Depth under keel 'Ping'

leon_hayle · 06-29-12, 05:29 AM

Can this be heard by enemy ships?

Thanks.

Sailor Steve · 06-29-12, 06:04 AM

No. It should be, but it's not in the game. They also can't hear the gramophone.

leon_hayle · 06-29-12, 07:28 AM

Good. I was afraid to ask for a depth under keel while having an enemy warship above me, thinking I'd be heard and located easier.

Thanks.

brett25 · 06-29-12, 12:01 PM

that would be a good mod, do you know if anyone has tried that? Perhaps the ashlot could be linked to an action that causes your sound profile to go up briefly. THe question would be are there things in the game that make you more noisy (prop rotation speed, maybe workers in the repar room, etc)

leon_hayle · 06-29-12, 02:18 PM

I have always thought that's what 'silent running' was for. You run the engine as slow as possible, no reload, etc., so you wouldn't be heard. A mod like brett25 suggested would add another layer to the game.

irish1958 · 06-30-12, 08:57 AM

I have linked crash dive, flank ahead, rudder hard right, depth under keel, and down periscopes by set keys.
Since the enemy knows where I am, it is immaterial that they could hear the ping.
I then don't use it again.
I never have the Gramophone on during an engagement anyway so that is a non issue.

Sailor Steve · 06-30-12, 09:22 AM

Same here. For me it's the feel of reality rather than the actual reality. I tell myself they can hear it, and I don't use anything that makes noise when I'm on the attack.

Jimbuna · 06-30-12, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Same here. For me it's the feel of reality rather than the actual reality. I tell myself they can hear it, and I don't use anything that makes noise when I'm on the attack.

Pretty much sums up what I believe

06-29-12, 05:29 AM	#1
leon_hayle Watch Join Date: May 2012 Location: Duncanville, Tx. Posts: 26 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Depth under keel 'Ping' Can this be heard by enemy ships? Thanks.

06-29-12, 06:04 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	No. It should be, but it's not in the game. They also can't hear the gramophone. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-29-12, 12:01 PM	#4
brett25 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakland CA, USA Posts: 737 Downloads: 570 Uploads: 0	that would be a good mod, do you know if anyone has tried that? Perhaps the ashlot could be linked to an action that causes your sound profile to go up briefly. THe question would be are there things in the game that make you more noisy (prop rotation speed, maybe workers in the repar room, etc) __________________ http://shmf.larsbundgaard.dk/index.p...1tn5&board=7.0

06-30-12, 08:57 AM	#6
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Depth Ping I have linked crash dive, flank ahead, rudder hard right, depth under keel, and down periscopes by set keys. Since the enemy knows where I am, it is immaterial that they could hear the ping. I then don't use it again. I never have the Gramophone on during an engagement anyway so that is a non issue. __________________ Irish1958

06-30-12, 09:22 AM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Same here. For me it's the feel of reality rather than the actual reality. I tell myself they can hear it, and I don't use anything that makes noise when I'm on the attack. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-29-12, 07:28 AM	#3
leon_hayle Watch Join Date: May 2012 Location: Duncanville, Tx. Posts: 26 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Good. I was afraid to ask for a depth under keel while having an enemy warship above me, thinking I'd be heard and located easier. Thanks.

06-29-12, 02:18 PM	#5
leon_hayle Watch Join Date: May 2012 Location: Duncanville, Tx. Posts: 26 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	I have always thought that's what 'silent running' was for. You run the engine as slow as possible, no reload, etc., so you wouldn't be heard. A mod like brett25 suggested would add another layer to the game.