Subsim: 16 Years on the Web and a Trivia Contest!

[Onkel Neal]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6263

So, yeah, we've been here since
Clinton was president.
Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule from UK rule.
Princess Diana called for an immediate international ban on land mines (she was still young and pretty then)
Tony Blair became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear (ouch!)
Steve Jobs returned to run Apple Computers
Internet Explorer version 4 released
The first book in the award winning Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling is published
Titanic, Jurassic Park, & Men in Black were the big films.
This was before Facebook, Youtube, and Google.


http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6262

Updated: The Story of the Web's #1 Sub & Naval Resource (http://www.subsim.com/ssr/ssr_history.html)

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It wasn't always this nice and pretty here :cool:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6264

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In 16 years over 80,000 people have signed onto our forums. A little over 26,000 logged in sometime in 2012. :rock:

Well, I guess this is the part where I thank the people who made this happen.

Thanks to the moderators who help keep the forums sane.
Thanks to the game modders who work tirelessly to make the games even more fun.
Thanks to the donors, supporters, and contributors, you make the whole thing possible.
Thanks to the members who regularly take part in discussions, help other members, welcome new members, and make this place a home.
Thanks to the game developers who created the submarine and naval sims: we would be adrift without you.
Thanks to everyone who drops in, even for a single post. You count.

Looking forward to another year! :Kaleun_Cheers:

Onkel Neal
SUBSIM

[Onkel Neal]

Ok, now, on to the fun stuff!

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6265

Here's how it's gonna work:

Rules
Over the next few days, a Subsim trivia question will appear in this thread. It will appear in a random sort of fashion, meaning who knows when. And your part in this scheme--you may guess at the answer. You may only guess ONCE per question, yeah? So, make your guess wisely. Make it count. No editing your post with a second guess.

Answer the questions in the same thread. This thread. Oh, just hit REPLY.

So, when Question 1 is posted, let's say you guess and guess wrong. Alas. You may not guess at Question 1 again. Someone will make a correct guess, and then Question 2 will be posted (try to keep up here). Now, you can take another wild shot at Question 2. If you are right, yay! You have a point in the prize pool, and then we move to Question 3, and everyone starts guessing.

Any members found using multiple forum accounts or starting a new forum account to play will be removed from the contest and the forum.

Points, prize pool, say what?
At the end of the contest, all the people who guessed correctly will have their name added to a winners list. If you guessed only one trivia correctly, your name will be in the list once. If you guess 4 questions correctly, your name will appear 4 times, greatly improving your chances at winning one of these prizes.

Prizes
Five people from the winners list will be drawn at random for one of these prizes.
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http://i1.cpcache.com/product/341356551/subsim_gato_travel_mug.jpg?height=240&width=240http://i1.cpcache.com/product/778844082/subsim_horizons_single_side_tshirt.jpg?color=White&height=240&width=240

Good luck!
Neal

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2013 Subsim Trivia Contest Winner list
1. Targor Avelany
2. Sailor Steve
3. mookiemookie
4. aanker
5. Fitzcarraldo
6. razark
7. nikimcbee
8. TLAM Strike
9. mookiemookie
11. skipped
12. hitman911946, Subnuts
13. aanker
14. reallydedpoet
15. Subnuts
16. mookiemookie
17. Raptor1
18. mookiemookie
19. TLAM Strike
20. Sailor Steve
21. fitzcarraldo
22. razark
23. Subnuts
24. Herr-Berbunch, Dronston, geetrue, Oberon and Wolferz
25. BossMark
26. mookiemookie, Oberon






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[Onkel Neal]

Question 1: In Ultimation's Destroyer Command, which key is used to send out the sonar ping? (Key on the keyboard, not the game interface).

Answer in this thread.

http://www.subsim.com/ssr/dc/review8.jpg

[Targor Avelany]

WOOT! FIRST!!!!

"/" ? Maybe? Meh... guessing ftw...

HAPPY ANIVERSARY SUBSIM!!!!!

[Dowly]

Congrats SUBSIM and Neal! :woot:

Question 1: In Ultimation's Destroyer Command, which key is used to send out the sonar ping?

My answer: The / key

[Herr-Berbunch]

No point me answering the same as above. :cry:

[Onkel Neal]

WOOT! FIRST!!!!

"/" ? Maybe? Meh... guessing ftw...

HAPPY ANIVERSARY SUBSIM!!!!!

So, the first trivia question has been answered and successfully. We knew that Targor was a crackerjack shot, now we know he's fast on the draw too!

Next trivia question to be posted within the next 12 hours. Without any warning or notice, just like that enemy escort that appears out of the fog.

Feel free to post comments and 16th anniversary celebratory remarks in this thread as well. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Feel free to post comments and 16th anniversary celebratory remarks in this thread as well.

Well then I just might.

:woot: Congrats to the community for keeping it on an even keel, well done to all the modders that surely make people come here in the first place, and a big hearty thank you to Neal for starting it all, and for still putting up with us. :yeah:

[aanker]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
Feel free to post comments and 16th anniversary celebratory remarks in this thread as well.
Congratulations and Thank You to all who keep this Subsim boat afloat, and tempers at a low boil.

Happy Hunting!

[PacificWolf]

Congrats SUBSIM and Neal, keep this forum going and happy anniversary!!!:woot:

[soopaman2]

Grats Subsim, and thanks Neal for giving us such a place.

Good place, great community, no awesome community!:sunny:

Shall we keep it up another 16 years?

