Subsim Forum regulars' bios, pics, 'how you found Subsim'

[Eichhörnchen]

Welcome aboard

[Schnizz]

Greetings all. I'm here to introduce myself and express my thanks that such a place exists.


Personal info: I'm an older guy from Louisiana in the US but now living in Colorado. I love it here but the oysters are not quite the same. Hoping to make it back down south eventually. I'm an engineer for a company that makes traffic control equipment.



During this lockdown I've found myself spending more and more time on YouTube and less time watching TV. I ran across Wolfpack345's videos and thought that sub simulator games looked like fun. I've always liked sims and I've always had an interest in military history. Then from there I discovered Jive Turkey and some of the other guys doing playthroughs. So I figured I'd give it a try.



I'm starting out with SH4 but I will likely explore SH3 too at some point and I want to try Cold Waters as well. The new modern warfare game looks really great too. I hope that one gets off the ground. Game-wise, I have a lot of the training wheels turned on for now. I'm practicing things like trying to sneak into a convoy without being detected (harder than I thought) and how to set up an attack. As I get better, the training wheels will come off. My goal is to make things as real as possible because that, to me, is what sims are all about.



Some of my other interests include brewing beer and music. I've been brewing since the dark days of the late 80's and a music fan as long as I can remember. The water here is about as good as it gets for brewing. Say what you want to about Coors but they did get that right.



I appreciate all the hard work that has gone into this place and it appears to be a great community of very helpful folks. It's an amazing resource. A big to all of you.

[Aktungbby]

Schnizz!

[Jimbuna]

Welcome to SubSim Schnizz

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by Schnizz

Some of my other interests include brewing beer and music. I've been brewing since the dark days of the late 80's and a music fan as long as I can remember. The water here is about as good as it gets for brewing. Say what you want to about Coors but they did get that right.

Welcome aboard Schnizz

You will fit in quite well here with the other beer lovers

I for one drink Dr Pepper

[Gerald]

Welcome to SubSim Sailor!

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by Etienne

CCIP, are you at U of O? My father works there...

No, Carleton. They had slightly milder scholarship requirements, and my program is kinda un-prestigeous anywhere. I'm considering U of O as a second option for my MA, though, but I'd rather stick with the profs I know at Carleton now.

It's exam season and my brain is numb.

Heh, whose isn't :P
Feel your pain there, for certain.

[Iceman]

Holy Cow Batman...we have done these type polls before....somewhere back in the threads a few months ago even....have to do a seach.

Us old timers with alzheimers still remember it lol. I'll find it.

We did the "What's in a name one recently"
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopi...996&highlight=

There's more me thinks too...

We have the "How old are ye one..."...
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopi...364&highlight=

The "What's your profession one"
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopi...590&highlight=

I think someone is gathering intell for the dept of homeland security on the subsim members here...hum....

[August]

Originally Posted by Iceman

I think someone is gathering intell for the dept of homeland security on the subsim members here...hum....

Funny i was just thinking that this place is starting to look like a marketing survey disguised as a fan site forum.

[snowsub]

Name: Matthew
Dob: 4/5/75 (dd/mm/yy)
Location: Australia

Occupation: Draftperson and machine programmer in manufacturing industry (sheet metal atm)

Interests: History, reading, horse riding, bush walking, my partner (yes she's watching me ) computer games, having drinks with my friends (hmmm beer!)
And thanks to SH3: Subsim forums

24 yo, was born in Moscow, Russia (though my relatives often pull my leg saying that I'm Indian - 'cause my parents worked in India and Mommy became pregnant there )
In 2003, I graduated from Journalism Faculty, MSU. Now working at Ph.D. thesis there. The same time got the Lieutenant's stars in PW, on military sub-faculty.
Worked in many areas and occupations. Now - a news editor on RTR.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Name: Richard Phillips
Age: 17 (18 in October)
Lives in: A small fort made of beer cans and bubble wrap
Drives: Nothing yet, but I really REALLY want to restore an old American hearse
Height: 6' 6" (I kid you not)

