46 [NZSQN] ArtickWarspite Member 183 posts 3,603 battles Report post #1 Posted March 26, 2018 I've noticed with increasing regularity that I'm landing penetrating hits on an enemy ship and while the penetration ribbon appears- it causes no damage whatsoever. I thought this may have been because the shells were landing on a part of the ship that had already used up that sections HP, but it's happening on full health targets too. Shatters, overpens & bounces all appear as normal, so am I missing something here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,306 [MRI] Thyaliad Member 3,739 posts 16,281 battles Report post #2 Posted March 26, 2018 0 damage pens are usually the result of your shells hitting an AA gun or turret. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,101 [AUSNZ] Moggytwo Beta Tester 1,433 posts 11,477 battles Report post #3 Posted March 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Thyaliad said: 0 damage pens are usually the result of your shells hitting an AA gun or turret. This is correct, AA guns and secondaries have their own health pool that don't get counted against the ship health pool when they take damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
254 _Blink_Blackwolf Member 909 posts 10,320 battles Report post #4 Posted March 27, 2018 It can also occur because of hitting space armor... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
723 [BLESS] Rina_Pon Member 1,341 posts 12,024 battles Report post #5 Posted March 27, 2018 Oh. That explains a lot. :-/ Also, is saturation relevant here? I've seen videos that show how the total health pool is distributed over several sections of a ship... so if the bow section is already at zero putting more shells into it doesn't do more damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,801 icy_phoenix Super Tester_ 7,897 posts 10,892 battles Report post #6 Posted March 27, 2018 Although totally my hunch, there could be super small hotboxes with almost 0 HP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,801 icy_phoenix Super Tester_ 7,897 posts 10,892 battles Report post #7 Posted March 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Rina_Pon said: Oh. That explains a lot. :-/ Also, is saturation relevant here? I've seen videos that show how the total health pool is distributed over several sections of a ship... so if the bow section is already at zero putting more shells into it doesn't do more damage. Watch this insanity. Just skip to the half of the video 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69 RimauLaut ∞ Member 351 posts 16,870 battles Report post #8 Posted March 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, icy_phoenix said: Watch this insanity. Just skip to the half of the video Can you explain this? I dont get it.. torp.. and thousand of shell. Some kind of bug or setting or what???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,801 icy_phoenix Super Tester_ 7,897 posts 10,892 battles Report post #9 Posted March 27, 2018 1 hour ago, RimauLaut said: Can you explain this? I dont get it.. torp.. and thousand of shell. Some kind of bug or setting or what???? No, it is "Damage Saturation" mechanic. You should learn to exploit this. Won't work on something that can pen through your armor to the citadel though, citadel can never get saturated. Minotaur guns are 152mm, and that Yamato's belt and stern got saturated from initial damage intake. So anymore hit on these areas had no impact. However, every time he healed, you saw he could be damaged again, cause the heal would replenish some of the HP on those sections too. Like, don't you think this was funny? More tests 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69 RimauLaut ∞ Member 351 posts 16,870 battles Report post #10 Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, icy_phoenix said: No, it is "Damage Saturation" mechanic. You should learn to exploit this. Won't work on something that can pen through your armor to the citadel though, citadel can never get saturated. Minotaur guns are 152mm, and that Yamato's belt and stern got saturated from initial damage intake. So anymore hit on these areas had no impact. However, every time he healed, you saw he could be damaged again, cause the heal would replenish some of the HP on those sections too. Like, don't you think this was funny? Thanks for the explanation man..gosh I didnt expect it to be as crazy to this level :( Edited March 27, 2018 by RimauLaut 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
44 [KMS-A] ellofiend Member 309 posts 7,350 battles Report post #11 Posted March 28, 2018 So, how come the myoko and Moskva got destroyed while yamato and what not survived? Is it because a stray torpedo hit the aft or bow or middle? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,801 icy_phoenix Super Tester_ 7,897 posts 10,892 battles Report post #12 Posted March 29, 2018 4 hours ago, ellofiend said: So, how come the myoko and Moskva got destroyed while yamato and what not survived? Is it because a stray torpedo hit the aft or bow or middle? Yeah, one of the torps hit the far end of citadel box. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
666 [GS] Onlinegamer Video Contributor, Beta Tester, Clantest Coordinator 2,827 posts 14,318 battles Report post #13 Posted March 29, 2018 If shell bounce and get damage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
