Stories and Patrol Logs + Screenshots and Videos (merged)

[switch.dota]

Actually FooFighters, now that the sub high-res stuff is done, how about re-modelling the ships themselves :hmm: ;)

[FooFighters]

Actually FooFighters, now that the sub high-res stuff is done, how about re-modelling the ships themselves :hmm: ;)

I am not done yet with the subs :know:
I learned so much during the painting..
That I will redo most of them. (mostly shadows, rust and scretches)

But I read here somewhere that other people tried some ship skins.

:up:

[switch.dota]

That's great news! Your skins are great but I'm one who thinks there's always room for improvemnt. Can't wait to be wow'ed again by new skins :yep:

[rodan54]

November 13, 1942 - Iron Bottom Sound.

"A Date with Destiny"
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7678/30359184id6.jpg

"Headlong Into Hell"
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3879/59272189yk6.jpg

"Odd Ships Fire to Starboard, Even Ships Fire to Port"
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7762/51914315yv5.jpg

"Helena is Hurting"
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9456/57539463ho9.jpg

"Attempt at Skirting By"
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3558/72527321dg7.jpg

"The Twin Sisters"
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/9181/38330231ou7.jpg

"Adversaries at Eternal Rest"
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9185/38378073hn3.jpg


Coming soon to a campaign near you. ;)

[l3th4l]

Something i worked on today a bit while creating loadscreens:
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6032/conningviewjp2.jpg

[alunatic]

Very nice. I think this is going to be my new backround.

[thefretmaster]

awesome shot!, now all we need is some good screenys of the new reflections mod!

edit: actually wernt you a creator of the reflections mod? i think thats what the thread said along with leo and others

[l3th4l]

awesome shot!, now all we need is some good screenys of the new reflections mod!

edit: actually wernt you a creator of the reflections mod? i think thats what the thread said along with leo and others

it's a team effort really :)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6578/gotawaycg8.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

My God, that picture looks almost real!!!:o

[Syxx_Killer]

Damn! :o:rock:

[FooFighters]

My God, that picture looks almost real!!!:o

:o :o .. that shot is amazing...

Here some different stages during sunset in the new ROW mod..
I love sailing with a Sugar boat during tryouts, such a beautiful sub :yep:

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis10.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis11.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis12.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis13.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis14.jpg

[leovampire]

http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/l/leovampire/93141/pjrgobcrdq.thumb500.jpg

[sqk7744]

Actually FooFighters, now that the sub high-res stuff is done, how about re-modelling the ships themselves :hmm: ;)
I am not done yet with the subs :know:
I learned so much during the painting..
That I will redo most of them. (mostly shadows, rust and scretches)

But I read here somewhere that other people tried some ship skins.

:up:

Fantastic work Foo - you could always add emblems on the boats and put me out of a job ;)

Leovampire and I figured that there are roughly 210 skins to do.

[Reno]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/outbound2.jpg

[clayman]

ROW is looking so good! Here's a couple of shots I took right after I loaded it. Reflections on an oil slick! LOL


http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7250/oilslick1ox9.jpg



http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/9117/oilslick2jt5.jpg



http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2848/oilslick3tl0.jpg


I expected the oil slick effect to look great from above ... but when I saw this my eye's popped!

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/5175/oilslick4tl1.jpg

Leo and crew did an outstanding job!

.

[FooFighters]

Actually FooFighters, now that the sub high-res stuff is done, how about re-modelling the ships themselves :hmm: ;)
I am not done yet with the subs :know:
I learned so much during the painting..
That I will redo most of them. (mostly shadows, rust and scretches)

But I read here somewhere that other people tried some ship skins.

:up:

Fantastic work Foo - you could always add emblems on the boats and put me out of a job ;)

Leovampire and I figured that there are roughly 210 skins to do.

:hmm: :p :rotfl:

@clayman.. Are you still using the first skin I ever did for SH-IV ?
It's not that long ago, but feels like years..

:up:

[clayman]

@ FooFighters ... Yup! I rotate them in as I please. All of them rock! :up:
.

[switch.dota]

:hmm: :p :rotfl:

@clayman.. Are you still using the first skin I ever did for SH-IV ?
It's not that long ago, but feels like years..

:up:

Excuse my curiosity, but how DID you tell it was your first ever skin? Yeah I knoew you pro'lly have an eye for them. But how DID you tell?

[Reno]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/shguns.jpg

[sqk7744]

Actually FooFighters, now that the sub high-res stuff is done, how about re-modelling the ships themselves :hmm: ;)
I am not done yet with the subs :know:
I learned so much during the painting..
That I will redo most of them. (mostly shadows, rust and scretches)

But I read here somewhere that other people tried some ship skins.

:up:
Fantastic work Foo - you could always add emblems on the boats and put me out of a job ;)

Leovampire and I figured that there are roughly 210 skins to do.
:hmm: :p :rotfl:

@clayman.. Are you still using the first skin I ever did for SH-IV ?
It's not that long ago, but feels like years..

:up:

I hear that! :rotfl:

[Snakeeyes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sdMzbqdO3w


Here is a demo showing the interaction between the weather and leovampire's new ocean mod.

[sqk7744]

http://battleflags.net/images/SH4Img@20-9-2007_19.39.1_291.jpg
http://battleflags.net/images/SH4Img@20-9-2007_19.39.15_150.jpg

http://battleflags.net/images/SH4Img@20-9-2007_19.40.3_603.jpg

[FooFighters]

:hmm: :p :rotfl:

@clayman.. Are you still using the first skin I ever did for SH-IV ?
It's not that long ago, but feels like years..

:up:

Excuse my curiosity, but how DID you tell it was your first ever skin? Yeah I knoew you pro'lly have an eye for them. But how DID you tell?

good question :D :D

This was the first (balao) skin I ever did for SH-IV.. probably just a week after release.
I can see this because of :

* I only used rivots in that skins (after that I used welding lines)
* Bottom is to light (grey)
* The black line at the front is a lot smaller (or even gone) on later skins.

Version 1 (1024x1024)
http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/BalaoHi2.gif

Version 3 (2048x2048)
http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/BalaoHi10.gif

This was (for me) a real big step..

:know:

[FooFighters]

3 beautiful pictures

Holy crap.. :o

Nice shots
:up:

[sqk7744]

3 beautiful pictures
Holy crap.. :o

Nice shots
:up:
Thanks Foo

If only I could remember who made that hi-res skin, I'd send you a link to oldsmobile1958 or something... ;)

[Sailor Steve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sdMzbqdO3w


Here is a demo showing the interaction between the weather and leovampire's new ocean mod.
Looks good, but the jerky camera motion made it real hard to see what was going on. I had to keep pausing it to get a good look, and then it was just like all the other screenshots.

Would love to see one with static camera.

[stabiz]

Video from the East China Sea, after falling in love with Trigger Maru and Reflections on the water. Thanks, modders!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t55hsLWRHew

PS: Part 2 is up soon, and includes more explotions.:D

[mrbeast]

Reno, what video card set up are you using to get such good screen shots?

[leovampire]

Video from the East China Sea, after falling in love with Trigger Maru and Reflections on the water. Thanks, modders!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t55hsLWRHew

PS: Part 2 is up soon, and includes more explotions.:D

Your video is awsome loved it!

And you caught the new effect of the muzzle flash being carried away by the wind I added to the mod!!! Thanks!!!

[stabiz]

Thanks, count leo!

Here is part 2:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iDPQRcfdtx4

[sqk7744]

Video from the East China Sea, after falling in love with Trigger Maru and Reflections on the water. Thanks, modders!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t55hsLWRHew

PS: Part 2 is up soon, and includes more explotions.:D

Wonderful Vid! Thank you :up::up::up:

[Reno]

Reno, what video card set up are you using ...?

I have an Nvidia 8800GTX. I run it at 1680 x 1050 resolution. 8x on AA seems to work fine, anymore than that and it's pretty much overkill. I have an overclocked dual core processor that keeps everything running smoothly.

[leovampire]

Thanks, count leo!

Here is part 2:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iDPQRcfdtx4

But DAMM those DD's were being a pain in the yu know what for sinking LOL!!!

Feel like stealing your video's to promote the mod now gimmy gimmy ya ya LOL!!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Uber Gruber]

@STABIZ

Thanks mate, that is the best vid of SHIV i've ever seen. You're cut sequences are really well thought out, great camera positioning and also good sound mixing.

Top notch stuff:up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice vids Stabiz :up::up:


RDP

[Gunfighter]

http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/c0ba341c28a577c8ec9ffef306a667656g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=cczgczczdzq&thumb=4)
Burnning Oil
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/268604b71af2277fb4498186bb4b75916g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=2uljommd2zz&thumb=4)
Sunken Ship Oil Slick above
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/469f8cf2cc56f7a71e5982b6f98def696g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=4yy4hzmkj9j&thumb=4)
New Camera Easy to see those darn Mines
http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/98c0a0abd106f8e6ade7ade82bf04eb76g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=93oeg2czzpt&thumb=4)
Go anywhere with New Camera mod
http://www2.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/83bf4c4aecb55faf6b912b6740142c596g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=8yzytn3qiqi&thumb=4)
My god I can hear them screaming.new Sound SFX Great

[FooFighters]

3 beautiful pictures
Holy crap.. :o

Nice shots
:up:
Thanks Foo

If only I could remember who made that hi-res skin, I'd send you a link to oldsmobile1958 or something... ;)


:hmm:
:rotfl:

[AVGWarhawk]

@Stabiz.....the usual excellent videos!!!!! Thanks for making it:D

[clayman]

Great videos Stabiz ... I really enjoyed part 2 a lot! Very nicely done. :up:
.

