Modding Silent Hunter 1.

Sheppard · 02-10-14, 03:01 PM

Actually I just remembered I made an error in decipering a variable:

Displacement, Surfaced : 1860
Displacement, Submerged : 2428
Displacement Coefficient : 2438 << this isn't a coefficient.

It's actually the "death displacement".

See, when you get damaged, your sub will start shipping water on board; and this will affect your displacement. Eventually, if you take on enough water, your submerged displacement will go above the Death Displacement; and you'll die.

I found this out when I tried to mod in the Nautilus into the Tench Slot -- the surfaced displacement -- 3,533 tons was above the death displacement; so each time I loaded the game, I died instantly from flooding.

This mechanic is probably to simulate eventual death if you're stuck on the ocean floor above crush depth, but your boat is filling with water.

02-10-14, 03:01 PM	#15
Sheppard Captain of the Nautilus Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 143 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 0	Actually I just remembered I made an error in decipering a variable: Displacement, Surfaced : 1860 Displacement, Submerged : 2428 Displacement Coefficient : 2438 << this isn't a coefficient. It's actually the "death displacement". See, when you get damaged, your sub will start shipping water on board; and this will affect your displacement. Eventually, if you take on enough water, your submerged displacement will go above the Death Displacement; and you'll die. I found this out when I tried to mod in the Nautilus into the Tench Slot -- the surfaced displacement -- 3,533 tons was above the death displacement; so each time I loaded the game, I died instantly from flooding. This mechanic is probably to simulate eventual death if you're stuck on the ocean floor above crush depth, but your boat is filling with water.