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Philipp_Thomsen
11-26-09, 08:57 PM
I was in a 1xTC patrol today, and I was away from the computer for like 2 hours, I went into the supermarket... It took me longer then I expected.
When I got back, the view was as I left it, the bridge.
As I look to see whats going on, I see THIS!
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9748/15185799.jpg
Grid was BF1414. I was doing 17 kts, and he was going 9. We had the exact same course, and I was passing him by at the same time I got back home. This was the first time I had the feeling of truly being not alone in the Atlantic. Really was a good feeling, I took a bunch of screenshots. I reduced my speed to 9 kts and followed him as far as I could.
Made me happy, crossing the Atlantic with a companion, I thought I should share.
:up:
jakethescot
11-26-09, 09:18 PM
Cool. Did either of you ever submerge?
Too bad you couldn't communicate with each other: hand signals or something. That would have been as much fun as anything else in the game.
That's one thing I wouldn't mind at all doing. Sort of a mini wolf pack.
GoldenRivet
11-26-09, 09:42 PM
Cool. Did either of you ever submerge?
AI u-boats cant submerge.
but it is still a very cool chance encounter.
those sorts of things are known to happen in GWX.:salute:
Maybe it's the ghost of your last uboat and crew that you lost in your last 1xTC patrol, they're haunting you....
:eek::lurk:
Did you hear the faint whispers of 'You shouldn't 'o surfaced.....' on the wind?
:har:
Philipp_Thomsen
11-26-09, 11:11 PM
Maybe it's the ghost of your last uboat and crew that you lost in your last 1xTC patrol, they're haunting you....
:eek::lurk:
Did you hear the faint whispers of 'You shouldn't 'o surfaced.....' on the wind?
:har:
Hey, I see two of my mods in your signature...
It has been a long time since I saw my mods in someone's signature...
Im very happy to see you enjoy my work! You made my day, thank you!
:up:
frau kaleun
11-27-09, 01:19 AM
Made me happy, crossing the Atlantic with a companion, I thought I should share.
:up:
What I really want to know is, was the other ship's kommandant waving and yelling, "Thomsen! Das ist Thomsen!" ?
Gabucino
11-27-09, 02:23 AM
Hey, I see two of my mods in your signature...
It has been a long time since I saw my mods in someone's signature...
Im very happy to see you enjoy my work! You made my day, thank you!
:up:
Who sails without Thomsen's Ships? :o
Who sails without Thomsen's Ships? :o
Amen.
Das ist Thomsen!!
Thoooommseeeeeeeeeeenn!!!!
And yes, Thomsens ships and soundpack are a must :up:
java`s revenge
11-27-09, 02:51 PM
impossible, he is standing on the quai...:rotfl2:
Red Heat
11-29-09, 03:06 PM
I was in a 1xTC patrol today, and I was away from the computer for like 2 hours, I went into the supermarket... It took me longer then I expected.
When I got back, the view was as I left it, the bridge.
As I look to see whats going on, I see THIS!
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9748/15185799.jpg
Grid was BF1414. I was doing 17 kts, and he was going 9. We had the exact same course, and I was passing him by at the same time I got back home. This was the first time I had the feeling of truly being not alone in the Atlantic. Really was a good feeling, I took a bunch of screenshots. I reduced my speed to 9 kts and followed him as far as I could.
Made me happy, crossing the Atlantic with a companion, I thought I should share.
:up:
Very cool...i hope one day i can have the same experience and feelling... :salute:
sonicninja
11-30-09, 08:07 AM
After patrolling the Atlantic for the last four years (in realtime) i finally decided to take a trip down to the Med and after hitting the Royal Navy quite hard in the Gibraltar Straights my U Boat limped to the Italian Port of La Spezia for repairs and crew replacements.
On my way into La Spezia I saw quite a few Italian warships and submarines coming in and out of port.
After a short patrol around the Eastern Med (fairly empty in mid 1941) i decided to head back for the Atlantic and encountered another Italian submarine heading back through the Straights of Gibraltar, it was good to see another friendly submarine and especially knowing that the Italians were striking against the Royal Navy in the absence of U Boats in the Gibraltar Straights, i will add some screenshots later :DL
Which water mod are you using?:DL
I believe he's using WAC 4.0, although I've got to say, I am now using Manos Environment Pro 2 on GWX and it's very similar.
Philipp_Thomsen
11-30-09, 02:52 PM
@Hitman,
I've modified the original WAC 4.1 water, into a little more like my old Thomsen's Water.
