GWX Ya Killin me!!

[PappyCain]

I have work to do! And I am more into this sim than I should be. My work is suffering!

Here I am going into Kiel at 2330hrs.

As I get closer to the inner harbor a schnell boat comes by. He looks and acts just the way a craft should and he plows and hops the waves I feel like I am really at sea (yes I am at sea quite a lot).

And then I see this dynamically lighting on the memorial, ok so I tell the boys to turn on the gramaphone. The sea air (wafting in RL home) is sweet, music is appropriate and I am panning with my binocs. I cannot believe how the structure is lit. How do they do it? Wonderful.

Closer in I see the bouys and guide the boat in with commands past the green marker to starboard.

Then inside I hear a banging noise - damn if it is not a bell buoy!!

C'mon this is too good I say.

Binoc panning I see a trestle or bridge, vessels, smoke stacks, a dry dock,
more and more eye candy. I cannot believe the detail, the staging inside the drydock, the vessels .. buildings, barrage ballons in the wind!!

I hear a band. I see a sub!

I can imagine the beer halls at this hour.

I shut down the gramaphone and deftly bring my boat into a pen.

Sweet.

While at sea I saw neutral Swedes with their lights directed on their flags.

Radio messages were great! real immersive!

I sunk a Polish freighter with my deck gun at night.

I have SH3 Commander. I review the patrol and the crew .. my statistics against historic figures at that time.

C'mon! This is too good. I mean how do I say it. You guys done good!!

I have to go to work now. But I sure am gonna spread the word to all my sea going pals.

:salute:

[KeybdFlyer]

(Whispering) "I think he likes it." ;)

[Kpt. Lehmann]

:up: Glad you like it PappyCain.

A whole lot of people worked really hard for long time to get GWX to where it is now... and I think the level of care put into it speaks for itself. (We had a lot of external contributors too that built or modded bits that may have disappeared over time... but are still included in GWX for everyone to enjoy.)

Stepping outside of myself for a moment here... even though I started the project...

... there are STILL things that just stun me every time I sail out in GWX.

Every single time I go out... it is different from the last. All the work on random and/or changing things by in-game date makes it seem to be alive.

For those that are brave enough to sail in late-war waters... GWX has a whole new set of sights and sounds....

Air raid sirens and spotlights at night STILL raise my heart-rate a bit... and just watching the bombers come in just feels desperate... and the vacuum left when they've gone... with the odd ship burning... and the wrecks from previous raids visible from place to place...

I still feel it to be a true statement that 'you could play SH3 with GWX for YEARS and still see and experience things that just blow your socks off.'

Most days, it just seems like a mountain of work that we managed to complete... but I gotta say that I'm really quite proud of what we've all done at times.

[Melonfish]

Simply put "Gwx - Crack for Kaleuns!"

[Kpt. Lehmann]

I can't say I've ever heard it described quite like that.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[TarJak]

He he! Funny I keep coming back for more too. My name is TarJak and I'm an addict...

[PappyCain]

Yes all who have worked on should be very proud. I have been a sim pilot since the late 90's and ran AOD sim for years and the work done here is amazing. Newbies cannot fathom I am sure the staggering amount of work and manhours. Next time I am in Houston I will buy ya a few rounds. I was in the UK 2 weeks ago and came into Portsmouth at night and had the same experience in RL . Matter of fact I had many nights pulling into port at that hour and this new Gold version pulled me in. I will be in Scotland at Scapa Flow and in Germany this fall.

So back here on the coast I am thinking of bottling North Atlantic sea air, sea water, some T shirts with diesel and grease and sending them out to fellow addicts. Will come in a case with a hammer to break and open when in a panic. We have to develop a 12 step program to manage our real lives (and maintain).

:salute:

TarJack, one of my mates found the HMAS Sydney II and Kormoran which made some news down there eh?

[TarJak]

Cool! I read about that and saw it on the telly a few months ago. Was a great story about how it was found and how the pieced together what must have happened.

It still hasn't ended all speculation about the sinking of the Sydney but then anything that has a 60 year gap in first hand knowledge is sure to be hard for some to accept even when shown evidence.

[Laufen zum Ziel]

He he! Funny I keep coming back for more too. My name is TarJak and I'm an addict...

We are all addicts thanks to the GWX dealers (Team).