[Philipp_Thomsen]

Congratz SUBSIM for another year, and I'm more than happy to be part of it! :up:

Congratz NEAL, for fighting so hard to keep this up, running and improving all these years! :up:

If I have one regret, a big one, is following SUBSIM for many years without registering.
I've been lurking around since Jane's 688, but only signed up in 2007 :wah:

[Grun Teufel]

Happy sweet 16, subsim.com!! Yeah Baby!!:woot:

[Grun Teufel]

...Shall we keep it up another 16 years?[/QUOTE]

... absolutely! Why not?

[Fubar2Niner]

Congratulations Onkel Neal and SUBSIM :salute: Where would we old lags be without you. It has been an honour and priviledge to be a member these last 10 years :rock:

Best wishes for the future.

Fubar2Niner

[Hitman]

Another year of subsim :yeah:

About the trivia: IRC it was the / key, but what I'm really interested in, is the phone number of the blonde in pic :D

[Jimbuna]

A fantastic achievement is 16 years....kudos to the Onkel and a fantastic community :sunny:

[rik007]

Neal! Congratulations! As a long standing member I enjoyed almost 11 years of those 16!

Rik

[TarJak]

:woot:
Happy 16th Subsim. I'm yet to find a more interesting place on the internet.

[Sailor Steve]

but what I'm really interested in, is the phone number of the blonde in pic :D
I'm sure your wife is too. :O:

[Cybermat47]

16 years? That would be amazing, but this is Subsim. It's still going to be here 100 years on!

[Onkel Neal]

Trivia Question 2: Who was the "naval consultant" for the original Silent Hunter?

Answer in this thread.

[HW3]

Happy 16th anniversary Onkel Neal and SUBSIM!:woot:

[Sailor Steve]

Bud Gruner.

[Sailor Steve]

16 years? That would be amazing, but this is Subsim. It's still going to be here 100 years on!
Who cares? Neal won't. I won't. I doubt you will, but with future medical discoveries, who knows? :sunny:

[Lewis Wingerter]

Congrats Neal for this fantastic site. I have follow(not register) since you started this site. Keep up the great works:salute::salute::salute::salute::salute::salu te:

Is the answer to #2 William Bud Gruner LW

[Jimbuna]

:woot:
Happy 16th Subsim. I'm yet to find a more interesting place on the internet.

You've obviously yet to check your wifes Facebook accont :O:

[TarJak]

You've obviously yet to check your wifes Facebook accont :O:

Who you calling accont?:O:

[Onkel Neal]

Thanks, LW, HW3 :salute:
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Trivia Question 2: Who was the "naval consultant" for the original Silent Hunter?
Bud Gruner.

Correct!:up:

Next trivia question will appear in the following 12 hours or less. Could be 26 seconds from now, could be 260 minutes.

[Jimbuna]

Who you calling accont?:O:

LOL :haha:



:/\\!!:/\\!!:/\\!!

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Congrats Neal!

It would be an understatement for this old grey wolf to say that Subsim.com is one heckuva place.

Just speaking for myself, it is the place that launched an amazing adventure full of highs and lows... that seem quite surreal in hindsight.

This place once consumed me, kept me awake all hours, and made me sweat buckets of bullets.

However, I will never forget many of the good things I was blessed to be a part of here, and most importantly, many of the awesome people I met here... some in person.

At the very least, it was all good for a laugh... because Subsim.com brought me to my arch-nemesis....

.... the unbeatable "Lehmann Proof Door.":salute:

Sink'em ALL!!! :arrgh!:

[Onkel Neal]

Haha, brilliant.:D

Todd, you will always be remembered and known as a pillar of the community. You and your team's work with GWX made a sigificant impact on submarine sims, on me, and on Subsim.

Next time you're in Houston, look me up :)

[Jimbuna]

Congrats Neal!

It would be an understatement for this old grey wolf to say that Subsim.com is one heckuva place.

Just speaking for myself, it is the place that launched an amazing adventure full of highs and lows... that seem quite surreal in hindsight.

This place once consumed me, kept me awake all hours, and made me sweat buckets of bullets.

However, I will never forget many of the good things I was blessed to be a part of here, and most importantly, many of the awesome people I met here... some in person.

At the very least, it was all good for a laugh... because Subsim.com brought me to my arch-nemesis....

.... the unbeatable "Lehmann Proof Door.":salute:

Sink'em ALL!!! :arrgh!:

Haha, brilliant.:D

Todd, you will always be remembered and known as a pillar of the community. You and your team's work with GWX made a sigificant impact on submarine sims, on me, and on Subsim.

Next time you're in Houston, look me up :)

I feel humbled to say......"Rgr that" :rock:

[palatum]

Next trivia question will appear in the following 12 hours or less. Could be 26 seconds from now, could be 260 minutes.

So it depends on the TC, then? :-)

[ReallyDedPoet]

Congrats SUBSIM :Kaleun_Cheers:

Best site ----------> ever.....

[u crank]

Congratulations Neal on 16 years. A great accomplishment. You should be proud. So glad to be a member but wished I had joined sooner.

[Raises glass.]

Here's to many more years!

:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Onkel Neal]

Question 3: In The Famous Cavalla Incident, what color shirt is Drebbel wearing?


Answer in this thread.

[mookiemookie]

Red checkered

[Swat]

Congratulations to this great forum and huge THANKS to all people making it so great and looking after it. Although I'm not at the sea in these days I come back and read stuff - always enjoyable. THE FRIENDLIEST FORUM EVER ! ! !
:Kaleun_Cheers:

[mookiemookie]

Congrats on the anniversary. Here's to 116 more! :yeah:

[McBeck]

Red checkered

Damn it...

[fitzcarraldo]

Trivia 3: A red checkered shirt.

...And a happy 16th anniversary to SUBSIM!!! :woot::woot:

With 16 beers!!!


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Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Captain Dave]

I'll fire 16 shots across the bow tonight for Subsim! Congrats! OR

Maybe I'll just have 16 shots while sitting on the bow. Party on!

