Poll: How much do you sleep on an SH3 night?

Schöneboom · 07-05-07, 10:48 AM

Is anyone else here feeling a little sleep-deprived? I'm coming to work looking more like Thomsen every day! Must... get... caffeine...

(If you've ever made any poor tactical decisions due to lack of sleep, this is a good place to tell us. I'll share a story later.)

CapZap1970 · 07-05-07, 11:02 AM

Sometimes I go to work with a zombie face.... after sleeping 3 or 4 hours the night before. Why? simple.... I had a patrol to do :rotfl: :rotfl:
CapZap

Swat · 07-05-07, 11:12 AM

Already went straight from the comp directly to work,have not slept even a minute.Made my job as it was expected from me,after I got back home I was totally dead

Schöneboom · 07-05-07, 11:26 AM

Dangers of Sleep Deprivation: Last night I couldn't even follow my own advice ("Don't stick around for the fireworks!") -- after finally locating a convoy in pitch darkness, I torpedo the first ship I see at close range. The first eel's a dud, but the second one hits -- I know 'cause I stayed there to make sure! Then DUH, all the searchlights come on!

A Star Is Born! :rotfl:

Well, it was 4th of July...

ReallyDedPoet · 07-05-07, 12:50 PM

My kids don't care how long I play, their dad is getting up regardless

RDP

KeybdFlyer · 07-05-07, 01:00 PM

I've got a slight advantage over most, I work from home. I've decided to start a new career and play it an 1x TC so that I can leave the machine on through the day while I get on with things and give myself a break now and then to check on crew fatigue etc. This way I can have SH3 GWX available and running for almost 24/7 interrupted only when I need to Photoshop!

Thniper · 07-05-07, 01:02 PM

A good kaleun shouldn't sleep at all.

You always have to keep an eye on your crew.
Well, I don't trust my 1WO, he's too sloppy. Once I observed him snoozing while on duty.
Next day he had to clean the toilet ... right after we had Bohneneintopf for lunch.

I have to get rid of him somehow ... :hmm:

ichso · 07-05-07, 02:04 PM

Quote:

A good kaleun shouldn't sleep at all.

You always have to keep an eye on your crew.

A good kaleun has to be up and fully awake when something important happens.Til then he has to rest to be most fit when it matters the most. And he needs someone relyable who can wake him up in time

blue3golf · 07-05-07, 06:50 PM

I only get one day off a week, so I play the night before that day and then get up the next day to spend time with the wife and kid.

Reverie · 07-08-07, 04:49 AM

Sleep isn't a problem. I just set the view to what works for a reasonable screensaver (the rocking of the boat is perfect), and play the gramophone or listen to the waves and drop off to lullaby land.
Of course the frustration is when a disaster occurs that could have been averted if I were awake and watching. The last such incident was crying about the boat taking damage, but by the time I fell out of bed, stepped on pussy, and found my spectacles, the mission was concluded. I think I collided with an iceberg. It would be nice if the "Alaaarm" sound byte could be triggered by a proximty alert. I would set it like one would set an alarm clock.
Reverie

U49 · 09-30-07, 06:12 AM

Colleagues are sometimes wondering if I work a second job at night...

Not realy a wrong impression

Graf Paper · 02-10-08, 05:00 PM

I usually sleep okay on days I make a patrol but it's because I'll save my game and then finish it the next day.

Sometimes I'll get so wrapped up in a patrol that I'll play through it until I'm back to base. Those usually take 8-12 hours, depending on how soon I expend my torps.

Once, I played a patrol that took me 15 hours. I dozed off at 2 a.m. only to be startled awake by my WO rattling off all these "Ship spotted! Bearing xxx." I had practically sailed right into a convoy and spent the next two hours evading the escorts!

Those DD captains were probably thinking, "What's up with that U-boat? The way it's just coming at us in a straight line and constant speed, you'd think the commander was asleep!".

View Poll Results: On an average night playing SH3, how many hours sleep do you get?
7+ hrs.	30	23.26%
5-6 hrs.	54	41.86%
3-4 hrs.	24	18.60%
1-2 hrs.	2	1.55%
Sleep? What's that?	19	14.73%
Voters: 129. You may not vote on this poll

07-05-07, 10:48 AM	#1
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Poll: How much do you sleep on an SH3 night? Is anyone else here feeling a little sleep-deprived? I'm coming to work looking more like Thomsen every day! Must... get... caffeine... (If you've ever made any poor tactical decisions due to lack of sleep, this is a good place to tell us. I'll share a story later.) __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher." Last edited by Schöneboom; 07-05-07 at 07:57 PM.