[nikbear]

My name's Nik,and I'm a SH3/GWX addicthttp://www.picpiggy.com/smile/happy/happy0064.gif (http://www.picpiggy.com)
http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/happy/happy0158.gif (http://www.mysmiley.net/free-adult-smileys.php) Its great!

[Sailor Steve]

Yer all a bunch of losers!:shifty:

Of course, as they say, "It takes one to know one..."

And I know 'em all!:rotfl:

Pappy, for a tiny bit extra, try the Kiel Canal Locks Mod.

[Doolar]

My name is Doolar , in RL Jerry , and I'm an SH III addict too . Most the time , I'll start my current patrol at say 8:30 or 9pm with the intentions of a SAVE and EXIT at around mid-nite , so I can get some sleep . The next thing I know It's 4am . I got to get up at 6am for work . SH III + GWX 3 + about 20 Mods + RED BULL :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

I've never heard of that last one. Is it GWX only or does it work with the stock version as well?

Just kidding - I know what Red Bull is.



Yes I do!






Honest, I really do.









Stop saying those things about me!

[Doolar]

Oh yea , me not cutting the grass because of SH III has my wife concerned about my addiction too . LMAO :haha:

[Doolar]

The RED BULL 1.0 Mod works with all super Mods as well as with the US Postal Service At 7am .

[PappyCain]

Kiel Locks!! whoa. I did look hard for it but could not locate so far. Hints?

Also, is there a place that specifies approved mods for this version? Must getting daft as have yet to find.

:woot:

[Sailor Steve]

Hmm. I don't see them anywhere either. I'll bring it and put it up tomorrow.

[HW3]

PappyCain,
Look for this one GWX_3_St_Naz_and_SchlueseV3.
From the readme,
This version is a re release of a previous mod that replaces the stock German ships with AOTD_Maxs ones but, also with the new St Nazaire port and Kiel Canal Schleuse locks too.
Also included is the Warspite which replaces all named entries on the campaign files that used other units
The S.S Rex replaces most entries for the stock PPL for Italy
RM St Georgio is now placed in Tobruk in historical timeframe. Includes updated St Nazaire defences on minefield and subnets map
I tried to upload my copy of it to Megaupload but, it wouldn't work for some reason.:06:

Edit: Got it to go finally. Here is the link to it http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0PQV43GA

[TigerShark808]

He he! Funny I keep coming back for more too. My name is TarJak and I'm an addict...


"Hi TarJak..My Name is TigerShark808 and Im an addict..."

:yep:

[PappyCain]

"American Medical Association has split on whether excessive playing of video games—which affects about 10 percent of players—can be considered an addiction. At a June AMA meeting, some doctors compared too much game playing to alcoholism, suggesting that just like alcoholics, hooked players experience denial, rationalization, and the inability to give up the activity. Other doctors however, saw no evidence linking video games to addiction and said those who play excessively may simply have compulsive personalities."

BE AGGRESSIVE!

:arrgh!:

[Task Force]

My name if Task Force and im a gwx addict...:rotfl:

[Rafael]

My name is Doolar , in RL Jerry , and I'm an SH III addict too . Most the time , I'll start my current patrol at say 8:30 or 9pm with the intentions of a SAVE and EXIT at around mid-nite , so I can get some sleep . The next thing I know It's 4am . I got to get up at 6am for work . SH III + GWX 3 + about 20 Mods + RED BULL :yeah:

My name is Rafael and I am a Doctor at "The Institute For SH3 Addiction" :DL

The Institute For SH3 Addiction is a center of learning and training where innovative strategies relating to addiction are developed and shared that foster the acceptance of addicts as full and valued members of society.


At the Institute, we search out, review and present the latest information in addiction science in order to:

provide a conduit through which knowledge can flow from research to families and individuals in need
create treatment that is effective, humane and seeks to return the addict to his or her full potential with dignity
advocate for the welfare of addicts and promote policies that treat addiction as a disease and addicts as patients

[TigerShark808]

Well my wife has another opinion on Pc Gaming.

She says that she would rather have me in front of a computer "shooting @ things" instead of what I was doing before I found the fun of computers. And that would be drinking and shooting the **** with my neighbors. Which on occasion would cause nothing but problems. ;)

[TarJak]

Same bone. At least she knows where she can find me...:DL