[Onkel Neal]

Question 3: In The Famous Cavalla Incident, what color shirt is Drebbel wearing?

Red checkered

Yeah, but cotton? Poly blend? Chiff...close enough!

Mookie for the win.:cool:


Next trivia question will appear in the following 12 hours or less. Those are Earth hours, for any Vulcans or Vogons or whatever.

[gege212007]

16 years is the teenager and Subsim is already at maturity and the best of forums site.

Thank you to all for sharing your passion.:Kaleun_Salute:

Best regards
Gerard

[TBoone]

Great, I've only been on subsim for a few years. But congrats on 16 years subsim!:rock:

[Navuhodonosor]

Congratulations Neal! :Kaleun_Party: And to all lads onboard who support it:Kaleun_Periskop:

[mookiemookie]

Yeah, but cotton? Poly blend? Chiff...close enough!

Mookie for the win.:cool:




Everything's coming up Mookie!

[RickC Sniper]

Congratulations Neal and Happy Anniversary Subsim!!

:woot::woot::woot::woot:

[nikimcbee]

:/\\!!I knew there was going to be a Drebbel incident question:haha:.

:woot::woot::woot:

[Onkel Neal]

Everything's coming up Mookie!

:haha::haha::haha:

Congratulations Neal and Happy Anniversary Subsim!!

:woot::woot::woot::woot:

Thanks, you should get a prize for just being the coolest member here :salute:

Congratulations Neal! :Kaleun_Party: And to all lads onboard who support it:Kaleun_Periskop:
:up: Thanks!

Great, I've only been on subsim for a few years. But congrats on 16 years subsim!:rock:

hey, every year counts, glad to have you aboard, Tim. :/\\k:

[Gaugeforever]

Only been here a very short time but congrats on all of your success everyone :)

[BossMark]

16 years wow and well done to all those involved. And damn missed the first three questions.

[magic452]

Having a glass of wine as a toast to Neil and Subsim. :Kaleun_Cheers: Best place on the web by a long way. Congrats Neil and thanks for the wonderful site. :Kaleun_Salute:

Magic

[HunterICX]

Congratz!
here's for many more :Kaleun_Party:
Still around so there's something about this site that keep people comming back to :up:

HunterICX

[Mork_417]

Congrats on the Sweet 16, glad to be a member of this community. :)

[arkroyal]

:yeah:Congratulations and Thank You

[Borgneface]

Yes FELICITATION/ CONGRATULATION :woot:

I have been a member here for a few years now, rmember the fist time was to get stuff for Silent HUnter II & Destroyer command!!

I always enjoy comming on the forum which is one of the most active, friendly and useful that I know!!
Again let's celebrate and thank you to all moderators, moders and Neal for their work
:yeah:

[limkol]

All the Best to Neal and the crew.
Thanks for everything you all do and thanks for just being there. It's been a pleasure sailing with you:salute:
Here's to the next 16:Kaleun_Cheers:

[bond42]

Congratulations :yeah:

[Lipud U-107]

Congratulations :yeah: for all fans SUBSIM :sunny:

[Onkel Neal]

Question 4: Name the game that awarded you this pin, and what you had to accomplish to receive it.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6268

Answer in this thread.

[Lewis Wingerter]

Hi Neal was the game called Seawolf

[BossMark]

I am also going to say seawolf

[bart]

Silent Service.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUBSIM.

Well done Neal, and congratulations.

[Navuhodonosor]

Nope, blank brain for me. :huh: :/\\!!

[Gunfighter]

Silent Service its for Marine Enginer

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f163/ABThing/Congrat_zps4f0a30c3.jpg

[aanker]

688(I) Hunter/Killer
When you finished the campaign, the game gave you an id number and a phone number to call to get a free gold dolphins pin.

[fitzcarraldo]

688(I) Hunter/Killer
When you finished the campaign, the game gave you an id number and a phone number to call to get a free gold dolphins pin.

It´s true...

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Trevally.]

SilentHunter4 for top of the tonnage table

[Onkel Neal]

688(I) Hunter/Killer
When you finished the campaign, the game gave you an id number and a phone number to call to get a free gold dolphins pin.

We have a winner. Pin IDed & question completed, good job.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=727&pictureid=6270

Next Subsim trivia questions in the next 12 hours.

[Onkel Neal]

Question 5: Name the seven playable platforms in Sonalysts' Dangerous Waters.

[fitzcarraldo]

Question 5: Name the seven playable platforms in Sonalysts' Dangerous Waters.

1. Oliver Hazard Perry
2. MH-60R Heli
3. P3 Orion
4. Seawolf SSN 21
5. Los Angeles Improved 688(I)
6. Kilo and Kilo Improved
7. Akula 1 Improved and Akula II

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Onkel Neal]

Nice!

Next Subsim trivia questions in the next 12 hours.

:cool:

[Onkel Neal]

Question 6: What three notable types of fighting platforms were omitted from Fighting Steel?

Answer in this thread.

[Cybermat47]

I have no idea. Damn. :hmmm:

[razark]

Carriers, aircraft, and submarines?

[Targor Avelany]

edit: argh! someone got it before me :)
Gratz!

[BossMark]

Bugger too slow :nope:

[Hardigen]

Submarines . Corvettes. MTBs

[elanaiba]

Dolphins, rowboats and forums.

[bart]

Carriers, aircraft, and submarines?

You read the same review I just read :arrgh!:

[Oberon]

Planes, trains and automobiles.

[The Enigma]

As stated in the review at subsim it indeed were:
carriers, aircraft, and submarines

Too bad I'm too late. :shifty:

[Penguin]

Congratz to 16 years on the web! :salute::salute::salute: This is more than my mental age...:88)

In case Onkel Neal wants a less specific answer to q6 I say:

- submarines
- air units
- land units

[Onkel Neal]

Carriers, aircraft, and submarines?

Is that a question or an answer? Let's ask the judges.... yes, correct.

[Onkel Neal]

Question 7: Tesseraction Games was created by a group of developers after the closing of what game studio?

[Navuhodonosor]

First to say that I do not know:D :/\\!!

[u crank]

Resurgent Interactive

[nikimcbee]

Sierra-Dynamix.:haha:

[Penguin]

Dynamix (Sierra)

damned, one minute too late! :timeout:

[Onkel Neal]

Sierra-Dynamix.:haha:


Dang, man, that was supposed to be hard. How'd you do that? :O:

Correct!

Next Subsim Trivia question will posted within the next 12 hours.

[u crank]

Sierra-Dynamix.:haha:

http://nd01.jxs.cz/347/447/53a1a6a00d_16183983_o2.jpg

Curse you Red baron! :D

[Stewmeat95]

activision

[Onkel Neal]

Question 8: Name the developer who coded the strip plot, TMA, and fire control for the classic subsim Fast Attack.

Answer in this thread.


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[Penguin]

Found two names, so my chance is 50:50.
I go with Gordon Fong.

[Trevally.]

Jim Frantz

[TLAM Strike]

Ron Yarnall.

[Onkel Neal]

Ron Yarnall.

Winnah! You wily old vet :D
Next Subsim Trivia question with in the next 12 hours

[McBeck]

Oh come on...gimme a chance!! :arrgh!:

[nikimcbee]

Oh come on...gimme a chance!! :arrgh!:

Who is the builder of the Kraka?:hmm2:

[Sailor Steve]

:rotfl2:

[Navuhodonosor]

When I know one then I am not at home:wah::wah:

[fitzcarraldo]

When I know one then I am not at home:wah::wah:

Use time compression...:O:

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[McBeck]

Who is the builder of the Kraka?:hmm2:

Peter Madsen and Claus Nørregaard

[Jimbuna]

Who is the builder of the Kraka?:hmm2:

LOL :)

Peter Madsen and Claus Nørregaard

We have another winner :O:

[aanker]

Quote: Originally Posted by Navuhodonosor
When I know one then I am not at home:wah::wah:


fitzcarraldo wrote: Use time compression...:O:

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:
...... lol

Happy Hunting!

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 9: Name two of the SH3 devs that Neal met at E3 2004.

[mookiemookie]

Subsim Trivia Question 9: Name two of the SH3 devs that Neal met at E3 2004.

Lead Designer Tiberius Lazar and Project Manager Florin Boitor

[Jimbuna]

Wow! :o

No flies on you Mark :)

[nikimcbee]

Lead Designer Tiberius Lazar and Project Manager Florin Boitor

Curse you slow copy paste

[Oberon]

Karl Doenitz and Erich Raeder.

[aanker]

Florin Boitor, Tiberius Lazar

"Wow" is right - you guys are fast .......... lol

[fitzcarraldo]

Lead Designer Tiberius Lazar and Project Manager Florin Boitor

Curse you slow copy paste

yes...

dammed tablet and this virtual keyboard...I knew the answer!!!

Fitzcarraldo

[Onkel Neal]

Oh my goodness! I didn't even get the forum notice changed and wham! Mookie goes boom.

Ok, good job, Mook. :salute:

Next Subsim Trivia Question to come in the next 12 hours.

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 10: Florin Boitor remarked that _____________ was the best game developer for SH3 as the deadline loomed.


Answer in this thread.

[mookiemookie]

My Google-Fu has been stumped on this one.

[nikimcbee]

needs more cowbell:
http://www.subsim.com/meet08/1house3.jpg

[nikimcbee]

Fire all tubes:
I say ubisoft is the best developer!

Now comes the payoff. Silent Hunter III appears to have every aspect of a U-boat sim that a subsim fanatic could hope for. The hunt matches the hype. And the best part—you earned it. Now, here’s to a successful SH3 that could lead Ubisoft to Destroyer Command II.
Los

[aanker]

Ubisoft Romania

(best game developer)

[Subnuts]

Just found this on page 9 of the 2007 almanac (didn't i help edit that book? :haha:).

"Everybody was tired after daily extra hours and weekends at work. In this period the best game developer was "AXE."

AXE being "a fictional character haunting game development in critical times before release."

[THE_MASK]

Ubisoft Canada

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Subsim Trivia Question 10: Florin Boitor remarked that _____________ was the best game developer for SH3 as the deadline loomed.


Answer in this thread.

Mr. Axe. We also emplyed Mr. Axe during the development of GWX.

[Onkel Neal]

Just found this on page 9 of the 2007 almanac (didn't i help edit that book? :haha:).

"Everybody was tired after daily extra hours and weekends at work. In this period the best game developer was "AXE."

AXE being "a fictional character haunting game development in critical times before release."

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! :woot:
Yes, "Axe" considered by Florin the best developer: AXE was the dev that chopped out parts of the game that were unfinished and could not be finished in time to ship. :03:

Nice work, Daryl! PS: PM me your new address, your Christmas card returned undelivered. :arrgh!:

[Onkel Neal]

Question 12: What was the hull number on the conning tower of the sub in Silent Service?

[hitman911946]

104?

[fitzcarraldo]

Lead Designer Tiberius Lazar and Project Manager Florin Boitor

Curse you slow copy paste

104...not ss...only 104.

Regards

Fitzcarraldo:salute:

[scudder]

257 leaps to mind...not sure why...

[Obelix]

probably all the same 104?

[Onkel Neal]

104?

Yes, indeed. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4LapqJsPy4) Though not liking the trend of answers ending with ? :O:

You are on the list.

Next Subsim Trivia Question within the next 12 hours.

[Oberon]

My first Subsim:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEQTLUwduTI

:rock:

[Subnuts]

Late to the party, but it was "215" on the title screen for the Amiga version.

http://i50.tinypic.com/34o1u80.jpg

Contrarians. :O:

[nikimcbee]

Mr. Axe. We also emplyed Mr. Axe during the development of GWX.

That would explain Jim's haircut.:hmm2::haha:

[Kpt. Lehmann]

That would explain Jim's haircut.:hmm2::haha:

It could explain it. However, you should have seen Danlisa's resultant haircut. I think he wanted to shoot me in the face for a while.:huh:

[Onkel Neal]

Late to the party, but it was "215" on the title screen for the Amiga version.

:

Great photoshop skills, ....(aide comes over and whispers in my ear)...what? Well, all right.

We will accept your answer as well, since we did not specify whether the number on the tower was in game or on the title screen/packaging. :up:

Note: two answer are all we can accept for this question, so if someone finds a Timex/Sinclair version of Silent Service with another number, sorry. :cool:

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 13: In Jane's Fleet Command (Sonalysts), what is significant about how the EMCON option is set at game exit?


Answer in this thread.

[mookiemookie]

If you have it turned on, none of your units will have their active sensors on when you start up the game, only passive sensors.

[McBeck]

If you have it turned on, none of your units will have their active sensors on when you start up the game, only passive sensors.
Omg.... Seriously.....

[mookiemookie]

Omg.... Seriously.....

http://i.imgur.com/j2u3Q.gif

[Onkel Neal]

If you have it turned on, none of your units will have their active sensors on when you start up the game, only passive sensors.

That's what Wikipedia says, but Wikipedia is the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.... :arrgh!:

[mookiemookie]

But Wikipedia has been deemed as accurate and Encylopedia Britannica in studies. :O:

[nikimcbee]

Neal, I think you have a mole in your office.:hmmm:

[McBeck]

Neal, I think you have a mole in your office.:hmmm:
Yeah, move to invalidate all mookies answers and that he is banned from contests.

[TLAM Strike]

Hmmm...if you save and exit and then go back to your save the EMCON option will not override what settings you had made in your game. :hmmm:

[Trevally.]

what is significant about how the EMCON option is set at game exit?


It will not be remembered at game start. So game always starts with it off.

[mookiemookie]

Yeah, move to invalidate all mookies answers and that he is banned from contests.

:wah:

[AVGWarhawk]

But Wikipedia has been deemed as accurate and Encylopedia Britannica in studies. :O:

:hmm2:

[RickC Sniper]

If unchecked it enables all radars on restart.

[nikimcbee]

Yeah, move to invalidate all mookies answers and that he is banned from contests.

Okay I've got another McBeck question.:up:

Name all three of Peter Madsen's subs.:know:

Note, I've hacked in to Steed's account and gone through the EU to turn off Mookie's google and wiki. You should be good to answer the questions now.:03:

On a side note, I'd watch out for Subnuts, he's moving into mookie's turf.:/\\k::haha:

Start timer now.:Kaleun_Los:

[fitzcarraldo]

Subsim Trivia Question 13: In Jane's Fleet Command (Sonalysts), what is significant about how the EMCON option is set at game exit?


Answer in this thread.

With the EMCON option OFF, all the platforms start the game with their radar ON. If you set EMCON OFF at game exit, the next game will have the radars ON in all platforms.

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[aanker]

"Depending on the setting of the EMCON AT MISSION STARTUP option in the Game Options screen, your platforms’ radars are ON or OFF at the start of your mission. Be sure to visit the Game Options screen before starting your mission. If you start a mission in Emissions Control (EMCON) status, all of your platforms with the exception of airborne platforms have all sensors OFF. If you turn the EMCON AT MISSION STARTUP option OFF, all platforms begin the mission with radars ON."

At game exit you can lose sync if not set to OFF an upon restart units can change course to track.

[Onkel Neal]

Okay I've got another McBeck question.:up:

Name all three of Peter Madsen's subs.:know:

Note, I've hacked in to Steed's account and gone through the EU to turn off Mookie's google and wiki. You should be good to answer the questions now.:03:

On a side note, I'd watch out for Subnuts, he's moving into mookie's turf.:/\\k::haha:

Start timer now.:Kaleun_Los:

Stay on topic :) No topic highjacking

[McBeck]

Okay I've got another McBeck question.:up:

Name all three of Peter Madsen's subs.:know:

Note, I've hacked in to Steed's account and gone through the EU to turn off Mookie's google and wiki. You should be good to answer the questions now.:03:

On a side note, I'd watch out for Subnuts, he's moving into mookie's turf.:/\\k::haha:

Start timer now.:Kaleun_Los:
Freya
Kraka
Nautilus

[Onkel Neal]

"Depending on the setting of the EMCON AT MISSION STARTUP option in the Game Options screen, your platforms’ radars are ON or OFF at the start of your mission. Be sure to visit the Game Options screen before starting your mission. If you start a mission in Emissions Control (EMCON) status, all of your platforms with the exception of airborne platforms have all sensors OFF. If you turn the EMCON AT MISSION STARTUP option OFF, all platforms begin the mission with radars ON."

At game exit you can lose sync if not set to OFF an upon restart units can change course to track.

That is the accurate and complete answer I was looking for. Consider yourself the winner of this question. Next Subsim trivia question will be posted within 12 hours or less.

[Cybermat47]

Subsim Trivia Question 13: In Jane's Fleet Command (Sonalysts), what is significant about how the EMCON option is set at game exit?