[stabiz]

Glad you guys liked them!:D

[Biggs[CV]]

CINCPAC

.....Urgent........Incoming message......USS Wahoo, Lt. Cmdr. Fett commanding......

From Lt.Cmdr Fett, date: Nov 21. 1943
Urgent contact report. 2-Akitzu class CV, 2 Heavy Cruisers, appox 8-10 DD escort. Location: Phillipine Sea, northeast of Formosa
Long: 125 45 East
Lat: 23 07 North
Weather-Heavy rain and wind.

Any US subs in the area: Be advised USS Wahoo has made contact with the above enemy vessels, we have 10 torps remaining and will attempt to put them to good use. All subs advised to converge on this location.

B. Fett, commanding.




Incoming transmission............

From Wahoo, B.Fett commanding. UPDATE:

Tracked and sank two (2) Akitsu class escort carriers and one (1) escort DD. Light rain and heavy fog helped us approach unobserved. Submerged and fired 3 fish at each CVE from under 1000 yards, scoring 5 hits. Escort charged, fired two (2) fish down his throat as we pulled the plug. Massive explosion followed. Went deep to evade other escorts. Stayed at 250 ft heading east until night fell. With only two fish left we headed back to Pearl.

[leovampire]

http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/l/leovampire/93141/gbqvyabwgf.thumb500.jpg

I have the desk top set up to show a new part of the sunrise each day so it changes from day to day automaticly.

[simonb1612]

Fantastic work Stabiz :rock: , I wonder what the Ubi folks think of the ROW mod???

[THE_MASK]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6034/numberrk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Swat]

Mr Murphy and Mr Warder in action....
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3018/41426294tc3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2117/67750339do2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/46/16199386rf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9449/91738721jf8.jpg
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4822/15431162oe3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/419/15418116sq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5196/14636866aj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6329/12684558bs0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)

[FooFighters]

I just love the smell of burning carriers in the afternoon :arrgh!:

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis18.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis19.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis20.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis21.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis22.jpg

[sqk7744]

Nice Kills Sober!!!:up:

I just love the smell of burning carriers in the afternoon :arrgh!:


Classic!:arrgh!::arrgh!::arrgh!:

[Gunfighter]

http://www2.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/7d9701535f93008024576d315bca23c16g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=7ojzzizkzzj&thumb=4)
Glow from Exploding Shell just behind forward Gun turret.
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/38667924d85d546781c3fd2a281c75686g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=3c3biuznnmz&thumb=4)
We Dive at Dawn
http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/971928c721e7d06337c54f1ae5dae86a6g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=9v43rdmyt7y&thumb=4)
Dawn Watch. I Just Love This ROW Mod

[stedz]

Spotid this in the last of the suns rays proceded to sink the merchants and get away without the skort detecting me.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9581/sh4vw2.th.png (http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh4vw2.png)

[Weather-guesser]

Outstanding fire reflections on that first one Gunfighter! :rock:

[Gunfighter]

Outstanding fire reflections on that first one Gunfighter! :rock:

Yes thanks I took 8 Screen shots before I got the Explosion and waited 4mins with fingers over buttons
http://www2.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/7d9701535f93008024576d315bca23c16g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=7ojzzizkzzj&thumb=4)

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice screens lads :up::up:


RDP

[Gunfighter]

http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a1ba8b20491891a52b0defd0e86cfea96g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=ag4udvqlc3w&thumb=4)
this one for fun Err no offence to any Japanese Members ??

[alunatic]

ROFL! Nice :up:

[chopped50ford]

November 13, 1942 - Iron Bottom Sound.

"A Date with Destiny"
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7678/30359184id6.jpg

"Headlong Into Hell"
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3879/59272189yk6.jpg

"Odd Ships Fire to Starboard, Even Ships Fire to Port"
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7762/51914315yv5.jpg

"Helena is Hurting"
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/9456/57539463ho9.jpg

"Attempt at Skirting By"
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3558/72527321dg7.jpg

"The Twin Sisters"
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/9181/38330231ou7.jpg

"Adversaries at Eternal Rest"
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9185/38378073hn3.jpg


Coming soon to a campaign near you. ;)

Im yet to see a surface battle like this...does this happen very often, or do you have to be in the right place at the right time?:stare:

[chopped50ford]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6578/gotawaycg8.jpg

This looks almost real. :huh:

[chopped50ford]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/chopped50ford/SH4%20Patrol%20Picts/Thresher.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/chopped50ford/SH4%20Patrol%20Picts/Kaboom.jpg

[rodan54]

Im yet to see a surface battle like this...does this happen very often, or do you have to be in the right place at the right time?:stare:
Well arriving on time at the correct spot definetely play a part in it. However, you wont find that perticular battle in the stock game, atleast not yet. It'll be included as part of a mod designed to spruce up the scrpted Solomons/Guadalcanal area engagements.

[Gunfighter]

http://www2.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/52b6668a87a774650d91e976dfcf06436g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=547jy1d1go9&thumb=4)
http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/9db92d1fcb9d2aef652c99c29da39da46g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=9tyxyj1t5id&thumb=4)
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/160efd7c5cc761ec0a60b30793331f836g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=1yoizzglize&thumb=4)
And Exploding shell
http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/9ce1b7c924702f3a4b6c701b7e945d896g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=9tmvv2gmojn&thumb=4)

[leovampire]

This happens when an Engine room or Fuel bunker is Breached and until the ship comes to a stop will continue to leave a trail behind it.

http://static3.filefront.com/images/personal/l/leovampire/93141/nlqsdxrgfh.jpg

[neumanf15]

I'm not normally a war story sharer, but this was an amazing patrol... Got deployed to Luzon, started searching and enountered TWO CONVOYS AT THE SAME TIME. The one South of me had 4 escorts and 12 merchants [6 medium, 6 small] (a "Large Convoy" - first I've seen). The one North of me had 4 escorts and 8 merchants [2 large, 4 medium, 2 small]:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/774d42133d6388919b21585efb82a54a2g.jpg
(http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=7dmhrde2tt1&thumb=4%22%20target=%22_blank%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=%2 2http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/774d42133d6388919b21585efb82a54a2g.jpg)
I decided to go for it despite the eight combined escorts. Of course, the Mutsuki in the lead of the North convoy detected me (despite all stop and silent at 1400 yards!)... Soon things were improving (4 of those dead ships are escorts):
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/051614f58a8967c8bf3d96b3f239f3da2g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=0z595o9xigx&thumb=4)
(http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=0z595o9xigx&thumb=4%22%20target=%22_blank%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=%2 2http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/051614f58a8967c8bf3d96b3f239f3da2g.jpg)
After 3 real time hours, I had run completely out of fish and ammo for my twin deck guns - mind you, this was my first (and last) engagement of the patrol. Here's what my map showed at that point:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/f59801b09728c89d018d8bdc4c6c031e2g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=fgmgglmvxzx&thumb=4)

It was clearly time to go home, so I did, after sending a contact report on the remaining "Small Convoy". I took some damage (nothing severe) from deck guns when I surfaced to chase down (and gun) some of the ones that tried to escape. One particular one that got away annoyed me - A Medium European Composite that had a Mk 16 pass about a foot under his keel and not go off (yes, mag influence was on). Here's the final screen showing my 19 kills and measly 55k tons (too many mediums and smalls!):
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/357454e6cf9a9d28c5e98f486309bd462g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=33e5yjmwtze&thumb=4)

I tried to get some pretty shots of things blowing up and/or sinking, but the couple I got were too dark to bother with posting (It WAS a dark night).

[neumanf15]

Here's a DD I hit a little further aft than I wanted to... I was close enough to hear the captain screaming (in Japanese) "Ahead Flank! What do you mean we don't have propeller shafts???":
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d513c3f5d7add28d4478cdd18e5f8d722g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=dyobymb1eb4&thumb=4)


Here's the event camera shots from a Taiyo I ran across:
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/32e29a7726f8a0da0d73826a5d6a7fca2g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=3zzw5h09deb&thumb=4)
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/cbb921fd2c190808bb3508bd388b9d1e2g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=cmkmitv2yzt&thumb=4)
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/e6ae729f3af498e347a5f3a2bcb1ea922g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=et4xmyj4yth&thumb=4)

[neumanf15]

Ever get that "I shoulda waited a couple more minutes feeling?
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/935e1d50b9b884825359830cdc9e06052g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=9w7vneytv3x&thumb=4)

[Krauter]

Well I managed to dive (somehow) while being shelled by every single ship. (weird thing is they all missed)

Wo and behold, all the shells must have collided with each other:up:
Also.. see those big tubes sticking out the top of that there tin cigar.. those are called PERISCOPES:yep: ..

With Regards,

Krauter

[Reno]

My crew's really beginning to creep me out...

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/scary1a.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/scary2b.jpg

[Reno]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/settingsun.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/Foggysun.jpg

[Reno]

Very eerie sounds, almost like she was moaning, and then she was gone...

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/steamerdown2.jpg

[sqk7744]

My crew's really beginning to creep me out...


HA HA, That's great Reno!

Time to lock the ol' cabin door at night ;)

[clayman]

Dang ... come back into port to load ROW w/NSM, but when I headed out ... nothing. Then I finally run into a large convoy and ...

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2475/sh42007093016515807tl7.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/323/sh42007093016533110zu3.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7053/sh42007093016544423df8.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5525/sh42007092918295188zf1.jpg

My God ... these new effects are INSANE!!! :up:

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9494/sh42007093017035228aw8.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6246/sh42007092918270466yt7.jpg

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/849/sh42007092918331247tk7.jpg

And I was surprised to see that my FPS are the same. Here's a shot from the day I loaded 1.2 months back.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7856/sh42007041717035681tc2.jpg

That's all for now :D
.

[sqk7744]

Fantastic Shots Clayman!
:up:

[Buster0083]

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/1034/bw007ju8.jpg

[seafarer]

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7856/sh42007041717035681tc2.jpg

That's all for now :D
.

:huh: So those crewmen standing under the main turret barrels - they're what, seeking shelter UNDER the main guns!! Didn't they hear the alarm bells to clear the weather decks BEFORE the main guns fired? :dead:

I think you may have stumbled on the real reason for the overall ineffectiveness of Japanese battleships - they killed off their own crews with each overblast, so the allied navies didn't have to bother :rotfl:

[FooFighters]

When you see all these screenies you can see how far SH4 has come..
Just go back to the first pages of this thread and you will see what I mean.

A big bow to all the guys here that made this game what it is today.

:rock: :rock:

Cheers..

Foo

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis23.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis24.jpg

[MONOLITH]

With the new oil slick fires, ROW, and 3 torps in her side, the Mogami leaves a nice trail to follow....


http://www.mayhemonstrings.com/Images/SH4.jpg

[clayman]

When you see all these screenies you can see how far SH4 has come..
Just go back to the first pages of this thread and you will see what I mean.

I big bow to all the guys here that made this game what it is today.

:rock: :rock:

Cheers..

Foo




Exactly Foo ... it's a major walk down digital memory lane!

@ seafarer ... LOL, ya, I thought maybe they were Disneyland animatronics spinning round and singing "It's a small, small world"!!!

MONOLITH ... sweet shot!
.

[Sailor Steve]

:huh: So those crewmen standing under the main turret barrels - they're what, seeking shelter UNDER the main guns!! Didn't they hear the alarm bells to clear the weather decks BEFORE the main guns fired? :dead:

I think you may have stumbled on the real reason for the overall ineffectiveness of Japanese battleships - they killed off their own crews with each overblast, so the allied navies didn't have to bother :rotfl:
I've looked at that picture, and never noticed the crew standing there!:nope: They should be dead for sure!:dead:

[leovampire]

[quote=seafarer]:huh: So those crewmen standing under the main turret barrels - they're what, seeking shelter UNDER the main guns!! Didn't they hear the alarm bells to clear the weather decks BEFORE the main guns fired? :dead:

I think you may have stumbled on the real reason for the overall ineffectiveness of Japanese battleships - they killed off their own crews with each overblast, so the allied navies didn't have to bother :rotfl:
I've looked at that picture, and never noticed the crew standing there!:nope: They should be dead for shure.

Seeing it looks like the gun's already did or where about to fire.

[clayman]

Yup Leo ... those 18" mamas had just fired!

I had taken a bunch of screens. I was looking to see how well 1.2 did with forced AA and AF. I was fascinated how the swirl of the smoke had been rendered and clicked off a few more. When I saw the shots in FRAPS I said "My God ... what the hell are those dudes 'still' doing there?!" :rotfl:

I really like the swirling smoke in the shot though. The play of light and shadow in the smoke and the left over flash to the right ... the gray tones offset by the crimson in the flag ... well, it's kind like ROW .... atmospheric! ;)
.

[leovampire]

Yup Leo ... those 18" mamas had just fired!

I had taken a bunch of screens. I was looking to see how well 1.2 did with forced AA and AF. I was fascinated how the swirl of the smoke had been rendered and clicked off a few more. When I saw the shots in FRAPS I said "My God ... what the hell are those dudes 'still' doing there?!" :rotfl:

I really like the swirling smoke in the shot though.
.

I just couldn't resist getting it to happen. Plus with making sure the muzzle flash and smoke react's to the wind state's was just an added bonus.

You should see it in 15mps winds looks really cool!

But great catching that in a picture.

I try to pay attention to what people ask for just takes me time to get to it LOL!!!

[sqk7744]

With the new oil slick fires, ROW, and 3 torps in her side, the Mogami leaves a nice trail to follow....



Can't wait to see this effect at night!
:up: Great pic MONOLITH

[MONOLITH]

The perfect salvo.... Fired all 4 tubes. Perfect spread. Still took over an hour and two more torps to sink her with NSM classic. I think I'm switching to 'light'.


http://www.mayhemonstrings.com/Images/SH4A.jpg

[leovampire]

The perfect salvo.... Fired all 4 tubes. Perfect spread. Still took over an hour and two more torps to sink her with NSM classic. I think I'm switching to 'light'.


http://www.mayhemonstrings.com/Images/SH4A.jpg

I use the light vs as well can't stand waiting for them to sink for hours at a time!
Nice pic though.

[sqk7744]

Should We Stop?
http://battleflags.net/images/stop.jpg

Morning Stroll on the deck, coffee in hand.
http://battleflags.net/images/Deck.jpg

http://battleflags.net/images/zero.jpg

http://battleflags.net/images/Dive.jpg
http://battleflags.net/images/dive0.jpg
http://battleflags.net/images/dive00.jpg
http://battleflags.net/images/rthanksleo.jpg

[Reno]

Great shots, Sqk, especially number 5. :up:

[sqk7744]

Great shots, Sqk, especially number 5. :up:
Thanks sir! yup, made that my current desktop ;) The SH4 engine really is amazing, and with LV's ROW to boot!!!

Here's some, posted over on the BattleFlags.net site:
http://battleflags.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=336

cheers
:arrgh!:

[Gunfighter]

http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/14b9ecb99785ecb0ad1186b1c28ae8b36g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=1l923gd5wlm&thumb=4)
http://www2.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/69ca3c1c19298ffeb1d78c18c52f03d26g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=6fi2fdbh99i&thumb=4)
http://www4.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d71377d5d3af558aec7c2926a83603aa6g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=dbcixh9geke&thumb=4)
Yes they will do anything to get to you

[clayman]

Great shots guys ... sqk7744: that last set was :up:
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[sqk7744]

Great shots guys ... sqk7744: that last set was :up:


Thanks Clayman!

Gunfighter, that's a neat trick :o

Cheers,
:arrgh!:

[rodan54]

Crysis ain't got nothin' on SH4. :D

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/4816/sh4img41020071341281eg3.jpg

[Mauz]

Fellow seamen, I have got a tricky qustion for you all. Who here has ever been inside a Yamoto battleship? Cause today I managed to literally board the biggest ship in the Japanese fleet.


http://i23.tinypic.com/21cym8.jpg
http://i24.tinypic.com/2qnrs4h.jpg
http://i24.tinypic.com/1zg6q6g.jpg

Yes, that is the nose of my sub, splat in the middle of "interior" of the ship in the second pic. Third pic - I wonder what would Freud say about this? :D

I am also, by going at ahead flank, am actually pushing the 65,000 ton immobilised Yamato forward with a speed of 2 Kts (boy, did they built fine subs during WWII). If I had unlimited batteries and air, I think I would have actually tried dragging her all the way into one of my bases (imagine how surprised those guys would be). :lol:

And finally, notice the peculiar sense of humor of my liutenant, who gave me a "ship spotted" report when my periscope briefly reached the surface.:rotfl:

Now for the actual story behind the shots: spotted a task force with Yamoto in the center, put 11 torpedoes into her, got her only to completely stop and tilt on one side. Ran out of ammo, decided to go melee. :D Wanted to see if I could actually ram her from below and tear her open from the bottom. Dove under her, raised both periscopes and gave out an emergency surface command. Apperently, even after all pathces and mods, collisions still work improperly, as instead of colliding I nearly surfaced right inside of the enemy ship. I bet my crew were eager to open the hatches and board, and then capture a new ship for the American Navy. :D

Sadly, this manuever didn't work the way I expected it to, since nor Yamato, nor I have received any damage whatsoever. But at least I took some nice photos. :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

That last one could be labelled "New Secret Weapon: Battleships now carry their own submarine escort!"

[mrbeast]

This kinda reminds me of the begining of Star Wars, you know where the ship gets sucked into the Imperial Star Destroyer........except this time its with submarines :roll: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[leovampire]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I would have wondered if she would sink and drag me down with her rather than get that close.

There is a first I think in shot's. I remember the guy that ended up on top of an ice burg in the game that was a great picture. But this is crazy. :rotfl: :rotfl:

[mrbeast]

Maybe its remarkable footage of a submarine being born in the wild?.......:o ....and you thought they were built in shipyards!

[FooFighters]

Maybe its remarkable footage of a submarine being born in the wild?.......:o ....and you thought they were built in shipyards!

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Gunfighter]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I would have wondered if she would sink and drag me down with her rather than get that close.