07-05-07, 11:02 AM	#2
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,965 Downloads: 276 Uploads: 51	Sometimes I go to work with a zombie face.... after sleeping 3 or 4 hours the night before. Why? simple.... I had a patrol to do :rotfl: :rotfl: CapZap __________________

07-05-07, 11:12 AM	#3
Swat 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Czech Republic Prague Posts: 286 Downloads: 224 Uploads: 0	Already went straight from the comp directly to work,have not slept even a minute.Made my job as it was expected from me,after I got back home I was totally dead __________________ First Patrol Of U-21 Part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqBqInzBaGc First Patrol Of U-21 Part 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWqyTaomDjM

07-05-07, 11:26 AM	#4
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Dangers of Sleep Deprivation: Last night I couldn't even follow my own advice ("Don't stick around for the fireworks!") -- after finally locating a convoy in pitch darkness, I torpedo the first ship I see at close range. The first eel's a dud, but the second one hits -- I know 'cause I stayed there to make sure! Then DUH, all the searchlights come on! A Star Is Born! :rotfl: Well, it was 4th of July... __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher." Last edited by Schöneboom; 07-05-07 at 11:38 AM.

07-05-07, 12:50 PM	#5
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,887 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	My kids don't care how long I play, their dad is getting up regardless RDP __________________ Back in the Day

07-05-07, 01:00 PM	#6
KeybdFlyer 中国水兵 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 272 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	I've got a slight advantage over most, I work from home. I've decided to start a new career and play it an 1x TC so that I can leave the machine on through the day while I get on with things and give myself a break now and then to check on crew fatigue etc. This way I can have SH3 GWX available and running for almost 24/7 interrupted only when I need to Photoshop!

07-05-07, 01:02 PM	#7
Thniper Planesman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Niedersachsen, Germany Posts: 186 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	A good kaleun shouldn't sleep at all. You always have to keep an eye on your crew. Well, I don't trust my 1WO, he's too sloppy. Once I observed him snoozing while on duty. Next day he had to clean the toilet ... right after we had Bohneneintopf for lunch. I have to get rid of him somehow ... :hmm: __________________ "I cannot but conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most pernicious race of little odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth." ------------------------------- Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels (1726)

07-05-07, 06:50 PM	#9
blue3golf Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 352 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I only get one day off a week, so I play the night before that day and then get up the next day to spend time with the wife and kid.

07-08-07, 04:49 AM	#10
Reverie Planesman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 195 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Sleep isn't a problem. I just set the view to what works for a reasonable screensaver (the rocking of the boat is perfect), and play the gramophone or listen to the waves and drop off to lullaby land. Of course the frustration is when a disaster occurs that could have been averted if I were awake and watching. The last such incident was crying about the boat taking damage, but by the time I fell out of bed, stepped on pussy, and found my spectacles, the mission was concluded. I think I collided with an iceberg. It would be nice if the "Alaaarm" sound byte could be triggered by a proximty alert. I would set it like one would set an alarm clock. Reverie

09-30-07, 06:12 AM	#11
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Colleagues are sometimes wondering if I work a second job at night... Not realy a wrong impression __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

02-10-08, 05:00 PM	#12
Graf Paper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest United States Posts: 1,146 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	I usually sleep okay on days I make a patrol but it's because I'll save my game and then finish it the next day. Sometimes I'll get so wrapped up in a patrol that I'll play through it until I'm back to base. Those usually take 8-12 hours, depending on how soon I expend my torps. Once, I played a patrol that took me 15 hours. I dozed off at 2 a.m. only to be startled awake by my WO rattling off all these "Ship spotted! Bearing xxx." I had practically sailed right into a convoy and spent the next two hours evading the escorts! Those DD captains were probably thinking, "What's up with that U-boat? The way it's just coming at us in a straight line and constant speed, you'd think the commander was asleep!". __________________ Still sailing the high seas, hunting convoys with those who join me.