Answer in this thread.

Isn't it obvious? It's the EMCON button! It's always going to turn everybody onto poodles!

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 14: In Silent Hunter 4, before the v1.1 patch , which key caused an immediate crash to desktop?

[ReallyDedPoet]

" A " key

[AVGWarhawk]

Yes A key

[mookiemookie]

I knew that. And cursed it. :D

[razark]

The "Maintain Depth" key, but only if you were using imperial measurements.

(Which was "A" by default)

[Cybermat47]

All of them :o

[Onkel Neal]

" A " key

I know it's a key, but which key?

Oh, you mean, the A key. Ahhh, yeah. Ok, you are the winner of this Subsim Trivia question and your name goes in the list.

Next question will appear sometime between now and 12 hours from now.

[ReallyDedPoet]

I know it's a key, but which key?

Oh, you mean, the A key. Ahhh, yeah. Ok, you are the winner of this Subsim Trivia question and your name goes in the list.

Next question will appear sometime between now and 12 hours from now.

:D:D:up:

[Onkel Neal]

Question 15: In the cinematic subsim thriller Silent Steel, at the beginning of the game as the CO gets his coffee in the mess and makes his way to the control room, how does he address the sailor seated alone, reading a magazine?

[Oberon]

Question 15a: When you click on the Subsim Trivia Question link at the top of the page, does it take you to the Subsim Trivia Question, or does it take you to here: http://blogs.defensenews.com/intercepts/2013/01/trapped-u-s-navy-minesweeper-to-be-broken-up/

[Herr-Berbunch]

I don't know 15 :wah:

But I do know 15a - do I still get entered for a prize? The answer is the second one, the defense blogspot site.

[Subnuts]

Question 15: In the cinematic subsim thriller Silent Steel, at the beginning of the game as the CO gets his coffee in the mess and makes his way to the control room, how does he address the sailor seated alone, reading a magazine?

Bubba.

YoutubeFu FTW.

[Onkel Neal]

Bubba.

YoutubeFu FTW.


Lol, perfect. Everyone loves a winner, except those you keep spanking in this contest, Subnuts.

Bubba indeed, and what makes Bubba worthy of such a personable address (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aImyhgaoSP0&feature=youtu.be)? Not sure we will ever know.

[Herr-Berbunch]

YoutubeFu FTW.

I checked there, no grabbing a coffee or anyone reading a magazine that I could find. :cry:

Damnit - the playthrough I watched had someone bring the message down to his bunk!

[Onkel Neal]

@3:30 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aImyhgaoSP0&feature=youtu.be)

Haha, different playthrough, eh? That was the beauty of that game. I'm gonna track down the Chief and XO for an article in the next Almanac.

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 16: Who was Julia McMillan and what naval game was she in?

[mookiemookie]

She was the sherriff's wife in Sea Dogs

[Jimbuna]

She was the sherriff's wife in Sea Dogs

Your pretty hot lately Mark :cool:

That is one I knew :/\\!!

[McBeck]

Your pretty hot lately Mark :cool:

That is one I knew :/\\!!

You guys answers with in minutes!

[Jimbuna]

You guys answers with in minutes!

Not true...I've yet to answer one :doh:

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'm gonna track down the Chief and XO for an article in the next Almanac.

And Joy Parry? :03:

[Onkel Neal]

She was the sherriff's wife in Sea Dogs

Mookie shoots--he scores! shaaaaaah!

Nice one, I even tried to Google proof it.

[mookiemookie]

Always been a Bethesda fan. Played Sea Dogs looooong time ago.

[fitzcarraldo]

Your pretty hot lately Mark :cool:

That is one I knew :/\\!!

GRRRRRR!!!! Too late... Also I knew it...

The last question? (16 questions for 16 years???).

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 17: Name the only subsim where you received your orders via Morse code?

[Raptor1]

Err...Gato?

[Mork_417]

It was Gato. :D

[aanker]

GATO Submarine Battle Simulation by Spectrum HoloByte
aka
GATO: WWII GATO-Class Submarine Simulaton

Morse Code was only required on the highest difficulty setting.

From: Subsim Review:
"THE HISTORY OF SUBSIMS"

"This was the first sub simulator for a personal computer. The graphics were very limited, CGA with stick figures for ships, of which there were five enemy types. Although it simulated Gato class subs, there were only four bow torpedo tubes available. All functions were generated by the keyboard (mouse? what's a mouse?). The mission area was very limited--a group of islands in the Pacific, which was subdivided into 20 "quadrants". You pressed the "M" key for new missions and they were transmitted by Morse code. You were instructed to keep in mind "the enemy may break Allied code at some point. Some messages may be enemy fakes designed to trap you." How's that for early efforts at realism? Resource management was one of the game's subtler features. Your primary strategic objective was to complete as many missions as possible with the supplies you carry before returning to the quadrant where your subtender waits."

"Gato was the Pong of submarine simulations. When the first players encountered Gato, you can imagine they thought it was pretty significant. They had to start somewhere."

[Kelly621]

Gato by Spectrum HoloByte released back in 1984 for the Apple II and others. Still have my copy and old Apple IIc stored in a closet :)

Kelly621

[Raptor]

shells of fury

[Trevally.]

Submarine Commander

[Onkel Neal]

Err...Gato?

That's correct, it was Gato.
Next subsim trivia question within the next 12 hours.

[The Enigma]

As far as I recall correctly, in Subbattle Simulator you received your orders also by Morse code.

[kiwi_2005]

Subsim Trivia Question 17: Name the only subsim where you received your orders via Morse code?


SH3 with morse code mod!

I give up. Damn google no good:/\\!!

