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PappyCain
04-27-10, 06:31 AM
Understanding the timeline of the U-Boat patrols with accuracy is important to me when I play as I like immersion. I like to know what was going on so I hooked up with a database to see historical data on patrols:


http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols


Simply insert the day and date before you launch the sim!


S'
PC
maillemaker
04-27-10, 09:59 AM
That is a cool application!
Sailor Steve
04-27-10, 12:37 PM
I used it to check out the first patrols of the war. Type in August 19, 1939, and see how they did.
Jimbuna
04-27-10, 01:40 PM
Had to give it up as it was starting to become a time consuming obsession :DL
Weiss Pinguin
04-27-10, 03:13 PM
Had to give it up as it was starting to become a time consuming obsession :DL
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8728/uboat.jpg
Jimbuna
04-27-10, 03:58 PM
Somethng like that :DL
PappyCain
04-27-10, 05:07 PM
Hey Jim, is there a way we can play your music selections outside the sim as in when reading Uboat.net? I am not knowledgeable on the gizmo side of these things ... would be nice though.

:salute:

PS: Steve, U-39 must have been greedy eh!
Weiss Pinguin
04-27-10, 05:43 PM
Yeah, all you need is a media player (Windows media player will work) and an .ogg codec.
Jimbuna
04-28-10, 05:21 AM
Hey Jim, is there a way we can play your music selections outside the sim as in when reading Uboat.net? I am not knowledgeable on the gizmo side of these things ... would be nice though.
:salute:

PS: Steve, U-39 must have been greedy eh!

I'd recommend you use the free VLC Media Player:

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

It comes with all the codecs already installed http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif
PappyCain
04-28-10, 06:34 AM
Just downloaded. Looking forward to this!! I loaded up a folder and am playing!

:salute:
Jimbuna
04-28-10, 10:47 AM
SINK EM ALL!! http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/pirate.gif
timmy41
04-28-10, 02:49 PM
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8728/uboat.jpg
hahahahahahaha
PappyCain
04-29-10, 07:02 PM
This is slick. I just checked the date prior to launching from SH3 Commander. I don't feel 'alone' out there anymore!! I see 13 patrols out, their location on the map ... fits well with the radio messages and era music.

:salute:
Snestorm
04-30-10, 03:16 AM
As many times as I've visited that site, this is a new find. Thanks.