The Faces of GWX - A Tribute

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Due to increasing real life obligations, I am sadly unable to spend much time here to interact at all lately. Infact I had promised the downloadable video you can find below, months ago.

After all the time I've spent with the guys (and gal) on the team, I wanted to pay them back more than I could by simply saying "thanks."

Without the people on the Grey Wolves Mod Team, there would be no TGW and no GWX.

I've had the honor and priveledge of meeting and becoming friends with some of the most wonderful people I've ever known. Collectively, we've shared a very real sense of being a "crew" and have worked very hard and very long to reach a common goal, often at great personal expense.

In real life terms, the skills these good people rought to bear on the GWX project, would be astronomically expensive. Instead, they gave of their time and energy freely, often at the expense of time with friends, family, health, and even occasionally placed real life employment at risk.

For those who remain unaware, the GWX Project has moved on to the SH4 platform, and beginning tomorrow... August 12th, full organized development begins on "GWX4" which will eventually culminate in building the entire U-boat war into the SH4 platform as we did with GWX for SH3. The GWX Project leadership has been
transferred to new management under Privateer, with the senior-most Grey Wolves Mod Team as his officers.

Furthermore, for the first time ever The Grey Wolves Mod Team owns its own web domain. The old website has come down. However, you can find us at www.thegreywolves.com (http://www.thegreywolves.com)

Unlike previous builds where regular public developmental progress reports/updates were released on a semi-regular basis, the team intends to run silent until shortly before release of GWX4. However, I can assure you, that the work completed thus far is simply stunning!

I hope you will give them the same support you have always given to the Grey Wolves Project.

The following video is my tribute to the GWX Mod Team and features a few of those who built her. It is certainly not a complete record of all who were involved, but I hope it will stand for all who were.

None of us are the monsters that a noisy few have made us out to be.

http://files.filefront.com/KL+Tribute+to+GWX+Team7z/;11455677;/fileinfo.html (http://files.filefront.com/KL+Tribute+to+GWX+Team7z/;11455677;/fileinfo.html)

Godspeed to all of you out there.

Sincerely,

KL

[Reece]

Best of luck in your RL commitments, hope all goes smoothly, many thanks again for your part as team leader in GW through GWX2, an often thankless job that you gave your best, and unfortunately often abused, if only people would stop and think of your dedication to the job that spanned years purely as a community service, certainly wasn't the pay!!:lol: I for one am very gratefull, SHIII & GWX is more than a game to me, it's a part of my life.:yep: Hope to see you on the forum here from time to time.:up:
Cheers,
Reece.
PS. Thanks to the entire GW team.:yep: Downloading the file now, will take awhile!

Edit: Watched the video, kinda sad, was good to see some faces behind the names!:yep:

[GoldenRivet]

Well said. I cant pay enough thanks to the entire team of GWX developers and testers etc.

I remember being excited some years ago that SH3 was "coming soon" i would peak my head in and look at the dev diary and videos etc on the ubi site... but i never joined anything until i came to subsim.

If you had told me way back then about all of this subsim experience i would have and the whole GWX mod - i would have probably laughed in your face.

thanks for a helluva mod guys.

Now im off to view this video!

[GoldenRivet]

great video!

BRAVO! :up:

[danlisa]

Nice one mate.:up:

The honour was all yours.:smug: LOL

Best bunch of Sim Nerds I ever met. Brothers all (inc Penny LOL).:rock:

[Jimbuna]

Nice one mate.:up:

The honour was all yours.:smug: LOL

Best bunch of Sim Nerds I ever met. Brothers all (inc Penny LOL).:rock:

Is there time to edit the video before the release....I want to put my party frock on :p

Well, I guess not :lol:

It sure was one hell of a ride.....a very enjoyable and informative one at that.

My own personal thanks and respect to everyone on the team....the memories will take a long time to fade, if they ever do.

We now move on to the fresh challenge.....the boat is provisioned, crew are assembled and ready for the next patrol.

Spectemur Agendo

http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[meduza]

I wish to thank you and the whole GWX team for the effort and dedication you've put into the project.