[Onkel Neal]

As far as I recall correctly, in Subbattle Simulator you received your orders also by Morse code.

Can you source that?

[Sailor Steve]

I played Epyx Sub Battle Simulator, and I don't remember that.

[nikimcbee]

You guys answers with in minutes!

I'd post questions just for you McBeck, but a little birdie told me not to.:D

[nikimcbee]

SH3 with morse code mod!

I give up. Damn google no good:/\\!!

:/\\k:
google has been defeated.

[padi]

688 Attack Sub.

[padi]

688 Attack Sub. YES the first hopefully right answer

[Jimbuna]

688 Attack Sub. YES the first right answer

Supportive evidence would be of immense help.

[Raptor1]

:/\\k:
google has been defeated.

Or not, since I got my own answer from Google. :O:

[padi]

Supportive evidence would be of immense help.

It is writed in the german Wikipedia: Alle Missionen beginnen mit dem Erhalt der Befehle im Funkraum. Dort erhält der Spieler über einen Fernschreiber zunächst eine verstümmelte Nachricht, die zusammen mit dem Namen eines U-Bootes der Los-Angeles-Klasse genannt wird. Der Spieler muss die entsprechende Seite im Handbuch des Spiels suchen, auf der der Name des genannten Bootes steht, und die folgenden drei Zeichen nach Abbruch der Nachricht eingeben, um den Code zu entschlüsseln und die Befehle erhalten zu können. Anschließend beginnt der Spieler die Mission.

Translated: All missions start with the receipt of the instructions in the radio room. There, the player receives a teletype first a garbled message, the lot along with the name of a submarine of the Los-Angeles-Class. The player has to look for the appropriate page in the manual of the game, giving the name of the boat is called, and to enter the following three characters to abort the message to the code decrypt and receive commands to. Then the player starts the mission.
Translated with Google Translater.

[Subnuts]

Bubba indeed, and what makes Bubba worthy of such a personable address (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aImyhgaoSP0&feature=youtu.be)? Not sure we will ever know.

He was a shrimp-boat captain before joining the Navy.

[Targor Avelany]

wow, this thread just doesn't stop, lol

[Cybermat47]

He was a shrimp-boat captain before joining the Navy.

Didn't Bubba in Forrest Gump come from a long line of shrimp cookers? :hmmm:

[Sailor Steve]

Didn't Bubba in Forrest Gump come from a long line of shrimp cookers? :hmmm:
That was the point of the joke.

[Cybermat47]

That was the point of the joke.

:/\\!!

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 18: Your U-boat in Silent Hunter II had a depth gauge with three needles. What color was each needle and what did it represent?

[Sailor Steve]

I KNOW! I KNOW!









But I'll let someone else win some swag for a change.

[Takeda Shingen]

I KNOW! I KNOW!









But I'll let someone else win some swag for a change.

Psst. That's a good thing. Technically, staff isn't supposed to play anyway. :D

[mookiemookie]

gray needle: depth under keel
black needle: your keel depth
red needle: new depth order

[Onkel Neal]

Mookie wins another :)

You guys are playing so well, I added another prize to the pool
http://i1.cpcache.com/product/778844082/subsim_horizons_single_side_tshirt.jpg?color=White&height=240&width=240

Exclusive art from Miss Valerie Stevens ;)



Next Subsim Trivia question in 12 hours OR LESS. (Caps means something, I forgot what.)

[Sailor Steve]

Psst. That's a good thing. Technically, staff isn't supposed to play anyway. :D
I just get so excited. Is it too late to take back my answer from earlier? :oops:

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 19: What did Engineer and Lead Game Designer Jim Frantz consider the "key component of Fast Attack"?

[Cybermat47]

The player?

[McBeck]

Subsim Trivia Question 19: What did Engineer and Lead Game Designer Jim Frantz consider the "key component of Fast Attack"?
Women?

[TLAM Strike]

The "Target Engine"

[Navuhodonosor]

http://imageshack.us/a/img526/2559/illh.gif
Hmmmm

[Mork_417]

gray needle: depth under keel
black needle: your keel depth
red needle: new depth order

Darn it, i knew that one too. :/\\!!
I need to change my hours to even stand a chance in this game. :wah:

[Mork_417]

Subsim Trivia Question 19: What did Engineer and Lead Game Designer Jim Frantz consider the "key component of Fast Attack"?



The Sub? :D

[Lewis Wingerter]

The realistic aspect of being on a attack sub

[Herr-Berbunch]

Speed - clue is in the name.

[Oberon]

Sonar? (Fast Attack had a great sonar station :D)

[mookiemookie]

The "Target Engine"

2008 Subsim Almanac, page 84 :up:

[AVGWarhawk]

2008 Subsim Almanac, page 84 :up:

Excellent toilet reading! :)

[Onkel Neal]

The "Target Engine"

Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner!
The key component of Fast Attack was what we called the Target Engine. At the start of a scenario, all the "players" got loaded into the TE. This included own ship, good guys, bad guys, mines, airplanes, etc. Whatever could be detected or run into. When a torpedo was launched, it too got loaded into the TE. The TE's function was to report to whomever wanted the information "who detected whom". If mines were proximity mines, they would report when they detected another object in the TE. External logic would then decide what to do with that information. The TE was the heart of the whole game. -- Jim Frantz

Darn it, i knew that one too. :/\\!!
I need to change my hours to even stand a chance in this game. :wah:

Yeah? I try to spread the Qs around so they work for folks in different time zones, what works for you?

2008 Subsim Almanac, page 84 :up:

:up:

Women?

How did you now know this one?? :06:

Excellent toilet reading! :)

Lol, not exactly back cover quote material, but thanks.

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia Question 20: What are the ingredients to a U-boat cocktail?