Family:

Father - Keith, fellow simmer
Mother - Karin, dismayed at the amount of time I spend on the computer
Sister - Anneliese, kickass

Hobbies:

SubSimming - started with Silent Hunter 2, now own PA, SH3, Enigma, DW and SC
World War 2 History - Have an entire case of books on WW2
Drawing and 3D/Digital Art - gallery here: http://lordmalad.deviantart.com
Model building - working on model of U-99
Sound Production and Editing -blame my folks buying me a Yahama keyboard in '96.

Likes to eat:

Children
Good casserole
Midgets

Likes to drink:

Anything that says % vol.

Looks like:



Can be seen wearing:

Red Shirt and Black Tie
Cowboy Hat
Chuck Norris T-Shirt
Leather jacket
(obviously not all at once)

[Grom]

Name: Konrad
Age: 37
Location: Wiltshire / United Kingdom
Occupation: Electrical Engineer/Tester
Interests: Naval History
On the desk: The secret of submarine ORP Orze³ A85 (The Eagle), and her ex CO lt.cmd.H.Kloczkowski
Born: Lublin/Poland
Status: Engaged

My Life:

Since i was adult always moving somewhere, few years in one place then change. In Poland form east to north-west, then from Poland to Iceland, after this from Iceland to UK. Exotic countries are nice for holidays only.

Dislikes:
Roller Coasters, Rasism, Ignorance,

Wish for sims:
Someone make realy good multiplatform WW2 naval SIM
That ... Hood onboard KILO SSK its me

[joea]

Name: Joe

Age: 40

Location: Geneva, Switzerland ex-pat Canadian (Vancouver BC)

Occupation: Part time website tech, Grad student and academic

Interests: history writ large as well as more narrowly defined naval and military history, music, world cultures, food, outdoors

single and looking, love kids, have family in 3 countries and 2 continents (Canada, US and Greece) a true 21st globalised guy.

speak English, French and some Greek plus a bit of Russian

had a beard before



Now beardless for the summer

[NeonSamurai]

Hmm guess i should say something about myself


Name: Korey
Age: 32
Status: Single
Birth Sign: Taurus (if it matters to you)
Proffession: Computer Tech (hardware, networking, network/general security etc) currently but looking to do something else.
Born in: Montreal Canada
Current Location: Ottawa Canada

Hmm well what can i say about me that isnt my entire life story or read like some personal's advert in a newspaper/dating service

I tend to be a calm and relaxed person and it takes alot to tick me off, i like helping others, though i only tend to speak/post when i feel the need to (thats why i only have like 550ish posts in almost 5 years). Out of those posts i would say 70% of them are me helping someone with some game. I generaly dont tend to chit chat and i generaly hate small talk (talking for the sake of filling the void with inane useless chatter is one of my biggest pet peves).

Education wise i would say im about 99% self educated, i learned pretty much nothing from school (long story and one not worth getting into) having previously taught it to myself. I did complete highschool, never studied a day in my life, and almost never did homework either (i was stubborn and refused to waste my time on such pointless excersises). Now at 32 im looking to go to university, planning on getting a doctorate most likely in psychology.

As for gaming, my tastes are pretty varried, i guess thats why i ended up as the "Other Games" forums moderator. I played everything from PNP Dungeons and Dragons and other RPGs, Also various wargames particularly one who's name i forgot (it was a well known pnp modern naval wargame in the 80's, you could get the jane's reference books and take the stats from it and play the game, sort of like harpoon). As for video games, well i started playing them when they came out, from pong on up. My first subsim was of course Gato (use to play hours each day on that one, i ended up sinking every ship about 10 times and having to reset the sunk list), and i played most of the classics since gato (modern and ww2). I also play FPS games (realistic or not), MMO games, racing games, RPG games, and pretty much everything else but sports games (which i generaly dont care for.