Post your idea's/suggestions here

[Thomen]

As title says, please post your ideas and or suggestions here, as to keep them all together.
Thanks to "The Enigma" for the suggestion! :salute:

[The Enigma]

Who? Me?

Ach, Es ist ja nur eine idee.
Danke, herr Kaleun

[The Enigma]

I think we should make the thread "How to Encode & Decode Enigma Messages (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=250)" sticky.

[[SJ]nailz]

I think we should make the thread "How to Encode & Decode Enigma Messages (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=250)" sticky.

seconded. I have pm'ed the mods...

[Fido]

While talking to Laufen zum Ziel, the subject of a flotilla emblem for our conning towers or a flotilla flag came up.
I am no artist, but here is my thread starter/ idea. It is a bit down and dirty, my Photoshop crashed,
but you can see the general idea.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/cfsfido/enigmacon_flag.jpg
It is vaguely reminiscent of the emblem used by the 21st Flotilla
http://www.uboat.net/special/emblems/weekly/flotilla21.htm
OK it is really really vaguely like theirs.
When more ideas are posted, we could vote on which one to use.
Just a thought
Fido:salute:

[Thomen]

While talking to Laufen zum Ziel, the subject of a flotilla emblem for our conning towers or a flotilla flag came up.
I am no artist, but here is my thread starter/ idea. It is a bit down and dirty, my Photoshop crashed,
but you can see the general idea.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/cfsfido/enigmacon_flag.jpg
It is vaguely reminiscent of the emblem used by the 21st Flotilla
http://www.uboat.net/special/emblems/weekly/flotilla21.htm
OK it is really really vaguely like theirs.
When more ideas are posted, we could vote on which one to use.
Just a thought
Fido:salute:

Well, if that's the first design and general idea... I can't wait for the final. :yeah:

[Fido]

Don't just wait for me, put up one of your own.
Fido :salute:

[Thomen]

Don't just wait for me, put up one of your own.
Fido :salute:

I am so artistically untalented, it would make anyone go blind immediately. :dead: :D

[Canovaro]

While talking to Laufen zum Ziel, the subject of a flotilla emblem for our conning towers or a flotilla flag came up.
I am no artist, but here is my thread starter/ idea. It is a bit down and dirty, my Photoshop crashed,
but you can see the general idea.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/cfsfido/enigmacon_flag.jpg
It is vaguely reminiscent of the emblem used by the 21st Flotilla
http://www.uboat.net/special/emblems/weekly/flotilla21.htm
OK it is really really vaguely like theirs.
When more ideas are posted, we could vote on which one to use.
Just a thought
Fido:salute:

Good idea, I like the idea of an emblem. I also like the emblem.

[Woodybcn]

Well, I like the idea of creating a logo.
My first proposition is a Enigma ROTOR with the Kriegsmarine flag colors and the "E" letter, obviously for Enigma, of course.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4400773423_df4d475c9a_m.jpg

[The Enigma]

Great idea!!
Also two nice logo's.
Gonna try to make one also.

[Fido]

Here is how our choices so far look on the side of a U-Boat; forgive the graphic quality of my pics, my Photoshop is still down so I am graphicly challanged at the moment. You may have noticed a third picture, that is my signature picture on the side of my U-52 but if anyone likes it, feel free to vote for it as well. Can't wait to see more entries.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/cfsfido/SH3Img3-3-2010_203740_560.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/cfsfido/SH3Img3-3-2010_203740_560enigma2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/cfsfido/SH3Img3-3-2010_203740_560enigma.jpg

Fido :salute:
U-52

[Cambaz]

voting for first one look really nice and beautiful...

[Fido]

voting for first one look really nice and beautiful...
Glad you liked it; so, why don't you place one of your own ideas here, we really do need more choices.

Fido :salute:

U-52 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/cfsfido/welcome-1.gif

[Fido]

To All Boats

It's me again, just wanted to let you all know, I have not just been sitting on my... bunk, since we started this little "contest". I have mannaged to arrange a dinner for you with Uncle Karl, at a hotel of your choosing in Berlin, plus a 48 hr pass for you and your crew. Hope that brings in a few more ideas.

