Stories and Patrol Logs + Screenshots and Videos (merged)

[clayman]

@ walrusbomb ... GREAT shots :up: :up: :up:

The composition and clarity are right on. This screen especially ...
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1738/calldchrge008im2.jpg

It's like Salvador Dali meets SH4!

All of them are very well done. Like how you tweaked the shots a bit. Good eye. (I would have been tempted to PS the seams in the nose shot .... but thats just me ... caring it way to far. LOL)

[capthelm]

great 11 months ago.

anything out theres thats better ?

[capthelm]

@ walrusbomb ... GREAT shots :up: :up: :up:

The composition and clarity are right on. This screen especially ...
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1738/calldchrge008im2.jpg

It's like Salvador Dali meets SH4!

All of them are very well done. Like how you tweaked the shots a bit. Good eye. (I would have been tempted to PS the seams in the nose shot .... but thats just me ... caring it way to far. LOL)

look like low graphic settings in his pics?

good camera angle shot though

[walrusbomb]

lead him off... K'TOOCH

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2851/calldchrge012pa5.jpg

high-res wallpaper versions:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3788/hires001kc3.png

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9791/hires002qx0.png

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6322/hires003un9.png

[walrusbomb]

great 11 months ago.
anything out theres thats better ?

with your awesome graphics card, you should download everything that says ROW on it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130150

Don't forget the ROW Addon Mod last (#10 on the official ROW list). Get 3D clouds for sure. I was truly blown away by the quality.

[The Thorn]

Hello everyone,

This is my first post here. I thought it might be a nice idea to spend my first post on a screenshot I edited.
I am a graphic design student, so I learn a lot about Photoshop, and it has become my friend over the years. ;)


Here is the first picture as it was first:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6164/surfacesuboriginalea8.jpg


This is the result:

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7826/surfacesubjn6.jpg


I hope this is good material compaired to the great images that are shown here. Some are really beautyfull. :up:

[jgbishop]

What a great image, The Thorn! How did you improve the wires running down the back of the ship in Photoshop? It would be useful to know how to make those kinds of fixes!

[capthelm]

great 11 months ago.
anything out theres thats better ?

with your awesome graphics card, you should download everything that says ROW on it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130150

Don't forget the ROW Addon Mod last (#10 on the official ROW list). Get 3D clouds for sure. I was truly blown away by the quality.

blown away with the stock graphics myself, but i will check out the row stuff

[kriller2]

Hello everyone,

This is my first post here. I thought it might be a nice idea to spend my first post on a screenshot I edited.
I am a graphic design student, so I learn a lot about Photoshop, and it has become my friend over the years. ;)


Here is the first picture as it was first:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6164/surfacesuboriginalea8.jpg


This is the result:

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7826/surfacesubjn6.jpg


I hope this is good material compaired to the great images that are shown here. Some are really beautyfull. :up: [/URL]

Nice Thorn, can I ask you to submit some edited screens in this thread:
[url]http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130831 (http://img225.imageshack.us/my.php?image=surfacesuboriginalea8.jpg)

I need 15 different screenshots for an upcoming menu and loading screen mod for the new edition of ROW. Are you runing ROW Pacific Enviroments?

[The Thorn]

Thank you for the nice comment. Always a good thing to get a nice welcome. :D

Fixing those lines is pretty easy.
I first made a new layer (not really needed now, but comes in handy later). Then I drew a line with the line tool (vector based object) 1 pixel wide, over the original line. Merge this layer (with the vector-image) with the empty layer, so it will be a pixel based picture. Set the layer opacity to something you think is good (depends on background).

Next step will be to make the original wires disapear. I use the "clone stamp tool" for that. Use the Alt-key to select a spot to copy on the area you want to stamp. Make sure the colours are matching, so it looks right.

After you stamped away the original wire, you have to look for the right opacity for the new wire. Checking 2 times is always better, and gives beter results.

For this image I also needed to make very thin lines. But the line tool doesn't support rates lower then 1 pixel. To get even thinner lines, I select the surrounding area of the line (not the line itself), and press Delete. This shaves off a very little bit of the outside of the line.

Also, a standard couple of tools I use are:
-Auto Levels
-Auto Contrast
-Auto Color

It is always worth a try for just a few clicks, and makes the image more alive, most of the times. Playing (leaving out one or using one multiple times) with this makes some good results.

Last little tip:
Don't over-do any effect, because it mostly makes the picture more ugly then pretty. The secret lies in the little changes.

I hope this is helpfull.
Stay tuned for some more screenshots as I progress in the game. I have to submerge again.:ping:

[The Thorn]

Nice Thorn, can I ask you to submit some edited screens in this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130831

I need about 15 different screenshots, are you runing ROW Pacific Enviroments?

Yes, I run ROW. I updated it as I saw it.
I will see what I can do for you. I just started to get into this game, so I might do some crazy stuff in the near future. ;)

[walrusbomb]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7664/calldchrge013ph0.jpg


http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3421/calldchrge010ha1.jpg


http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2678/calldchrge011yx1.jpg

[ryanwigginton]

Here's some I just did... old shots... newly aged. :cool:

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4162/old1dn4.jpg

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2539/old2iz9.jpg

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6609/old3ue8.jpg

[walrusbomb]

Ryanwigginton, I really like #3! bravo.

[ryanwigginton]

Ryanwigginton, I really like #3! bravo.

...makes it all worthwhile when someone gives you a thumbs up! :D

[Torps]

Thank you for the nice comment. Always a good thing to get a nice welcome. :D

Fixing those lines is pretty easy.
I first made a new layer (not really needed now, but comes in handy later). Then I drew a line with the line tool (vector based object) 1 pixel wide, over the original line. Merge this layer (with the vector-image) with the empty layer, so it will be a pixel based picture. Set the layer opacity to something you think is good (depends on background).

Next step will be to make the original wires disapear. I use the "clone stamp tool" for that. Use the Alt-key to select a spot to copy on the area you want to stamp. Make sure the colours are matching, so it looks right.

After you stamped away the original wire, you have to look for the right opacity for the new wire. Checking 2 times is always better, and gives beter results.

For this image I also needed to make very thin lines. But the line tool doesn't support rates lower then 1 pixel. To get even thinner lines, I select the surrounding area of the line (not the line itself), and press Delete. This shaves off a very little bit of the outside of the line.

Also, a standard couple of tools I use are:
-Auto Levels
-Auto Contrast
-Auto Color

It is always worth a try for just a few clicks, and makes the image more alive, most of the times. Playing (leaving out one or using one multiple times) with this makes some good results.

Last little tip:
Don't over-do any effect, because it mostly makes the picture more ugly then pretty. The secret lies in the little changes.

I hope this is helpfull.
Stay tuned for some more screenshots as I progress in the game. I have to submerge again.:ping:

Hey mate,welcome to subsim nice work on editing.

I myself have CS3 I just have no clue how to do anything with that program other then touchups. Itsnot as user friendly as Paint, hehe.

[The Thorn]

Well, a tip I use to tell anybody that wants to get into Photoshop is:
Just try everything, get on the net for tutorials (there are a lot), and just see if you get a few functions that work on the things you are interested in. After some time you should understand it better, and you'll know what is possible, and how to do it.

It's all not that hard ;)

[prologos]

Two screenies I took recently .... slightly edited ....
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6486/salmonrisingv2yb5.png (http://imageshack.us)


http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4095/salmonsunsetcs2.png (http://imageshack.us)

[ryanwigginton]

I myself have CS3 I just have no clue how to do anything with that program other then touchups. Itsnot as user friendly as Paint, hehe.

Try the GIMP (G* Image Manipulation Program -I think). It's free, and regularly updated. I've used photoshop also, but actually prefer using the GIMP. For me, it's far more accesible.

[capthelm]

;)
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3136/sh413wt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Doolittle81]

;)
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3136/sh413wt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

@capthelm: You might want to do some tweaking of your Graphics Card settings...with an 8800 card you shouldn't have those broken wire lines...nor the jaggies which seem quite evident in your picture... I'm no expert, but I think you might want to look at your AA settings, specifically.






For comparison:
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Sunsetwire3.jpg



My Rig:
ASUS P5N32-E SLI
Dual core E6700 Cpu
2GB OCZ PC2 8800 (1100Mhz) RAM
BFG 8800GTX 768Mb Graphics card
Samsung 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920X1200 native resolution
Windows VISTA 32bit

[Elder-Pirate]

I'm surprised the forum doesn't have a sticky for Rivet Counting. :roll:

[Doolittle81]

I'm surprised the forum doesn't have a sticky for Rivet Counting. :roll:
For the record, I am not one of the obsessed anal "rivet counters' as you may be implying...:-? ...and I seldom, if ever, comment on the poor quality of some of the Screencaptures posted on the various SH4 (and SH3) Forums.
.....Rather, I only made my observation about the relatively poor quality of the graphics as seen in capthelm's screencapture after I noticed that he had a relatively high-end graphics card....I do believe that he should be getting much better visuals than shown, if his card settings were correct/tweaked.

If others with lesser cards are satisfied with (or have no choice but to accept) their jagged-edged rivets:D, that's perfectly fine with me. :up:

[otto69]

This patrol was my third in a Narwahl Class sub ,the USS Nautilus. Left Midway on 25 aug. 1942 heading for the Makin Is. in the Gilberts with a Land Raider Batt. Four days later I landed them and proceeded to stay around as instructed. Sent to the lower Gilbert Is. and after 3 days, finally had a contact. Small split Freighter. Sunk it with 1 torp. Proceeded as instruction to the Marshall Is. As I approched Kwajalein , radar pick up 3 blips. Proceeded to head to their direction. As I approched the area. I observer that the shallows were protected with a sub net.
The depth next to the net was 200+ ft. Submerged to 160 ft. and proceeded to go under the net. As the depth came up rather fast I surfaced. It was day light as I approched the three ships. All were med split freighters. First ship split in half with 1 torp. Second ship needed 2 torps to sink. The third took 2 torps and then the deck gun to sink. I then proceeded to leave the shallows and as I approched the net, which at first sight looked like a reef, the depth was only 45 ft. below. I then fired a torp at the net. Heard it explode, however, it did not make a hole. I then proceeded along the net toward the point that I had entered untill I found deep water. Then as before I submerged and went under the net. As I came up to perescope depth, sound had a contact. It was a patrol boat. I waited until I could see it in the scope and watched to see how it was going to get through the net. Sure enough, he tried to ram the net and got hung up, unable to move. As I was only 1500 yrds. I fired a torp an blew him up. Sure was fun. Got new message to go back to the Gilberts. As I still had 7 torps and plenty of fuel left. My total tonnage at this point was 5 cargo ships and 1 war ship sunk for 18,797 tons. 2 more days in the Gilberts and had a contact coming directly at me. It was a Med. Split which took 2 more torps and down she went. I had been on patrol for 27 days at this point and recieved a message that read, RTB @ my discretion. I still had 5 torps left, 1 forward and 4 aft and plenty of fuel, However, after 30 + days the crew was tired so I headed for Midway and ended the patrol. Total tonnage for this partol was 23,000+. One more thought, the class of boat during all that time only used half of the fuel. On the surface I rairlly went faster that 10 kts. unless I was chasing a ship.