There is a first I think in shot's. I remember the guy that ended up on top of an ice burg in the game that was a great picture. But this is crazy. :rotfl: :rotfl:

yes they will drag you down it happened to me you see I used to hide beside crippled ships to take out the escorts but I got snagged by the bars round the props at rear of my sub and it dragged me down to 270 ft before I got free someone said it was risky but you live and learn I dont do it now......Well just sometimes,
I got free by forward and reverse thrusts of the engines then I changed my underware ????????????:rotfl:

[sqk7744]

HA HA

That's Classic!!! Just raise the scope every once and awhile [tap tap tap]

:rotfl:

[Digital_Trucker]

This game is getting more and more like a movie every day. I decided to hang around topside during the day to give my AA crew a chance to get some experience.

Well, it started off well. They sent these guys home with their tails between their legs.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/Screenshots/10-6-2007-31123PM.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/Screenshots/10-6-2007-31237PM.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/Screenshots/10-6-2007-31346PM.jpg





Then things went all "Twilight Zone" on me. OMG, I'm in the "Philadelhia Experiment"





http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/Screenshots/10-6-2007-34117PM.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/Screenshots/10-6-2007-34038PM.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/Screenshots/10-6-2007-34313PM.jpg

[rodan54]

Iowa and Baltimore vs. Yamato and Takao, with a bit of photoshoping of course.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6854/01pb9.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6416/02ct8.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1269/03il4.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/4803/04rj3.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/125/05wr9.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9091/06vf1.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8356/07dh0.jpg

The new free camera work is excellent. I just can't get enough of it, not that it isn't already obvious. :88)

[stinger503]

Well I haven't been able to play SH4 for several months now, but last weekend I was home and started a new career. This weekend I'm home for Thanksgiving and was able to complete my 3rd Patrol. This is their story: (dun-dun: like on law and order, sorry)

Okay so my last mission Manila was being attacked by the Japanese, so I was re-routed to Surabaja. My mission today is to drop off some supplies to an area near Volcano Island, an area South-East of Manila. I make the journey there and successfully drop off the raft full of cargo. As I sail away (I noticed the raft sank too, but hey the waves were pretty huge) I'm ordered to patrol the Luzon Strait. As I head up along the the west coast of the Phillipines to Luzon, my sonarman tells me there's a merchant contact. He passes me the map and I see he's marked it with blue. Strange this is usually reserved for warships. I zoom in and see that it's no merchant, but a convoy! This is strange though. The convoy isn't moving and it's relatively close to the shore, and the only city there is Vigan, and that's not port. I get closer to the convoy and look through the periscope. I can see only one ship on the horizon. It's a small passenger carrier, we move in closer and I wait while my weapons officer keeps a look out with the periscope. He yells "Captain! Come Quick!", I run over and look through the periscope. This is no convoy! It's an INVASION FORCE! I count eight passenger carriers (troopships), SEVEN Asashio Destroyers, one Mogami Heavy Crusier and Two Takao Heavy Crusiers! I aim for a cluster of ships and fire all my bow torpedoes. A carrier takes one and erupts into a huge explosion. A Takao Crusier also takes a hit, severely damaging it's engine room. I turn my boat around and fire my stern torpedoes at the Takao. They nail their target and it sinks to the bottom. I fire off the rest of my torpedoes at some clusters and grab a few hits but nothing sinks.

I go to Luzon and they tell me to hunt some merchants! I head back for Surabaja. After a few days I get there and do a refit and head back to Luzon. This time I head up around Davao. I find several merchants and sink them with my deck gun. I radio base of my sucesses, and they tell me since I've got my torpedoes, go to Luzon.

I go to Luzon and start my patrol off Babuyan Island. My sonarman reports a warship. I'm surprised, it's going rather slow. I use this to my advantage and position myself in front of it and go to periscope depth. Two warships now. One Asashio Destroyer and a Subchaser. This panicked me a bit, I'd never had to battle a subchaser before? What did it do? Could certain death await me? Nonetheless I'm in my favourite position. Ahead of warship(s) that don't know I'm there, at night, within 1000 metres. I'm going to go for my patented 10 & 2 shot. I take aim and fire two at the destroyer and then two at the subchaser. Sure enough both nail the destroyer and she begins to sink. Then one hits the subchaser and she sinks so fast the second misses. I continue north east.

Now I'm east of Batan Island. I've just received a Task Force report, but I'm disappointed that it's almost parallel to me and heading west into the South China Sea. Almost no way of getting it. But then, good news. It's going at a steady 11 knots, far slower than my sub. I intercept them, going inbetween Diogo Island and Batan Island. I catch them, but I want to pass them and get an advantageous position. I panic a little when my sonarman reports a convoy to the south, but it passes by, and then my radarmen report aircraft patrolling, we luck out and they don't find us. My sonarman becomes confused. Apparently the convoy is changing course, directly at us! I call battle stations, dive to periscope depth and rig for silent running. She's well guarded with three destroyers patrolling in front. One passes by and must have spotted my spotlight inbetween waves, and alerts the others. I get ready as the first capital comes into view, a neat row of three Kongo Battleships! I line up for the first and fire all 4 torpedoes. All of them hit, she lists badly, and she's on fire! But she doesn't go down. I look behind me and fire my 4 stern torpedoes at a Takao Heavy Cruiser. Direct hit! She goes under. I go under to about 25 metres, and watch the second Kongo pass over. We load all the the torpedoes and I come up to periscope depth. I fire several at a oil tanker and another Takao, and the Takao goes down. I turn port in hope of getting another shot at the battleships. The ships are zig-zagging away from me. I have no choice but to fire as the destroyers zero in on me. I halt loading my last torpedo and wait for the destroyers to leave, I start backing away at 1/3rd, I watch as the destroyers take turns depth charging areas around where the Takao sank, then leave. I notice there's a stationary merchant left behind! I must've hit that tanker! I get into position and load my torpedo. I fire and it hits, but doesn't sink it, so I surface and get in the deckgun. She goes down quickly. I start on my way home. On my way I get a report of a smaller task force entering Southern China, no doubt low on fuel because of a missing tanker ;) . On my way back I sink another ship with my deck gun for a total of 98,000 tons! I get a Victory Cross and a new submarine, the USS Drum, for my efforts.

I don't know when I'll be able go submarining after this weekend. But I'll be back on Christmas for sure, till then, Happy Hunting!:arrgh!:
And a happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians! :up:

[stabiz]

As requested, here is East China Sea parts 1 and 2 in higher res for download:

http://hosted.filefront.com/koronag

[Reno]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/kill.jpg

[Steel_Tomb]

Wow those photoshopped pics look like they've come right from a comic book or something. Great work!

[CDR Resser]

Those pictures look great rodan!! I just wonder who won.
:up:

[Topo65]

This video is dedicated to all those people who enjoy (as much as I do) starting the mission from the harbour and getting emotionally involved with the surroundings; then, slowly look for a way out, ending up the maneuver towards the open sea, where it feels as if we forgot about the world, finally getting ready to work.

The video is called ‘Never say goodbye’, and it’s the first one of a series of episodes that will include a patrol (in Silent Hunter 4) named SEA GHOST.
I had a great time making the video. I hope you have fun as well.
Thanks ever so much for your messages and commentaries in ‘youtube’, I really appreciate them. Very sorry for any words bad writed, my english is very poor.

Thank for your time. The Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6kN7cEqiTs

[stabiz]

I like it! :up:

I tink its about time we make a thread dedicted to videos, as they get swamped pretty fast by screenshots in this thread.

[Topo65]

Stabiz, is a great honor for my, if you see my videos. I have always admired your work. Thk! :yep:

[AVGWarhawk]

I made a video sticked thread gents. Go fill it up with good stuff!

[Keelbuster]

rodan - those comic strip pics - AWESOME:rock:

[sqk7744]

I made a video sticked thread gents. Go fill it up with good stuff!

Cool! Thanks AVG:up:

[sqk7744]

Great shots Digital_Trucker (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=233398), let's get some killflags on the Thresher ;)

AWESOME effects Rodan54:up::up:

[FooFighters]

Here some shots of Krillers new ocean color.
Hope you like them.. I sure do :rock:

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/row4.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/row5.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/row6.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/row7.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/row8.jpg

[leovampire]

Stabiz, is a great honor for my, if you see my videos. I have always admired your work. Thk! :yep:

Got to love the new pictures and video's you all are making and posting.

[AVGWarhawk]

FOO....picture 5 is absolutely beautiful!!!! I want a larger pic so I can use it for my desktop:rock:

[FooFighters]

FOO....picture 5 is absolutely beautiful!!!! I want a larger pic so I can use it for my desktop:rock:

I've send you a PM with download link ;)

This picture also include my new rain files.
I have send it to Leo to check out..

If he likes it it can maybe be a part of ROW or I make it a seperate mod.
The following is changed :

* Smaller raindrops
* Drops further appart (this makes less white stripes on your screen)
* It looks like the wind now also picks up the rain. You can see it change directions.

[Uber Gruber]

The rain looks much better....well done.

I also notice there is hardly any water coming out of the limber holes, is this part of kriller's work as I feel the stock limber hole water looks really crap.

[FooFighters]

The rain looks much better....well done.

I also notice there is hardly any water coming out of the limber holes, is this part of kriller's work as I feel the stock limber hole water looks really crap.

