SimHQ's "Best Naval Mod of the Year" is Trigger Maru

[Der Teddy Bar]

Yes Ladies, Gentlemen and Ducimus,
SimHQ have voted Trigger Maru - Overhauled mod for Silent Hunter IV as THE Best Naval Mod of the Year!

Well done old chap!!

[Dowly]

Congrats! :up:

[Rockin Robbins]

I think TMO was the premier mod all year until about December. Now, with RFB gathering momentum, it will be very interesting for 2009. If RFB, naw, WHEN RFB (the fixes are being tested and compiled now) fixes its periscope locking situation it will be time to rumble toe to toe for the rest of the year. But I agree with their finding, that TMO is the top mod of 2008, not just for Silent Hunter 4, but for all naval simulations. Congratulations, Ducimus! You earned it the old fashioned way: outworking everybody else, including teams, all by yourself.

And it should, because the authors of the two mods work together, not in cutthroat competition, but in cooperation with the only aim to improve the game for all of you players. They get opinionated and sometimes brash, but you have to admit that they share their talents, methods and tools with the whole community for the benefit of all.

It's a shame that Ducimus is not here to enjoy it.

[Carotio]

Congratulations, but ehh...

Is there a link for the article?
I tried looking at SimHQ but couldn't find it.

[cgjimeneza]

excellent, TMO is used as the main mod for PTC VIII.

congratulations to Ducimus on an excellent mod!

[Dowly]

Congratulations, but ehh...

Is there a link for the article?
I tried looking at SimHQ but couldn't find it.

Here you go:
http://www.simhq.com/_commentary/all_060d.html

[banjo]

I have used Ducimus' mods ever since the first one--was it Flavored to Taste?--and then subsequently thru all the TM's up to now. There is no way to express how much he increased my enjoyment of the game and increased it's longevity. Great to see such work acknowleged even outside this community.

Congrats Ducimus!!:rock:

[Soundman]

have used Ducimus' mods ever since the first one--was it Flavored to Taste?--

Yes indeed, "Flavored to Taste" is correct. I too, have been using it from the start and agree wholeheartedly that it has increased playability for me. So much so, that I doubt I'd still be playing if it were not for Ducimus. Thanks again Bud!:up:

[AVGWarhawk]

Nice job Duci. In Ducimus' immortal words...."Meh".:D

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice work :yep::up:


RDP

[Wilcke]

Ducimus,

Well done! Been using your stuff since FTT. Excellent! Garners its own exclusive install on my HD!

[FIREWALL]

Someone will have to accept the award for " The Duce " Right now he's unavoidably detained. :p

btw. His mod is the way I have mine modded. :up:

[Syxx_Killer]

That really cool! Congrats, Duci! I recently wanted to do an overhaul of my own with how I used mods for SH4 (I had way too many). I wanted something streamlined and simple. TMO is all I use now (with addition of a few skins and the U-boat speech fix for when I want to play as a U-Boat). I use TMO "straight up" now, if you will. Before I had changed things around but with the new version I didn't want to make those changes again, so I let it be. I'm glad I did. I like it better than the changes I made (Only changes mentioned in the FAQ included with the mod, but changes none the less.). For those using TMO 1.62 (or any really) there is a quick fix Ducimus posted on the Ubi forums about a sea trials issue:

Known issues:
- Sea trial 's are out of sequence. After completing the first sea trial, the game is assigning you the 3rd sea trial, skipping over the 2nd one. To fix this, before starting new construction, edit your /data/cfg/upc.cfg file and change this:
MinimumDaysInBaseUS=21
to this:
MinimumDaysInBaseUS=14

- 2nd sea trial does not reflect current game play.
(economic fuel setting is "ahead standard" not "2/3rds" and battery recharge times are off)

[Torpex752]

Congrats Ducimus! I too have been a fan since FTT! Bravo Zulu!

Frank

[lurker_hlb3]

-BZ-

[LukeFF]

:up:

[Front Runner]

Hope you get word in the brig so you can enjoy this Silent Victory.
Word!

[Red Heat]

Oh yes a great mod and a beutifull job...one of the greatest mods wich i ever play! :up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Hope you get word in the brig so you can enjoy this Silent Victory.
Word!

I am sure he is aware, although he cannot post here, etc., he can still view the various forums. Plus the link is on the front page now.


RDP

[Uber Gruber]

Well done El Duce, well done altogether.:up:

[keltos01]

great work !:up:

keltos

[CaptainHaplo]

Congrats to Ducimus - though he can't post here. At some point are you going to let him outta the brig, or did he get a life sentence?

[CDR Resser]

:up:

[arkroyal]

:) Congratulations:yep:

[Hitman]

TMO is the top mod of 2008, not just for Silent Hunter 4, but for all naval simulations. Congratulations, Ducimus! You earned it the old fashioned way: outworking everybody else, including teams, all by yourself.


Why would I add or say something else? RR got it 100%, a one man-effort has done the unbelieveable, the herculean task of making the good better, an award that was long ago handed to the Pacific Aces (http://www.subsim.com/ssr/pacific_aces_review.htm)is now in the hands of the most worthy successor (By now): Ducimus


And it should, because the authors of the two mods work together, not in cutthroat competition, but in cooperation with the only aim to improve the game for all of you players. They get opinionated and sometimes brash, but you have to admit that they share their talents, methods and tools with the whole community for the benefit of all.


....and that's the brilliant part, the hope for the future, the real way things work here at subsim.com: The BIG hands get together and do what they do best: Mod, mod, enjoy, enjoy....because no mod has ever come out of indiference or simple will to correct/improve....love for the work done, attention to detail, care and cherish plus freewill sharing and no egosim are the key words.

Ducimus and RFB know what we are talking about; they will be gunning for the SimHQ and most important, subsim users' hearts in 2009.

Congrats on a job well done, and what is to follow!!! :up: :up: :up: :up: :up: :rock: :rock: :rock:

[Iron Budokan]

Congratulations! :up:

[Highbury]

Congrats! Very well deserved

[ExMachina]

Ducimus,

Congratulations!

And a well-deserved award. I'm just starting out in SH4 but I can already appreciate all the work you put into TMO.

Ahead flank!

-ExM

[silent killer]

congrats ducimus your hard work is nothing short of unbelievable fantastic.

[Sailor Steve]

WOOHOO! Way to go!:rock:

[don1reed]

Excellent job, Ducimus, fashioning all those "zeroes and ones" in proper order.

[GOZO]

Good jub everyone!!!!:up:

TM is also the big mod you can still use on SHIV1.4 which is of great value for some people as well.;)

/OB

[Stary Wuj]

I can't play without this mod, thank You :rock:

Stary Wuj

[cdpca]

The Best!

[kiwi_2005]

Gratz Ducimus :up: