Death policy - Page 2

Herr-Berbunch · 11-16-10, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Missing Name

Started a new career via SH3 Commander. Seriously, why didn't I install this before?

Seriously, we don't know, we do recommend it, and now you've started using it you should also get (if you haven't already) Ships Names to add to it!

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=2746

Sailor Steve's hard work, over 11 000 historically accurate vessel names

frau kaleun · 11-16-10, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Missing Name

How would I name myself "Missing Name" in German?

I'm gonna go with "fehlende Name" but the actual German speakers here probably know better.

Missing Name · 11-16-10, 02:46 PM

Eh, I've already entered the name. Oh well.

klh · 11-16-10, 09:02 PM

I'm also in the "Dead is Dead" crowd. Knowing that my career is on the line makes me more cautious and realistic - no going in with guns blazing. It also makes you sweat a little after 15-20 missions when the Tommy's are raining down ash cans.

The only time I would use an earlier save is if the game or PC screwed up (e.g. got stuck on time compression and ran aground).

Sailor Steve · 11-17-10, 12:58 AM

It makes me sweat after 0 missions - I don't want to die!

Kongo Otto · 11-17-10, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I'm gonna go with "fehlende Name" but the actual German speakers here probably know better.

Correct it would be "fehlender Name" but "Ohne einen Namen" its quite the same.

kapuhy · 11-17-10, 06:15 AM

Playing DiD certainly adds tension to the game... I remember in good old Aces of the Deep, when I got rammed and then stuck in mud after repairing my boat on the bottom, I spent hours biting nails and attempting every maneuver possible to free the boat. I would never have the patience to do this if I had the option to just reload last save, but I would also never have the chance to feel like this in the end:

http://bluekidontheblock.files.wordp...0110659591.jpg

Herr-Berbunch · 11-17-10, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by klh

The only time I would use an earlier save is if the game or PC screwed up (e.g. got stuck on time compression and ran aground).

How would TC into land be a game or PC fault?

frau kaleun · 11-17-10, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

How would TC into land be a game or PC fault?

I have had a couple occasions where something causes the game to freeze up momentarily in that it refuses to respond to keyboard commands - like changing the TC, or making a course adjustment - while it sorts itself out. So I'm sitting there biting my nails wondering whether or not I can hit the right keys quickly enough when it starts responding again to avoid any disaster I might be heading towards at a higher TC than I'd like to be at under the circumstances.

OTOH the freezes typically only happen when I'm nearing base or some other heavy traffic coastal area, so I should probably know better than to be in TC at all.

CCIP · 11-17-10, 09:14 AM

I'd be reasonable with DiD as well. If my phone rings and distracts me, or I'm tired as heck and just do something wildly stupid and unrealistic, I'll reload. The game requires house rules like this, and from my perspective house rules only work when they bring the right (i.e. realistic) results.

Otherwise DiD makes the game extremely rewarding and thought-provoking. There were several times when I was left pretty much shocked by consequences of my own decisions, and times when I really got immersed in the tension, because the risks felt very heavy. The real payoff of DiD is not so much the challenge as that golden grail or simulations - suspension of disbelief.

desirableroasted · 11-17-10, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

The real payoff of DiD is not so much the challenge as that golden grail or simulations - suspension of disbelief.

Perfectly put.

Sailor Steve · 11-17-10, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

How would TC into land be a game or PC fault?

The watch crew doesn't call out "Land ho!" That in itself is enough to warrant cutting yourself a break.

Missing Name · 11-17-10, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I have had a couple occasions where something causes the game to freeze up momentarily in that it refuses to respond to keyboard commands - like changing the TC, or making a course adjustment - while it sorts itself out. So I'm sitting there biting my nails wondering whether or not I can hit the right keys quickly enough when it starts responding again to avoid any disaster I might be heading towards at a higher TC than I'd like to be at under the circumstances.

OTOH the freezes typically only happen when I'm nearing base or some other heavy traffic coastal area, so I should probably know better than to be in TC at all.

I get the same issue. This is the main reason I got SH3 commander - I can spawn outside of my home port.

This is also why I don't like raiding harbors.

Gargamel · 11-17-10, 05:45 PM

One of the biggest detractors from playing DiD is the fact you just spent many years in game, and many hours real time building your renown, boat, and crew. You hate to lose it all. But luckily you can just start a new career around the same time frame and get similar equipment rather quickly.

kk20 · 11-18-10, 05:37 AM

DiD for me unless it is something silly (such as CTD or wander off for a wee and forget to pause thus getting. That being said I used to simply delete careers, now I save them (well zip them up and remove) as SH3 commander keeps things nicely for me.

If I want a better piece of kit then I start at a later stage in the war. I have STILL never tried an XXI and prefer the big lumbering IXC. Would love a snorkel - never seem to last long enough to get one.

My careers are in double figures - never really counted.

11-16-10, 02:46 PM	#18
Missing Name Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Westun New Yahk Posts: 748 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Eh, I've already entered the name. Oh well. __________________ Largest target sunk with deck gun: Japanese auxiliary cruiser, 15000 tons Largest engaged: HMS Nelson. Results inconclusive. Read Brag's stuff

11-17-10, 12:58 AM	#20
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It makes me sweat after 0 missions - I don't want to die! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-17-10, 09:14 AM	#25
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I'd be reasonable with DiD as well. If my phone rings and distracts me, or I'm tired as heck and just do something wildly stupid and unrealistic, I'll reload. The game requires house rules like this, and from my perspective house rules only work when they bring the right (i.e. realistic) results. Otherwise DiD makes the game extremely rewarding and thought-provoking. There were several times when I was left pretty much shocked by consequences of my own decisions, and times when I really got immersed in the tension, because the risks felt very heavy. The real payoff of DiD is not so much the challenge as that golden grail or simulations - suspension of disbelief. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

11-17-10, 05:45 PM	#29
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	One of the biggest detractors from playing DiD is the fact you just spent many years in game, and many hours real time building your renown, boat, and crew. You hate to lose it all. But luckily you can just start a new career around the same time frame and get similar equipment rather quickly. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

11-18-10, 05:37 AM	#30
kk20 Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 23 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Not really a problem DiD for me unless it is something silly (such as CTD or wander off for a wee and forget to pause thus getting. That being said I used to simply delete careers, now I save them (well zip them up and remove) as SH3 commander keeps things nicely for me. If I want a better piece of kit then I start at a later stage in the war. I have STILL never tried an XXI and prefer the big lumbering IXC. Would love a snorkel - never seem to last long enough to get one. My careers are in double figures - never really counted. Last edited by kk20; 11-18-10 at 06:08 AM.

11-16-10, 09:02 PM	#19
klh Der Alte Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 227 Downloads: 200 Uploads: 0	I'm also in the "Dead is Dead" crowd. Knowing that my career is on the line makes me more cautious and realistic - no going in with guns blazing. It also makes you sweat a little after 15-20 missions when the Tommy's are raining down ash cans. The only time I would use an earlier save is if the game or PC screwed up (e.g. got stuck on time compression and ran aground).

11-17-10, 06:15 AM	#22
kapuhy Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Poland Posts: 874 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 3	Playing DiD certainly adds tension to the game... I remember in good old Aces of the Deep, when I got rammed and then stuck in mud after repairing my boat on the bottom, I spent hours biting nails and attempting every maneuver possible to free the boat. I would never have the patience to do this if I had the option to just reload last save, but I would also never have the chance to feel like this in the end: http://bluekidontheblock.files.wordp...0110659591.jpg