Thanks :up:

Captain Cox made a mod for the limber holes. It's great..
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111720

Here some more rainy shots..

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/rain2.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/rain3.jpg

[Cynicalgeek]

http://www.cynicalgeek.com/images/sh4/1stwarpatrol.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://www4.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/e978f82043c6bf39889ef8a57721c8c86g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=eztzis915z5&thumb=4)
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/126fae41ae7763b0224e941190fdf6926g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=1oeyejvmnhz&thumb=4)
Shell Fire

[Reno]

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/manoverboard.jpg

[clayman]

:up: Nice shot Reno ... the swell washing over the deck!
.

[Reno]

Thanks, Clayman.

[Swat]

Training mission
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2361/sh42007101300350218la0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/952/sh42007101300370210ff9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7581/sh42007101300395709pw9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/20/sh42007101300414920rq1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5913/sh42007101300442179xv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)

[THE_MASK]

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6628/29242718vg1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2466/12131022fn2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2975/77415733ej7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Captain Vlad]

Lt. Commander Rhodes recieves his first mission as CO of the USS Grampus on December 9, 1941. His assigned task...photo recon of the harbor in Osaka, Japan!

"<bleep!> you, too, Admiral!"

Took my new Gar-class across the Pacific, encountering nothing until I neared the Japanese coast. Was getting ALL kinds of reports, but most were, predictably, far away. Then radio traffic indicates there's a Japanese convoy sailing southwest near my position. I begin my usual search routine, and don't find the convoy itself, but I do find three ships travelling unescorted. Could be stragglers, could be that the convoy split up and was heading to their individual ports of call. Either way, nighttime surface attack begins, and with an expenditure of four torpedos and 20 deck gun rounds, I sink all three of 'em. So far so good.

I managed to time it just right and started sailing into shallow, narrower waters just after nightfall, so I managed to get a good chunk of the way to Osaka on the surface...at least until a fishing boat comes out of the dark. I sink it since it's already seen me, but it's too late...lookouts spot a subchaser on the horizon, so I submerge, head down to about 60 meters (I'm not patched, alas, so it's still meters). He starts pinging, and despite all the lazy escorts I've encountered on this game, this son of a bitch turns out to be persistent. He finds me after I've evaded him at least twice. He DCs the general area until I decided to chance a few more meters...I'm using the periscope as a depth reference since I don't wanna get his attention by pinging. There's a thermal layer at 65 meters, and I finally lose him.

Creep through the narrow straights just south of Osaka, and the whole time my hydrophones are picking stuff up. Small craft, mostly. Fishing boats. Tugboats. There are some bigger merchants mixed in though, and I have to resist attacking...not what I'm here for, and I don't want a destroyer on my ass in water that's gotten so shallow my keel is scraping at periscope depth Batteries are starting to get low, so I reduce speed to 1 knot and crawl along for the rest of the daylight hours.

Nightfall comes and I'm well out of the straights. Still picking up lots of traffic. I do a periscope check, see a gunboat, wait till he cruises out of sight, then surface. I come within sight of a merchie, couple of trawlers and such, but they don't see me, and since I'm still going along at 1 knot, my batteries recharge fast. I decide to run on the surface for the time being, as I want my batteries full if I have to dive.

Turns out, I cruise all the way to Osaka on the surface. It's a moonless night. A variety of ships are sitting quietly in the harbor, including two large tankers.

I take my pictures, but then I think to myself, 'self, there's two 10,000 ton tankers sitting there completely stationary'. Why would I pass that up? So the Grampus' begins her daring raid of Osaka harbor. I put four torpedos into one of the tankers, another four into a large freighter. I manuever down to the Southern area of the harbor and put another quartet of fish into the other large tanker, but it doesn't catch fire or even appear to be that damaged. Teach me to fire into a merchie's bow, I s'pose.

I use my sole loaded fish on a smaller ship out in the bay and wait for my stern tubes to reload. When they do, I put one into the tanker, then another. It explodes. I fire a spread into a medium sized freighter, sinking it, and then notice there's one ship making a break for it. I pursue, and sink her with a single torpedo. As I leave Osaka, five ships are burning and sinking, and one, the large freighter, is damaged. Have no torpedos left, and while I did entertain notions of inflicting carnage with the deck gun, there were three gunboats two subchasers, and several coastal batteries in the area, so I decided firing off the gun would be a bad idea.

I retire, moving on the surface back the way I came until my lookouts yell 'warship sighted!'. I dive, since I'm in deeper waters at the moment, but I jump to the bridge to see what I'm facing. I'm thinking there's a subchaser bearing down on me, or, if I've really pissed off the All Mighty, a destroyer. But instead I see, huge and utterly unescorted, a Shokaku-class carrier. I blink a couple of times, since I've never seen an unescorted capital ship before, curse that I have no more torpedos, and my sub dives. Oh well. Heard the Drum got her a few days later.

Sneaking out takes a lot of time compression. Again, lots of traffic, but more warships this time. I don't see any, as visibility isn't so hot and I'm trying to keep the periscope down. I get out of the shallow water and start back for Pearl, though I do sink another fishing boat on the way out.

I have no torpedos left, but on the way back, I do get a report of a single ship near me, and plot an interception course. It's daytime, though, and Japanese level bombers find me. At first I try and fend them off with my single AA gun, but a lucky bomb damages it, and more planes are congregating, so I dive. The lone merchie eludes me. I'll survive.

It's a long uneventful run back to Pearl. Final Tally: 10 ships sunk for 36,000 tons.

--------------

Game Details: Silent Hunter IV, unpatched, Realism 77 or so (all diff. settings save for manual targeting).

[Reno]

I think this tanker was full of oil. When three fish slammed into its side there were spectacular explosions, fire, and alot of screaming. The ship broke in half almost immediately and started under. The screaming eventually stopped but then started up again some five minutes later. Looking closer, I saw the source. If you look close you'll see a lifeboat engulfed in an oil fire to the left of the ship...

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/shoilfire.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h265/reno187/shintheflames.jpg

[Misfit138]

Aah, such a perfect weather...

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9149/sh4img151020071853lp3.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1249/sh4img151020071854cw1.jpg

Came across so many more or less juicy targets but couldn't engage because of this :ping:

[AVGWarhawk]

man, I have never seen that gun platform. Did that come with the game???

[Misfit138]

man, I have never seen that gun platform. Did that come with the game???

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111379

This was part of some modpack (I think...) a long time ago but had completely forgotten it untill I found it again a couple days ago

Oh, and it's 1.3 compatible :)

[AVGWarhawk]

Wow, that is very cool.

[Reno]

I believe that's the S18 Early Conning Tower mod...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=112666

[FooFighters]

Here some shots from my latest patrol.. these shots were taken with the newest test version of ROW.. with PPF and scene glare enabled.

Hope you like them..

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis29.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis30.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis31.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis32.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis33.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis34.jpg

[thefretmaster]

close call there!
nice shots:yep:

[clayman]

Ooooooooo .... Nice shots Foo! The atmosphere in the first one is sweet! The SR and SS effects in this test version are outstanding. Is the torp trail new? And the underwater shots ... no bubbles?
.

[FooFighters]

Ooooooooo .... Nice shots Foo! The atmosphere in the first one is sweet! The SR and SS effects in this test version are outstanding. Is the torp trail new? And the underwater shots ... no bubbles?
.

Thanks :up:
The bubbles are there.. just hard to see..
The torp trail is original, but very good.

[clayman]

The bubbles are there.. just hard to see..


Dang ... guess I need to get out my 'cheaters' eh! :rotfl:
.

[holtzbr]

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/holtzbr/Sailfish%202nd%20Story/Rain.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/holtzbr/1.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/holtzbr/4-1.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/holtzbr/6.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/holtzbr/B.jpg

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee110/holtzbr/4.jpg

- Holtz

[clayman]

Nice shots Holtz ...... first and fourth are very dynamic.

[Digital_Trucker]

Stuff burning at sunrise:arrgh!:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/sh4/10-10-2007-43835PM1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/sh4/10-10-2007-43907PM1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/sh4/10-10-2007-43949PM1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/sh4/10-10-2007-44058PM1.jpg

[Elder-Pirate]

What, nobody called the fire department ?? :arrgh!: :lol:

[swdw]

http://www.freedommastiffs.com/posts/stormy.jpg

Join the Navy- visit sunny tropical islands- yeah, sure . . . !

[Digital_Trucker]

Maybe because they weren't trying to recruit ducks and frogs?:hmm:

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl:

Yep, the poster said "Join The Navy, See The World."

I'm here to tell you, the world is flat and blue. And wet.

[Weather-guesser]

No high school diploma?? Sure "Ricky" you can still become a fighter pilot. Just sign here! :88)

[Digital_Trucker]

:rotfl:

Yep, the poster said "Join The Navy, See The World."

I'm here to tell you, the world is flat and blue. And wet.

And some of the Navy's "world" is frozen rocks in the flat, blue, wet stuff that are the size of a postage stamp:arrgh!:

[Gunfighter]

http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/2e9ae94673291349f96e9b56a0f37d1a6g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=2zicoqtm0et&thumb=4)
Finaly caught the Lightning anyone got any other pics of lightning, I know there hard to catch but I set CT to 0 and theres a split second delay and I caught the lightning then maybe a frame from a vid.