I certainly wouldn't be playing SHIII any more if it wasn't for your mod.

:up:

[Cezbor]

Thank you for everything you' ve done to make this game interesting. I wish you good luck with all your dreams and undertakings. :yep:

[Red Heat]

Thank you very much for all your work and team...i prefer to consider not a "good bye" but a "see you around"...all the best! :up:

P.S. From the U-96 officiers and crew! :rock:

[mengle]

thanks for all the work and great to see photos of your real lives :rock: :rock: :rock:

[TarJak]

Thanks to you and the rest of our motley crew for asking me to join up. It's been a hoot so far and looks like continuing.

Danke Herr Kaleun!:up:

[Cheapskate]

Great Video :rock:

Great Team :rock:

Great Mod :rock:

Thanks everyone (past and present) :rock:


WEITER MÄNNER (und Gal!)...IMMER WEITER!

[Kielhauler1961]

"And on the seventh day, God rested... "

That's when the GWX team stepped-in and finished the job!

Great work everyone :up:

[FIREWALL]

Take some time to enjoy the fruits of your labors.:up:

I wish I could watch the video but, my windows media player won't play it. :damn:


But that won't stop me from being the BIGGEST fan of GWX 2.1.

GWX 2.1 Now that's Subsimmin :yep: :up:

[von hally]

Simply a great acheivement.

all your hard work and dedication will never go unnapreciated!!!

i'l never forget... that all of you offered help and advice above and beyond the release of your expansion.

I still stick by my assertion that gwx made a good -but-short lived game...into a sim i cant put down since 2005.:rock: :rock: :rock:


thinking of buying sh4....just to see what you guys do.

[rifleman13]

Thank you, Kpt. Lehmann and to the rest of the GWX team! :rock:

When I first got hold of SH3, I told to myself: Is this enough? NO! :yep:

GWX is the greatest mod out here and I never looked back! :arrgh!:
I even rarely get to play my other games since I got GWX and this just shows how much I appreciate the hard work that has gone into this masterpiece! :arrgh!:

I hope the GWX team and their new Kaleun, Privateer, can make breakthrough SH4 and continue the GWX legacy!

Good luck and Happy Hunting!

@ FIREWALL:
You can always try VLC media player, more reliable than Windows media player
(google for it!):know:

[FIREWALL]

THX Rifleman :up:

[STEED]

There is no question what so ever you folks bought new life into SH3 and gave us all a real challenge as the war progressed, well done to all of you. :up: :rock: :D :up: :rock: :D :up: :rock: :D :rock:







BTW: jim you scared the pants off me in the video. :eek:

Bit more hair and you may get away looking like Gordon Brown. :lol:

[FIREWALL]

I would sure like to see this video. :yep:

It just gets an error message on anything I try. :damn:


Is there anyway someone could help ? Please.

[Jimbuna]

There is no question what so ever you folks bought new life into SH3 and gave us all a real challenge as the war progressed, well done to all of you. :up: :rock: :D :rock: :D :up:







BTW: jim you scared the pants off me in the video. :eek:

Bit more hair and you may get away looking like Gordon Brown. :lol:

LMAO :rotfl:

You can keep yer pants on.....but I'll keep any possessions of yours I think are of any value. http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4030/winkbigid2zj6.gif

http://www.bostonblueyes.com/blog/cop-prisoner.gif

[FIREWALL]

I would sure like to see this video. :yep:

It just gets an error message on anything I try. :damn:


Is there anyway someone could help ? Please.





:D huh

[Jimbuna]

I would sure like to see this video. :yep:

It just gets an error message on anything I try. :damn:


Is there anyway someone could help ? Please.




I presume you d/l VLC from here:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Here's a link to a boatload more (most are free):

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

I'm suprised VLC won't play it....it's played just about everything I've asked of it (including the tribute file) :hmm:

Good luck my friend http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

It's certainly worth viewing, if just to see me http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif

[FIREWALL]

I would sure like to see this video. :yep:

It just gets an error message on anything I try. :damn:


Is there anyway someone could help ? Please.