Fido :salute:

U-52

P. S.
Special Announcement
I have just been informed that during your dinner with "Grosse Löwe", there will be a special broadcast from the Reichssender Hamburg, of Germany Calling in which Lord Haw-Haw will exalt the exploits of the winner's U-Boat, and offer congratulations on behalf of the German People.
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[The Enigma]

I'm working on an idea I have.
How many time do we have to submit?

[Thomen]

I'm working on an idea I have.
How many time do we have to submit?

No limit. :D

[Fido]

@ The Enigma

Thomen is right, there is no time limit, but much after May 8, 1945 might be a bit pointless. :arrgh!:
Can't wait to see what you come up with; as soon as you've posted, I will attempt to place it on a U-Boat, like the other entries.
Thanks for participating.

Fido:salute:
U-52

[Canovaro]

The GWX logo also has a wolf in it, this might be a bit confusing. I would not prefer this one for Flotilla Engima.

[Thomen]

The GWX logo also has a wolf in it, this might be a bit confusing. I would not prefer this one for Flotilla Engima.

While it is a great logo, I agree with Canovaro. It is somewhat to similar. :hmmm:

[The Enigma]

My idea:
(If needed contrast/color choice can be adjusted)


Image 1:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/Flotilla2.png

Image 1a:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/Flotilla2a.png

Image 2:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/Flotilla4.png

[Woodybcn]

Really nice image. Are you sure that it will look good? There are so many little numbers and pieces? In spite of it, looks very, very nice!

[KL-alfman]

I just wanted to tell you people and fellow commanders of U-Boots that you really did a great deed in the last days when I wasn't aboard.
after 3days of beind audited three major deviations were found and we are to solve this issue within 15days. immediately after that fine "score" I caught a cold, which is very disturbing as winter in Vienna sure is to leave.

never mind, I just get informed about the new message format, then will post all the new contact-reports I collected over the last days, then will fill them into Canovaro's OS-map, then I will start a new career in September 1942 in type VII/C

you are my favourite bunch in SH3!! :up:

[Thomen]

I took screenshots of all the logos in the contest so far, how they would look in the game. :D

http://uboat-990.info/gfx/logotest.jpg


http://uboat-990.info/gfx/logotest1.jpg

http://uboat-990.info/gfx/logotest2.jpg

http://uboat-990.info/gfx/logotest3.jpg

http://uboat-990.info/gfx/logotest4.jpg

Good work, all of you!
:yeah:

[[SJ]nailz]

Here's a link to the "Setting up the Enigma Machine" thread, as a nice tidy PDF

http://www.mediafire.com/?wnyenmzwylh

[Fido]

@Thomen great pictures
@[SJ]nailz thanks for PDF

I was just wondering, is it possible to mod the game in such a way that the flotilla emblem could be displayed on the front of the conning tower, leaving the sides free for personal emblems? I have noticed that many a U-boat carried both flotilla and personal emblems on their cons.
Fido :salute:

[Thomen]

@Thomen great pictures
@[SJ]nailz thanks for PDF

I was just wondering, is it possible to mod the game in such a way that the flotilla emblem could be displayed on the front of the conning tower, leaving the sides free for personal emblems? I have noticed that many a U-boat carried both flotilla and personal emblems on their cons.
Fido :salute:

Not sure if it works with GWX or any other super mod.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=1073408#post1073408

[Fido]

@ Thomen & All commanders
Turm Emblems Your Way!
This is such a versatile mod, it will allow you to put almost anything anywhere on a turm. At the moment my game is still unavailable to me, but I have read all of the posts and this is simply amassing. It appears if you wanted to you could cover every millimetre of you turm with emblems, as many as you could fit, of any size or shape you can imagine. Seems the sky is the limit. Thomen thanks for the heads-up and a big thank you to privateer for making it all possible.

Fido :salute:
U52

[The Enigma]

A slightly different approach:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/Flotilla5.png

[KL-alfman]

I really do like all of the suggested emblems.
can't decide! :DL

[Canovaro]

A slightly different approach:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/Flotilla5.png

imo best one so far!

