Too Many Planes - Page 2

Red Devil · 10-03-08, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by aanker

I guess I'm one who doesn't mind the planes. Some days they are heavy other days there aren't any. For me they add to the fun & sometimes the frustration of my patrols which is as it should be.

BTW - most of the time the aircraft just west of Midway are 'our boys' ... so don't shoot... lol

Happy Hunting!

Art

they were Zero's and betty's and all within a couple hundred miles of Midway!! Some range they have!!!!

Rockin Robbins · 10-03-08, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Devil

Quote:

Originally Posted by aanker

I guess I'm one who doesn't mind the planes. Some days they are heavy other days there aren't any. For me they add to the fun & sometimes the frustration of my patrols which is as it should be.

BTW - most of the time the aircraft just west of Midway are 'our boys' ... so don't shoot... lol

Happy Hunting!

Art

they were Zero's and betty's and all within a couple hundred miles of Midway!! Some range they have!!!!

Not only do they have individual realistic ranges for each type of aircraft, but in the game they don't materialize out of nowhere. They come from a base or aircraft carrier within that range of operations.

Hey! How do you know what kind of airplanes they are? Something drastically wrong there!

OK, look deep into the mysterious hypno-question mark. Repeat after me...

"I will not look at airplanes" ...come on, you can do it!
"I will not identify airplanes"
"When one is spotted I will immediately dive to periscope depth or below"
"It does not matter what kind of airplane they are"
"Airplanes are all evil"
"I will not look. I will not identify airplanes."

OK, you may now wake up, completely alert and refreshed. Don't you feel much better? Yes you do!

And now because you are not lollygagging around identifying them, airplanes not identify you. And they will not call their friends.

You have just reduced your air traffic by a factor of five to ten.

So whenever you feel the urge to identify all those planes up there, just look into the mysterious hypno-question mark and ....

Quillan · 10-03-08, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Devil

they were Zero's and betty's and all within a couple hundred miles of Midway!! Some range they have!!!!

If you were seeing Zeroes just west of Midway, that means the Midway invasion is underway! GO FIND THOSE CARRIERS!

Of course, the IJN has an airbase on Wake Island, and if you get too close to it you might encounter patrols from there.

ReallyDedPoet · 10-03-08, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

I see Jimbuna has swayed you to the dark side of the smiley thing

RDP

Red Devil · 10-03-08, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Devil

Quote:

Originally Posted by aanker

I guess I'm one who doesn't mind the planes. Some days they are heavy other days there aren't any. For me they add to the fun & sometimes the frustration of my patrols which is as it should be.

BTW - most of the time the aircraft just west of Midway are 'our boys' ... so don't shoot... lol

Happy Hunting!

Art

they were Zero's and betty's and all within a couple hundred miles of Midway!! Some range they have!!!!

tbe sun on the wings gave it away as they dived on me! Oh, yeah; I have heard of US friendly fire, but these were also shooting!!

Rockin Robbins · 10-03-08, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

I see Jimbuna has swayed you to the dark side of the smiley thing

RDP

Yes, it is a fatal disease. People have been reading my posts as much more severe than I have meant them so these smileys are my ambassadors of good will.

Except maybe that one...

Red Devil · 10-03-08, 09:18 AM

The most annoying fact on a forum is that:

which is typed on the screen is not necessarily what is read

I therefore tend to err on the friendly approach, any admonishment, I take light heartedly

ReallyDedPoet · 10-03-08, 09:23 AM

I may have found a future use for that smiley RR :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Well at least in the SH3 Forums :p

RDP

Rockin Robbins · 10-03-08, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

I may have found a future use for that smiley RR :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Well at least in the SH3 Forums :p

RDP

I can see that guy, who I couldn't figure out how to use, is going to be well-employed!

@Red Devil:

PortsmouthProwler · 10-07-08, 02:56 AM

LMAO with this thread.

OK, stock game. No mods yet, tho' I'll prolly try RFB (RUB is great fun in SH3).

Dick spots plane.

Dive, Dick, dive!

See Dick at 150'. Dick is safe here - even sharp eyed Japanese observer with 16x glasses can't see Dick so deep.

Dick surfaces. 'Nother plane!

Dick travels underwater in day. Surface at night...ahhh, much better. Fewer headaches.

Better to cruise on surface, with scope up. See more, hunt more, bring enemy to bad end more. But if pesky airmen are feeling their oats that day, travel underwater in underwater travelling boat.

P.S. - do not slug it out with nefarious airmen unless you have absolutly no choice, as in "can't dive" or "too shallow" (why am I in shallow water????).

kiwi_2005 · 10-07-08, 06:57 AM

speaking about airplanes (Noob Alert!) is there a key i can hit so i can view the damn plane when one of my lookouts spot one. I hit the ( . ) key and nothing happens! Just wanna knw whos about to attack me.

Rockin Robbins · 10-07-08, 07:03 AM

Kiwi, that was a conscious decision by the devs not to allow that in SH4. You have to locate that plane visually all by yourself. This helps make diving into the default action when visually spotting a plane. It also makes radar your best friend.

kiwi_2005 · 10-07-08, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Kiwi, that was a conscious decision by the devs not to allow that in SH4. You have to locate that plane visually all by yourself. This helps make diving into the default action when visually spotting a plane. It also makes radar your best friend.

Ah i see, Oh well i'll keep crash diving when a plane is spotted. Thanks

Wilcke · 10-07-08, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Kiwi, that was a conscious decision by the devs not to allow that in SH4. You have to locate that plane visually all by yourself. This helps make diving into the default action when visually spotting a plane. It also makes radar your best friend.

Ah i see, Oh well i'll keep crash diving when a plane is spotted. Thanks

Its the best thing to do really. But I do like the air layer in RSRDC and the one in TMO "evil airplanes". Both are eons ahead of the stock layer that shipped with SH4.

Happy Hunting!

Diopos · 10-07-08, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

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Ah i see, Oh well i'll keep crash diving when a plane is spotted. Thanks

IF YOU'RE NOT IN SHALLOWS!!!!!!

10-03-08, 09:18 AM	#22
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,540 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	The most annoying fact on a forum is that: which is typed on the screen is not necessarily what is read I therefore tend to err on the friendly approach, any admonishment, I take light heartedly __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	I may have found a future use for that smiley RR :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Well at least in the SH3 Forums :p RDP __________________ Back in the Day

10-07-08, 06:57 AM	#26
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	speaking about airplanes (Noob Alert!) is there a key i can hit so i can view the damn plane when one of my lookouts spot one. I hit the ( . ) key and nothing happens! Just wanna knw whos about to attack me. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

10-07-08, 07:03 AM	#27
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Kiwi, that was a conscious decision by the devs not to allow that in SH4. You have to locate that plane visually all by yourself. This helps make diving into the default action when visually spotting a plane. It also makes radar your best friend. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-07-08, 02:56 AM	#25
PortsmouthProwler Bosun Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 65 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	LMAO with this thread. OK, stock game. No mods yet, tho' I'll prolly try RFB (RUB is great fun in SH3). Dick spots plane. Dive, Dick, dive! See Dick at 150'. Dick is safe here - even sharp eyed Japanese observer with 16x glasses can't see Dick so deep. Dick surfaces. 'Nother plane! Dick travels underwater in day. Surface at night...ahhh, much better. Fewer headaches. Better to cruise on surface, with scope up. See more, hunt more, bring enemy to bad end more. But if pesky airmen are feeling their oats that day, travel underwater in underwater travelling boat. P.S. - do not slug it out with nefarious airmen unless you have absolutly no choice, as in "can't dive" or "too shallow" (why am I in shallow water????).