I presume you d/l VLC from here:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Here's a link to a boatload more (most are free):

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

I'm suprised VLC won't play it....it's played just about everything I've asked of it (including the tribute file) :hmm:

Good luck my friend http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

It's certainly worth viewing, if just to see me http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif

I will try again. :D if only for that reason Jim :p :rotfl:

[von hally]

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Good luck my friend http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

It's certainly worth viewing, if just to see me http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/whistle.gif[/quote]


yeah....it was.......strangely like a "mug shot"......plenty of practice i suppose.....oh and have a look what i posted here dirty harry:rotfl:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=140688

[StarLion45]

:stare: I am maaaad:stare: :stare: :stare:
I become an addict because of you guys:nope:
Am I an addict:o :o NOOOO:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[StarLion45]

:stare: I am maaaad:stare: :stare: :stare:
I become an addict because of you guys:nope:
Am I an addict:o :o NOOOO:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[FIREWALL]

No luck with any media player. :damn:


I guess it wasn't meant to be.:cry:

[yobert]

Download codec for media player and it will work. Just google and you will find some

[roadhogg]

You could try downloading the K-Lite codec pack for windows Media Player, it's free and the full pack should do the job. It worked for me.

Nice video Kpt Lehman, and good to see some of the faces behind the usernames.

GWX is what i imagined SH3 could be, if it had been done right. A proper simulator.

Even the manual is awesome.

Thank you to yourself and the whole GWX team.

[Alex]

Brothers all (inc Penny LOL).:rock:

:smug: :sunny: :yep: :up: :D :ping: :rock:
Thanks for making this video Kpt. :know:

I guess it wasn't meant to be.:cry:

:huh:
Download and install this decoder pack (http://yatoshi.com/en/index.php).
Then, enjoy watching the video, mate. :rock:

[irish1958]

Firewall,
Here is an idea; be very nice to Penny and she will invite you to her pad to view. Believe me, it will be worth the trip!:rock::rock::rock:What a great gal!:sunny:

[FIREWALL]

Thx ALEX :up: Success at last.:D

It was GREAT seeing members almost in person.:yep:

Not just faceless User Names. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.:rotfl:

Thank You again Kpt. and GWX Team for all your hard work. :up: :up: :up:

[Sailor Steve]

I don't get it - I'm looking for a dedicated, hard-working team of mighty men and women, and all I see are pictures of a bunch of old farts and one cute little girl.

Where are the real pics?




Great vid!:sunny:

[Alex]

@ Firewall : Glad to have helped you out there ! :D

@ Steve : :rotfl:

[FIREWALL]

@ IRISH Shame on you. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Chisum]

Wow !
WOW !!
WOWWOWWOW !!!

THANK YOU Kpt Lehmann, thank you so much to this tribute which let us watch you all for the first time !
Realy great moment.
You are THE dream team.
:up:

Just one comment: Penelope, you look like an angel ! I gonna make a new emblema with your nice pic !
:p

[Chisum]

Nice one mate.:up:

The honour was all yours.:smug: LOL

Best bunch of Sim Nerds I ever met. Brothers all (inc Penny LOL).:rock:
I understand now what means Danlisa.
:p

Be happy.
;)

And THANK YOU ALL from a lonely wolf addict !

(you get some job yet: playable allied submarines and ships ! :p )

[StarLion45]

:p ..."Don't worry:p
:o What did I say now???:o :o :o




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[lutzow]

I've bought Silent Hunter 4. Installed, looked into and dropped it far and away. And i'm returned to SH3.

If You run succesfully project GWX4 i will go right behind You, Grey Wolves - whatever You make;)

Many and great thanks for unforgettable emotions and adventures during
playing GWX - great game.

Generally is hard to find right words...:yep: :dead: :up:

[GoldenRivet]

Generally is hard to find right words...:yep: :dead: :up:

how about...

Never in the field of gaming has so much been owed by so many to so few.

(of course i am referring to ALL of our modders):up:

[Fenris_Wolf]

Thank you, Grey Wolves.

It is only because of the great and deeply admirable effort by your team that I started playing a game I had shelved out of boredom, i.e., after GWX was released for SH3. I have closely followed the development of it and respected your work.