[The Enigma]

imo best one so far!

It's from the designs I made, my favorite one.

[Woodybcn]

Hi again,
Today, sunday, I had enough time to do a new proposition... Of, course, the moon shape is the Enigma's Rotor shape!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4414513805_091b67b005_o.jpg

I've edited the message to add the Logo Test...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4414531311_6ed72ba03b_o.jpg

[KL-alfman]

they all look great!

:yeah:

[The Enigma]

Nice Job Woodybcn :up:

I've promoted myself with 5 stars:03:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/4.png

http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/3.png

[Fido]

I am sure you have noticed that some mods play well together and some do not. Also, some only play nicely together when installed in a particular order.
I only have five mods installed, not including GWX3, which gives me 121 possible install combinations, each having it's own set of pros and cons.
Mod B can over write files in mod A, and then mod C can over write files in either or both A and B, and so on and so on, causing all sots of problems.
I thought it might be helpful if we all listed the mods we have, the order in which we have installed them, and any problems we have encountered.

I have currently installed the following mods in this order:

GWX3 Gold
GWX-16km Atmosphere
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
WB's Decks Awash
FM_NewInterior_V1.0
DFant_subFlag_2010

So far I have had problems with flags, and hatches. If I install GWX- Open Hatch my DFant_subFlag_2010 mod fails to work, leave it out and I have trouble accessing the extra rooms from the FM_NewInterior_V1.0 mod. Change their install order, and I have even more problems. When I tried to use the Conning Tower open Hatch mod everything broke, same with FW30_UpDown_final. These are all great mods, just not always great together.

Fido:salute:
U0-552

P.S.

Just tried a new combination and it appears that everything now works.
GWX3 Gold
DFant_subFlag_2010
GWX-16km Atmosphere
WB's Decks Awash
GWX-Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX-Open Hatch Mod
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
WB's Decks Awash
FM_NewInterior_V1.0
:yeah:
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[Wilhelm Groß]

They are all so good but this one really caught my eye.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4414513805_091b67b005_o.jpg

Really nice work.:rock:

P.S. Look as if the Wolf has been nibbling at the moon lol .

[Fido]

I have to agree, although I like all the entries, Woodybcn's has really caught my eye. I would love to see the same design done in is such a way that it could be used as either a flag or rectangular emblem placed on the front of the Turm using Privateer's Turm 7B Your Way Mod

Fido :salute:
U-552

[KL-alfman]

was informed by LzZ via pm that we should stick to one captain's name and one number of U-Boat.
I don't feel I like that.
the careers I play are realistic, so the captains either get to be retired to a desk-job or die at sea. in a new career I choose then a new type of boat and a historically correct new number of this boat. it wouldn't be glad to have to change this .....

[Fido]

was informed by LzZ via pm that we should stick to one captain's name and one number of U-Boat.
I don't feel I like that.
the careers I play are realistic, so the captains either get to be retired to a desk-job or die at sea. in a new career I choose then a new type of boat and a historically correct new number of this boat. it wouldn't be glad to have to change this ....
I agree with you as far as game play goes, I think that LzZ is looking at this from an administrative point of view. He has enough to do with out having to change the Captain's Roster every five minutes. So it would seem you are both correct from within your differing points of view. I hope we can find a middle ground that will fit everyone's needs.

Fido:salute:
U-552

[KL-alfman]

I hope we can find a middle ground that will fit everyone's needs.

Fido:salute:
U-552


I'm sure we can find one!

[Laufen zum Ziel]

I'm sure we can find one!

ALL GOOD COMMENTS.

My wanting to keep name/sub the same was for administration. However I think history has won out.

I, also , did not want to screw any one on the roster by having old Info

Lets try this. Monitor the roster and use the Courier Service to advise me of any changes. Its in your ball park to assist in keeping the roster correct.