In closing, this was the most fun I have had since installing SH4. Thanks to all the modders that created the mods for this simm.

Otto:rotfl: :rotfl: :arrgh!:

[Elder-Pirate]

Well this ones with a BFG GF 7800 GS OC 256mb with AGP and floats as good as the 8800 card although some of the rivets are getting a bit rusty, gotta get'em checked.:arrgh!:

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

[CDR Resser]

My latest Victim. A nice sized Freighter, just as the moon was about to set.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9353/shesagoner1he6.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3051/shesagoner2nr2.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7774/shesagoner3mk8.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5272/shesagoner4ik9.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2553/shesagoner5mo3.jpg

[Torps]

Finally got my EVGA 8800GTS (G92)
.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8409/sunsetvs3.jpg

[capthelm]

I'm surprised the forum doesn't have a sticky for Rivet Counting. :roll:
For the record, I am not one of the obsessed anal "rivet counters' as you may be implying...:-? ...and I seldom, if ever, comment on the poor quality of some of the Screencaptures posted on the various SH4 (and SH3) Forums.
.....Rather, I only made my observation about the relatively poor quality of the graphics as seen in capthelm's screencapture after I noticed that he had a relatively high-end graphics card....I do believe that he should be getting much better visuals than shown, if his card settings were correct/tweaked.

If others with lesser cards are satisfied with (or have no choice but to accept) their jagged-edged rivets:D, that's perfectly fine with me. :up:

lol

[capthelm]

Finally got my EVGA 8800GTS (G92)
.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8409/sunsetvs3.jpg

the same wire problem:rotfl: doolittle ...,hmmm game engine maybe?

imo my screens are tops.

[capthelm]

I'm surprised the forum doesn't have a sticky for Rivet Counting. :roll:

lol

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

On my 4th patrol out of Feemantle, Perth, Australia. April, 1942 with USS Perch (SS-176). Long uneventful trip from there to Bali. From there things got exciting. One enemy plane spotted. Dodged him. Sailed into the Makassar Strait. Nice juicy Large Modern Composite Freighter all by his lonesome sailing parallel and opposite me at 11000 yards. Turned and 4 torps away at 7000 yards at 30 degrees AOB! 3 hits 1 dud. Bye Bye ToJo! Another LCMF between Makassar Strait and Celebes Sea. 4 torps all hits. Ta ta Tojo! Singing that cherry tune from Das Boot (can't remember the name). Weather turned nasty. Saw a Small Old Tanker. Deck Gun crew refuse to get wet. Sent 4 torps all missed.:oops: Left him alone. Same with a Small Freighter. Sent 2 torps. Missed again!:x Damn it! Still bad weather so no Deck gun to use. Aha! Clear weather and a Small Old Tanker. This time Deck Gun time! Went to work and took an hour to sink him. Poor sod tried to ram me. I zoomed in and saw one deck hand holding his head in his hand in pure terror before the ship blew up nuke style. But not before he flipped me the old El Birdo. Satisfied with this patrol. Mama would be proud.:yep:

[Gunfighter]

Finally got my EVGA 8800GTS (G92)
.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8409/sunsetvs3.jpg
And it shows,I got one too arn't they nice :up:

[capthelm]

:o destroyer rammed me by god
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4993/sh414gm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[capthelm]

;)
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3136/sh413wt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

@capthelm: You might want to do some tweaking of your Graphics Card settings...with an 8800 card you shouldn't have those broken wire lines...nor the jaggies which seem quite evident in your picture... I'm no expert, but I think you might want to look at your AA settings, specifically.






For comparison:
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Sunsetwire3.jpg



My Rig:
ASUS P5N32-E SLI
Dual core E6700 Cpu
2GB OCZ PC2 8800 (1100Mhz) RAM
BFG 8800GTX 768Mb Graphics card
Samsung 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920X1200 native resolution
Windows VISTA 32bit

wires ok now capt :rotfl: aye aye sir
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6513/sh415ra8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[kriller2]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/208/sunsetwipij5.jpg

No editing done to this one, it's WIP
:cool:

[Doolittle81]

@capthelm I am curious, do you have all the ROW MODs enabled?

[ryanwigginton]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/208/sunsetwipij5.jpg

No editing done to this one, it's WIP
:cool:

Stunning. :up: Did you get my feedback? Any thoughts?

[walrusbomb]

awesome sunset shot, Kriller2. Is that the USS WHALE? bravo!

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

This shot I took during a mission I built:

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg105/DavyJones_album/SH4_01.jpg (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/%3Ca%20href=)">http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg105/DavyJones_album/SH4_01.jpg (http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg105/DavyJones_album/?action=view&current=SH4_01.jpg)

[walrusbomb]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7586/calldchrge014di7.jpg

[ecfchamps]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7586/calldchrge014di7.jpg
Simply amazing!:up:

[kriller2]

Enjoy the sunset, I took this screenshot with my Radeon card which can't show the sun halo, by going to nav room, pressin "alt" + "tab" and wait 2 sec. then press "alt" + "tab" again and quickly press f11 and aiming at the sun, this is something UbiSoft should work on to fix.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4346/sunhaloan1.jpg

[kriller2]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/208/sunsetwipij5.jpg

No editing done to this one, it's WIP
:cool:

Stunning. :up: Did you get my feedback? Any thoughts?

Thanks Ryan. Yes I did get your feedback, check your PM ;)

BTW nice shot there Gunfighter!

[walrusbomb]

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1609/calldchrge015vp4.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Great shot, Walrusbomb, but kind of depressing: I'd hate to be that poor pilot right now.

[kriller2]

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/1609/calldchrge015vp4.jpg

Nice how do you take a screenshot of a fighterplane?

[walrusbomb]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5934/calldchrge017ws0.jpg


hi-res wallpaper:
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5651/hires004de3.png

[walrusbomb]

Nice how do you take a screenshot of a fighterplane?

thanks.

For the zero, I just paused it and flew over to her. Use PRINT_SCRN key while paused.

[maerean_m]

Or Ctrl+F11, it's built in the game and saves the screen as a *.bmp file in the same folder where the sh4.exe is.

[prologos]

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3817/77223085io9.jpg
look Mom!!!
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5796/81584593yq2.jpg
No eyes!!!:lol::lol::lol:

[Gunfighter]

Hi, While we are on the subject of screen shots aweek ago I pressed what I thought was CTl+F11 and the screen started to vibrate I dont know how I got out of it but when went to SH4 main folder I had 108 screen shots with SH4squ 1-108
can anyone tell me what I did the keys I pressed must of been around CTL+F11 or did I hold down a key to long I have never been able to do this again anyone got any Idea how I did this The Screens must of been approx 1 scecond apart ??? and would be handy for animation shots
And NO I had'nt been drinking:rotfl:

[momo55]

Hi, While we are on the subject of screen shots aweek ago I pressed what I thought was CTl+F11 and the screen started to vibrate I dont know how I got out of it but when went to SH4 main folder I had 108 screen shots with SH4squ 1-108
can anyone tell me what I did the keys I pressed must of been around CTL+F11 or did I hold down a key to long I have never been able to do this again anyone got any Idea how I did this The Screens must of been approx 1 scecond apart ??? and would be handy for animation shots
And NO I had'nt been drinking:rotfl:

SHIFT+F11 ;) i believe.

[Gunfighter]

Hi, While we are on the subject of screen shots aweek ago I pressed what I thought was CTl+F11 and the screen started to vibrate I dont know how I got out of it but when went to SH4 main folder I had 108 screen shots with SH4squ 1-108
can anyone tell me what I did the keys I pressed must of been around CTL+F11 or did I hold down a key to long I have never been able to do this again anyone got any Idea how I did this The Screens must of been approx 1 scecond apart ??? and would be handy for animation shots
And NO I had'nt been drinking:rotfl:

SHIFT+F11 ;) i believe.
no tried that same day and just tried it again but thanks for input MoMo55

[Sailor Steve]

It might be Alt+F11. In SH3 one of those combinations activates the 'video' recorder. It's probably the same in SH4. I tried looking in every source I could find, but none of them talk about the screenshot keys.

I had the same thing happen in SH3 once. The FPS turns into molasses, and you end up with 92 gazillion screenshots in your folder. :damn:

[Gunfighter]

It might be Alt+F11. In SH3 one of those combinations activates the 'video' recorder. It's probably the same in SH4. I tried looking in every source I could find, but none of them talk about the screenshot keys.

I had the same thing happen in SH3 once. The FPS turns into molasses, and you end up with 92 gazillion screenshots in your folder. :damn:
No it's not Alt + F11 just been and tried Thanks SS:damn: :damn: :damn: I have tried quite a few combos and nothing it took 108 shots in a few seconds

[cwelt]

I did this last night as well and for me it was shift+f11 it opened a dialogue box and said "start capture sequence" and it captured about 100 photos by the time I turned it off.

[Meridian]

Just sent this cruiser to the bottom only to find out it was surrounded by 11 DD's.

What the hell was it carrying.........the Emperor.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/PJ_Meridian/Silent%20Hunter%204/USSSargoPatrol20021.jpg

[walrusbomb]

CTRL-F11 doesn't work when I'm paused. Print_Scrn or any third party snag app still works.

now if only we had an Aperture Mod... Stock camera seems to be running @ f13.

[walrusbomb]

leaving Pearl Habor...

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/5489/calldchrge016hh5.jpg

[znatan]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg79/znatan/2.gif
(file:///C:/Program%20Files/Ubisoft/Silent%20Hunter%204%20Wolves%20of%20the%20Pacific/SH4Img@2008-02-10_00.30.34_078.bmp)

[znatan]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg79/znatan/3.gif

[znatan]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg79/znatan/4.gif

[znatan]

http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg79/znatan/6.gif

[walrusbomb]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4549/calldchrge021hk6.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4500/calldchrge020yy6.jpg

[walrusbomb]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/5732/calldchrge023bc7.jpg

[elanaiba]

Very nice walrusbomb :)

[Dowly]

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee274/Finnish_Ferret/MoonSHIV.jpg

[ecfchamps]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4500/calldchrge020yy6.jpg
Wow! :rock:Could I get a high-res version to use as a desktop wallpaper? This one is simply awesome!

[Snuffy]

Finally I got a night to finish my earlier post of the massive convoy.

It didn't go as I had hoped. While we got away and are now making our way toward the new mission patrol at Api, we didn't leave too much devistation behind us.