[Digital_Trucker]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/sh4/10-8-2007-25705PM.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b173/digital_trucker/sh4/10-8-2007-25742PM.jpg

[bigboywooly]

Probably not the right place but tis a video
Know your enemy

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eHw0nKHzWzs

[Swat]

USS Balao on Midway,waiting for resupply
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9707/sh42007101821274832vk4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/797/sh42007101821291781te3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)

[clayman]

Swat ... very atmospheric :up: :up: :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

So, there I was, testing Leos new stuff and enjoying Lurkers RSRD mod. You know, staring at the sky and water. New colors by Kriller. Daydreaming and listening to music wondering how much shipping Lurker put in the area I'm patrolling. You know, basically screwing off and along came this 9800 ton cruiser that I promptly dispatched to the bottom along with it's escort. I put 4 in his stern.


http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q62/avgwarhawk/SH4Img20-10-2007_21336_0.jpg

[holtzbr]

Nice work AVG...

[rodan54]

Just some random shots documenting the latest exploits of USS Sailfish off the Phillipines circa 1941.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9582/11hp6.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5250/88828719hr2.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4615/28941887si0.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6483/74536497iu0.jpg

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3844/55238622kh8.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6299/40950580pp3.jpg

[rodan54]

......And some more

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2891/12lc6.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7618/10tn0.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/719/93635313ln2.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/5741/52188028io9.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2013/90178795nd7.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5232/34853643qf2.jpg

[sqk7744]

So, there I was, testing Leos new stuff and enjoying Lurkers RSRD mod. You know, staring at the sky and water. New colors by Kriller. Daydreaming and listening to music wondering how much shipping Lurker put in the area I'm patrolling. You know, basically screwing off and along came this 9800 ton cruiser that I promptly dispatched to the bottom along with it's escort. I put 4 in his stern.


http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q62/avgwarhawk/SH4Img20-10-2007_21336_0.jpg

GO TORSK!

:up:

[leovampire]

Got some cool shot's there.

[THE_MASK]

JURRASIC PARK
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6558/jurassicparkiy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[leovampire]

JURRASIC PARK
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6558/jurassicparkiy2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Yep does look like a shot from those movies.

[FooFighters]

I had a busy night tonight.. man, this a great game.. adrenaline is still here..
First of all I want to thank all modders (TM, ROW and all others) for there great work.
Without your work I would never had this intense experience..

It took me 3 real hours before the battle was over.
The first 2 consist of a major battle with 8 destroyers which depht charged the hell out of me.
After sinking 7 and cripple the last, I could set cours to intercept the rest of the taskforce.
Although it looked like a huge taskforce at first, there were only 4 ships remaining.
2 Maya heavy cruisers, 1 Takao heavy cruiser and 1 Taiyo escort carrier.
Only one Maya and the Takao could escape.

May 8th 1944, South China Sea

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis42.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis35.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis36.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis37.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis38.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis39.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis40.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/mis41.jpg

Sorry, but no pictures of the battle with the 8 destroyers.
I was just to busy surviving..

[Gunfighter]

Looks Like you did a hell of a job,Take the Day off :up:

[hyperion2206]

So, there I was, testing Leos new stuff and enjoying Lurkers RSRD mod. You know, staring at the sky and water. New colors by Kriller. Daydreaming and listening to music wondering how much shipping Lurker put in the area I'm patrolling. You know, basically screwing off and along came this 9800 ton cruiser that I promptly dispatched to the bottom along with it's escort. I put 4 in his stern.


http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q62/avgwarhawk/SH4Img20-10-2007_21336_0.jpg

Nice catch, but the Takao/Maya class cruisers are missing the 3rd bow turret.:down:

[FooFighters]

Nice catch, but the Takao/Maya class cruisers are missing the 3rd bow turret.:down:

your sig is fantastic, blackadder is Atkinsons best work..
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Gunfighter]

http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a8e9cbde83a5027d45f0b5cdbb8d48e56g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=avydmxtgyx2&thumb=4)
Is That not Bloody Gorgeous

[leovampire]

http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/tanxjaseis.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/mswypalrrr.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/geonughyen.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/dpmfwdbnpe.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/cbnlcwmtht.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/wuvjxryqub.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/gqzgixcsvk.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/wtkyukgagi.thumb500.jpg

Now that is how a tanker should blow up!!!! 1Torpedo in the engine room 1 in the center cargo hold and 1 in the forward cargo hold.

[clayman]

Great shots all ...

Leo: love the slow-mo stuff!!!

rodan54: WOW ... great capture!

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4615/28941887si0.jpg

[hyperion2206]

Nice catch, but the Takao/Maya class cruisers are missing the 3rd bow turret.:down:
your sig is fantastic, blackadder is Atkinsons best work..
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

You're totally right, Blackadder is fantastic! I could watch his shows forever on youtube! Ahhh, there's nothing better then British humor.:lol:

[FooFighters]

Did you guys ever see so much fire ?

I found an Akitsu Escort carrier north of the philipines.
Fired 4 torpedos. The first was a normal hit (pic 2).
When the 2nd and 3rd torp hit it became an inferno in a couple of seconds.
Man.. what a fire..

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/AK1.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/AK2.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/AK3.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/AK4.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/AK5.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/AK6.jpg

http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/AK7.jpg

[leovampire]

The reason for that effect is I gave all the plane's on the flight deck Engine Oil And Engine fuel so that the plane's would blow up for one and second leave residual burning spot's from where they where. I always noticed that in the movies for the WWII carrier's that there were a lot of fire's and smoke from them when attacked and that was the easiest way to make it happen.

[Quagmire]

Fun with the ROW camera mod...

USS Balao returns to Midway as a sailor looks on from his battle station.
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/4205/shiv243nt4.jpg

This shot just screams POWER!
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2900/shiv242ih8.jpg

Later...
.

[maerean_m]

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/105.gif
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s305/maerean_m/SilentHunter4/SH4Img2007-10-27_113500_750bright.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

HEY!!!! Is someone sinking a British ship with a Uboat in SH4???????


I caught that:yep:

[hyperion2206]

HEY!!!! Is someone sinking a British ship with a Uboat in SH4???????


I caught that:yep:

Looks like a IX D2 indeed. Since commanding US subs German U-Boats just seem to be so tiny.:lol:

[AVGWarhawk]

Very crafty of him when we are told the add on has Uboats.:yep:

[hyperion2206]

That's actually the first prove that there will be an add-on with U-Boats or did I miss an official statement?
BTW: The screenie really looks good, I guess I'll have to buy the add-on although I was really fed up with German subs just some months ago.

[AVGWarhawk]

That's actually the first prove that there will be an add-on with U-Boats or did I miss an official statement?

No official statement but this is looks darn official to me:up:

[hyperion2206]

That's actually the first prove that there will be an add-on with U-Boats or did I miss an official statement?
No official statement but this is looks darn official to me:up:

I agree, but I think we should still ask UBIs CEO!;):rotfl:

[Sailor Steve]

The reason for that effect is I gave all the plane's on the flight deck Engine Oil And Engine fuel so that the plane's would blow up for one and second leave residual burning spot's from where they where. I always noticed that in the movies for the WWII carrier's that there were a lot of fire's and smoke from them when attacked and that was the easiest way to make it happen.
Good job Leo!:rock:

I love the smell of avgas in the morning.

[RC-Viper]

:rotfl:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x232/RC-Viper/Silent%20Hunter/Liner-Hits-Destroyer5.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x232/RC-Viper/Silent%20Hunter/Liner-Hits-Destroyer1.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x232/RC-Viper/Silent%20Hunter/Liner-Hits-Destroyer4.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x232/RC-Viper/Silent%20Hunter/Liner-Hits-Destroyer2.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x232/RC-Viper/Silent%20Hunter/Liner-Hits-Destroyer3.jpg
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x232/RC-Viper/Silent%20Hunter/Liner-Hits-Destroyer6.jpg

[mrbeast]

Has happened before in RL. The Queen Mary rammed and sliced HMS Curacoa in two during a fast convoying mission. The Curacoa zigged when she should have zagged along with Queen Mary and the rest of the convoy, crossing over her bows. The liner was going too fast to avoid and sank the light cruiser.

Though knowing how dodgy some of the collisions are in SH4 I wouldn't be surprised if the Liner sank instead of the DD!:rotfl:

[FooFighters]

http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/105.gif
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s305/maerean_m/SilentHunter4/SH4Img2007-10-27_113500_750bright.jpg

So cool...
For now this is enough proof for me that German subs are heading towards SH4.
Thanks Maerean_m for the sneakpeak..

:rock:

[RC-Viper]

Though knowing how dodgy some of the collisions are in SH4 I wouldn't be surprised if the Liner sank instead of the DD!:rotfl:

Both of them survived the crash ! :damn:

[THE_MASK]

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/704/sh4img20071027113500750ot6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[the_belgian]

The cook is to blame!
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3128/sh4img24620071838tw9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Gunfighter]

http://www2.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/63d1fd7b09233b5b1030622a178539686g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=6tbmy4s7979&thumb=4)
Good Morning
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/3b97f23c858979b3a003168f66ac58af6g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=3nig3z3gnej&thumb=4)
A Bow Shot
http://www4.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/db0bc196d7af05e98ad445fa4a9893ab6g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=dzfjxfk4twy&thumb=4)
On Target
http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/bb52975d69292c1963fa58e5de3c34426g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=bz9yno6gbuv&thumb=4)
OOPs !!!!