I know I will enjoy many more months because of your superior work, that probably inspires professional game devs as an example to follow, when I get SH4 at the release of GWX4. There's no way I would want to miss out on that.

Three cheers for the gallant GWX crew! :rock: :rock: :rock:


And two thumbs up! :up: :arrgh!: :up:



P.S.: If you're a girl please don't think I'm also as ugly looking as my Soundman avatar IRL ... I'm not! LOL.

[Jimbuna]

Generally is hard to find right words...:yep: :dead: :up:

how about...

Never in the field of gaming has so much been owed by so many to so few.

(of course i am referring to ALL of our modders):up:

How very diplomatic of you :lol:

[Madox58]

Very Nicely done Sir.

I'm sure that if pictures and permissions of all that
made GW and GWX what they are were handy?

They would be included.

The list reads as a "Tribute" in the Manual.
From day one till now.

God Bless each and everyone of them!!

[Hondo314]

Although I have not had the pleasure of trying GWX yet (can't afford new hardware), I can safely say one would be hard pressed to find a more impressive group of people brought together by any other game. The beauty of the simulation genre is that it can facilitate a scholarly approach to every aspect of the game, which a "shoot 'em up" game never would. I am trying to acquire all the necessary files, patches, and tasty mods for future use. Hopefully some of the GWX team will still be around on this forum or another by the time I get to it so I can thank you properly after I'm able to give GWX a go. Hope you all are well. Sink them all!

[Jimbuna]

Although I have not had the pleasure of trying GWX yet (can't afford new hardware), I can safely say one would be hard pressed to find a more impressive group of people brought together by any other game. The beauty of the simulation genre is that it can facilitate a scholarly approach to every aspect of the game, which a "shoot 'em up" game never would. I am trying to acquire all the necessary files, patches, and tasty mods for future use. Hopefully some of the GWX team will still be around on this forum or another by the time I get to it so I can thank you properly after I'm able to give GWX a go. Hope you all are well. Sink them all!

Thank you on behalf of the team for your kind and generous comments....I'll pass them on at The Lair http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Rg370]

Big thanks to all who were involved in creation of GWX.
You've made not a mod, but a completly different game, and all that for FREE.
What can i say, you all rock. :rock:

[ollybgm]

No luck with any media player. :damn:


I guess it wasn't meant to be.:cry:


right i had the same thing happen to me i have resorted my pc and lost eveything but i found out why get winrar then once you have this up and running it will turn the file to a rar file then open it with winrar it should work hope this helps you:up:

[baggygreen]

Although I have not had the pleasure of trying GWX yet (can't afford new hardware), I can safely say one would be hard pressed to find a more impressive group of people brought together by any other game. The beauty of the simulation genre is that it can facilitate a scholarly approach to every aspect of the game, which a "shoot 'em up" game never would. I am trying to acquire all the necessary files, patches, and tasty mods for future use. Hopefully some of the GWX team will still be around on this forum or another by the time I get to it so I can thank you properly after I'm able to give GWX a go. Hope you all are well. Sink them all!Just a quicky mate, I presume you play sh3 at the moment - in which case, GWX is certainly also playable.

If the downloading is an issue, dont hesitate to ask, and you'll end up with about 30 DVDs full of GWX goodness from people!!

[owner20071963]

Take some time to enjoy the fruits of your labors.:up:

I wish I could watch the video but, my windows media player won't play it. :damn:


But that won't stop me from being the BIGGEST fan of GWX 2.1.

GWX 2.1 Now that's Subsimmin :yep: :up:


Try VLC Player,its free just google VLC and Download it Free,
Happy Hunting.:)

[owner20071963]

I would sure like to see this video. :yep:

It just gets an error message on anything I try. :damn:


Is there anyway someone could help ? Please.