As we entered the convoy, the marus were weaving and dodging each other and were therefore going faster than they probably would have, had I finished the patrol on the night it occured rather than save it and start later.

Several of the larger merchants were dead on to run us over and we had several occations where we had to crash dive to avoid getting rammed.

Not sure what caused this but on one occasion, I sunk a fish into one of the larger merchants and he flashed a couple odd colors and then just slowly vaporized from the map, there was no count for a sunk ship.

When it was over and done with, I fired the four full tubes I had, and the results were 2 sunk, 1 dud, & 1 miss. We then dove to thermal and 1/3rd our way west heading for Api.

Out of 46 ships in a convoy I only claimed two! :damn: Gawd, how humiliating.

BUT we completed our mission that COMSUBPAC gave us ... which was to inflict some damage.

[walrusbomb]

ecfchamps, no problem. when I get home from work.

It's New Zealand (moderate discretion while returning to base).

I played with the aperture in photoshop. It's about f5.6.

[walrusbomb]

that's stunning, Gunfighter!

[walrusbomb]

double widescreen wallpapers:
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/491/dwide002hn3.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dwide002hn3.jpg)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5929/dwide001or3.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dwide001or3.jpg)
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2162/doublewide001yl3.th.png (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=doublewide001yl3.png)


Widescreen:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3187/hires007bx1.th.png (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hires007bx1.png)

[prologos]

Unedited sunrize with latest version of Kriller's and Leovampire's AWESOME mod!

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7207/63651491ma6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ecfchamps]

double widescreen wallpapers:
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/491/dwide002hn3.th.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dwide002hn3.jpg)
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5929/dwide001or3.th.jpg (http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dwide001or3.jpg)
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2162/doublewide001yl3.th.png (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=doublewide001yl3.png)


Widescreen:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3187/hires007bx1.th.png (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hires007bx1.png)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!:up:

[Gunfighter]

Unedited sunrize with latest version of Kriller's and Leovampire's AWESOME mod!

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7207/63651491ma6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
An awesome shot Prologos

[walrusbomb]

This is the closest I get to playing SH4 at work (select "TILE" to span the doublewide wallpaper):

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4529/2xwidekr6.jpg

[rodan54]

Just another sunrise at pearl.

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/198/01hz8.jpg

[Swat]

USS Balao.....few miles from the japanese coast....
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8944/sh42008022102434280mx2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3365/sh42008022103144652qk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/4461/sh42008022103185211br0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/3569/sh42008022103200119fc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6489/sh42008022103224213fd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)

[walrusbomb]

deck party on Gunfighter's boat! w00t

[Triad773]

Some nice shots here :cool:

A couple I did during a convoy attack. It went pretty well to a point: eluded the escorts, an airplane or two, worked my way close enough to the convoy to get off abou4 fish (damaging 1 tanker and incapacitating another). The escorts came right in, and I expected to get depth charged. The performance started getting a little choppy so I paused the gamae and Alt-tabbed to the desktop for a sec. Crashed to desktop!

But before that happened I got this shot and played with it a little after the CTD.

http://www.triad773.com/augustshots/2008/PeriscopeUp-lttrg.jpg

http://www.triad773.com/augustshots/2008/PeriscopeUp.jpg

Wasn't a total waste :D


http://www.triad773.com/augustshots/2008/PeriscopeUpBefore.jpg
Before editing and color correcting.

[Enigma65]

http://webpages.charter.net/enigma6584/images/SH4-2.jpg


http://webpages.charter.net/enigma6584/images/SH4-3.jpg

[Triad773]

Trying to find a place in the ocean called the thermal layer.

See this that I took at about 175 feet under sea level.

http://www.triad773.com/augustshots/2008/thermalLayer.jpg
Stock with no mods.

Image altered with selective color correction and addition of filtering for murky atmosphere in Photoshop.

[Torps]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7730/settingij2.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7730/settingij2.jpg
That's an awesome shot Torps one of the best I've seen.
Gunfighter

[kriller2]

Thanks Gunfighter it's pacific enviroments 1.1 wip, here is one more, the new version is allmost ready and will work with TM and stock SH4.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6571/rowwip11avy2.jpg

[clayman]

:sunny: AWESOME! :sunny:

[Biggles]

The bridge of U-192, just outside Singapore, June 1943:cool:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9914/sh4img200802251609wv7.jpg

[kriller2]

The bridge of U-192, just outside Singapore, June 1943:cool:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/9914/sh4img200802251609wv7.jpg

Hi Biggles,

One more swede got the new addon I see :cool: A nice country it is releasing games early ;)

[Biggles]

Sure is, 249 Kronor, a cheap bargain.

I remember when I had booked a copy of Medieval II: Total War. I could pick up the game one day before the official European release!:)

[Biggles]

:|\\
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1149/sh4img200802261421ko8.jpg

[The General]

Look at the detail on that sub!? My machine is gonna cry out in pain when I Download this Sucker!

[Torps]

Nice job Gunfighter.

Justa though, have one of the wolves heads centered and faded behind HU of hunter and change the eyes to a red glow, with a moon in the backround at night with a periscope sticking up and a convoy in the background. jurious how that would look.

[Torps]

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5150/kaboomos5.jpg

[kriller2]

Here is one more from Pacific Enviroments 1.1Alpha working with the new SH4 Uboat missions:
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7894/pe11sunsetwithnewscenewd9.jpg

Now it works!, you can download the new edition of ROW here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=788194&postcount=3273

Enjoy ;)

[sqk7744]

Amazing shot Kriller2, the new PE 1.1 mod is fantastic looking :up::up::up:

[Swat]

Iwojima engagements.....USS Balao

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8196/29438616ke1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1041/71761518bl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6602/72247343ju2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5596/47574368vv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1899/21689796mg7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5586/69071657xn9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1016/49697801vh0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2684/96174252zi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)

[Gunfighter]

Nice job Gunfighter.

Justa though, have one of the wolves heads centered and faded behind HU of hunter and change the eyes to a red glow, with a moon in the backround at night with a periscope sticking up and a convoy in the background. jurious how that would look.

http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a32f3af1de3bfee79c23d388352ecf7a6g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=1ggtolzo0jl&thumb=4)
Something like this Torps only thing is I dont have a good Night,Moon,Convoy picture do you have one or anyone else a nice shot of Moon Convoy attack or just convoy post it up please about 1680x1050 or around that size.EDIT:If this picture is not shown come on MediaFire get your bloody finger out anyone know a good file share site

[Torps]

Nice job Gunfighter.

Justa though, have one of the wolves heads centered and faded behind HU of hunter and change the eyes to a red glow, with a moon in the backround at night with a periscope sticking up and a convoy in the background. jurious how that would look.
http://www1.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/2a786b5ba8133a8ddd099046fafb31e46g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=ndvmndmwacz&thumb=4)
Something like this Torps only thing is I dont have a good Night,Moon,Convoy picture do you have one or anyone else a nice shot of Moon Convoy attack or just convoy post it up please about 1680x1050 or around that size.EDIT:If this picture is not shown come on MediaFire get your bloody finger out anyone know a good file share site

Talk about a nightmare wolf.

[Gunfighter]

http://www3.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a32f3af1de3bfee79c23d388352ecf7a6g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=1ggtolzo0jl&thumb=4)
Little adjustment ?

[Meridian]

Just a few from patrol 5 still in progress. Boy, do those large tankers make a helluva bang.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/PJ_Meridian/Silent%20Hunter%204/0076.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/PJ_Meridian/Silent%20Hunter%204/0070.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/PJ_Meridian/Silent%20Hunter%204/0073.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/PJ_Meridian/Silent%20Hunter%204/0075.jpg

[Elder-Pirate]

EDIT:If this picture is not shown come on MediaFire get your bloody finger out anyone know a good file share site


Maybe try here Gunfighter. http://photobucket.com/

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/WolvesPB1.jpg
Just testing new fileshare site,Restricted to this size 1024x786,but they will resize to 1680x1050 with no loss in Quality. Thank you Elder-pirate
if you collect all my logos they make a great screensaver.

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Test.jpg
New DeskTop4U

[miner1436]

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6818/sh4img20080228233847532qv0.png (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/)

[Syxx_Killer]

This shot I took during a mission I built:

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg105/DavyJones_album/SH4_01.jpg (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/%3Ca%20href=)

I was just skimming through this thread again and this shot made me instantly think of Silent Service for the old NES. The title screen in that game looked so similar. I now have the theme song stuck in my head. :damn::lol:

http://www.nesdb.se/game_info/screens/title/e/1313.png

[kriller2]

Sunset
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3669/sunsetbetamn8.jpg
Sunset with clouds:
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7640/sunsetbetaclouds2tr5.jpg
Storm
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3761/stormbetacloudsxe1.jpg
Target (with pink clouds :lol: )
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/4272/targetct1.jpg
Pacific leaving harbour:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4629/pacificbetatw1.jpg

[capthelm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EM4EN5OlxQ&feature=related:rotfl:

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/PacificWolvesUB.jpg
Some nice shots there Kriller2

[Doolittle81]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EM4EN5OlxQ&feature=related:rotfl:

Hilarious! Great Job!

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/PacificWolves10a.jpg
U-Boat Desk top all Logos will resize to 1680 x 1050 without loss of quality I am useing all of them as A ScreenSaver on 22" Monitor looks Great.

[sqk7744]

Nice Shots Kriller!

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/UBoat2.jpg
One More DeskTop

[Swat]

U-196 on her first patrol
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3669/sh42008030315402673ke9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/975/sh42008030316133550id1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7458/sh42008030316191725ab7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4522/sh42008030316272956nr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5110/sh42008030316303640nu0.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)

[Doolittle81]

Could someone with SH3 and SH4 (1.5, with Kriller's Pacific Environment ROW Mods) post comparative Screencaptures of U-Boats. I think it would be interesting to see how the visuals/graphics compare.

[Swat]

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2867/38168865kf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2285/87122754pv7.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3896/21803083xn4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/9941/16181449tk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/133/35768146xu2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3273/53547438gb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://www.imageshack.us/)
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9803/20273177pd8.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://imageshack.us/)
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5346/37904579te2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/?x=my6&myref=http://load.imageshack.us/)

[Paajtor]

http://www.61shap.com/pilots/Paajtor/SH4/Salmo_sunset.jpg

[clayman]

GREAT shots Swat .... and Paajtor, sweet composition! :up: :up: :up:

[Syxx_Killer]

Here's a few I took. The first is stock 1.4. That was shortly after I got the game. The rest are ROW.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-02_223430_640.jpg

By the way, how does a ship sink by the stern if it is hit at the very tip of the bow?:stare:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-04_160648_109.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-04_160702_484.jpg

Uncertain Times

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-04_173710_000.jpg

[Bonfleck]

How exactly do you get those shots inside the conning tower on the early war boats?? (The ones where you look out the windowless port holes.) Am I missing something? Also, how come my game won't let me access the TBT with a left click of the mouse. Is this a glich? Thanks, B

[Paajtor]

How exactly do you get those shots inside the conning tower on the early war boats?? (The ones where you look out the windowless port holes.) Am I missing something? Also, how come my game won't let me access the TBT with a left click of the mouse. Is this a glich? Thanks, B Get one of the ROW cameras (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=130150):yep:

To go to the TBT, click the U-key (default)...AFAIK, you can't access it by clicking on it, like the UZO in SH3.

