[WIP] Wolves of the Kaiser:1914-1918 Mod - Page 38

Hitman · 11-12-11, 04:14 AM

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The entire staff of "Wolves of the Kaiser" (iambecomelife) is seriously ill & bedridden.

On the plus side, everyone on the staff passed the bar exam. Woohoo! (I was warning of fewer updates b/c I'd have to start studying for my state's February bar if I'd failed). Expect more updates - involving predreadnoughts and the submarines themselves - this November once I am well.

Congrats for your exams and get well soon

Is there any relation between your illness and the after-exams party?

peabody · 11-12-11, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

Congrats for your exams and get well soon

Is there any relation between your illness and the after-exams party?

He did say it was a bar exam.

iambecomelife · 11-23-11, 06:45 PM

Haha... Thanks - I am well now. Two new developments:

-I am negotiating with some modelers for another game - an exchange of 3d models may be in the works. I will probably give "Lion", "Bellerophon", etc & I may get some pre-dreadnoughts out of it. Their work is quite impressive.

-I have begun looking for maps of the English Channel coastline at the turn of the 20th Century. They are needed so that I can place ports accurately. Towns will have several destructible buildings to be used in bombardment missions. Even small towns were large by game standards so don't expect 100% fidelity. Instead, I intend to have standardized, modular harbor pieces with several buildings to shoot at.

iambecomelife · 11-25-11, 08:58 PM

Work on destructible shore targets. Mostly civilian dwellings & a radio mast. Pretty low poly stuff...

You can spend your time terrorizing villagers with the deck gun, but don't expect to earn many points for it. Other targets, like supply dumps & barracks, will have a greater point value. Then again, they'll also be defended with shore batteries - unlike most civilian ports.

Certain shore structures like field hospitals, etc. will be assigned a negative point value to discourage attack.

Lindley · 12-02-11, 03:02 PM

Many years ago I spoke to an elderly fisherman in West Cork. He told me that during WW1 his father also a fisherman had watched as a U-boat surfaced near them. Some of the crew spoke English and asked them if they had caught any fish and also would they come and fight for the Kaiser. He told me it was a true story and it is possible that it happened.
Roger Casement did try to recruit an "Irish Brigade" consisting of Irish prisoners of war in the prison camp of Limburg an der Lahn
to fight for the Germans.
This mod looks great a welcome upgrade after the enjoyable Shells of Fury.

USS Drum · 12-02-11, 07:36 PM

Your going to have to create a new unit to defend Scapa Slow in WW1 the British would give sailors mallets and a row boat and when they saw a periscope they would row over to it and bang the periscope with the mallet.

Yes this is true the British disapproved of subs in WW1.

Karle94 · 12-02-11, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by USS Drum

Your going to have to create a new unit to defend Scapa Slow in WW1 the British would give sailors mallets and a row boat and when they saw a periscope they would row over to it and bang the periscope with the mallet.

Yes this is true the British disapproved of subs in WW1.

They also filled dummy subs full of fish so the seagulls would swarm all over periscopes and parts of the conning towers sticking up from the water. Of course, neither of these two ways worked for obvious reasons.

Sailor Steve · 12-02-11, 07:46 PM

Can you cite a source for that? I've done years of research on WW1 naval history, and I don't recall reading of any u-boats inside of any British naval base during that war.

iambecomelife · 12-02-11, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Can you cite a source for that? I've done years of research on WW1 naval history, and I don't recall reading of any u-boats inside of any British naval base during that war.

UB-116 penetrated Scapa Flow in October 1918. It was a desperate, last ditch attack designed to sink the Grand Fleet dreadnoughts at anchor. She got within about 10 miles of the fleet, only to be destroyed by remote-control mines. Sadly, none of the crew survived.

Admiral Von Gerlach · 12-02-11, 08:20 PM

According to family stories passed down there were at least five German submarines that penetrated British ports, several of them more than once, the Limeys were according to family tales, fairly contemptuous of the submarines in principle until the sinking of the three aging cruisers off the coast..and even after that they did not think much of them.

Great to see the mod continuing ...i saw your models over on Total War for the great War mod but i hear sadly they cant be used because the engine wont allow substitutions yet. Maybe someday. I am so glad your exams went well and you are doing ok. This remains among the most waited for mods for SH IV for me. Great to see work continuing.

Charts i can help you with:

here are zoomable ones :

http://www.harbourguides.com/charts.php/English-Channel

more here:

NGA/DLIS Catalog of Maps
http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...1/Pub191bk.pdf

Imray C10 Western English Channel Passage Chart
http://www.force4.co.uk/2259/Imray-C...age-Chart.html

Ships Chart Map Channel
http://danieljlewis.org/files/2009/1...dShipsMaps.png

http://www.syadele.com/nor_den_eng_s...g_chart_lg.gif

http://www.syadele.com/nor_den_eng_s...g_chart_lg.gif

Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...nglish-Channel

USS Drum · 12-02-11, 08:21 PM

Here is where I found out about the mallets, in a documentary.

Admiral Von Gerlach · 12-02-11, 09:03 PM

1-4 See Krieg.1914-1918.

excellent footage of High Seas Fleet Submarine boats

3-4 See Krieg.1914-1918.

4-4 See Krieg.1914-1918.

DAS GRAUEN IN FARBE - World War One

footage of Observation balloons towed by Dreadnoughts

U - 35 in action WWI 1917

Dettailed footage of siezure of allied ships by German U boat

a dvd of the U-35's log (KTB). Contact me at judgeyacht@yahoo.com. Regards, Al Hunt, near USNA, Annapolis, Maryland, USA

U 35 1916

excellent footage of submarines, including inside control room

Sailor Steve · 12-02-11, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by iambecomelife

UB-116 penetrated Scapa Flow in October 1918. It was a desperate, last ditch attack designed to sink the Grand Fleet dreadnoughts at anchor. She got within about 10 miles of the fleet, only to be destroyed by remote-control mines. Sadly, none of the crew survived.