:up:Ken

[Fido]

Laufen zum Ziel

:yeah::yeah::yeah:

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[JMV]

Is this Forum deserted and dead ?? Have they all jumped overboard ?? :hmmm::shifty:

There hasn't been a post since 01:23 this afternood, and I left a suggestion in the first sticky for Thomen Post# 4 yesterday at 10:09 PM and another message today in "Post all Enigma messages here" Post# 104 at 10:09 AM :nope:
:ping:

[The Enigma]

Nope, not dead, but I agree it's a bit quit lately. :-?

[JMV]

Well, I was a bit worried for our HQ, where it seems nobody was on watch for a good while...:D And was concerned about our Codebooks beeing stolen or the like... ( I know, I know, we all have to go to the daily grind, no offence there ).

That said, I wouln't mind if some day, someone has a look at my humble suggestion in the first Sticky, and tell me if I'm nuts.

Thanks for the answer.
I'm thinking of joining very soon now, unless my black humour doesn't quite fit in...:D

[Laufen zum Ziel]

BDU does monitor the threads. So far I have detected only three players who are consistent in playing Enigma.

When we first started I was BDU for 5-6 hours a day and enjoyed it. At that time we had 16 people playing which created a lot of activity for BDU to respond to.

We were able to get involved with our own subforum at subsim and we were able to get Canovaro's OS Mod.

Now with only three players I find it hard to give 5 hours a day responding to nothing, I have not had a PM for over a week???????.

I love the Enigma Flotilla and would like to get more interest from others in the project, But?

LzZ

[JMV]

Thank you for the answer LzZ.

Well, you must feel rather disheartened, for all the good job you, your team, and Canovaro have done so far.... :cry:
But not to leave you on a sad note ( but knowing however that things never last for ever ) :

I'm jumping in !!

Ready for training !! :salute:

( Now tell me the step by step thingy )

[KL-alfman]

the problem seems that once the secrets of dealing with the enigma-machine are revealed (and one is getting used to encypher and decode) the interest vanishes ......

I also would like to decode the contact-reports and send them to OS.
but I'm not into status-reports putting onto the OS-map.
I can't see any benefit in it .....

BDU Comment - The duty of placing status/contact reports into OS will become very important as our Flotilla
evolves.

See my new thread "BDU DAILY THOUGHTS" on our sub-forum page.

Cheers,
LzZ

[JMV]

"the problem seems that once the secrets of dealing with the enigma-machine are revealed (and one is getting used to encypher and decode) the interest vanishes ......"

You're probably right here.

Problem is, we are so few I wonder if we can do that contacts actualisation on OS map any longer. This is only good when loads of Kaleuns are reporting contacts.

BDU Comment - There are hundreds of other contacts on the OS contact map we should be using.

Go to my BDU thoughts for the day,

[KL-alfman]

You're probably right here.

Problem is, we are so few I wonder if we can do that contacts actualisation on OS map any longer. This is only good when loads of Kaleuns are reporting contacts.


some paper and a pencil is needed aside your rig to write down the essential data.
and you get a lot of contacts when sailing around the western Approaches (AM that is) or in BE, BF

[JMV]

OK, so if I want to report a contact, I go to : p://hstrial-enigma1.intuitwebsites.com/index.htmland fill the : OS Contact Report Yes ??
Now please tell me what this site is for :

http://www.silent-hunter-addict.com/Bdu_Flotilla_Enigma_U_Boot_Locations.html


BDU Comment - The above link is my old web site and will be closed shortly. It has nothing to do with Flotilla Enigma.

[KL-alfman]

you can post contacts in many ways:

- in the referring thread of this sub-board
- onto the mentioned web-page (it will then be e-mailed to me)
- or directly onto OS (but then I've got nothing to decode :wah:)

BDU Comment - Please use the HQ form for all reports. We do not want KL to get bored.

[JMV]

Das konnte vieleicht irgendwo fur uns nutzlich sein.
May be a usefull link :
http://www.aotd-clan.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=10201

BDU Comment- Nice find. Good looking forum. Do you know what the threads were about?

[JMV]

It's a discussion on the possibilities of replacing the immersion messages by enigma messages. The only very bad thing never to be done, as this image precisely shows, is to give away publicly the decoding key, as they do in this very example....
Difficult to implement anyway, as the messages span the all war, and in that case it would become somewhat difficult with the kenngruppen and Codebooks to be had beforehand...

