I hate those multiple choice questions!

Stoli151 · 08-14-11, 04:26 PM

Is there any way to get rid of those ridiculous merchant/warship/aircraft spotted popups that have the 3 choices with them? One reason I dislike them is they seem to only popup when they are enemy units, giving away the uncertainty of whether the ship sighted is either friendly, neutral, or enemy.

Fish In The Water · 08-14-11, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Stoli151

Is there any way to get rid of those ridiculous merchant/warship/aircraft spotted popups that have the 3 choices with them?

Just select one as a default action and then it'll stop asking every time. If you ever want to reset or change the default at a later date, press esc and then access the options menu.

Stoli151 · 08-14-11, 04:49 PM

Sometimes the simplest solution is the last one you think about. Here I was trying to rip apart files to find where they are at to delete them. Thanks for an easy answer Fish.

Fish In The Water · 08-14-11, 04:51 PM

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Thanks for an easy answer Fish.

You're welcome, happy to help!

Sailor Steve · 08-14-11, 05:15 PM

I selected "Take No Action". The choice is still mine every time.

SubConscious · 08-14-11, 07:10 PM

I go straight for "Abandon ship!"

FIREWALL · 08-14-11, 08:31 PM

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I go straight for "Abandon ship!"

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Brag · 08-14-11, 09:14 PM

In the days of SH2, I lived on a boat. Icould leave the game at X1 and go about my business. If I was sleeping the game would wake me up like in a real sub.

My saloon table was almost the same as that in a U boat. The immersion was fantastic.

That what to do next screen is the stupidest "improvement" in SH3.

The crew interface in SH2 was great.

Fish In The Water · 08-14-11, 09:20 PM

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I selected "Take No Action". The choice is still mine every time.

Mine too...

There's a good motto in there somewhere. Something like - when the going gets tough, just ignore it!

Sailor Steve · 08-15-11, 09:43 AM

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Mine too...

There's a good motto in there somewhere. Something like - when the going gets tough, just ignore it!

At one point I wished there was a choice for 'Crash Dive', at least for aircraft sightings, but then I remembered that I might be in shallow water when that happened. I leave it at 'Do Nothing' just because it might be a merchant I want to stalk on the surface.

Miltiades · 08-15-11, 10:00 AM

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At one point I wished there was a choice for 'Crash Dive', at least for aircraft sightings, but then I remembered that I might be in shallow water when that happened. I leave it at 'Do Nothing' just because it might be a merchant I want to stalk on the surface.

Isn't crashed dive set to 50-70m?
I don't know where your hunting but that's really shallow waters

Fish In The Water · 08-15-11, 04:15 PM

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Isn't crashed dive set to 50-70m?

IIRC the GWX default was 70m, but it's easily changed via the NSS_UboatXX.cfg files.

Sailor Steve · 08-15-11, 04:28 PM

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Isn't crashed dive set to 50-70m?
I don't know where your hunting but that's really shallow waters

I'm hunting in the deepest water I can find, but it seems I have to cross the North Sea or the Bay of Biscay to get there, and that's where the evil flying thingies like to throw things at me.

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IIRC the GWX default was 70m, but it's easily changed via the NSS_UboatXX.cfg files.

The real-life default was 70m, and anything else is cheating in my book.

Miltiades · 08-15-11, 05:05 PM

But isn't it possible to select crash dive and after ''lets say'' 20m select the depth manually?

Fish In The Water · 08-15-11, 08:56 PM

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But isn't it possible to select crash dive and after ''lets say'' 20m select the depth manually?

Yes, being a 'game' you can always override the command. But the consideration here is that there's a certain amount of time required to 'pull out' of the maneuver. If for example, you're in fairly shallow water (say around 50m) it's entirely possible you would strike bottom before the depth override would actually pull you out.

Also, while I can't speak for Steve, I seem to recall him posting recently that in reality it would be unlikely that a real life boat would be able to pull out prior to a depth of 70m (due to the ballast physics involved).

08-14-11, 04:26 PM	#1
Stoli151 Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: underwater Posts: 107 Downloads: 333 Uploads: 0	I hate those multiple choice questions! Is there any way to get rid of those ridiculous merchant/warship/aircraft spotted popups that have the 3 choices with them? One reason I dislike them is they seem to only popup when they are enemy units, giving away the uncertainty of whether the ship sighted is either friendly, neutral, or enemy.

08-14-11, 05:15 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I selected "Take No Action". The choice is still mine every time. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-14-11, 07:10 PM	#6
SubConscious Frogman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 309 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 0	I go straight for "Abandon ship!" __________________ "Come into port greatly, or sail with God the seas..." - Emerson

08-14-11, 09:14 PM	#8
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	In the days of SH2, I lived on a boat. Icould leave the game at X1 and go about my business. If I was sleeping the game would wake me up like in a real sub. My saloon table was almost the same as that in a U boat. The immersion was fantastic. That what to do next screen is the stupidest "improvement" in SH3. The crew interface in SH2 was great. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

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Miltiades Sparky Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 151 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	But isn't it possible to select crash dive and after ''lets say'' 20m select the depth manually? __________________

08-14-11, 04:49 PM	#3
Stoli151 Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: underwater Posts: 107 Downloads: 333 Uploads: 0	Sometimes the simplest solution is the last one you think about. Here I was trying to rip apart files to find where they are at to delete them. Thanks for an easy answer Fish.