[bruges]

battle off samar http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/9073/sh4imageau1.jpg

[Cooter1966]

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d20/Cooter2005/SH4Img28-10-2007_104458_78.jpg Heres one

[leovampire]

http://www.subsim.com/graphics/picture002.jpg (http://www.subsim.com/graphics/picture002.jpg)

Did you do a surface underneath it

[Sailor Steve]

"Well, Earl, I always wanted one, and I figured the best way was to just bring it home with me!"

[Digital_Trucker]

"Well, Earl, I always wanted one, and I figured the best way was to just bring it home with me!"

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Swat]

March 1944,USS Balao on her way to japaneese coast.....The floating fortress!!!Mr Murphy and Mr Warder in action again!
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4931/sh42007103010434898kl2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/5809/sh42007103011183682ie8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7450/sh42007103011210407fg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/4475/sh42007103011221046mw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/736/sh42007103011224600nh9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8382/sh42007103011253967so3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://imageshack.us/)

[leovampire]

Sun set's:


http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/rmfdjmwhoh.thumb500.jpg http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/bvtkstairv.thumb500.jpg

Sun Rise's:

http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/ghrpnasswd.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/pxcbbgovsr.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/jwqqjvdmge.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/hyvszucwqc.thumb500.jpg
http://static1.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/viehtqltlo.thumb500.jpg

There will be more yellow to the last one being worked on now.

[Keelbuster]

Swat - those shots are just wicked.:rock:

[THE_MASK]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8789/compass14ij9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[leovampire]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8789/compass14ij9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

That would make a better mod release for you than the last one you made.

[THE_MASK]

Thanks , i think .

[8BALL]

http://www.subsim.com/graphics/picture002.jpg (http://www.subsim.com/graphics/picture002.jpg)

Did you do a surface underneath it

Duh yep yep yep

[leovampire]

http://static3.filefront.com/images/personal/r/reflections/112772/gonyjdlelp.jpg

[SteminDemon13]

Well, this dude was way out of uniform, so I decided I was gonna pick on him. My first image upload so here goes. I don't have any great pic editors so I tried.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1052/funnypiceq5.jpg

[THE_MASK]

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7295/oldtimere7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[sqk7744]

Awesome shot Sober! :up:

Box camera?

[Sailor Steve]

@ SteminDemon13

Captain's pants :rotfl: good one!

[Peto]

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/619/suppertimenk4.jpg

[barndog]

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/6493/u43701mw6.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6779/u43702wg9.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4639/u43703pf3.jpg

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7393/u43704xa1.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7765/u43705ft2.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9246/u43706cx6.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4730/u43707ez7.jpg

[Biggles]

"hey, did you guys here something?"
http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh4img21120072328lr7.jpg

[SteminDemon13]

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5609/sh4img16102007105648734zn2.png

[Snuffy]

Welp, just wiped and reinstalled the game for the first time since I bought it.
Put all of the latest ROW stuff ,(high rez foam & slower clouds), in it and TM 1.4.6 & a couple others ...

It's Dec 14th, 1941 the Japanise invasion of Borneo is imminate ... all help requested by all boats.

USS S-42 Sugar is on their way NW of Palawan in some rather rough seas.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w231/tphadden/RainyPacific.jpg

[Swat]

Last moments of Taihó aircraft carrier....southeast of japaneese coast...
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/9679/40700577sp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/5431/96304485xd0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8062/18417756sy0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3351/93471661av0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2413/66333232xd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2394/74158735cw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2860/95713980fn4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)

[THE_MASK]

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2271/yamatoff8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Pikes]

Been playing this for a month and hadnt come across a carrier yet. I had started on the larger subs (i know, im a noob!) but all this talk of sugar got me interested so went back to earlier in the war to take an S class for a run. Well 4 days out to sea and i had one merchant which i didnt even bother wasting a torp on, just gunned him down. Then the most frustrating thing ever as i entered the Celebes...

About midnight, calmish seas, no moon. sailing north and pick up a radio message of a task force ahead. Looked good to approach so on i went and started picking out contacts, the fringe escort destroyers. I thought i had a good approach in the darkness so headed for the centre. There certainly appeared to be a lot of activity, i was peering into my binos very hard on the bridge, trying to stop the glare from the intruments on my huge monitor but what i began to make out was just huge...

First one carrier, then another, then I realised 2 more carrier escorts, all surrounded by at least 3 cruisers i could make out and other large ships. I was coming in abeam and thought now would be an excellent place to save game so i did. I continued my approach, getting to within 3nm of the escorts when i was doing some quick maths and i realised something was badly wrong.

Having been salivating over the 2 Hiryu's so much i had misinterpreted their size and consequently their distance away. The taskforce was doing a good 12 knots and i was hopelessly short on the approach, they were 30 degrees to starboard and the angle was closing too fast! The nearest carrier was over 5nm away. In addition the two escorts were dangerously close! This was the most tantalising picture that i could never have!
Lead Hiryu here at 5.5nm, either side an escort carrier, 2nd carrier off to the right. Both escorts out of view left and right at about 2-3nm.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/thebgpikester/cbg-1.jpg
I've replayed that save game about 5 times now and there is nothing, absolutely nothing i could do to ever get a shot off at one, whatever approach i use. The S-boat does about as much on the surface as it does underwater and with a pitiful 8 torps total i felt completely useless. 9 knots closure at flank and i get picked up every time trying to even grab a cruiser at the back. At full speed shadowing i gave up the next morning when to add insult to injury i was mercilessly attacked by wave on wave of aircraft coming from their last known direction.

In conclusion, I never found the S boats to dive very much faster, they have reasonable underwater but pitiful surface speeds, and four tubes and 8 total torps is a waste of time! I'm getting out of it ASAP!

[rodan54]

My new desktop.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/5824/moonzi5.jpg

[MaciejK]

Hi there

I was wondering, if someone could make a nice SH4 calendar for use as wimdows wallpaper. Anyone?;)

There are nice wallpaper calendars on simhq, with aircraft and cars, maybe sub ones could also be cool;)

Regards

Maciej

[Melonfish]

What do you mean i don't get my security deposit back?



http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/Melonfish79/security.jpg



oddly enough i made it back to port!
pete

[leovampire]

What do you mean i don't get my security deposit back?



http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/Melonfish79/security.jpg



oddly enough i made it back to port!
pete

But hard to imagine you made it to port.

[ReallyDedPoet]

What do you mean i don't get my security deposit back?



http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/Melonfish79/security.jpg



oddly enough i made it back to port!
pete
But hard to imagine you made it to port.

LV, to bad this could not be modelled better, but has been discussed in the past and does not seem possible.


RDP

[Wilko]

Quietly slipping below the surface

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4sunset.jpg

Silent now

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4Under.jpg

[Melonfish]

yup, scouts honour i made it back in one piece and was even offered a new Gato class boat. go figure.
still my salmon was nice whilst she lasted.
pete

[barndog]

screen shots show up?!?!?!

I followed the instructions but only see the links NOT THE PICS?!?!?!

[FooFighters]

screen shots show up?!?!?!

I followed the instructions but only see the links NOT THE PICS?!?!?!

Usualy when you only see the links you have to put before the link and after the link.

like.. http://www.oldsmobile1958.com/extra/Gato4.jpg
(The hole stuff must be written without spaces)

[STEED]

What do you mean i don't get my security deposit back?



http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/Melonfish79/security.jpg



oddly enough i made it back to port!
pete

FECK :o

What's that the new air condition sub?

[STEED]

Not posted here for a while so here some new ones from me.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/sh4A1.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/sh4A-1.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/sh4A2.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/sh4A3.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/sh4A4.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h254/RS42/sh4A5.jpg

[missleman01]

Sixth War Patrol of USS S-40.

Operating out of Freemantle in June of '42, tasked with patroling Java Sea. Course was laid and S-40 set out to enter the Java area through the Lombok Strait.

After a few days cruise passed Lombok. Upon exiting the Strait, new surface radar set picked up a small group to the north west, heading E, NE. Closed at flank, spotted Destroyer line and what appeared to be a battle ship and a cruiser in mid-late afternoon.

Reported contacts, dove to PD...On approach, reply recieved from COMSUBPAC to engage.

Approaching on silent runnign, 1/3, began target speed solution for task force BB (ID'ed as Fuso) at ~4k yards, approaching for perpendicular intercept. Solved to be ~12/13 knts, set TDC accordingly and began to change torp settings. Set tubes 1 and 3 for and aft spread respectively, ~20 ft depth. Set tubes 2 and 4 down the middle of the track, 10 and 20 ft depth respectively.

At ~2500 yards, close to perpendicular, fired salvo and waited.....Confirmed what appeared to be three hits. Assumed missed torp was aft spread, fires seen in middle and foward sections of BB.

Dove to 250 ft and endured some depth charging nearby from destroyer screen. ~3 Destroyers pursued me until dusk. Destroyer captains are still noted to be setting charges shallow. Minor rattling of the crew.

Surfaced after sunset, and began pursuit on surface and flank on TF track. Mid evening, surf radar picked up lone contact, followed soon by two more farther up the track.

