August 2011 New Member Sign Up

Onkel Neal · 07-31-11, 01:54 PM

Hello new captains! Thanks for joing the Subsim website, we are glad to have you as part of the community. Here's a thread where you can introduce yourself, tell about your favorite sub games, and get to know the leaders of the forum.

cheers
Neal
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wizardbuzz · 08-01-11, 04:10 AM

Hello everyone, i'm new.
I'm currently playing SH5

Magic1111 · 08-01-11, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wizardbuzz

Hello everyone, i'm new.
I'm currently playing SH5

Welcome aboard !!!

Gerald · 08-01-11, 07:27 AM

frau kaleun · 08-01-11, 08:26 AM

Welcome aboard!

Dowly · 08-01-11, 09:04 AM

Welcome aboard

08-01-11, 10:12 AM

Hello!

I'm Kriskan, and from Poland !

Best regards

frau kaleun · 08-01-11, 10:27 AM

Welcome aboard, Kriskan!

Sweeman · 08-01-11, 12:59 PM

Hi all. Im New

I play mostly SH4

_dgn_ · 08-01-11, 01:01 PM

Hi, everybody.

As an former soldier, I'm naturally interested by military simulators. But in this particular case, I will only speak about subs.

I keep an excellent memory of my youth, during a tour through many military schools or places in Brittany (Military Academy at Saint-Cyr-Coëtquidan, Naval Academy at Brest-Poulmic, School of Fusiliers Marins at Lorient ...).

In this last town, we were likely to visit a (french) submarine of the 2° ESM (2e Escadrille de Sous-Marins) in duty in the active base of Lorient (Keroman III). Impressing !!! When I saw later the film "Das Boot", I found the same environment of a submarine pen at work.

It is unfortunately finished : the French Navy left Keroman, given to the town. Only some naval or fishing activities in Keroman I and II. Keroman III stays in abandonment, with the possibility to visit sometimes small parts and roofs (the 3 Flak stations). Desperately empty, like La Pallice or Saint-Nazaire !!!

A small compensation : we can visit the Davis Tower (a building for training crews to escape from a sub, used from 1942 to 1997), near to Keroman I. And since last year, a sub named Flore (Daphné class) can be visited. I saw it a few years ago, on the slipway beetwen Keroman I and Keroman II, waiting to be cut in pieces. It's now saved !

About submarine simulators, I used :

Silent Service (Microprose) - DOS 1985

Silent Service II (Microprose) - DOS 1990

Microprose was the "ruler" about simulators ... RIP !

Wolfpack (Novalogic) - DOS 1990

Innovator (and with a mission editor), but few battle stations ...

Das Boot (Three-Sixty) - DOS 1990

Great with the use of Enigma machine and of the Flak guns !

SSN-21 Seawolf (Electronic Arts) - DOS 1994

A try with a modern sub simulator, but not really my cup of tea ...

Aces of the Deep (Dynamix) - DOS 1994

A reference !!!

Command:Aces of the Deep (Sierra) - Windows 1995

An improvment ? But Dynamix/Sierra was another great simulators publisher (with all the "Aces"). Another RIP !

Silent Hunter (SSI) - DOS 1996

Another reference. I got initially the French version, and then the US, and the 3 Patrol Disks (difficult in France ...). Brilliant with pilot rescue missions.

Silent Hunter: Commander's Edition (SSI) - DOS 1997

A "must have", very difficult to get in France ! Using it during a lot of months, I even discovered the single cheat of the game (to move instantaneously the sub to the other side of the map or to destroy instantaneously a target without any shell or torpedo). I had some IT knowledges : I had left Army, and I had become developer, Unix (Sytem V, HP, IBM AIX ...) admin, DBA Oracle ... So some knowledges, but also some hacking "itchings" ...
Strategic Simulations was one of the great wargames makers (the "Steel Panthers" series, my other passion). Very regretted !!!

Silent Hunter II (UbiSoft) - Windows 2001

Good idea to use with Destroyer Command. But ...

Silent Hunter III (UbiSoft) - XP 2005

My preferred, with a lots of mods !

Silent Hunter 4 (UbiSoft) - XP 2007

Good !

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It appears that it exists a soft named "Silent Hunter 5". Some affirm that "the game must be linked with the Ubi.com, and the PC must be connected during the entire season with the Internet". It must be a joke !!! If not, it's hardly compatible with the French laws. In this case, only one solution : boycotting ...

Cheers.

Fish In The Water · 08-01-11, 01:32 PM

Welcome aboard and thanks for the introduction!

Fish In The Water · 08-01-11, 01:33 PM

Welcome aboard, hope you enjoy the site!

Fish In The Water · 08-01-11, 01:34 PM

Welcome Kriskan, hope to see you around!

Fish In The Water · 08-01-11, 01:35 PM

Welcome to SubSim!

frau kaleun · 08-01-11, 01:36 PM

Bienvenue!

