Is it too much to expect TC to reset BEFORE I run aground

Platapus · 02-07-10, 06:13 PM

I really hate the TC in SH4.

I had a really successful patrol and was heading back home. I was between midway and pearl so I upped the TC to 1K. I failed to notice one of those micro islands that don't show up on the chart. My bad

But, I would think that the TC would revert back to 1:1 before I slam in to the island at 18 knots!

And don't get me started on the wonderful DC in SH4

psykopatsak · 02-07-10, 06:18 PM

how can you even expect such a thing! of course the boat must be completley destroyed and flooded despite the fact that its actually hovering in the air :?

Torplexed · 02-07-10, 07:42 PM

Yeah...we've all been there.

It's even worse in the South China Sea.

magic452 · 02-07-10, 11:27 PM

Platapus I think I ran into the same island.

Magic

Armistead · 02-08-10, 12:00 AM

HAHA, just happened to me not long ago after one of my best patrols and no save point....Now this is running aground..

Schroeder · 02-08-10, 06:38 AM

Happened to me too. The lookouts must have been blind.

Thank [insert entity here] I was only running 10 knots so the damage wasn't that horrific.

What I love too is high TC and then pressing C instead of X. I only wanted to get the watch to appear but I found myself kissing the seabed at 512TC.... in the same patrol by the way in which I rammed that *censored* island.

But again my Gato proved to be very sturdy and only took some more minor damage.
But the guys at the shipyard were all looking at me in a strange way when I turned in a badly damaged sub without having had a shot fired at me or a DC dropped at me.....

Nisgeis · 02-08-10, 07:48 AM

It also depends on your CPU. If your CPU is struggling at whatever TC setting you are at, it can't take as many time slices, so the points that it will warp between are larger. In this way it can warp you from deep water to grounded, without chosing a shallow point and dropping to low TC in between.

Whenever it happens to me, I think, I'll just wait for high tide... Oh no!

Syxx_Killer · 02-08-10, 10:14 AM

Gotta love the US Navy submersible bulldozer!

I've learned a long time back to zoom in on the map when doing waypoints. It can be a pain to do waypoints from a zoomed in view, but after beaching myself a number of times before it is actually less of a headache.

I have often wished the devs could have added a simple line color change if your waypoint would take you over land. Command: Aces of the Deep did that all those moons ago.

Nisgeis · 02-08-10, 01:41 PM

That's a very good idea!

aanker · 02-09-10, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

Aces of the Deep did that all those moons ago.

So did Silent Hunter 1. Come to think of it, SH1 wouldn't even let you make waypoints if they went over land

Happy Hunting!

Art

Torplexed · 02-09-10, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aanker

So did Silent Hunter 1. Come to think of it, SH1 wouldn't even let you make waypoints if they went over land

Happy Hunting!

Art

Yeah. Seems like a lot of smart, intuitive design has been replaced by pretty eye candy over the years.

Frederf · 02-09-10, 05:22 AM

Any dive (D, C) should instantly set the TC to 1x. Why would ANYONE want to crash dive at 512x? Why should the program allow it?

SteamWake · 02-10-10, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frederf

Any dive (D, C) should instantly set the TC to 1x. Why would ANYONE want to crash dive at 512x? Why should the program allow it?

I have died several times due to this quirk...

All I can say is save early and save often

Elder-Pirate · 02-11-10, 12:03 AM

If you're gonna make waypoints with the map waaaay out there, then you're most likely to eat sand.

Makes common sense, pull up the map and see the beach.

02-07-10, 06:13 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,365 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Is it too much to expect TC to reset BEFORE I run aground I really hate the TC in SH4. I had a really successful patrol and was heading back home. I was between midway and pearl so I upped the TC to 1K. I failed to notice one of those micro islands that don't show up on the chart. My bad But, I would think that the TC would revert back to 1:1 before I slam in to the island at 18 knots! And don't get me started on the wonderful DC in SH4 __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-07-10, 11:27 PM	#4
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Platapus I think I ran into the same island. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

02-08-10, 06:38 AM	#6
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Happened to me too. The lookouts must have been blind. Thank [insert entity here] I was only running 10 knots so the damage wasn't that horrific. What I love too is high TC and then pressing C instead of X. I only wanted to get the watch to appear but I found myself kissing the seabed at 512TC.... in the same patrol by the way in which I rammed that censored island. But again my Gato proved to be very sturdy and only took some more minor damage. But the guys at the shipyard were all looking at me in a strange way when I turned in a badly damaged sub without having had a shot fired at me or a DC dropped at me..... __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

02-08-10, 07:48 AM	#7
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	It also depends on your CPU. If your CPU is struggling at whatever TC setting you are at, it can't take as many time slices, so the points that it will warp between are larger. In this way it can warp you from deep water to grounded, without chosing a shallow point and dropping to low TC in between. Whenever it happens to me, I think, I'll just wait for high tide... Oh no! __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

02-08-10, 01:41 PM	#9
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	That's a very good idea! __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

02-07-10, 06:18 PM	#2
psykopatsak Medic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Grid AO27 Posts: 161 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	how can you even expect such a thing! of course the boat must be completley destroyed and flooded despite the fact that its actually hovering in the air :?

02-07-10, 07:42 PM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Yeah...we've all been there. It's even worse in the South China Sea.

02-08-10, 12:00 AM	#5
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	HAHA, just happened to me not long ago after one of my best patrols and no save point....Now this is running aground..

02-08-10, 10:14 AM	#8
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Gotta love the US Navy submersible bulldozer! I've learned a long time back to zoom in on the map when doing waypoints. It can be a pain to do waypoints from a zoomed in view, but after beaching myself a number of times before it is actually less of a headache. I have often wished the devs could have added a simple line color change if your waypoint would take you over land. Command: Aces of the Deep did that all those moons ago.

02-09-10, 05:22 AM	#12
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	Any dive (D, C) should instantly set the TC to 1x. Why would ANYONE want to crash dive at 512x? Why should the program allow it?

02-11-10, 12:03 AM	#14
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	If you're gonna make waypoints with the map waaaay out there, then you're most likely to eat sand. Makes common sense, *pull up the map* and see the beach. __________________