Thank you. Learning new stuff is always fun. I have a reputedly good book on the subject that I've never had a chance to read. It's currently buried somewhere in one of sixty boxes in a storage unit.

iambecomelife · 12-02-11, 11:30 PM

Thank you very much, Admiral! Especially for the U-35 movie, which I'd given up hope of finding. Another website had a dead link to it, which was a huge disappointment. It looks like I'll have a busy next few days.

USS Drum · 12-03-11, 12:04 AM

Any chance of the U.S 6th battle squadron, which was a U.S battle squadron sent to Britain, it had the USS Texas, New York, Delaware, Florida, Wyoming and Arkansas.

11-23-11, 06:45 PM	#558
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,584 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Haha... Thanks - I am well now. Two new developments: -I am negotiating with some modelers for another game - an exchange of 3d models may be in the works. I will probably give "Lion", "Bellerophon", etc & I may get some pre-dreadnoughts out of it. Their work is quite impressive. -I have begun looking for maps of the English Channel coastline at the turn of the 20th Century. They are needed so that I can place ports accurately. Towns will have several destructible buildings to be used in bombardment missions. Even small towns were large by game standards so don't expect 100% fidelity. Instead, I intend to have standardized, modular harbor pieces with several buildings to shoot at. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

11-25-11, 08:58 PM	#559
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,584 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Work on destructible shore targets. Mostly civilian dwellings & a radio mast. Pretty low poly stuff... You can spend your time terrorizing villagers with the deck gun, but don't expect to earn many points for it. Other targets, like supply dumps & barracks, will have a greater point value. Then again, they'll also be defended with shore batteries - unlike most civilian ports. Certain shore structures like field hospitals, etc. will be assigned a negative point value to discourage attack. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

12-02-11, 03:02 PM	#560
Lindley Medic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 167 Downloads: 377 Uploads: 0	Irish encounter. Many years ago I spoke to an elderly fisherman in West Cork. He told me that during WW1 his father also a fisherman had watched as a U-boat surfaced near them. Some of the crew spoke English and asked them if they had caught any fish and also would they come and fight for the Kaiser. He told me it was a true story and it is possible that it happened. Roger Casement did try to recruit an "Irish Brigade" consisting of Irish prisoners of war in the prison camp of Limburg an der Lahn to fight for the Germans. This mod looks great a welcome upgrade after the enjoyable Shells of Fury.

12-02-11, 07:46 PM	#563
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Can you cite a source for that? I've done years of research on WW1 naval history, and I don't recall reading of any u-boats inside of any British naval base during that war. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-02-11, 08:20 PM	#565
Admiral Von Gerlach Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado and California Posts: 726 Downloads: 358 Uploads: 0	According to family stories passed down there were at least five German submarines that penetrated British ports, several of them more than once, the Limeys were according to family tales, fairly contemptuous of the submarines in principle until the sinking of the three aging cruisers off the coast..and even after that they did not think much of them. Great to see the mod continuing ...i saw your models over on Total War for the great War mod but i hear sadly they cant be used because the engine wont allow substitutions yet. Maybe someday. I am so glad your exams went well and you are doing ok. This remains among the most waited for mods for SH IV for me. Great to see work continuing. Charts i can help you with: here are zoomable ones : http://www.harbourguides.com/charts.php/English-Channel more here: NGA/DLIS Catalog of Maps http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/St...1/Pub191bk.pdf Imray C10 Western English Channel Passage Chart http://www.force4.co.uk/2259/Imray-C...age-Chart.html Ships Chart Map Channel http://danieljlewis.org/files/2009/1...dShipsMaps.png http://www.syadele.com/nor_den_eng_s...g_chart_lg.gif http://www.syadele.com/nor_den_eng_s...g_chart_lg.gif Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...nglish-Channel __________________ Erlaubnis an Bord zu kommen.

12-02-11, 07:36 PM	#561
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Your going to have to create a new unit to defend Scapa Slow in WW1 the British would give sailors mallets and a row boat and when they saw a periscope they would row over to it and bang the periscope with the mallet. Yes this is true the British disapproved of subs in WW1.

12-02-11, 08:21 PM	#566
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Here is where I found out about the mallets, in a documentary.

12-02-11, 09:03 PM	#567
Admiral Von Gerlach Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado and California Posts: 726 Downloads: 358 Uploads: 0	1-4 See Krieg.1914-1918. excellent footage of High Seas Fleet Submarine boats 3-4 See Krieg.1914-1918. 4-4 See Krieg.1914-1918. DAS GRAUEN IN FARBE - World War One footage of Observation balloons towed by Dreadnoughts U - 35 in action WWI 1917 Dettailed footage of siezure of allied ships by German U boat a dvd of the U-35's log (KTB). Contact me at judgeyacht@yahoo.com. Regards, Al Hunt, near USNA, Annapolis, Maryland, USA U 35 1916 excellent footage of submarines, including inside control room __________________ Erlaubnis an Bord zu kommen. Last edited by Admiral Von Gerlach; 12-02-11 at 09:16 PM.

12-02-11, 11:30 PM	#569
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,584 Downloads: 297 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much, Admiral! Especially for the U-35 movie, which I'd given up hope of finding. Another website had a dead link to it, which was a huge disappointment. It looks like I'll have a busy next few days. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

12-03-11, 12:04 AM	#570
USS Drum Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 977 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Any chance of the U.S 6th battle squadron, which was a U.S battle squadron sent to Britain, it had the USS Texas, New York, Delaware, Florida, Wyoming and Arkansas.