Try VLC Player,It plays all Codecs other Players do not;Google VLC Player,Its A Freeware Tool Player,Hope This Helps,Happy Hunting,
AND LONG LIVE GWX. :arrgh!: :up:

[Jimbuna]

If anybody doesn't want to download it but view it only...it is streamed on my site here:

http://files.filefront.com/GWX+Team+Tributempg/;11466301;/fileinfo.html

[Dowly]

Ow yeh, ladies, I'm single! :D

"Do it with a Fret and you'll never leave the bed" ;)

[Madox58]

In the States.
If you get caught doing it with a Ferret you get charged
with cruelty to Animals and must register as a Sex offender for
10 years.
:rotfl:

[RealJambo]

Great video! :up:

As ever, the GW team are always supported and respected at Ubi* and we are looking forward to the great work that will be GW4!




*Ubi - It's a small back water forum some of you might have heard of ;)

[bigboywooly]

Well I would do if my account wasnt still " suspended "
From a year ago

:rotfl:

Nice to see you here anyway RJ

[RealJambo]

Well I would do if my account wasnt still " suspended "
From a year ago

:rotfl:

Nice to see you here anyway RJ

Perhaps we lost the key, I'll take a look around - a lot has changed, a lot of keys were lost ;)

[bigboywooly]

No worries
Still have the Ge Ubi forums to visit :up:

[Reece]

How have you been BBW, good to hear from you!:yep: Are you back to stay, I must say that I didn't even know you were suspended!:oops: Was just a mystery! Anyway good to see all is ok!:up: Cheers.

[bigboywooly]

Hi Reece
Wasnt suspended from subsim
Just Ubi forum

I asked Neal to delete my subsim account but it was just frozen
Till I recieved an account activated email yesterday :doh:

:rotfl:

[Reece]

I won't ask what it was all about, just good that your back!:yep::up:

[U-snafu]

It's good to see you back bbw--hope your going to stay around.

You always have been one of the helpfullest (is that a word?:doh: ) here whether being with the grey wolves or roving independent.

(although I imagine the wife would have loved to have had your subsim account deleted:D ).

Regards,
Snafu

[Task Force]

Thanks Gwx for makeing the best supermod in the history of history.:D Heres a simple equation a first grader could understard.

Stock sh3 patched to 1.4 =:shifty: too easy

stock sh3 patched to 1.4 + mods=:) allright thats better

stock sh3 patched to 1.4 + Gwx:D best game ever. of course acouple of community mods to top it off with a cherry makes it even better.:D :up: :rock:

[astak9]

Vielen dank herr Kaleun.

Wish you all the best in the future

[Hawk U-375]

Great Mod!!!! Best of Luck!

[onelifecrisis]

Gawd you GWX lot are a sentimental bunch. ;)
Nice video/tribute.
I'll take the opportunity to say thanks again to the GWX guys and girl for making this game so bloody good. And to KL: as a software developer of 10 years, I know how much difference a good project manager makes! Good job, and may you always be proud of what you accomplished here.

[Jimbuna]

Gawd you GWX lot are a sentimental bunch. ;)
Nice video/tribute.
I'll take the opportunity to say thanks again to the GWX guys and girl for making this game so bloody good. And to KL: as a software developer of 10 years, I know how much difference a good project manager makes! Good job, and may you always be proud of what you accomplished here.

High praise indeed mate....and on behalf of the team, thank you. http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

In respect to your comments re: KL, may I say just how much I agree with what you posted....I have always made the point to everyone I've discussed the Grey Wolves with that IMO he was the vital ingredient, the most important cohesive factor that kept everyone together through thick and thin. http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif

[Bosje]

Next time I find myself on the bridge of U-735, looking out over the terrible Atlantic, I shall take off my white cap and bow deeply in all directions.

I salute you wonderful people

[Contact]

Very beautifull and touching tribute, especially at the end, still eyes warming.. :cry:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Cheers Contact.:)

[Hanomag]

Kptlt. Lehmann.. Thank you for everything...

Good Luck!!

Godspeed!

:cry: sniff

[-SWCowboy.]

Kpt. Lehmann, you and your team took an amazing game and made it stellar! Thanks for all your efforts and good luck in your future endeavors!

btw, thanks for putting a face to a name on a few of the team members!

God bless ya mate :cool: Take care!