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/WolvesPB3.jpg
All Logos will resize 1680x1050,Kriller2's Pacific Evironment 1.1a

[Type941]

here is my humble contribution...


http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4526/sh42008030600121447xp8.jpg

[Syxx_Killer]

I was sailing northwest of the Soloman Islands in the early morning hours when I get a hydrophone contact report. It was a warship. I change course to investigate and am surprised to see a USN Fletcher. I continue on when I see a lot of smoke on the horizon. I stumbled across a large friendly task force. I just had to pop in and say hi. :lol:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-05_223859_843.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-05_224316_734.jpg

The friendly BBs look so majestic in the morning sunrise.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-05_224850_171.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-05_224931_187.jpg

That's one bright sun.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-05_225022_281.jpg

After sailing with them for a while I decide to part ways and get back to my patrol.

Farewell and godspeed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-05_225212_531.jpg

They were sailing with one T3 tanker. That's why they were going so slow, which allowed me the opportunity to gawk at them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/SH4Img2008-03-05_225251_828.jpg

A couple hours after departing the convoy, I pick up an enemy aircraft on radar. He sails by me, but picks up the TF. He engages. I tried to get my external camera back in time and I turn around and order flank back toward the TF to see the action, but I missed out. I could see the plane circling over the TF a few times and then fly away on my nav map. On his return trip he spotted me and I damaged him, but didn't down him.

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/LeaveDHarbour.jpg
Day 1 Leaving Dutch Harbour
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/RoughSea.jpg
Day 2 We hit rough Waters
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Dawn.jpg
Day 3 A calm Sea Ahead
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Agent.jpg
Day 4 We Meet with USS Nautilus for Transfer of Agent & Marines
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/DeployMarines.jpg
Day 5 We Deploy Agent and Marines
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/MarinesAway.jpg
Marines Away All hands Man you Battle stations
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/AlmostThere.jpg
Almost There
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/MadeIt.jpg

They Made It secure from Battle Stations
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/GoHome.jpg
OK Lets go home Ahead standerd

[miner1436]

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3095/sh4img20080301171743703ox5.jpg (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/)

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/SunShine1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/SunShine2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/SunShine3.jpg
Using PE1.1a took ATR-42 advise and turned off Gamma Correction on Niv8800GTS
and I got my Sunshine back and thank you Kriller2

[2ndBestKiller]

hey guys,

since this thread was formerly know as screenie and "video" thread i'll post this vid.
As you can see I'm very new to this forum ( and the game ;) ), however SH4 inspired me for a movie. Until now i'm finished with the first 1 min and there is alot to come, but i want some feedback about the quality, so i can improve it right from the beginning and avoid mistakes in the further movie.

The movie is in high res ( 1440x1080 ) and 81.4 mb big.
If you want a low res file send me a pm, but i dont commend this.

In this video there is a fade missing at the very beginning of the main movie (just forgot it xD) and the music fade out is a little bit to short in my ears. I already improved it.

ok and here it comes:

http://rapidshare.com/files/97803159/The_Silent_Hunter_beginning.wmv.html

give me some feedback ;)

[Midnight Hunter]

hey guys,

since this thread was formerly know as screenie and "video" thread i'll post this vid.
As you can see I'm very new to this forum ( and the game ;) ), however SH4 inspired me for a movie. Until now i'm finished with the first 1 min and there is alot to come, but i want some feedback about the quality, so i can improve it right from the beginning and avoid mistakes in the further movie.

The movie is in high res ( 1440x1080 ) and 81.4 mb big.
If you want a low res file send me a pm, but i dont commend this.

In this video there is a fade missing at the very beginning of the main movie (just forgot it xD) and the music fade out is a little bit to short in my ears. I already improved it.

ok and here it comes:

http://rapidshare.com/files/97803159/The_Silent_Hunter_beginning.wmv.html

give me some feedback ;)

I must say it is looking very good so far. Great dramatic shots, the soundtrack is really good too. Keep it up, can't wait to see a finished version :up:

[kriller2]

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/1860/pe2sunset2sp7.jpg

[Alex]

*This man is unstoppable ! :o*

Looks very promising, Sir ! :huh: :sunny:

[AVGWarhawk]

WOW Kriller!!!! Looks so real you could touch it.

[WolfyBrandon]

In Position Watching The Lead Destroyer Of A Convoy...
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/5545/targetdo5.jpg

Same Destroyer Later That Morning :)
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/9862/listingbq7.jpg

Wolfy

[2ndBestKiller]

@Savages_Wolf: what mod did you use to make the first picture? I need it :o

[kriller2]

Bump! me to

[Idaeus]

And me! :D

[Idaeus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/PJ_Meridian/Silent%20Hunter%204/0073.jpg


I really like this pic! Its so dramatic and show the deck not covered with water although the waterline is above the deck. Very nice! :up:

Is this vanllia SH4? Thanks for the great pic!

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Uboat3.jpg
U=Boat Missions 1680 x 1050

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/th_Uboat3.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/?action=view&current=a8f6de0e.pbw)
This will take you to slide Show I hope ?? Click on Picture

[kriller2]

Hi gunfighter, your slideshow works fine :up: But how are your ingame settings? - you should enable all options under video for PE 2, knowing that you have a super rig ;)

Seeing this section allso is a video section here are 2 videos:

See video of new sun set here:
Sun set small video of PE 2 teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOvN1eXdV7w)

See the new water reflections here:
Water reflections in PE 2 teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwQMtk3-b-M)

[Paajtor]

Kriller2, how did your sub get into this terrible roll, in the sunset-teaser?
The waves surely don't suggest this, imo.

[kriller2]

Kriller2, how did your sub get into this terrible roll, in the sunset-teaser?
The waves surely don't suggest this, imo.

Hi Paajtor, I was playing the single mission last targets, where there are alot of airstrikes.

[Paajtor]

Ah rgr that...nice vids.:up:

[WolfyBrandon]

@Savages_Wolf: what mod did you use to make the first picture? I need it :o
Realistic Periscope Mod by Kapt.Klaus

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5559/watercolorvv7.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/350/surfacedawngw9.jpg

Wolfy

[Torps]

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/120/postprocessmi4.jpg

[Gunfighter]

Hi gunfighter, your slideshow works fine :up: But how are your ingame settings? - you should enable all options under video for PE 2, knowing that you have a super rig ;)

Seeing this section allso is a video section here are 2 videos:

See video of new sun set here:
Sun set small video of PE 2 teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOvN1eXdV7w)

See the new water reflections here:
Water reflections in PE 2 teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwQMtk3-b-M)
Hi Kriller2
All of the screens and logos are from PE 1.1a. I am using PE 2 now and there is a big improvement in Water,Sky,Sun, I will post some PE 2 Screenies soon

[Sailor Steve]

@ Savages_Wolf: That second shot is too beautiful for words.:rock:

[Idaeus]

@Gunfighter: I LOL'D!:rotfl: On the first pic I can see a japanese guy who is about to get SOAKED! :D

[sturmer]

my type 9d2
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/7392/sh4img20080307121357265ed8.png
we can out-row them, cmon lads :D
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/751/sh4img20080309161949125zx4.png

[WolfyBrandon]

USS Swordfish - Patrol 01 - Highlights

Well I finally decided to start my career in SH4. These are the main
highlight shots of the patrol. I think it was a pretty good first patrol.

Part 1 (Click Them To Enlarge.)

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/751/missionfp6.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=missionfp6.jpg) http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3061/inportmz9.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=inportmz9.jpg) http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2809/patrol01pic001el1.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic001el1.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2156/patrol01pic002jv8.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic002jv8.jpg)
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9264/patrol01pic003kk5.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic003kk5.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2545/patrol01pic004rh0.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic004rh0.jpg) http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6283/patrol01pic005yp2.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic005yp2.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6370/patrol01pic006gi3.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic006gi3.jpg)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/9087/patrol01pic007ee4.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic007ee4.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5189/patrol01pic008zo9.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic008zo9.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2919/patrol01pic009up0.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic009up0.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6058/patrol01pic010ar6.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic010ar6.jpg)
...

[WolfyBrandon]

Part 2 (Click Them To Enlarge.)

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8536/patrol01pic011ea1.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic011ea1.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9883/patrol01pic012vw9.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic012vw9.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2279/patrol01pic013tj4.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic013tj4.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6622/patrol01pic014qe5.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic014qe5.jpg)
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4741/patrol01pic015qt3.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic015qt3.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6023/patrol01pic016ll2.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic016ll2.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5737/patrol01pic017ti1.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic017ti1.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6498/patrol01pic018dl0.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic018dl0.jpg)
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1322/patrol01pic019me9.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic019me9.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/8005/patrol01pic020lk5.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic020lk5.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1980/patrol01pic021vq2.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic021vq2.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1050/patrol01pic022zf7.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic022zf7.jpg)
...

[WolfyBrandon]

Part 3 (Click Them To Enlarge.)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5922/patrol01pic023zc6.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic023zc6.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3042/patrol01pic024jf6.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic024jf6.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/598/patrol01pic025yp6.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic025yp6.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2880/patrol01pic026ae8.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic026ae8.jpg)
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7115/patrol01pic027df0.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic027df0.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3775/patrol01pic028at3.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic028at3.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1409/patrol01pic029fp9.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic029fp9.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2733/patrol01pic030kj0.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic030kj0.jpg)
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9072/patrol01pic031oo5.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic031oo5.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6495/patrol01pic032an6.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic032an6.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4831/patrol01pic033ze0.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic033ze0.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4145/patrol01pic034he2.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic034he2.jpg)
...

[WolfyBrandon]

Part 4 (Click Them To Enlarge.)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6559/patrol01pic035rl8.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic035rl8.jpg) http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9686/patrol01pic036jk5.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic036jk5.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5447/patrol01pic037pr7.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic037pr7.jpg) http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/787/patrol01pic038ij4.th.jpg (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic038ij4.jpg)
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8886/patrol01pic039wx0.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic039wx0.jpg) http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/374/patrol01pic040ui4.th.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic040ui4.jpg) http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4125/patrol01pic041xp4.th.jpg (http://img210.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic041xp4.jpg) http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2631/patrol01pic042ma1.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic042ma1.jpg)
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5491/patrol01pic043pv5.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=patrol01pic043pv5.jpg)

Enjoy :up:
Wolfy

[Torps]

Someone has fallen in love with the SH4 graphics :hmm: Not naming anyone posting over 3 dozen pics :up:

Enjoy.
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2519/bbcagy1.jpg

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Some pics of the Nautilus

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2386/subcatfk7.jpg

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/5066/nautinessrr0.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3636/sh4img200803121617jb8.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Sunrise2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Sunrise.jpg
This one for what's Es Name ??
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Punk.jpg

[walrusbomb]

wow! thanks for sharing all those beautiful screens, Savages_Wolf!

here's some screenshot luvin' I can't help but share...

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1741/calldchrge028ll3.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5251/calldchrge031rs0.jpg

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2623/calldchrge030hj5.jpg

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2038/calldchrge029cv5.jpg

[ReallyDedPoet]

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/120/postprocessmi4.jpg

This one is awesome Torps :yep::rock:


RDP

[Torps]

This one is awesome Torps :yep::rock:


RDP

Thanks mate:up:

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Uboat4.jpg
DeskTop all Logos Resize to 1680x1050

[sturmer]

nice pic u got there mate :up:

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/TheBoys.jpg

for All Geordie Service Men in some Stupid War Somewhere.Godspeed You Home Safe

[iricund]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/TheBoys.jpg

for All Geordie Service Men in some Stupid War Somewhere.Godspeed You Home Safe

Belter!

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Uboat5.jpg

Logo 1680 x 1050

[Syxx_Killer]

USS Toro (SS-422) enroute to the Yellow Sea for a patrol at early morning sunrise.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v229/Syxx_Killer/USSToroSS-422.jpg

[CCIP]

An assortment of stuffs from my careers with U-181 and USS Grouper...






http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua15.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua30.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua98.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua93.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/skyyyy.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua40-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua47.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua48-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua61.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua85.jpg

[CCIP]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ua92-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ub09.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ub14.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ub17.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ub20-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ub23-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/ub41.jpg

[CCIP]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus05.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus07.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus13.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus22.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus23.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus28.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus31.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus34.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus35.jpg

[CCIP]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus53.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus56.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus59.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus66.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus68.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus70.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus73.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus74.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus75.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus77.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bus78.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/SSaver76.jpg

Partners In Crime.Will resize to 1680 x1050 @CCIP some nice shot there:up:

[iricund]

Just some nice images from the past couple of patrols.

The Red Glow of Dawn
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/iricund/SH4/SH4Img2008-03-15_124707_484.jpg

Decks Awash off the Alaskan Coast
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/iricund/SH4/SH4Img2008-03-16_140135_702.jpg

Dark Clouds Looming
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/iricund/SH4/SH4Img2008-03-16_153059_796.jpg

Hunters Moon
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/iricund/SH4/SH4Img2008-03-16_153434_124.jpg

Midnight off Java
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/iricund/SH4/SH4Img2008-03-16_153701_608.jpg

[Doolittle81]

A collection of Screen Captures, both unedited and edited(Photoshopped)



Hand Salute at Sunset
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Hand%20Salute%20at%20Sunset.jpg



Star Gazing
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/StarGazing.jpg



Northern Journey
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Northern%20Journey.jpg




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



Frigid Dawn Dutch Harbor
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/FrigidDawnDutchHarbor.jpg




Golden Moments
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Golden%20Moments.jpg




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



Subic Bay at Sunset on Velvet
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Subic%20Bay%20on%20Velvet.jpg



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[Doolittle81]

Starlight, Star Bright....North Star guide us home tonight
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/StarLightBright1024.jpg




U-Boat in Oil
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/U-Boat%20Oila.jpg




Foggy Day at Dutch Harbor
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/FrigidDayDutchHarborEdited.jpg





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





Sunset Silhouette
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/SunsetSlihouette1024.jpg




Lightning Strike
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/LightningStrike1024.jpg




Silhouette in Grey
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/SH4subSilhouette2.jpg




Commissioning Postcard
http://members.cox.net/doolittle80/Commissioning%20Postcard.jpg



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[Keelbuster]

CCIP - what an amazing collection!

[Syxx_Killer]

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7094/sh4img20080316220703250so6.jpg


http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4112/sh4img20080316220727546pn5.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/569/sh4img20080316220758187xk7.jpg


http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2060/sh4img20080316220930562ya3.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4681/sh4img20080316220952234xr8.jpg

[Defiance]

Hiya's,
Some pics in no particular order, Using SH4 1.5 and some mods

Converted to jpegs

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1427.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1526.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1650.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1521-1.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_2245.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1528.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1530.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1521.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1641-1.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1524-1.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1524.jpg

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t152/Defiance_co/SH4Img2008-03-16_1641.jpg


Have Fun

Def

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I hate this game. Every minute of it is the perfect screenshot :lol:

[DavyJonesFootlocker]

What a great patrol over the weekend. I'm on the Asiatic Fleet Boat Campaign with a S-18 boat in Dec. 1941. Got orders to patrol the Linguyan Gulf. Reached there and found the BIGGEST Convoy I've ever seen? 1- Large Old Passenger Carrier, 1- Large Modern Tanker, 2- Large Modern Composite Freighters and about 20 escorts- Subchasers and DDs and 1 Light Cruiser. Well, we all know the Mk. 10 has a range of 3500 yards max. so that meant up close and personal. The convoy was over 14000 yards away and 45 degees AOB. So, the old DJFL ran his boat on surface at 2/3 speed until I got to 9000 yards and then went periscope depth. The escorts came after me! I hit deep dive and went as deep as I could all silent running. At about 4000 yards from the Passenger Carrier I went PD and hit Ahead Flank, all hands battlestations. Swerving here and there to avoid DC I reached about 500 yards and sent 2 torps. All hit and she listed a bit and sailed away. No time, next one torp found a Large Freighter. A hit! Limping away. Another Freighter- last torp and another hit. Lucky for me the ships were sailing in tandem. So it's taking the realistic reload time forever so hit deep dive and silent and lost the escorts. 10 minutes later received reports that all three ships went down! Yippeeee!!!

Managed to dodge the escorts for 2 hours. Surfaced when clear and radioed in. Another order to patrol Southern Formosa. Ok. Sailing North of Aparri and found a smaller TF composed of 1 big juicy Seaplane Tender and 3 Subchaser escorts. They were parrallel to me going North. I was heading South. Timed them and made a right angled turn and submerged to 200 feet. Waited for an eternity until I judged the distance and PD I went. Sent 4 torps and only 1 hit. Staying at PD and goind Ahead Flank the escorts hungry for blood I waited for the 1st reloaded torp and when ready hit the ship again. She's zig-zagging like mad going 27 knots. Me like a guppy going after a Great White Shark! Finally she began to list. The Coup-de-Grace came with the final torp. She keeled over in a nice explosion! The escorts were good and spent the next 3 hours dodging them. Got away and went to Java. Got a Silver Star and 2 weeks of needed R & R. The convoy I met was HUGE at Linguyan Gulf but I keep wondering why the convoy's direction is not towards Luzon coast but away? They were a few nm away from the coast. I'm usiing TM, RSRDC and NSM4 and 1 well placed shot can take down a large ship. But it's the best patrol since playing SH4.:yep::up:

[Digital_Trucker]

I hate this game. Every minute of it is the perfect screenshot :lol:

That's why we need more videos:hmm: Can't wait 'till I have enough computer to run the game and Fraps at the same time:damn:

@Doolittle : Nice catch on the lightning strike. :up:

[peewee]

row faster dammit !!!!!http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/iowabrit/Silent%20Hunter%204/a.jpg

I know they have heavy rain in the Pacific, but this is ridiculous
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/iowabrit/Silent%20Hunter%204/b.jpg

[V.C. Sniper]

Moin Moin Kaleuns

Does anyone know the crush depth of the Balao-class-submarine?:hmm:

Crush depth of the mighty Balao-class Fleet submarine can range any where from 900 feet to 1,000 feet or greater.

The legendary USS Chopper survived a 1,011 feet accidental deep dive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Chopper

[CCIP]

CCIP - what an amazing collection!
Thanks :D

I guess here's a bunch more for encore then, or something like that...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb01.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb02.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb06.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb07.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb08.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb09.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb10.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb11.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb13.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb16.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/Otohiko/uflak/bb15.jpg

[Syxx_Killer]

I was ordered (USS Grouper) to patrol an area just south of Guam. Once I was done with that I decided to have a peek at Truk to see what may be there. As I apporoached, the weather turned bad. However, it would be how I came away alive. I picked up some slow moving radar contacts as I approached, which I knew were patrols. What I found was surprising to say the least. It was a Fuso BB! I fired all six of my forward tubes at him. Just before launching my torpedoes, a minesweeper started pinging me. :damn: I ignore him and press on the attack. Five of the six torpedoes find their target and explode sending this Fuso to the bottom. :rock:

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9906/sh4img20080317220433093oy8.jpg


http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6729/sh4img20080317220500734nr4.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3654/sh4img20080317220510875ew7.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8926/sh4img20080317220545062kw1.jpg

As you can see in the second pic, that dumb minesweeper circled around the Fuso. I decided to end this once and for all and launch tube 8 at him. He gets hit in the bow. Even though the armed tugboats show up, I can slip away. Once a little bit away I surface and order flank speed away. Once I reactivate the radar I notice another stationary contact. I use the free cam to investigate. It is a Yamato! :damn: I thought about reloading the previous save, but deicded that the Fuso is a very generous runner-up. :yep:

Once I am a safe distance away I pick up some merchants on radar. It is still bad weather, but I intercept anyway. Am I glad I did! There were was looked like three ships, but were really four. I sank two of them. Can you guess which ones? :lol: Even with all the ships, the total tonnage still wouldn't have equaled one Yamato. :damn:

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/2748/sh4img20080317223401312ct0.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9522/sh4img20080317223626906um2.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/NewSunrise.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/NewSunrise2.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/NewSunrise3.jpg
PE update Thank You

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/WolvesPB4.jpg
DeskTops Resize to 1680x1050
and with frame
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/WolvesPB4a.jpg

[2ndBestKiller]

You want a video?
I have one for you ;)

I finished it yesterday, its still one of my very first ones but i hope you enjoy it.

Its in HD (1440x1080) 10.5 min long and 364 mb big

http://files.filefront.com/The+Silent+Hunterwmv/;9841989;/fileinfo.html

have fun watching it :ping:

[Syxx_Killer]

USS Grouper during an early morning sunrise at Midway

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9480/ussgroupersunrisesq1.jpg

[Ducimus]

RE: Picture with ships stacked together

Weee.. im glad i went through the convoy layers. Pretty sure i fixed that.

[Quagmire]

Captian, there has been a freak gunnery accident topside...

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6648/shiv294sv2.jpg

He's one WILD AND CRAZY GUY! (Steve Martin fans will get this!)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/1097/shiv295gh9.jpg

LOL!
.

[Syxx_Killer]

RE: Picture with ships stacked together

Weee.. im glad i went through the convoy layers. Pretty sure i fixed that.

I'm using TMO (for v1.4) with the RSRD campaign layers. Maybe it has to do with RSRD?

[2ndBestKiller]

You want a video?
I have one for you ;)

I finished it yesterday, its still one of my very first ones but i hope you enjoy it.

Its in HD (1440x1080) 10.5 min long and 364 mb big

http://files.filefront.com/The+Silent+Hunterwmv/;9841989;/fileinfo.html

have fun watching it :ping:

now also available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSfy-KjtNmM

[Digital_Trucker]

Nice work, 2BK:up:

[Digital_Trucker]

Captian, there has been a freak gunnery accident topside...

<pic snipped to avoid laughing too hard and snorting coffee out my nose>

He's one WILD AND CRAZY GUY! (Steve Martin fans will get this!)

<pic snipped>

LOL!
.

It's Steve Martin meets the Philadelphia Experiment:rotfl:

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/PEFin1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/PEFin2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/PEFin3.jpg
Latest Test update As per PM

[Shakermaker]

Recently picked up SH4 again. Hadn't played it with my current rig and after the 1.1 patch, so the experience is a heck of a lot better the second time around. Made a couple of screenies during my first (and still ongoing) career mission.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/blackfish.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/blackfish2.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/map.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/Rabaul.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/periscope.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/pdepth.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/tankers.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/carrier.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd236/PompeioMagno/Sunset.jpg

[billk1]

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/billk1/FirstPatrol-1.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Gunfighter1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Gunfighter3.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Gunfighter4.jpg
Last Test Shots PE 2

[Syxx_Killer]

This inferno was caused by USS Grouper. Sadly, this would be one of her last kills as she herself was lost due to a subnet in a most unexpected place. :cry::damn: I was patrolling near Bikini and those islands when I requested new orders and was sent down to the cluster of islands to the southeast. There was a subnet between the two groups and while travelling at 8192x TC, I hit the net and was lost in an instant. :damn: Time for a new sub since I am playing DiD. :dead:

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9729/infirnobyussgroupervo9.jpg

[Paajtor]

if 8192x TC=true
then DID=false:rotfl:

[Syxx_Killer]

I thought of that, but I was getting tired of that sub anyway. :oops::lol: I like the Gato, but I was hoping after every patrol that I would get a new gray paint job or at least a new conning tower. They offered me a Balao a couple times but not to give me a new paint job or conning tower? :88):damn: This "TC Death" gave me a good excuse to start a new career with a new sub. :arrgh!:

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Uboat6.jpg
Will resize 1680x1050

[Syxx_Killer]

I took my new boat USS Snook for her first patrol out of Fremantle. My task was to take 31 tons of supplies and drop them off at Borneo. When I arrive the seas were rough so I thought I'd get in a little closer than I had to. I thought I would be nice to the guys in the raft. :lol: Anyway, they disembark and I start to back away from shore. Next thing I know I hear a loud boom. I look and this is what I see.

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/207/usssnookdeliverywc0.jpg

The rafters didn't quite make the best of landings. I'm guessing those 31 tons of supplies are now ruined. Btw, how do you fit 31 tons of supplies on a raft anyway? :o After the explosion, I see them dutifully carrying on with their mission. :o

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/3619/usssnookdelivery2kt7.jpg

[Torps]

:up:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4170/rsrdce5.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rsrdce5.jpg)

[V.C. Sniper]

^^^ Very nice!!! :up: I'm guessing the sub is at 400-500 ft

[badaboom]

I'm having a lot of fun with the "Cold War"modded L.A class 688i Hunter/Killer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/SH4Img2008-03-22_092442_141.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/SH4Img2008-03-23_153952_366.jpg

I came across a IJN Task Force off the coast of Luzon

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/SH4Img2008-03-22_092902_942.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/SH4Img2008-03-23_162624_216.jpg

After I pumped 2 fish into a Kongo BB[see it on right side listing badly to port]a sister Kongo BB took exception to this and proceded to ram her escort Destroyer.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/badaboom/SH4Img2008-03-23_163943_944.jpg

I guess in the IJN "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!!!!!!!!"

****EDIT*****Oh Crap!!!!!Now I got the darn "NURSE" aviator

[punkmaster98]

could u please tell where i could get that mod?

[badaboom]

Yes,Look in SH4 Mods section under Cold War Mod.

[ekempey]

:up:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4170/rsrdce5.th.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rsrdce5.jpg)


Any chance of seeing this in 1280x1024?

pretty please?

[CinC Battleforce]

Well i was operating in the South China Sea, When i came up on the most unbelivable sight. A convoy of five freighters and a tanker. It was 0800 when radar picked the convoy up at a range of around 25,000 yards. I closed on the contact at full speed.

I got with in 10,000 on the surface pulled the plug and took her down and started working the tanker. I got with 6,000 yards and then to my surprise i had a subchaser on me. Not sure where she had come from but she was on a Bearing of 190 on me at 2,500 yards and closing fast. He kept on me tell he was at 1200 yards and started to turn so i fired my tube 5 from the aft room (I was in command of USS Tarpon) It was one of the luckiest shots i have ever fired. the torpedo kneeled him.

I was still closing on the tanker when the destroyer, a Minikazi, I was keeping track of came in hard on me. at 1,150 yards on the tanker i fired two forward tubes in rapid succession, crashed dived and well i heard an explosion. but I wasn't ever able to make contact again with the tanker. I can't conferm her sunk. It took me an hour to shake the destroyer and by the time I was able to come back up to take a peak, I had lost contact with the convoy. My radar was damaged during the depth charging.

But i do have one confermed kill on the subchaser and one hit on the tanker.

[Syxx_Killer]

I was messing around with manual targeting to get the hang of it, so I loaded up the free Tokyo Express mission. I got hit by a destroyer and was very badly damaged. I couldn't move. I was trying to target a destroyer off my starboard bow (with TBT), when all of a sudden I hear that distinctive sound of another destroyer about to ram me at full speed. What a wild ride it was was! The sub nearly turned turtle! Maybe it was mating season or something, but I think the destroyer enjoyed humping my boat! :o:damn:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/8968/sh4img20080324182027375ki2.jpg


Apparently, though, this destroyer was a little overzealous in its technique. :oops::lol:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4433/sh4img20080324182039515qs7.jpg


Shortly after I died, too. I died just before a third destroyer was about to ram me at full speed.

[V.C. Sniper]

Japanese destroyer captain: "Note to self, never EVER try to ram a U.S. Fleet Submarine."

[Syxx_Killer]

I forgot to say last night when I posted those shots, that I was submerged was heavily depth charged. I had set up a good 90* shot for when the destroyers approached. Just as I was about to start plotting out firing solutions they changed course. They were all practically heading right for me. I knew it was just a course change when they weren't pinging or zig-zagging. I tried to reposition but they picked me up and started pinging. I could either sink or surface so I ordered emergency surface to at least make things interesting. I had just reinstalled the game because I thought I had screwed it up somehow. Turns out I didn't. :damn: I will eventually reinstall some mods, but for now I am playing stock 1.4 to get the hang of manual targeting. So far it is really fun.

[maerean_m]

This has been fixed in the add-on (the destroyer that sinks when ramming the sub).

[WhiskeyBravo]

I just had to take a few shots from my current patrol. My third war patrol in the Asiatic Fleet and my first in the USS Pompano.

I was struck by the beauty of these boats on the surface and by the menace they represent when submerged.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/WhiskeyBravo/USSPompano2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/WhiskeyBravo/USSPompano.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/WhiskeyBravo/USSPompano3.jpg

:up:

WB.

[CaptainNemo]

http://www.aotd-flottille.de/Bilder/balaobehind.jpg

[CaptainNemo]

http://www.aotd-flottille.de/Bilder/gatofront.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/DawnAttack.jpg
Dawn Attack
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/DirectHit.jpg
We took direct hit on AftDeck how it never fell off I'll never Know but we made it back to port.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/FirstLight.jpg
Early Morning Light

[tedhealy]

S-43 North of Wewak, West of Rabaul. 1st 3 are of a medium euro as it goes down in the sunset. Last one is of a troop ship heading towards Rabaul. It's not gonna make it. I didn't have enough speed submerged or surfaced to get a shot at the other troop ship or small freighter with it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-26_133247_.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-26_133302_.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-26_133316_.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-26_142544_.jpg

[Rockin Robbins]

Thought I'd share a couple of shots from my last fleet boat cruise. PE was rockin!
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/Silent%20Hunter%204/Cruise%2015/SH4Img2008-02-01_133953_484.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/Silent%20Hunter%204/Cruise%2015/SH4Img2008-02-22_141046_446.jpg

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/Silent%20Hunter%204/Cruise%2015/SH4Img2008-02-22_141233_696.jpg

The end.... You gotta love our modders!

[kriller2]

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3011/underwatershotmd6yo5.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6327/submarinefoggymorningtvxz0.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8314/earlydayfogwo0nn9.jpg

[ReallyDedPoet]

Very nice pics kriller, look forward to the release :yep::up:

@ RR: Nice one's there as well :yep:


RDP

[billk1]

What program do you guy's use to make these video's?
For 2ndBestKiller, I enjoyed your video,what mods do you have loaded in SH4.

Bill

[Syxx_Killer]

Here's a couple shots from the new version of PE (with USS Trout). :rock::rock::rock:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6282/sh4img20080327154203093ak2.jpg

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/408/sh4img20080327154420671xe1.jpg

Here's a couple more later on in that patrol. I ran into a storm with really HEAVY fog. I love how PE2 makes the fog heavier!

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8866/sh4img20080327163850750ht0.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6530/sh4img20080327163904765ja3.jpg

Here's a few more from the same patrol. This was my worst patrol ever. Once it got foggy it stayed foggy. Didn't see or sink a single thing. :damn: When the fog lightened the seas were still very heavy, so I just went back to Pearl.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5439/sh4img20080327193706343yh3.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3871/sh4img20080327195055359gj8.jpg

Upon returning to Pearl I saw this. :doh:

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3275/sh4img20080327195630812qu0.jpg

[edjcox]

Yes you discovered the final resting place of a top secret transport freighter that was carrying radioactive materials and was bombed. An attempt to pave over the ship wharf crew and all did not stem the radioactive pyre which continues to burn to this day. They decided to disguise it as a volcano... Shhhh you didn't read that here.....