[JMV]

THIS IS A REPEAT OF MY POST #4 FROM 04.26.10-10:09
Thread : sticky How to find your position in KM Grid and in Latitude and Longitude
To Thomen or BDU: :salute:
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In the same thread, Post 1, you say :
"In the picture above, U-276 is currently in grid AF 76. If we now overlay it with an imaginary subdivision of the grid, we will see that the u-boat is in grid AF 766. Another level of the imaginary grid reveals further that it is in AF 7661. "

In order for us all to have a quicker reading of our positionning, I was wondering if a file could be made that could be a transparent replica of the grid in picture 2 of that thread. Once it would be made we could mod it into the game as a slide out in the F5 map and so slide it over our position and have our location ( 2 letters 4 digits ) instantly with good acuracy. :03:

Tell me what you think.

Thanks.

BDU Comment - Dn't know if it will work. Can you research it? If it can be done would you like the project?

[JMV]

Made a research of old Enigma Machine related thread on :
http://www.google.ie/advanced_search?hl=en
for 30 first pages only for now...

Other Enigma related links in Subsim.com ( outside the Subsim Enigma Forum )

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=150099
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=113339
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=156593
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162216
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=90147
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//showthread.php?t=82115
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=315153
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//showthread.php?t=82625
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//showthread.php?t=130279
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//showthread.php?t=92270
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=315323
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//showthread.php?t=88496
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//showthread.php?t=102735
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//showthread.php?t=148378

*http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=483355
*http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=110602
* = Enigma Single Player Mission

Other sites of interest :

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/09/stunningly-intricate-curta-mechanical.html
http://www.qsl.net/hamscope/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptonomicon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cryptography
http://www.nsa.gov/about/_files/cryptologic_heritage/publications/wwii/engima_cryptographic_mathematics.pdf
http://wwiiarchives.net/servlet/document/index/99/0
http://wwiiarchives.net/servlet/document/index/98/0
http://wwiiarchives.net/servlet/document/index/100/0

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In one thread someone said the Kenngruppen where implemented every 6 hours.
Kenngruppe 1 = 00:00 bis 06:00 UHR
Kenngruppe 2 = 06:00 bis 12:00 UHR
Kenngruppe 3 = 12:00 bis 18:00 UHR
Kenngruppe 4 = 18:00 bis 23:59':59'' UHR

To BDU : What do you think of implementing that rule ?
So it would not be random choosing among 4 Kenngruppen any more.

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Also I think some form of weather description code could be usefull.

This document is interesting. :
http://wwiiarchives.net/servlet/document/index/98/0

I can't read too well in " Gotisch Burchstaben", but if some german Subsim member could translate it for us that might be interresting.

However it would have to be simplified... cause that 30 pages document, that they call
"SHORT weather Cipher" looks darn complicated, but might give us ideas...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks for your attention.

[JMV]

But this may be would be easier :

FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEND A WEATHER DESCRIPTION
AS IMMERSION FACTOR :

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WEATHER CONDITIONS

See : http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/wb/terminology.html

-----------------
Example or suggestion :

DATE / TIME / POS AN2537 ( or Lat Lon ) / AIR TEMP 10 / ATM PRESS FALLING / SKY PARTLY CLOUDY ( or code, see below ) / RAIN ( Optional ) / WIND 020 - ( BEAUFORT ) 2-3 / SEA SMOOTH / SIGHT 10 SM /

----------------
COMMON VOCABULARY :

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Falling - Rising - Stable

SKY CONDITIONS :
Clear - Partly Cloudy - Partly to at times cloudy - Mostly cloudy - Cloudy - Overcast
or 1 or more code numbers as down below
Example : CODE 16-20-25 ( instead of PARTLY CLOUDY as above )

RAIN CLASSIFFICATION :
very Light - Light - Moderate - heavy - Monsoon - Occasional - Widespread - Frequent - Intermittent -