[Sailor Steve]

Lemon juice and condensed milk!

[mookiemookie]

Dangit, Steve.

I'm gonna go contrarian in case you're wrong and say lime juice and condensed milk.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Surely the order would be the other way around - condensed milk and lemon juice. :O:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Or, a glass of beer and a shot of vodka.

[Trevally.]

glass of beer with a shot of korn

[Sailor Steve]

Surely the order would be the other way around - condensed milk and lemon juice. :O:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEZyFh55Zxg

[haz]

alcohol used for torpedos cut with grapefruit juice or other juice

[aanker]

Torpedo juice - or alcohol - and fruit punch.

[AVGWarhawk]

Beer and Vodka. :D

[Onkel Neal]

Lemon juice and condensed milk!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEZyFh55Zxg

Correct! Well, as far as we can tell.

The milk that is being poured in the video certainly looks like evaporated milk, rather than the condensed milk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zno_G3tSGV4)I am familiar with.
But our Subsim research intern says that the can matches this:
http://www.vmv.it/fotomusei/0003059_m.jpg
and that says condensed milk. I guess it is unsweetened condensed milk...?

No idea why a U-boat would have condensed milk aboard, maybe for making cakes?
I can see why they would have evaporated milk, just add 50% water and you have milk (but not very tasty milk).

Good call, Steve! :Kaleun_Wink:

Next Subsim Trivia question will surface within 12 hours or less. Usually less.

.

[gap]

2/3 lemon juice and 1/3 milk :hmmm:

http://uboat.net/forums/read.php?4,48375,48378#msg-48378

[Hinrich Schwab]

Lemon juice and condensed milk!

Don't forget to ask your shipmates if they are jealous while you drink it. :k_rofl:

[AVGWarhawk]

No idea why a U-boat would have condensed milk aboard, maybe for making cakes?
I can see why they would have evaporated milk, just add 50% water and you have milk (but not very tasty milk).

Water is best left for the batteries and not powdered milk. :) Condensed milk would be better for cakes.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Condensed lemons and cow juice! :D

[fitzcarraldo]

And in the US Fleet Boats? What was the cocktail? (Really I don´t know the answer; the ice cream was a hit, but...).

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute:

[Sailor Steve]

And in the US Fleet Boats? What was the cocktail? (Really I don´t know the answer; the ice cream was a hit, but...).
Why would there be one? That was either made up for the book, or more likely just like in the movie one guy did that and gave it that name. The PT-boat guys made "bug juice", or "torpedo juice" made from torpedo alcohol as described earlier, but there may not have been and "official" coctail for either US subs or u-boats. It's all just sailors doing their thing.

[aanker]

Why would there be one? That was either made up for the book, or more likely just like in the movie one guy did that and gave it that name. The PT-boat guys made "bug juice", or "torpedo juice" made from torpedo alcohol as described earlier, but there may not have been and "official" coctail for either US subs or u-boats. It's all just sailors doing their thing.
Exactly - just like the aft torpedo room jokes........ far, far away from the control room.
Could probably make some fruit cocktail ferment but where could you hide it?

Happy Hunting!

[Onkel Neal]

Subsim Trivia question 21: At The onset of a career in Silent Hunter 4, who is number 1 on the leaderboard?

[The Enigma]

Can you source that?

Sorry for my late reply, but I had difficulties getting subsim pages yesterday.

I've dived into my archives and found a copy of the mentioned game.
I stand corrected.

There is indeed a kind of Morse used, but only when you send out your current position to HQ.

However the mission commands are just a simple page (pressing <alt>+m key).

I apologize for the confusion. :oops:

[aanker]

"No Aces Yet"

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p157/ptcbupers/SH4Img_2_zps0e1295ff.jpg

[d@rk51d3]

Correct! Well, as far as we can tell.

The milk that is being poured in the video certainly looks like evaporated milk, rather than the condensed milk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zno_G3tSGV4).......

.

Yep, evaporated milk.
My grandparents still buy the stuff by the crate.

[Sailor Steve]

I didn't know there was a difference.

I guess I hate 'em both. :dead:

[Sailor Steve]

Condensed lemons and cow juice! :D
Condensed Lehmanns and cow pies! :O:

[Chad]

A U-Boot is a beer cocktail (popular in Germany, Poland, Serbia and Flanders) that is made with a glass of beer and a shot glass of vodka. In Germany, the liquor k(?)orn is sometimes used instead, while in Flanders and the Netherlands, jonge jenever is preferred.
It is called a U-Boot (German abbreviation of Unterseeboot, "submarine") because the shot glass of vodka sinks to the bottom of the glass of beer. The shot glass then "surfaces" when the cocktail is drunk.
In Flanders, it is called a "Duikboot", literally translated "Submarine". It is seen as a variant on the kopstoot (lit. "headbutt") in the Netherlands; generally speaking, the kopstoot is taken as a shot followed by beer as a chaser, although dropping the glass of jenever is not unheard-of.
In Serbia, it is called "Podmornica", literally translated "Submarine".
In southern Germany, U-Boot is usually served as a combination of Fanta and cognac instead of beer and vodka.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Boot_(beer_cocktail)

[Cybermat47]

^^^^

That is one big pile of links.

[Chad]

My apologies. My browser was delayed I guess and was just in a hurry to post an answer. Needless to say, anotehr question had already been posted and I was way behind :/\\!!

[fitzcarraldo]

Subsim Trivia question 21: At The onset of a career in Silent Hunter 4, who is number 1 on the leaderboard?

Well...It depends of the start date of the campaign.

In a campaign starting April 1942, Pearl Harbour, I have Fred Warder as leading as, with 14.300 tons.

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo :salute: