What kind of subsim skipper are you?

[Admiral8Q]

HARDCORE SUBSIM SKIPPER, Again.

[Reinhard Dietz]

This is eerily accurate in some respects: I want a framed Nr. 1870G map for when I have the space to hang it, I've played AOD/CAOD & SHIII by red light before, and I keep abbreviated KTBs.

Thus, the following is appropriate:



HARDCORE SUBSIM SKIPPER

No doubt about it, you are hardcore. You are the kind of subsim player who pins up the Kriegsmarine gridmap on your wall, you use a red lamp when playing at night, your wife lets you know her mother is visiting by shouting "Alarm!" and you didn't know--or care--that Silent Hunter III has a save game feature. You cut your teeth plotting attacks in Gato, sank 28,000 tons in your first Aces of the Deep patrol, and played Dangerous Waters at 100% realism. You scoff at wannabes who whine about some niggling detail in a subsim but use the red triangle-infested auto TDC and auto-map updates. You never, ever, use anything but full realism.


You are the "sim" in Subsim.

On the other hand, I've learned the mantra of "Save early, save often" where SHIII is concerned, I have an IWO who does my math for me and draws pretty pictures, my first AOD patrol ended ignominiously in a IIC, and I'm utter garbage at TMA or sonar. Well, that's what the crew is for. Right, mein herren?

[Armistead]

For you real sub players, I have a mod for you to promote that you play at high realism.

Shotgun mod...You attached controls to your trigger that plug into your USB port...shotgun attaches to back of your chair pointed at your head. If you die, it goes off....LOL

Now...that what real war is, bet you would play different wouldnt you.

We would have to limit it to the realistic 5 patrols or have nervous breakdowns...

Just remember what those real men went through...rather amazing. Can you imagine being depth charged in real life..don't think I could handle it,

[Arnold]

Hardcore. I've been playing SUBSIMS since I first played Sid Meir's game "Silent Service" on a Comodore 64. Kampf, Gewinn oder Wurfel (fight,win, or die)

[TwistedFemur]

CASUAL SUBSIM SKIPPER
You fell in love with Aces of the Deep. Your playing style is relaxed, more for fun than historical accuracy. You always play Sub Command or Dangerous Waters from the NavMap (rightclick is your friend), if you ever ventured to play them at all. Probably you prefer WWII subsims like Silent Hunter 3, SH4 and Aces. You may try the manual TDC, but you prefer to leave the auto map contacts on, (blank maps scare you). Even though you know submarine skippers missed targets occasionally in real life, you cannot resist reloading a mission to take another shot at a 10,000-tonne troopship that got away. One ship, one torpedo, finished off with the deck gun--that's the creed you live by.

[DeerHunter UK]

HARDCORE SUBSIM SKIPPER

How did the quiz know I'm in command of a S-class sub in my Pacific campaign?

[rein1705]

this is what it told me:

ROLE-PLAYING SUBSIM SKIPPER
Your taste in sub and naval games runs the gamut from Grey Wolf to Silent Hunter 4. You have tried them all, at varying realism options. You're a lit-tle old-er than the typical subsim skipper, and probably remember using a tape cassette player to load programs onto your Radio Shack TRS-80. (Or perhaps you're wise beyond your years.) Your primary joy is using your imagination to put yourself into the game. You are able to overlook little details like the crew appearing instantly on the bridge, or wonky AI: to you, these are easily worked into the story as a crew who are really light on their feet, and frigates that have green skippers. The game platform gets you halfway there, your imagination does the rest. You spend lots of time setting up your crew management so it's just right and may even talk to them. You relish managing support and logistics in games like Pacific Storm, Navy Field, and Silent War.
and it was right....

[green_abobo]

heh, i fly by the seat of my pants.

if it works, i do it. if it doesnt, well, now i know.

i will try your quiz though.

as i suspected...

ROLE-PLAYING SUBSIM SKIPPER
Your taste in sub and naval games runs the gamut from Grey Wolf to Silent Hunter 4. You have tried them all, at varying realism options. You're a lit-tle old-er than the typical subsim skipper, and probably remember using a tape cassette player to load programs onto your Radio Shack TRS-80. (Or perhaps you're wise beyond your years.) Your primary joy is using your imagination to put yourself into the game. You are able to overlook little details like the crew appearing instantly on the bridge, or wonky AI: to you, these are easily worked into the story as a crew who are really light on their feet, and frigates that have green skippers. The game platform gets you halfway there, your imagination does the rest. You spend lots of time setting up your crew management so it's just right and may even talk to them. You relish managing support and logistics in games like Pacific Storm, Navy Field, and Silent War.






i like the adam and eve question fo sho. how did you know i talk to my crew members? wow. when did it suddenly become summer? i played my silent service on my NES thank you.

[TabbyHunter]

Not sure how i got it, but i did.

NUKE SUBSIM SKIPPER
Periscopes are for wimps. Let's face it, any snapperhead can bring a WWII subsim to periscope depth, lock onto the red triangle and plug away. Real men never get closer than 8000 yards to their target. Your subsim of choice is made by a company in Waterford, Conn. You thrive on complex Target-Motion Analysis equations, deciphering broadband contacts, and gauging ESM signal strength. You are paler than Siberian stripper and proud of it. You long for the day you can take your Seawolf class nuke into an online game against a whole fleet of Type VIICs. One ADCAP equals "make my day".

[Deephunter]

HARD CORE SUBSIM SKIPPER....Ha..!! I knew it..!! I just felt it in my bones....Ever since I played "GATO" on my ol' Apple 2e I was hooked..!!

[Biggley]

100% casual !

[Red October1984]

Cool

[Arlo]

HARDCORE SUBSIM SKIPPER

No doubt about it, you are hardcore. You are the kind of subsim player who pins up the Kriegsmarine gridmap on your wall, you use a redlamp when playing at night, your wife lets you know her mother is visiting by shouting "Alarm!" and you didn't know--or care--that Silent Hunter III has a save game feature. You cut your teeth plotting attacks in Gato, sank 28,000 tons in your first Aces of the Deep patrol, and played Dangerous Waters at 100% realism. You scoff at wannabes who whine about some niggling detail in a subsim but use the red triangle-infested auto TDC and auto-map updates. You never, ever, use anything but full realism.

You are the "sim" in Subsim. Huh.

[LordCucumber]

I am a HARDCORE SUBSIM SKIPPER, it seems..

I had no idea

[Hinrich Schwab]

HARDCORE SUBSIM SKIPPERNo doubt about it, you are hardcore. You are the kind of subsim player who pins up the Kriegsmarine gridmap on your wall, you use a redlamp when playing at night, your wife lets you know her mother is visiting by shouting "Alarm!" and you didn't know--or care--that Silent Hunter III has a save game feature. You cut your teeth plotting attacks in Gato, sank 28,000 tons in your first Aces of the Deep patrol, and played Dangerous Waters at 100% realism. You scoff at wannabes who whine about some niggling detail in a subsim but use the red triangle-infested auto TDC and auto-map updates. You never, ever, use anything but full realism.
You are the "sim" in Subsim.

Didn't expect this. I am guilty of the red light and the gridmap, though.