RAINSHOWERS :
Scattered - Isolated - Occasional - Squally

WIND DESCRIPTION : ( KPH / Knots )
Light <19 / <10 - Moderate 20-29 / 11-16- Moderate to Occasionaly strong ( Gusts ) - Fresh 30-39/ 17-21 - Strong 40-50 / 22-27 - Hear Gale 51-62 / 28-33 - Gale 63-75 / 34-40 - Strong Gale 76-87 / 41-47 - Storm 88-102 / 48-55 - Violent Storm 103-117 / 53-63 - Hurricane >118 / >64

SEA CONDITION : ( MPS / Knots / Wave Height )
Calm 0-1.5 / 0-3 / 0.1 - Smooth 1.5-4 / 3-8 / 0.1-0.5- Slight 4-8 / 8-16 / 0.5-1.25 - Moderate 8-11 / 16-22 / 1.25-2.5 Rough 11-16 / 22-32 / 2.5-4 Very Rough 16-22 / 32-40 / 4-6 High 20-26 / 40-52 / 6-9 Very High 26-34 / 52-68 / 9.14 Phenomenal >34 / >68 / >14

OTHER TERMS

Code / Description

0 tornado
1 tropical storm
2 hurricane
3 severe thunderstorms
4 thunderstorms
5 mixed rain and snow
6 mixed rain and sleet
7 mixed snow and sleet
8 freezing drizzle
9 drizzle
10 freezing rain
11 showers
12 showers
13 snow flurries
14 light snow showers
15 blowing snow
16 snow
17 hail
18 sleet
19 dust
20 foggy
21 haze
22 smoky
23 blustery
24 windy
25 cold
26 cloudy
27 mostly cloudy (night)
28 mostly cloudy (day)
29 partly cloudy (night)
30 partly cloudy (day)
31 clear (night)
32 sunny
33 fair (night)
34 fair (day)
35 mixed rain and hail
36 hot
37 isolated thunderstorms
38 scattered thunderstorms
39 scattered thunderstorms
40 scattered showers
41 heavy snow
42 scattered snow showers
43 heavy snow
44 partly cloudy
45 thundershowers
46 snow showers
47 isolated thundershowers

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To BDU : This is only a proposal, of course !

Thank you. :salute:

[JMV]

So, to conclude : ( Pouf, Pouf... )

A full options message could look like this :

2045/28.02.2010/U432/250/1OF1/ZAB ERA ( Actualized Day parameters, of course )

* BDUUU /SDD/1630/16.10.1940/ BF1734/large british convoy 20 /10 SM/Course 202 /speed 6 KNS /BB amidst
1700 / 16.10.1940 / POS BF 1734 / AIR TEMP 10 / ATM PRESS FALLING / SKY PARTLY CLOUDY / NO RAIN / WIND 020 BEAUF 2-3 / SEA SMOOTH / CLOUD COVER OVERCAST / SIGHT 10 SM /
+ Any other usefull infos to be communicated.

* = All this part scripted of course
SDD = Urgent
Weather is always optional unless requested by BDU

To be agreed by BDU.

P.S. : Euhhhh by the way Herr BDU, you wouldn't find me a nice spot for my next Grid assignment ? Some place " opulent " like... You know... ( Heheheh ! )

Thanks .

[JMV]

Sorry for highjacking. It's over for today. Done my homework. :O:

BDU Comment- Nice and simple. This is an option we should use if we want to use
and make it optional.

[The Enigma]

I'm more into including the weather conditions inside the message instead of putting it into the public header.

As far as I'm aware of, that's how it was done during WWII.


BDU Msg Rec.

[JMV]

If you're reffering to my post, It's not in the header...

BDU - Msg Rec.

[The Enigma]

If you're reffering to my post, It's not in the header...

Now am I confused. :06:

DATE / TIME / POS AN2537 ( or Lat Lon ) / AIR TEMP 10 / ATM PRESS FALLING / SKY PARTLY CLOUDY ( or code, see below ) / RAIN ( Optional ) / WIND 020 - ( BEAUFORT ) 2-3 / SEA SMOOTH / SIGHT 10 SM /

It says "SKY PARTLY CLOUDY" doesn't it?

BDU - Msg Rec.

[JMV]

That was an example. The sky could be overcast too, depends. Or instead I suggested using the codes at end of post.


BDU - Msg Rec.

[The Enigma]

I searched through some on-line archives and found so far just one (translated) intercepted weather msg from a sub:
Maybe we can use it.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~anjns/subsim/WeatherMsg.png


BDU Comment - Nice, good find.

[JMV]

Sorry wrong location...

[Thomen]

For kicks and giggles.. :D

Following up on JMV's (mad props to you for finding the thread and posting the overlay) question about tracking your boat on Google Earth, and after some trial and error...

I present, a first draft for a map overlay and after action report from U-108s battle with a small convoy a few days back.

http://uboat-990.info/enigma/gfx/BF7751_overlay.jpg

Beware, however, that the picture resolution is roughly 3000x5000.. :D

[Dragunov]

Woho Thomen,

The first draft looks pretty cool already.
Nice work!!:salute:

[Thomen]

Woho Thomen,

The first draft looks pretty cool already.
Nice work!!:salute:

Thank you, Sir! :salute:

Should have left out the screenshots, me think.. :hmmm:

[Dragunov]

No, Keep them!
I think it adds to the "story"
Can you paste this image in google earth as an overlay?

[Thomen]

No, Keep them!
I think it adds to the "story"
Can you paste this image in google earth as an overlay?

let me try.. hehe

[Thomen]

Mhm.. yes.. you can. But fitting it in is a bit tricky (but doable), and the picture background should have some opacity for that.

And I noticed that some pieces do not fit in properly.. :wah: :D

http://uboat-990.info/enigma/gfx/overlay.jpg

[dfscott]

Cool stuff -- I like it.

How difficult was it to create?

[Thomen]

Cool stuff -- I like it.

How difficult was it to create?

Thanks. :up:

It was actually quite easy. The hardest part was to fit the pieces together. Especially the once where you have long lines and nothing else at the connecting point. That is where I screwed it up and placed them to far apart. Need to put in markers the next time.. :hmmm:

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Cool stuff -- I like it.

How difficult was it to create?

Um Oberleutenant dfscott BSU. Ich auf der Ebene nehmen Sie Ihr Spiel zu bestaunen. Wie viele Stunden werden auf Ihrem Computer?

:yeah::woot:

[The Enigma]

Is it possible to make the thread "How to Encode & Decode Enigma Messages (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162673)" back sticky again.

I think that thread is a huge help for newbies (and me too ;))

[Laufen zum Ziel]

Your wish is my command.

Good to see you active again.

Ken:salute:

[The Enigma]

Yup, the engine is running fast and smoothly :03:

[smilinicon]

This is really fun and I am enjoying it!

Just thinking out loud here... it would be cool to have a campaign file with more limited randomization of convoy routes and times that could be loaded. Then, when individuals start patrols at a similar time, events would happen in similar areas. Not sure how things work in SH3 and really just a pipe dream for a bit of discussion. U-102 and I are timed fairly well in the sim and it would be cool if weather and ships were more in tune. :)

I am thinking our best bet is to follow the convoy trade routes as listed on the color map and hope for the best :)

[Laufen zum Ziel]

This is really fun and I am enjoying it!

Just thinking out loud here... it would be cool to have a campaign file with more limited randomization of convoy routes and times that could be loaded. Then, when individuals start patrols at a similar time, events would happen in similar areas. Not sure how things work in SH3 and really just a pipe dream for a bit of discussion. U-102 and I are timed fairly well in the sim and it would be cool if weather and ships were more in tune. :)

I am thinking our best bet is to follow the convoy trade routes as listed on the color map and hope for the best :)

Something to think about.

Ken

[The Enigma]

Nice idea!!!:yeah:

[speedbird]

Maybe this could help to coordinate the weather...?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=379140&postcount=1

[smilinicon]

I am all for a weather fix. I will DL it after work today. NOTE: both links in the post are dead.

Cary

[speedbird]

I am all for a weather fix. I will DL it after work today. NOTE: both links in the post are dead.

