ROFL :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

DavyJonesFootlocker · 01-29-08, 02:35 PM

Momentum killed ya my friend. Even when you stop in real time the sub keeps going. When I TC as high as 4-digits I look out for the last waypoint and start to slow down to 3 or 2 digits. Watch out where you place your waypoints.

M. Sarsfield · 01-29-08, 02:40 PM

It's also detrimental if you're on patrol and you run into a plane or surface contact that somehow was not picked up by sensors. By the time the computer loads all of the files that it needs, TC already has you taking damage or dead. I can usually tell that something is coming my way, because I'll run TC around 128X and will notice a slight pause.

Snuffy · 01-29-08, 03:01 PM

Also you have to watch those little obsticals in the middle of the ocean called islands.

If you don't preview your route before you hit TC ... them islands don't move for ya.

imbiginjapan · 01-29-08, 04:16 PM

More than once I've ended a patrol with my boat sitting on a beach somewhere. I just assume that someone spotted a pack of sunbathing nurses and moved to intercept.

Dantenoc · 01-29-08, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snuffy

If you don't preview your route before you hit TC ... them islands don't move for ya.

Wasn't the game supposed to slow down when getting near land? SH3 did that.... it doesn't seem to work on SH4

Anyway, never, ever, EVER TC too high, or else a an enemy plane will creep up on you and blow you to bits.

Zero Niner · 01-30-08, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dantenoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snuffy

If you don't preview your route before you hit TC ... them islands don't move for ya.

Wasn't the game supposed to slow down when getting near land? SH3 did that.... it doesn't seem to work on SH4

Actually it does. On one patrol the star icon denoting the objective was, unbeknownst to me, covering a small island. Oblivious, I set a waypoint that went across the island.
Later on as I approached the island TC dropped to 8x. I was curious why - no contacts, aerial or surface, were reported by the crew. So I repeatedly hit the '+' key but the game would drop me down to 8x. So picture me repeatedly hitting the Numpad + key until I decided to take a view from the bridge. That was when I saw the island. Full emergency back didn't stop me from going up the beach.

McBeck · 01-30-08, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zero Niner

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dantenoc

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snuffy

If you don't preview your route before you hit TC ... them islands don't move for ya.

Wasn't the game supposed to slow down when getting near land? SH3 did that.... it doesn't seem to work on SH4

Actually it does. On one patrol the star icon denoting the objective was, unbeknownst to me, covering a small island. Oblivious, I set a waypoint that went across the island.
Later on as I approached the island TC dropped to 8x. I was curious why - no contacts, aerial or surface, were reported by the crew. So I repeatedly hit the '+' key but the game would drop me down to 8x. So picture me repeatedly hitting the Numpad + key until I decided to take a view from the bridge. That was when I saw the island. Full emergency back didn't stop me from going up the beach.

Excact same thing happende to me

Heres a good way to slow down TC fast: Hit Backspace! It will pause the game.
This will bypass to process going through the different TC levels.

01-29-08, 02:35 PM	#2
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Momentum killed ya my friend. Even when you stop in real time the sub keeps going. When I TC as high as 4-digits I look out for the last waypoint and start to slow down to 3 or 2 digits. Watch out where you place your waypoints. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

01-29-08, 02:40 PM	#3
M. Sarsfield Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,016 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's also detrimental if you're on patrol and you run into a plane or surface contact that somehow was not picked up by sensors. By the time the computer loads all of the files that it needs, TC already has you taking damage or dead. I can usually tell that something is coming my way, because I'll run TC around 128X and will notice a slight pause. __________________ MJS USS Batfish Volunteer/Reenactor www.ss310.com www.ussbatfish.com Communism killed over 100M people and all that I got was this lousy signature.* *http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/COM.ART.HTM

01-29-08, 03:01 PM	#4
Snuffy XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 420 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Also you have to watch those little obsticals in the middle of the ocean called islands. If you don't preview your route before you hit TC ... them islands don't move for ya. __________________ ----------------- Snuffy!

01-29-08, 02:23 PM	#1
Taurolas Medic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Notts UK Posts: 163 Downloads: 167 Uploads: 0	ROFL :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

01-29-08, 04:16 PM	#5
imbiginjapan Swabbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between Bahstin and Prahvidence Posts: 14 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	More than once I've ended a patrol with my boat sitting on a beach somewhere. I just assume that someone spotted a pack of sunbathing nurses and moved to intercept.