But just a little bit, go increase the reflection and another smaller things I cant recall.
But the water is WAC 4.1 is pretty similar to that.
In fact, WAC 4.1 is more eye-candy than any other mod or supermod I have ever found for sh3, and I suggest you give it a go.
:up:
I suspected it was WAC, but wasn't sure. I have WAC 3.0 and must download one of these days 4.1, but I'm getting busy with other things and tend to forget it :oops:
Philipp_Thomsen
11-30-09, 05:25 PM
I suspected it was WAC, but wasn't sure. I have WAC 3.0 and must download one of these days 4.1, but I'm getting busy with other things and tend to forget it :oops:
You wont regret.
If I have to ever recommend something for SH3, I would recommend WAC 4.1
:up:
Very cool...i hope one day i can have the same experience and feelling... :salute:
Where did you download this water?
Paul Riley
03-23-10, 03:10 AM
"my god Phillip,they pushed you out to sea again" :salute:
Paul Riley
03-23-10, 04:19 AM
AI u-boats cant submerge.
but it is still a very cool chance encounter.
those sorts of things are known to happen in GWX.:salute:
I have encountered an AI German UBoat before,I was rounding the coast just out of Wilhelmshaven and my watch shouted "sub spotted" .I panned the camera in and it was another German UB on its way home at high speed :cool:
frau kaleun
03-23-10, 07:29 AM
I have encountered an AI German UBoat before,I was rounding the coast just out of Wilhelmshaven and my watch shouted "sub spotted" .I panned the camera in and it was another German UB on its way home at high speed :cool:
Get used to him, lol. I see him every time I leave Wilhelmshaven. :O:
Kpt. Lehmann
03-23-10, 08:18 AM
Yup. His name is "Bob." :D
frau kaleun
03-23-10, 08:31 AM
Yup. His name is "Bob." :D
Awesome, I'm totally gonna point and yell "BOB! Das ist BOB!" the next time I see him. :rock:
Kpt. Lehmann
03-23-10, 08:45 AM
That's really kind of you because Bob could use all the friends he can get.
You see, Bob has no arms and no legs... and floats real easy... just like all the AI U-boat captains.
Now you understand why the AI boats have such a hard time submerging in GWX.
They are all doomed... and that's the reason I always wave at them when I see them. Their work is quite under-appreciated.
So here's to all the "Bobs" out there!
:salute::salute::salute:
Hang in there little buddies!
frau kaleun
03-23-10, 08:58 AM
:rotfl2:
maillemaker
03-23-10, 09:37 AM
Grid was BF1414
What does this mean? I've seen this in some radio traffic also.
I've always seen grids called out as AM37, or BF27. What is it with the 4 digits?
Steve
frau kaleun
03-23-10, 09:55 AM
What does this mean? I've seen this in some radio traffic also.
I've always seen grids called out as AM37, or BF27. What is it with the 4 digits?
Steve
In RL a further subdivision of the grid was used, to create even smaller areas of operation/location. BF1414 refers, IIRC, to sector 4 in sector 1 of quadrant 14 of grid square BF.
Pics and details here:
http://www.uboat.net/maps/grid.html
Happened to me too, but it was very dark...
Sailor Steve
03-23-10, 10:51 AM
GWX has always had AI subs coming into the harbors. There's one at Kiel if you leave by the main entrance.
In RL a further subdivision of the grid was used, to create even smaller areas of operation/location. BF1414 refers, IIRC, to sector 4 in sector 1 of quadrant 14 of grid square BF.l (http://www.uboat.net/maps/grid.html)
In the GWX Navmap screen you can pull down a grid map that has the subgrid chart in the lower corner. I use it to guestimate my 4-digit location when I write up my reports.
In SH4 UBM they actually give the 4-digit grids, as well as latitude and longitude.
Jimbuna
03-23-10, 11:52 AM
That's really kind of you because Bob could use all the friends he can get.
You see, Bob has no arms and no legs... and floats real easy... just like all the AI U-boat captains.
Now you understand why the AI boats have such a hard time submerging in GWX.
They are all doomed... and that's the reason I always wave at them when I see them. Their work is quite under-appreciated.
So here's to all the "Bobs" out there!
:salute::salute::salute:
Hang in there little buddies!
....and the PG's that respond :rotfl2:
Snestorm
03-24-10, 12:21 PM
Hmmm.
All these cool friendly encounters.
How do we mod in Signalmen into the POs?
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