Cary

I must have it in a backup somewhere... I'll look for it and upload to filefront.

[speedbird]

SH3 Weather 1.5:

http://www.filefront.com/17190094/SH3Weather-1-5.zip/

[Laufen zum Ziel]

SH3 Weather 1.5:

http://www.filefront.com/17190094/SH3Weather-1-5.zip/

Thank you speedbird.

Ken

[smilinicon]

Had some ideas in between doing chores here...

With next patrol round shaping up to be a good and busy one, I had an idea that the enigma message thread be started anew and it would be named to simulate the 'Enigma Radio Frequency' (I recently found the actual ranges used and could find them again). Only in-charactor enigma messages, with proper formatting, from boats at sea on patrol and BdU orders and replies for easy tracking.

Another thread could be started where the above channel is decoded. This would allow those that enjoy decoding to take part and also visitors may see what is going on (and perhaps want to take part(?)). Comments here would be allowed and encouraged.

Looking forward to starting P2 very much.

Salute to all.

[Dragunov]

Had some ideas in between doing chores here...

With next patrol round shaping up to be a good and busy one, I had an idea that the enigma message thread be started anew and it would be named to simulate the 'Enigma Radio Frequency' (I recently found the actual ranges used and could find them again). Only in-charactor enigma messages, with proper formatting, from boats at sea on patrol and BdU orders and replies for easy tracking.

Another thread could be started where the above channel is decoded. This would allow those that enjoy decoding to take part and also visitors may see what is going on (and perhaps want to take part(?)). Comments here would be allowed and encouraged.

Looking forward to starting P2 very much.

Salute to all.

This seems a good idea to me.
I´ll start the posts;
(1) Enigma Radio Frequency (patrol 02)
(2) Decoded messages

(1) Is to be used by active commanders on patrol and B.d.U. and will completely in code. like mentioned above (Only in-character enigma messages, with proper formatting, from boats at sea on patrol and B.d.U orders and replies for easy tracking.)
(2) As the thread title suggests.This would allow those that enjoy decoding to take part and also visitors may see what is going on (and perhaps want to take part(?)). Comments here would be allowed and encouraged.

If everyone agrees I´ll start with the posts.

[dfscott]

This seems a good idea to me.
I´ll start the posts;
(1) Enigma Radio Frequency (patrol 02)
(2) Decoded messages

(1) Is to be used by active commanders on patrol and B.d.U. and will completely in code. like mentioned above (Only in-character enigma messages, with proper formatting, from boats at sea on patrol and B.d.U orders and replies for easy tracking.)
(2) As the thread title suggests.This would allow those that enjoy decoding to take part and also visitors may see what is going on (and perhaps want to take part(?)). Comments here would be allowed and encouraged.

If everyone agrees I´ll start with the posts.

I like this idea as well.

[Laufen zum Ziel]

All messages reviewed.

Ken

[dfscott]

How are we handling badges and medals for ourselves (as opposed to our crew)? SH3 has already awarded me the Front Clasp and U-boat Badge, but the Badge wasn't historically awarded until mid-October '39 and the Clasp until '44.

Are we going to have the CoO award badges and medals explicitly or should we just accept what SH3 awards?

[smilinicon]

afraid I lost my career (and my backup - don't ask...) and I had to restart another green crew. So it is a moot point for me. :cry: Seeing as I may need to tranfer to another U-boat, I guess it adds realism.

If Uboat war badge is not until Oct, I say we use the Sh3 commander awards as BdU sees fit.

er, I think we are up to Oct anyway.

[dfscott]

If Uboat war badge is not until Oct, I say we use the Sh3 commander awards as BdU sees fit.

er, I think we are up to Oct anyway.

Well, October 13th is when they started getting handed out, I think. But after the next patrol, we should be fine.

[smilinicon]

how to remove the 1944 front clasp. Please do this if you have been awarded this in SH3 automatically in 1939.

go into your documents\Sh3\...\careername folder\careers_0.cfg

find all instances of "Medal8=2" and change the "2" to "-1".

Please do not award SH3 medals to your crew yet.