:rotfl: :rotfl: :doh: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Fog.jpg
new fog
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/NewDawn.jpg
NewDawn
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/NewDawn2.jpg
newDawn2
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/OnBrass.jpg
Burnt On Brass.
Well Done Kriller2 and Mod Team

[tedhealy]

Original
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-28_202847_.jpg

Becomes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-28.jpg

Becomes B&W
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-28BW.jpg

[tedhealy]

Another one

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/yurkb/sh4/SH4Img2008-03-28_202750_.jpg

[kriller2]

Hi Ted and Gunfighter, nice pictures there! I have made a light fog fix, if you think the light fog is to heavy, look in the PE 2 thread.

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/Uboat7.jpg
Resize to 1680x1050

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/DoolittlePic.jpg
From a Picture by Doolittle81

[Syxx_Killer]

USS Tuna leaving Fremantle beginning of 1943 at sunrise

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5334/sh4img20080329231527515jw2.jpg

[CaptBC]

PATROL REPORT
U.S.S. POLLACK SS-180
2nd. WAR PATROL
FEBRUARY 19, 1942 – APRIL 6, 1942
LCDR. R. E. CHAMBERLAIN, COMMANDING

February 19, 1942
0133 Depart Pearl Harbor, TH with orders to patrol near Luzon, and sink enemy shipping. “Polly” is handling a bit differently after refit. We will be performing trim dives to get the crew into shape. Still no operable radar set.

February 21, 1942
2004 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, position 170o26’E,26o50’N. Torpedoes remaining 16. Fuel remaining 94%. No contacts to report.

February 23, 1942
2004 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, position 163o39’E,25o46’N. Torpedoes remaining 16. Fuel remaining 90%. No contacts to report.

February 24, 1942
2002 Ordered periscope depth in preparation to surface, observed unidentified contact bearing 180, appears to be a cylindrical object oriented about the vertical axis. We surface and turn the boat to investigate. Location 160o53’E,25o22’N.

2009 Unidentified contact vanishes! We search the area for possible clues. Nothing was found. We resumed previous course.

February 26, 1942
2031 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, position 155o02’E,24o39’N. Torpedoes remaining 16. Fuel remaining 84%.

February 28, 1942
2053 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, position 147o53’E,23o40’N. Torpedoes remaining 16. Fuel remaining 79%. No contacts to report.

March 3, 1942
0600 Off the island of Higashi, sat at periscope depth and observed most of the morning. No visual contacts. Made depth to 80 feet, no sonar contacts. Resumed our journey to the patrol zone at 1132 course heading 260.

March 4, 1942
0904 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, position 138o33’E,24o13’N. Torpedoes remaining 16. Fuel remaining 71%. No contacts yet!

March 6, 1942
0922 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, position 133o05’E,23o20’N. Torpedoes remaining 16. Fuel remaining 68%. No contacts to report.

March 10, 1942
0605 Enemy convoy sighted bearing 315! Ordered periscope depth and plotted course to intercept. Light fog in the area.

0649 Radio contact report to COMSUBPAC, position 125o29’E,22o16’N estimated speed 8 knots on course heading 041. Enemy convoy consisting of four columns of three ships each, with one destroyer leading and two destroyers bracketing the rear of the convoy.

0651 Received radio transmission from COMSUBPAC, with orders to break-off from the convoy and resume mission. The message advised that other assets would be deployed against the convoy. I ordered silent running and resume course to Luzon. Made depth to 65 ft. to mask any sound with surface noise, but still deep enough to monitor the convoy with our hydrophones.

0728 There is a destroyer directly aft, and one approaching our port beam. All stop. Slowly settle to 150 ft, then ordered turns for 1 knot.

0742 Destroyer depth charging us! He is still fishing, as charges are shallow and away from us. Ordered course heading 180 and depth of 200 ft.

0748 The other destroyer begins his depth charge run. Charges are deeper, but still miss Polly. We are now under a thermal layer and are making course adjustments to get away from the destroyers. They alternate their runs as we continue to open range.

0818 The destroyers break-off from their attack and return to their convoy stations. Damage report from all stations – no damage. Resuming course for Luzon.

1109 Secured from silent running. Played some music to cheer-up the crew for a job well done! Making way at 2/3 speed, depth 80 ft.

2156 Radar (finally working!) reports convoy contact bearing 301, long range. Plot course-heading 163 to intercept and investigate contact.

2248 Visual contact with enemy convoy, location 124o46’E,22o03’N, estimated speed 13 knots, course heading 076. Radio contact report to COMSUBPAC.

2250 Receive radio traffic from COMSUBPAC, “GOOD FIND X WILL DIRECT FURTHER ASSETS TO INTERCEPT X BREAK CONTACT AND RTB AT YOUR DISCRETION X” Ordered silent running, turns for 1 knot, dive to 200 feet, course heading 265.

2259 Enemy destroyer closing fast bearing 264. Destroyer making search pattern. We are not detected as he returns to the convoy at 2306.

March 11, 1942
2312 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, location 122o48’E,21o55’N. Torpedoes remaining 16, Fuel remaining 60%.

March 12, 1942
0317 Arrive to our patrol zone in Luzon Strait. Received a radio message from COMSUBPAC, “ENGAGE ENEMY MERCHANT SHIPPING IN AREA LUZON.”

1750 Sonar detects slow screws bearing 110. Ordered all stop to listen and attempt to classify.

1832 At periscope depth. Two merchant ships spotted, lead freighter of the Biyo Maru class, rear freighter of the Heito Maru class. “Polly” getting into position for a torpedo shot.

1858 Torpedoes missed, going off course enroute to target. Battle surfaced and engaged with deck gun.

1904 Heito Maru class sunk, after receiving fire from the vessel, 4472 tons. Location 121o13’E, 21o53’N. All hands lost.

1907 Biyo Maru class sunk, 5491 tons. Location 121o13’E, 21o52’N All hands lost.

2057 Sonar contact bearing 004, classified as a merchant closing slow. We set course to intercept.

2124 Engaging enemy fishing boat with the deck gun.

2127 Fishing boat sunk, went up like a roman candle! A spectacular fire totally consumed the vessel. A lifeboat was launched, but no one had a chance to board. All hands lost. 2 tons. Location 121o10’E, 21o47’N.

2305 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, location 121o09’E, 21o44’N Torpedoes remaining 12, Fuel remaining 59%, Total cargo ships destroyed 3, total tonnage 9965 tons.

March 13, 1942
0532 Receive radio contact report of a large enemy convoy at location 121o24’E, 21o21’N, course heading 045, estimated speed 9 knots. We plot course to intercept.

0548 Initial contact, radar reports contact bearing 074.

0555 Visual sighting, bearing 075. Battle stations torpedo! Making depth 40 feet, ahead 1/3 bell.

0725 Fired spread of four torpedoes against enemy convoy. Dove to 200 feet and ordered silent running. Ordered engine room to make revolutions for 1 knot. Turned left to course heading 045.

0737 Report from sonar that all torpedoes missed target. Tracking destroyers, no change in activity related to our torpedo run. Continuing silent running, we remain undetected.

2302 Surface and report status to COMSUBPAC, location 121o29’E, 21o24’N. Torpedoes remaining 8. Fuel remaining 59%. Total cargo ships sunk 3. Total tonnage sunk 9965.

2303 Radar contact bearing 225, long range.

March 14, 1942
0922 Radio status report to COMSUBPAC, location 121o46’E, 20o55’N Torpedoes remaining 8. Fuel remaining 58%.

March 16, 1942
0223 Radio report of an enemy convoy location 121o15’E, 21o21’N, course heading 067, approximate speed 9 knots. Plotting course to intercept.

0542 Enemy convoy sighted. We are in position ahead of the convoy. Battle stations torpedo! We will submerge to 200’, order silent running, engine room make revolutions for 1 knot. We will wait for the lead escort to pass, then engage the merchants.

0659 Beginning our attack! 2 torpedoes fired against Nagara Maru class freighter, 1 hit! It causes minimal damage, and the ship continues. 2 torpedoes fired against Taihosan Maru class freighter, both hit! Ship goes down with all hands, 1852 tons. Location 121o50’E, 21o34’N. 2 torpedoes fired from after tubes against Kasagisan Maru class freighter, angle was correct, believe that both torps run under target. 5 destroyers escorting, spotlights popping, time to get out of Dodge!

0717 Ordered depth 200’, engine room make revolutions for 1 knot, ordered silent running. Listening to the destroyers searching for us. Making evasive maneuvers.

0812 Contacts moving away! Destroyers cannot pick us out of the merchant noise. Reloading after tubes with our last 2 fish. Angles were good during attack, torpedo wakes directly to target, believe those that missed run under despite setting at minimum depth. All ranges under 1000 yards. All torpedoes issued Pearl Harbor, TH.

0815 Secured from battle stations torpedo. After tubes loaded and ready.

March 17, 1942
0110 Watch reports two enemy destroyers spotted bearing 271. Dived slow and silent to 200’, sonar tracking their movement. Sonar reports no change in course or speed, we believe we were not detected.

1913 Sonar reports tracking a merchant vessel bearing 338.

2052 Sonar reports losing contact of merchant vessel.

March 18, 1942
0238 Radar reports tracking contacts bearing 306.

0248 Radar reports contacts turning onto closing course at high speed, bearing 287. Battle stations submerged! Crash dive!

0302 Leveling off at depth 210’, order engine room to make revolutions for 1 knot, ordered silent running.

0315 Sonar reports fast screws closing bearing 287.

0407 Sonar reports warship contact moving away, bearing 141. Ordered helm to return to base course, maintain speed and depth, maintain silent running.

0613 Ordered periscope depth. Visual check of the area, all clear. Surface the boat! Secure battle stations, secure silent running. Engine room make revolutions for 10 knots. Weather: light fog, wind 22 mph from 085.

1018 Dived to 140’, ordered ahead 2/3, fuel remaining 54%. Torpedoes remaining 2 (astern). Patrol objectives have been accomplished, plotting course to Midway Island via Japanese coast in hope of intercepting merchant traffic.

2340 Watch reports spotting two fishing boats, we approach on surface and engage with the deck gun.

2343 Two fishing boats sunk, 2 tons each, location 121o37’E, 20o13’N.

March 19, 1942
0154 Watch reports spotting a freighter astern closing! Appears to be Heito Maru class. Dive to 40’, Battle stations torpedo! Moving “Polly” into position for a stern shot.

0227 Firing tube 5!

0228 Firing tube 6!

0228 Torpedo hit! Impact at stern of target, right into the screws! Target dead in the water!

0229 Torpedo hit! Impact just aft of the stack. Fires on the deck.

0234 Flooding evident in the target, her stern is dipping into the water.

0235 Surface the boat! Time to give the gunnery crew a little practice.

0240 Heito Maru class sunk, 3954 tons. Location 121o59’E, 20o01’N Empty lifeboat seen in the water.

March 20, 1942
1222 Sonar reports multiple contacts closing, bearing 343. Turning to port to bearing 343.