Surface watch spotted Fuso BB, heavy list at low speed. Set up for surface approach, only one tube set. Prior to finalizing surface shot solution, BB spotted S-40. A small calibre shell exploded near aft portion heavily damaging rear decking and causing moderate leaks in , machine gun fire also perforated conning tower and damaged scopes. Tube 1 fired... S-40 dove to periscope depth with full damage control teams alerted..

Tube 1 hit Fuso in stern. Flooding caused eventual capsizing of BB.

After sinking confirmed by sonar operator, and after enduring moderate rear compartment flooding, S-40 surfaced and set course for Freemantle for repairs...

[Reaves]

The Paragon, an S class submarine of the Asiatic fleet was struggling in a night of rough weather. The crew were impatient for the skipper to give the order to dive so the constant rocking of the boat would stop. Visibility was low although the reported convoy should be somewhere nearby. The watch officer spots a silloutte off to port and notifies the Captain. Through the binoculars the contact is soon marked. Two destroyers leading a freighter and a large modern liner. Two good targets but the subs limited torpedo load means that only one can receive a focussed attack. The captain immediately chooses the liner without hesitation. He doesn't want those troops reaching their destination. If he rids them into the sea, they won't be able to shoot his country-men on land.

A course is plotted to intercept the boats and the Paragon slips beneath the waves. As luck would have it the targets are on a course headed directly in front of the rusted boat. "Rig for silent running," "Ahead 1/3!" are the last words spoken for several minutes as the Jap ships head for the attack corridor. The freighter reaches the firing position and a single torpedo is loosed. "AHEAD 2/3 and HARD TO PORT" the orders are made and the fleet boat moves to intercept the liner. "RUDDER AMID SHIPS!!" "FIRE TUBES 2, 3 and FOUR!" More torpedoes scream into the water, lines of steam mark the course of their journey. "Ahead 1/3, Lower periscope, Hard to Starboard! Dive Dive DIVE!!" and the crew listen for the result of the attack.

"Torpedo hit sir!" as the noise of the torp dies down the captain smiles at his crew and nods. "We broke her back with one fish boys!" but celebrations are held down as the loud ping of enemy ASW sends a chill up the spines of the submariners. "Enemy sound contact, warship, closing" is whispered by the sonar man. Immediately after the sound of the three torpedoes greeting the liner brings a triumphant explosion. The troop ship can be heard breaking apart before the last fish rams her.

"Make your Depth 59 metres! Rudder Amidships! Let's slip away before they find us" but the captain words are followed by the loud sound of screws coming closer and closer until they seem directly above. "AHEAD FLANK! HARD TO PORT!" the boat surges to life, in less then 30 seconds the shaking starts. Depth charges rock the small boat, the crew hold on and the cook curses. "Ahead 1/3" whispers the captain as the noise dies down. "Rudder 30% starboard" and another set of screws can be heard closing. Depth charges explode close by but the enemy have lost the position of the fleeing sub. The minutes go by while the constant threat of death can be heard exploding all the while, eventually the sound fades into the distance. The Paragon lives again.

[Ducimus]

Someday, ill get back to writing patrol logs. When i do write them i go by a specifc format. I thought i'd outline the format i use because i think it makes them more intresting - not to mentioni easier to write.

I keep a notepad by my desk. And write very short, terse comments in it, and flesh it in later. But the general format is as such:


Commander name
Sub name/number
Patrol number
Operational order

Misc predeparture commentary

departure date


Calender day
Time of day - occurance
Time of day - occurance
Time of day - occurance
(repeating day and time of day format as neccessary)


Annotate when entering ordered area
Annotate when orders were completed.

Annotated new orders
Annotate when departing from assigned area and for what reason.

Annotate when RTB
Annotate when arrived at base.


Closing remarks on the war patrol to include
- Tonnage sunk
- torpedo and fuel expendature
- number of days at sea





Damn i miss Sh3 commander. lol

[Wilko]

Few more

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4Bridge.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4Down.jpg

[barndog]

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/2183/liner1qa2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/8240/liner2yd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
[IMG]http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3089/liner3zr6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
[IMG]http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8563/liner4al5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
[IMG]http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/6640/liner5gb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
[IMG]http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7978/liner6jc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Wilko]

my crew

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4Crew.jpg

sunset

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4Nice.jpg

[SteamWake]

What do you mean i don't get my security deposit back?



http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/Melonfish79/security.jpg



oddly enough i made it back to port!
pete

FECK :o

What's that the new air condition sub?

Reminds me of that tired old joke "As usefull as a screen door on a sumbarine".

[R3D]

my crew

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4Crew.jpg

sunset

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/Quazzar1/SH4Nice.jpg

wish the sunglare worked on radeon cards, sunsets look like crap for me :(

[Elder-Pirate]

@R3D

Good ole Nvidia and its just an ole Geforce 7800 GS OC card. :arrgh!:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/oleman/hurtseyes-1.jpg


Look at the pic long enough and your eyes will hurt. :cry:

[Swat]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/726/sh42007110122533490yi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://imageshack.us/)

[AVGWarhawk]

Nice Swat!

[Swat]

Nice Swat!

Thank you,I have few more....same ship....
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9766/sh42007110122513421gm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1599/sh42007110122530281nu3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/3241/sh42007110122542382sz0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://imageshack.us/)

[Doolittle81]

Setting sun for the Rising Sun
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Setting%20sun%20for%20the%20RisingSun.jpg

.

Departing Pearl at Sunrise
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Departing%20Pearl%20at%20Sunrise
.

Lighting up the Night
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Lighting%20up%20the%20Night.jpg
.

Magnificent Junk
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Magnificent%20Junk

.


.

[Swat]

Hiroshima,August 1944.We've got some radar contact,,we were approaching quietly,surroundings seemed to be quiet,so finnally we've decided to PRESS THE ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4928/sh42007111219122279ro4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/456/sh42007111219200679te1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/2340/sh42007111219205621mi5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2641/sh42007111219255893fj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/378/sh42007111219312425sq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7041/sh42007111219353345hm0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/760/sh42007111219431225jd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/7083/sh42007111219432520fd4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/2149/sh42007111219443034fo5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&amp;myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)

[captiandon]

Tanker on the way down and A crusier that I dammaged running into the Tanker

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z86/88_Fiero_2M4/TankerSunkCrusierdammaged.jpg


Another Tanker going in a big way. One hit midships.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z86/88_Fiero_2M4/TankerExplodes.jpg

[Rockin Robbins]

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/Silent%20Hunter%204/SH4Img11-11-2007_22516_601-1.jpg
And then....it's Miller Time!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/Silent%20Hunter%204/SH4Img11-11-2007_155848_679.jpg

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice pics lads :yep::up: This one will now be my DT.

http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Departing%20Pearl%20at%20Sunrise

Very nice.


RDP

[sqk7744]

Great shots gent!

* Swat - those are fabulous! :up:

[clayman]

Yes ... very nice! :up:

[leovampire]

Boy do we need a calendar from so many of the screen shot's out there for the game.

[The General]

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3782/sh4img12112007215827828ji4.th.png (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh4img12112007215827828ji4.png)http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3698/sh4img1311200715715406or5.th.png (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sh4img1311200715715406or5.png)
The first piccy is of a signal lamp light that's disconnected from where it should be i.e. the signal lamp. It also has this rather irratating square Mask, I've had this problem since 1.0 The square flames are since LeoVampire's fantastic ROW MOD. I know a few people have been experiencing this and I've tried all the so-called fixes but the problem persists, any thoughts?

[Biggles]

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3662/sh4img8112007181jy1.jpg

[hyperion2206]

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2713/ussseadevilonthehunthk2.jpg

Thanks to ROW I tend to believe I'm watching a Hollywood movie!:rock:

[Winston Caine]

Hiroshima,August 1944.We've got some radar contact,,we were approaching quietly,surroundings seemed to be quiet,so finnally we've decided to PRESS THE ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Niiiice pics. Did it go down in the end?

[captiandon]

Found this Photo in my Arcives

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z86/88_Fiero_2M4/Tankerexplosion1.jpg

And another screenshot worth sharing

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z86/88_Fiero_2M4/USSSturgeonFromseaFloor.jpg

[SteminDemon13]

Well, I decided to see where the North Carolina's Battlegroup was going so I stayed with them quite a long while, that was until they turned for home port. The Battlegroup did an outstanding job of not running in to me. Even at high TC, not even a scratch. It was like they gave me a very nice warm welcome into the group which was cool:up: . Below are 2 Screens I took while motoring along with them.

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8236/sh4img3010200712510781zy8.png
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4604/sh4img3010200712222921il9.png

[sqk7744]

Boy do we need a calendar from so many of the screen shot's out there for the game.
NOW...there's an Idea!

Hmmmmmm :hmm:

[ReallyDedPoet]

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2713/ussseadevilonthehunthk2.jpg

Thanks to ROW I tend to believe I'm watching a Hollywood movie!:rock:

Nice, my new DT, and yes ROW rocks :up:


RDP

[Doolittle81]

Nice pics lads :yep::up: This one will now be my DT.

http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Departing%20Pearl%20at%20Sunrise

Very nice.


RDP
Please vote over at the UBI SH4 Forum's November Screencapture competition.

Pics are here:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6421019045/m/7671095906

Voting thread is here:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6421019045/m/7671095906

[ReallyDedPoet]

Not signed up there, trying to but the site is being difficult :damn::damn:


RDP