07-31-11, 01:54 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	August 2011 New Member Sign Up Hello new captains! Thanks for joing the Subsim website, we are glad to have you as part of the community. Here's a thread where you can introduce yourself, tell about your favorite sub games, and get to know the leaders of the forum. cheers Neal SUBSIM __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-01-11, 04:10 AM	#2
wizardbuzz Nub Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 226 Uploads: 0	Hi Hello everyone, i'm new. I'm currently playing SH5

08-01-11, 07:27 AM	#4
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,221 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim wizardbuzz! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

08-01-11, 12:59 PM	#9
Sweeman Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Hello Hi all. Im New I play mostly SH4

08-01-11, 01:01 PM	#10
_dgn_ Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: France Posts: 122 Downloads: 331 Uploads: 0	Greetings from france Hi, everybody. As an former soldier, I'm naturally interested by military simulators. But in this particular case, I will only speak about subs. I keep an excellent memory of my youth, during a tour through many military schools or places in Brittany (Military Academy at Saint-Cyr-Coëtquidan, Naval Academy at Brest-Poulmic, School of Fusiliers Marins at Lorient ...). In this last town, we were likely to visit a (french) submarine of the 2° ESM (2e Escadrille de Sous-Marins) in duty in the active base of Lorient (Keroman III). Impressing !!! When I saw later the film "Das Boot", I found the same environment of a submarine pen at work. It is unfortunately finished : the French Navy left Keroman, given to the town. Only some naval or fishing activities in Keroman I and II. Keroman III stays in abandonment, with the possibility to visit sometimes small parts and roofs (the 3 Flak stations). Desperately empty, like La Pallice or Saint-Nazaire !!! A small compensation : we can visit the Davis Tower (a building for training crews to escape from a sub, used from 1942 to 1997), near to Keroman I. And since last year, a sub named Flore (Daphné class) can be visited. I saw it a few years ago, on the slipway beetwen Keroman I and Keroman II, waiting to be cut in pieces. It's now saved ! About submarine simulators, I used : Silent Service (Microprose) - DOS 1985 Silent Service II (Microprose) - DOS 1990 Microprose was the "ruler" about simulators ... RIP ! Wolfpack (Novalogic) - DOS 1990 Innovator (and with a mission editor), but few battle stations ... Das Boot (Three-Sixty) - DOS 1990 Great with the use of Enigma machine and of the Flak guns ! SSN-21 Seawolf (Electronic Arts) - DOS 1994 A try with a modern sub simulator, but not really my cup of tea ... Aces of the Deep (Dynamix) - DOS 1994 A reference !!! Command:Aces of the Deep (Sierra) - Windows 1995 An improvment ? But Dynamix/Sierra was another great simulators publisher (with all the "Aces"). Another RIP ! Silent Hunter (SSI) - DOS 1996 Another reference. I got initially the French version, and then the US, and the 3 Patrol Disks (difficult in France ...). Brilliant with pilot rescue missions. Silent Hunter: Commander's Edition (SSI) - DOS 1997 A "must have", very difficult to get in France ! Using it during a lot of months, I even discovered the single cheat of the game (to move instantaneously the sub to the other side of the map or to destroy instantaneously a target without any shell or torpedo). I had some IT knowledges : I had left Army, and I had become developer, Unix (Sytem V, HP, IBM AIX ...) admin, DBA Oracle ... So some knowledges, but also some hacking "itchings" ... Strategic Simulations was one of the great wargames makers (the "Steel Panthers" series, my other passion). Very regretted !!! Silent Hunter II (UbiSoft) - Windows 2001 Good idea to use with Destroyer Command. But ... Silent Hunter III (UbiSoft) - XP 2005 My preferred, with a lots of mods ! Silent Hunter 4 (UbiSoft) - XP 2007 Good ! ---------------- It appears that it exists a soft named "Silent Hunter 5". Some affirm that "the game must be linked with the Ubi.com, and the PC must be connected during the entire season with the Internet". It must be a joke !!! If not, it's hardly compatible with the French laws. In this case, only one solution : boycotting ... Cheers. Last edited by _dgn_; 08-01-11 at 04:20 PM.

08-01-11, 08:26 AM	#5
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard!

08-01-11, 09:04 AM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard

08-01-11, 10:12 AM	#7
kriskan21 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hello! I'm Kriskan, and from Poland ! Best regards

08-01-11, 10:27 AM	#8
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, Kriskan!

08-01-11, 01:32 PM	#11
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	Welcome aboard and thanks for the introduction!

08-01-11, 01:33 PM	#12
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	Welcome aboard, hope you enjoy the site!

08-01-11, 01:34 PM	#13
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	Welcome Kriskan, hope to see you around!

08-01-11, 01:35 PM	#14
Fish In The Water Prince of the Sea SUBSIM Welcome Committee Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Watching over U-253 Posts: 3,527 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 2	Welcome to SubSim!

08-01-11, 01:36 PM	#15
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Bienvenue!