I am Privateer. The inside story of an SH3 Modder - Page 3

Jeff-Groves · 01-03-18, 03:11 PM

I never cared to much for the 1st person shooter type Games.
Sure, I did some mods for Doom 1, 2, and even 3.
But I never played them much. Mostly made ideas others had come to life.
Or tried to push things to the limits.
(sound familar?)

Somewhere along the way I had played Silent Hunter 1 and decided to re-visit it.

What I found was Silent Hunter 2. WTH? U-Boats? I played the heck out of that! Sitting in the basement for hours reading as I mostly failed at every attack I tried!

And loving every minute of it!
I didn't know I was becoming an addict at the time.

I'd be at work putting up a new house but my mind would be on the Game.
How did I go wrong here or there? Why do those destroyers keep seeing or hearing me?

I was soon to go on the 'Net and look for answers.
I'll give you a guess where I found those answers.

Jeff-Groves · 01-03-18, 03:32 PM

My Construction work had turned into a full time business of my own and I traveled the country doing jobs.
I was also doing a lot of Custom Triumph MotorCycle work on the side.
So my time on the computer and SH Games were set aside for a time.

In the early days of 2005?
I bought the Wife a 2004 Triumph and sold all my old Triumphs.
Not working on them anymore? I had time on my hands again.

I got back to the computer and wanted to play Silent Hunter 2 again.
To steal a quote from Nightmare before Christmas?
"What's this? What's this?"
Silent Hunter 3 had come out and I had missed it somehow!

It took little time to fix that oversight.

Jeff-Groves · 01-03-18, 04:15 PM

I decided to use privateer as my screen name since I'd been calling myself a Privateer in my Construction business.
And it seemed fitting for SubSim.

I started out just reading and looking at things as a lurker. As many of us do.

I was quick to download every tool I could find. Like the tweak files and such. I was also quick to contact the people that had knowledge of the files. Those that responded? I became friends with. Those that did not?
Well. My attitude at the time would bite me in the aft area soon enough.

SH3 had the dreaded StarForce at the time. One thing I never told anyone?
I had broken that long before the release of the one you'll find today.
That version breaks things! My version didn't.
I no longer have my version and there is no need for the other version.
Buy the newest releases as they have the files un-altered by StarForce.

I started tinkering to learn. At that time? I hadn't come into contact with the VERY best. So I did stupid things to learn.
A Santa suit in the control room and such.
I wanted to be someone that created something not in the SH3 Game so I carried on with things.
Not knowing I was being watched.

01-03-18, 03:11 PM	#31
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	I never cared to much for the 1st person shooter type Games. Sure, I did some mods for Doom 1, 2, and even 3. But I never played them much. Mostly made ideas others had come to life. Or tried to push things to the limits. (sound familar?) Somewhere along the way I had played Silent Hunter 1 and decided to re-visit it. What I found was Silent Hunter 2. WTH? U-Boats? I played the heck out of that! Sitting in the basement for hours reading as I mostly failed at every attack I tried! And loving every minute of it! I didn't know I was becoming an addict at the time. I'd be at work putting up a new house but my mind would be on the Game. How did I go wrong here or there? Why do those destroyers keep seeing or hearing me? I was soon to go on the 'Net and look for answers. I'll give you a guess where I found those answers. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-03-18, 03:32 PM	#32
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	My Construction work had turned into a full time business of my own and I traveled the country doing jobs. I was also doing a lot of Custom Triumph MotorCycle work on the side. So my time on the computer and SH Games were set aside for a time. In the early days of 2005? I bought the Wife a 2004 Triumph and sold all my old Triumphs. Not working on them anymore? I had time on my hands again. I got back to the computer and wanted to play Silent Hunter 2 again. To steal a quote from Nightmare before Christmas? "What's this? What's this?" Silent Hunter 3 had come out and I had missed it somehow! It took little time to fix that oversight. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-03-18, 04:15 PM	#33
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	I decided to use privateer as my screen name since I'd been calling myself a Privateer in my Construction business. And it seemed fitting for SubSim. I started out just reading and looking at things as a lurker. As many of us do. I was quick to download every tool I could find. Like the tweak files and such. I was also quick to contact the people that had knowledge of the files. Those that responded? I became friends with. Those that did not? Well. My attitude at the time would bite me in the aft area soon enough. SH3 had the dreaded StarForce at the time. One thing I never told anyone? I had broken that long before the release of the one you'll find today. That version breaks things! My version didn't. I no longer have my version and there is no need for the other version. Buy the newest releases as they have the files un-altered by StarForce. I started tinkering to learn. At that time? I hadn't come into contact with the VERY best. So I did stupid things to learn. A Santa suit in the control room and such. I wanted to be someone that created something not in the SH3 Game so I carried on with things. Not knowing I was being watched. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.