1306 Convoy passing our position, 4 DD’s escorting, many of the freighters are armed. We remain silent at periscope depth and do not engage.

1619 Surface the boat! No contacts since the convoy, all convoys encountered on this patrol have been escorted by at least 3 DD’s. Took stock of remaining ammunition, 93 armor piercing shells for the deck gun, 1200 armor piercing shells and 598 high explosive shells for the anti-aircraft guns, no torpedoes remaining. Fuel remaining 50%.

1647 Calculated distance to Midway Island, the remaining fuel will just get us there. Set course to Midway at two-engine speed.

March 22, 1942
0227 Dived to avoid 2 DD’s on patrol.

0824 Watch spotted a DD and a gunboat dead ahead moving NE. Gunboat appears to have suffered damage, and is smoking amidships. Gunboat is trailing, we plot course to intercept, all ahead flank! Battle stations surface!

0833 Not enough speed to end-around on the gunboat, we give up the chase and return to course.

1023 Lost contact on the gunboat, moving away to the NE.

April 3, 1942
1345 Arrive Midway Island. Dock and refit with fuel, torpedoes and supplies. No ammunition available.

1645 Depart Midway Island. Set course to Pearl Harbor, TH at four-engine speed.

1824 Watch reports hearing aircraft. Dived to avoid. No contact.

April 5, 1942
1600 Wind increasing speed from the ENE, light fog. Thunder is heard, but no rain.

April 6, 1942
2346 Arrive at Pearl Harbor, TH. Dock and end patrol.

REPORTED SINKINGS

TOTAL WARSHIPS SUNK 0 TONNAGE 0
TOTAL MERHANT SHIPS SUNK 4 TONNAGE 15,769
TOTAL SMALL VESSELS SUNK 3 TONNAGE 6
TOTAL VESSELS THIS PATROL 7 TONNAGE 15,775

TOTAL CAREER TONNAGE 55,570 TONS

CREW MANAGEMENT
Seaman Everett Martin promoted to Petty Officer 2nd Class.
Seaman Edward T. Jones promoted to Petty Officer 2nd Class.

Respectfully,
LCDR. R. E. Chamberlain
U.S.S. Pollack SS-180

[Wilhelm Heidkamp]

http://i26.tinypic.com/2mchu36.jpg

Willy

[kikn79]

Great patrol. Nicely written.

Chuck

[ReallyDedPoet]

Great patrol. Nicely written.

Chuck
I'll second that, well done CaptBC :yep::up:


RDP

[tedhealy]

December 1942, I'm based out of Brisbane and I've been hanging around the Palau-Rabaul shipping lane. I get a radio message indicating a cruiser, 2 troop transports, and 4 DDs will be off the coast of New Guinea in a little less than 2 days. What a happy coincidence, at flank speed I can get there in 48 hours. I've got more than enough fuel to make the run so I set off at 20 knots.

About 10 hours away from the indicated spot, I run into a near 0 visibility storm. Of course I also nearly run into a medium freighter in the storm. It's spotted at under 500 yards as it emerges from the fog. I make the quick decision to crash dive. I'm probably too close for a snap shot so I go under for 2 minutes, surface, and resume course at flank speed.

I approach the area where the convoy is supposed to be as the sun sets on a partly cloudy day. Beautiful colors, but no time to admire the scenery, the SJ picks up a large group of ships at long distance. As I approach the radar shows 7 blips, must be the convoy I'm looking for.

I close the distance and try to discern their course. Looks similar to my own SE and they must be doing at least 15 knots as I'm having tourble closing. The convoy shape appears to be the 2 troop ships and cruiser in a line with the 4 DDs in a diamond around them.

Course change! The convoy is now pulling away on the radar, they appear to now be going east. I turn to follow. As the sun is slowly sinking below the horizon I catch up to and spot one of the escorting DDs. I keep my distance and try to parallel his course. The convoy has to be doing 15 or 16 knots as I'm barely over taking at 20 knots.

Course change again! They are now heading northeast and pulling away as the last light of the day is now completely gone. If they are heading north towards Japan or even northeast towards Rabaul, I might not be able to get a good shot off. If they are zig zagging and will return to their east or southeast course towards the Solomons, I'll have a chance at a great set up. I turn northeast to follow.

I close to within 15,000 yards of the convoy and observe them on the PPI. The DD protecting their right flank peels off towards me. I need nerves of steel as he approaches in the darkness to withing 8000 yards, 7000, 6000. I don't want to submerge and slow to lose any of the ground I gained on the convoy. I have to stay on the surface so I slow to 10 knots to limit my wake. The DD is showing her profile as it comes to within 5000 yards. It ranges out ahead, then turns back and repeats. Every time it turns it looks like it may be heading right for me. I hover over the crash dive command until it completes the turn and shows it's not coming right at me. How close can I get without him seeing me? 4000! Ahhh! How can he not see me? He must!

This cat and mouse game continues and I slow to under 5 knots and make like a hole in the water. Crap! Another 2 ships on the radar not part of the convoy directly ahead at long range. They appear to be heading right at me. What in the world are they?

Whatever the DD was looking for ranging away from the convoy, it gets tired of looking for and moves back to the convoy which is now roughly 10,000 yards away. A relief, but these 2 new contacts are a new worry.

The 2 new contacts are slow but also now closing to under 10,000 yards. I can't maneuver around these 2 without giving up ground to the convoy. I can't attack the 2 without alerting the convoy. I continue after the convoy at flank speed and continually look over to the 2 new contacts straining to make out what they are as they draw near. Whatever the first thing is, it appears to be huge. What is slow and looks huge? It has to be a sail! It's a fishing boat! I can avoid it easily and not worry about it.

Looking back to the convoy, they are just starting to take shape on the horizon at roughly 9000 yards. I see the leading DD, the right flank DD, 3 freighter type ships, and the trailing DD. I can't make out the left flank DD on the far side. Hmm, I want the cruiser, but none of the ships looks like a cruiser. Was the intelligence wrong? No time to worry about it. I select the trailing freighter type and assume it's one of the troop transports. Large funnel, several masts, must be it.

I set up the TDC and PK. 16 knots, NE course, about 8500 yards. Crap! The right flank DD and the trailing DD peel off the convoy and start moving closer to me! It quickly dawns on me, this might be my best chance to take a shot. I go over my torpedo settings and TDC info, looks good. I may be overestimating speed and I know the AOB is not perfect, but this is it.

Thank the sub maker I have 6 forward firing tubes. I shoot 5 because I always like to keep 1 forward tube for just in case purposes. 1st goes down the middle, 2nd goes 1 degree to the left, 3rd goes 1 to the right, 4th goes 2 the left, and the 5th goes 4 to the left. Range at firing was between 8 and 9 thousand yards. It's going to be a long wait. I slow, submerge to 200 feet, and turn away to the southeast and creep away.

A HIT!!! 1 hit and 4 misses, but a hit at damn near 5 miles away! I don't know which torpedo hit or if it was my selected target or not, but a hit nonetheless. None of the DDs seem to be closing on me, so I creep back to periscope depth. As I'm coming up I get the ship sunk message. The sliver bullet kills!

I spy through the scope the DDs rapidly signaling each other and searching with spotlights. I'm at over 5 miles away now and I'm not that worried. I go back down to 200 feet and slink away.

My longest shot and kill ever in SH3 or SH4. I'd say my previous best was probably around 4000 yards. I checked out the clipboard to see what I actually sunk and it turns out it was the cruiser, but not quite what I was expecting. It was an aux cruiser and looked just like a 4 masted freighter in the recognition book. Not what I was expecting, but still a great kill.

[kikn79]

DANG!! That is some seriously nice shooting!!!

Chuck

[peewee]

Is this what they mean by 'crossing the Pacific' ?????

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/iowabrit/Silent%20Hunter%204/SH4Img1.jpg

[kikn79]

Is this what they mean by 'crossing the Pacific' ?????

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/iowabrit/Silent%20Hunter%204/SH4Img1.jpg

NICE!! If you pumped a fish into them, I'll bet you could get a "twofer."

Chuck

[Syxx_Killer]

Is this what they mean by 'crossing the Pacific' ?????



Same thing happened to me a while back. Got both of 'em, too. :arrgh!:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=811016&postcount=1801

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/wolves6.jpg
for the guys across the pond will resize to 1680x1050

[Pikes]

version 1.5 with TMO and RSRD. Iwo Jima had a single ship in port. However the game had placed it not quite fitting in the dock so it was juddering with the physics. Well when i hit it, it popped out into the air and sat on the dockside in two pieces. Ofc the image is heavily modified for drama but it was a lot of fun to watch a ship explode into the air.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s280/thebgpikester/bang.jpg

[Laconic]

This is why you don't chase armed merchants on the surface. I learned my lesson.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Laconic/SH4Img2008-04-02_211109_437.jpg

[Gunfighter]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/SHunter4/UnderSeaLogo3.jpg
will resize to 1680x1050

[kriller2]

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9972/pe21kl9.jpg

[kikn79]

Kriller,
That water looks FANTASTIC!!!!!

Chuck

[kriller2]

Kriller,
That water looks FANTASTIC!!!!!

Chuck

Thanks Chuck :up: it's from PE 2.1 WIP

[kriller2]

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8778/pe21sunsetta7.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2781/sunset3pc6.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/412/pe22foamwarship2kr2.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2259/pe21foampi4.jpg

[Doolittle81]

... (http://www.xfire.com/screenshots/paulp146/ss_file-2f07768495fb5e080d4ca3fe0f4e6ccb28d24e20.jpg)
I know they ain't the best screenshots , but i think they look good for a 4 year old dell pc with a 50 pound nvidia 7600GS video card :arrgh!:

FYI, to remove the dials, menu buttons, text, etc from your screen before making a screencapture (or any other time you want a "clean", unobstructed view), the Key is the DEL/. key on your numpad.

[Syxx_Killer]

Well, I finally saw the Flying Dutchman. I was patrolling in the Luzon Straits when I got a radar contact. I move to intercept and to my surprise I see this.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3584/sh4img20080404220729546dn4.jpg

If I moved the camera in the right angle the green auro disappeared. Looked kind of cool.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/1831/sh4img20080404220739578og0.jpg

Some more dead people. :o

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/5776/sh4img20080404220751859kd3.jpg

On another occasion I found a huge European liner being escorted by three destroyers. I got into position and sent four torps its way. Once the liner was hit the destroyers went starshell crazy.

Don't go towards the light! :huh:

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/8006/sh4img20080404221826640cv9.jpg

[Petur]

i guess i will post some story when i have done something more. I am brand new in this game and have yet only sunken few Merchants.