Danger From The Deep - A Question

Phoenix3000 · 02-13-07, 10:53 AM

Hi guys,

Having been playing SH3 GWX for some time now I have recently been looking into DFTD. I now see it's at version 0.2.0 - but they question is, as a Windows XP Home user -

How do I install it??

Sorry, but reading about compiling libraries etc. is confusing me!

Any chance of 'An Idiot's Guide to Installing DFTD'?

Cheers

Px3000

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-14-07, 02:40 PM

It is pretty fiddly, yeah. But here's what you need on Windows, if I understand correctly:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/d...2.zip?download

Unzip that into a custom directory (like: C:\Danger from the Deep)

Then;

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/d...0.zip?download

Unzip that into the same directory, and it should work.

I'm trying it myself, so I'll let you know

AG124 · 02-14-07, 02:44 PM

That's what I did, and it works fine for me.

(I am running Windows XP Home and Professional on different computers, and it worked on all of them).

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-14-07, 03:03 PM

Yep, I just played it, and it works fine (showing plenty of promise, I might add, too!

)

Phoenix3000 · 03-01-07, 10:49 AM

Thanks guys, I got it running (finally).

The visuals are certainly looking good especially the water effects - nice!

Looking forward to where this one is heading - could be fantastic given time.

Thanks

Px3000

sonar732 · 03-01-07, 10:53 AM

I can't figure out how to utilize the torps.

Sometimes I wish I could afford SH style games.

Chad · 03-02-07, 12:23 PM

@Sonar -

Your from Central MO? I'm east of Kansas City about 30 in a small town, how far are you from Independence?

Kpt. Kozloff · 03-04-07, 06:02 PM

I've seen screenies of that game and it looks amazing! I need to give it a go.... Although as mentioned before it's pretty tricky to install properly and a bit buggy. But surely worth a try.

It's potentially a huge hit!

sonar732 · 03-04-07, 07:36 PM

@Chad

I'm smack dab between St. Louis and KC on I-70...Columbia.

Chock · 05-10-07, 09:49 PM

I'm glad you seem to have got it working, funnily enough it installed straight onto my (XP) system with no fuss whatsoever straight from the download. Anyway, a result.

Some aspects of this sim are really cool, the water colour is certainly amongst the best and most convincing of any attempt at the Atlantic in a sim, commercial or otherwise. The 2D display screens are pretty cool too, and despite the fact that the background doesn't pan around, I like the treatment of the periscope view, as it conveys the feeling of you looking at something on the surface above your boat better than any other sim has managed.

If you try one of the daytime convoy engagements, when the smoke of the distant ships comes into view, it is pretty convincing, and in a similar manner to the periscope, the UZO does convince you that you are looking through some optics. For some reason the conning tower view seems a lot more believable than other sims too, even with its slightly rough edges on the graphics front. And who can fail to be impressed with the fact that you can actually mess around with the dive planes?

Like the WW1 U-Flotilla indie sim, I'm always keep an eye this one with interest and hope that it sees the light of day sometime in a polished form.

I'd offer to help them on the graphics front, but it seems that they are snowed under with stuff and offers already judging by the forums, so if enthusiasm is a good enough spur towards completion, we'll one day have another great sub sim to mess around with.

02-13-07, 10:53 AM	#1
Phoenix3000 Weps Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, England (Usually in a pub...) Posts: 358 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Danger From The Deep - A Question Hi guys, Having been playing SH3 GWX for some time now I have recently been looking into DFTD. I now see it's at version 0.2.0 - but they question is, as a Windows XP Home user - How do I install it?? Sorry, but reading about compiling libraries etc. is confusing me! Any chance of 'An Idiot's Guide to Installing DFTD'? Cheers Px3000

02-14-07, 02:40 PM	#2
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,902 Downloads: 202 Uploads: 0	It is pretty fiddly, yeah. But here's what you need on Windows, if I understand correctly: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/d...2.zip?download Unzip that into a custom directory (like: C:\Danger from the Deep) Then; http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/d...0.zip?download Unzip that into the same directory, and it should work. I'm trying it myself, so I'll let you know __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

02-14-07, 02:44 PM	#3
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	DftD and Windows XP That's what I did, and it works fine for me. (I am running Windows XP Home and Professional on different computers, and it worked on all of them). __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

02-14-07, 03:03 PM	#4
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,902 Downloads: 202 Uploads: 0	Yep, I just played it, and it works fine (showing plenty of promise, I might add, too! ) __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

03-02-07, 12:23 PM	#7
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	@Sonar - Your from Central MO? I'm east of Kansas City about 30 in a small town, how far are you from Independence? __________________

03-01-07, 10:49 AM	#5
Phoenix3000 Weps Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London, England (Usually in a pub...) Posts: 358 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Thanks guys, I got it running (finally). The visuals are certainly looking good especially the water effects - nice! Looking forward to where this one is heading - could be fantastic given time. Thanks Px3000

03-01-07, 10:53 AM	#6
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I can't figure out how to utilize the torps. Sometimes I wish I could afford SH style games.

03-04-07, 06:02 PM	#8
Kpt. Kozloff Frogman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jersey - Channel Islands, UK Posts: 305 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I've seen screenies of that game and it looks amazing! I need to give it a go.... Although as mentioned before it's pretty tricky to install properly and a bit buggy. But surely worth a try. It's potentially a huge hit! __________________ GWX1.03/Cmdr2.7/plus all sorts of tweaks

03-04-07, 07:36 PM	#9
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	@Chad I'm smack dab between St. Louis and KC on I-70...Columbia.

05-10-07, 09:49 PM	#10
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm glad you seem to have got it working, funnily enough it installed straight onto my (XP) system with no fuss whatsoever straight from the download. Anyway, a result. Some aspects of this sim are really cool, the water colour is certainly amongst the best and most convincing of any attempt at the Atlantic in a sim, commercial or otherwise. The 2D display screens are pretty cool too, and despite the fact that the background doesn't pan around, I like the treatment of the periscope view, as it conveys the feeling of you looking at something on the surface above your boat better than any other sim has managed. If you try one of the daytime convoy engagements, when the smoke of the distant ships comes into view, it is pretty convincing, and in a similar manner to the periscope, the UZO does convince you that you are looking through some optics. For some reason the conning tower view seems a lot more believable than other sims too, even with its slightly rough edges on the graphics front. And who can fail to be impressed with the fact that you can actually mess around with the dive planes? Like the WW1 U-Flotilla indie sim, I'm always keep an eye this one with interest and hope that it sees the light of day sometime in a polished form. I'd offer to help them on the graphics front, but it seems that they are snowed under with stuff and offers already judging by the forums, so if enthusiasm is a good enough spur towards completion, we'll one day have another great sub sim to mess around with.