How did I die?

JohnnyBlaze · 05-11-09, 07:42 AM

This morning when I went to work, I let the game running. I was submerged at 40 meters running 2kts north of the canary islands. The weather was heavy clouds and heavy rain. Zero visibility.

When I come back from work I see Mission results Not enough crew.
All dead!

Any idea how did this happen? There aren't any mines between Madeira and Canary islands are there?

Could I be detected by a destroyer in a lousy weather that it was?

I dont think I ran out of air since I was gone for only 10hours..

It's too bad the game wont tell you what killed you..

nikbear · 05-11-09, 08:01 AM

If your using crew rotation as normal,then they can be so exhausted as to die,get SH3Cmdr and you can use that to turn the crew fatigue off,much better,leaves you to get on with things and not have to babysit the crew

plus SH3Cmdr give you a whole host of other goodies to fine tune the game.Its brilliant,I can't imagine SH3/GWX without it

sharkbit · 05-11-09, 08:02 AM

There should be enough air for a ten hour submergence.
I don't know if fatigue makes any difference. Do you have fatigue enabled?

Another thing may be that you ran aground. I've seen where people have hit little sea mounts that don't show up when you're zoomed out, but if you zoom in, there are little points of land sticking up.

OR:

JohnnyBlaze · 05-11-09, 08:15 AM

JohnnyBlaze · 05-11-09, 08:38 AM

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nikbear: I can't imagine SH3/GWX without it

Me neither

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nikbear: If your using crew rotation as normal,then they can be so exhausted as to die

They can die, really?

I do have fatigue turned off so that cant be it.

I also play D.I.D, but I'm going to forgive myself this time for loading a previous save. Since I was away and Bernard my XO couldnt save our butts.

(excuses...) :rotfl:
And I'm pretty sure there are no little islands on my course. I sometimes use the navigator to plot our course, because that's the only way he can hold the course in a storm.

Could it be then that I was possibly detected by a convoy escort? There were no sound contacts when I left for work.

Thanks for the ideas, fellas. And please keep them coming

ps. D'oh now I got the "navy dude" for a punishment

Synthfg · 05-11-09, 08:49 AM

For all you know you ran right through the middle of a british battle squadron

GoldenRivet · 05-11-09, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Synthfg

For all you know you ran right through the middle of a british battle squadron

there is a hunter killer group that runs that area... you probably were unlucky enough to sail right under them.

if your going to leave the sim unattended its best to set your depth for something more in tune with 140 meters depth with silent running at 1x compression

05-11-09, 07:42 AM	#1
JohnnyBlaze Officer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 247 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	How did I die? This morning when I went to work, I let the game running. I was submerged at 40 meters running 2kts north of the canary islands. The weather was heavy clouds and heavy rain. Zero visibility. When I come back from work I see Mission results Not enough crew. All dead! Any idea how did this happen? There aren't any mines between Madeira and Canary islands are there? Could I be detected by a destroyer in a lousy weather that it was? I dont think I ran out of air since I was gone for only 10hours.. It's too bad the game wont tell you what killed you.. __________________

05-11-09, 08:01 AM	#2
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	If your using crew rotation as normal,then they can be so exhausted as to die,get SH3Cmdr and you can use that to turn the crew fatigue off,much better,leaves you to get on with things and not have to babysit the crewplus SH3Cmdr give you a whole host of other goodies to fine tune the game.Its brilliant,I can't imagine SH3/GWX without it __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

05-11-09, 08:02 AM	#3
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	There should be enough air for a ten hour submergence. I don't know if fatigue makes any difference. Do you have fatigue enabled? Another thing may be that you ran aground. I've seen where people have hit little sea mounts that don't show up when you're zoomed out, but if you zoom in, there are little points of land sticking up. OR: __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

05-11-09, 08:15 AM	#4
JohnnyBlaze Officer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 247 Downloads: 205 Uploads: 0	__________________

05-11-09, 08:49 AM	#6
Synthfg Sparky Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 154 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	For all you know you ran right through the middle of a british battle squadron