Subsim New Member mousepad contest

[Onkel Neal]

Ahoy new captains and welcome to Subsim, online since 1997.

As your welcome private message says, you can make your first post here to enter the drawing for the free Subsim mousepad.

You can post about: (for example, any of these topics or anything else)


Describe your first sub game
How you came across Subsim
What the weather is like today in your part of the world
Do you like U-boats best or American subs, or Russian fast attacks
How many slices of pizza you normally consume
How many times you've watched Das Boot or Hunt for Red October
What your superpower would be if your were an X-Man (or woman)
Or just about anything that interests you!


If you win, you can choose between one of these two pads.
http://www.subsim.com/store/store_2.jpg http://www.subsim.com/store/store_4.jpg

Drawing will be held on the first of the month for one winner. Good luck.:Kaleun_Salute:
Onkel Neal
SUBSIM

[Euraisa]

Greetings,

I play Silent Hunter 4 and Silent Hunter 3. The only other naval warfare game I play is Rule The Waves. I got into it after watching One J-Jef's Silent Hunter 4 Let's Play. I can play with no map contacts and such but while I understand how targeting works I can't manually do it to save my virtual life. So in 4 I use automatic and in 3 my Weapons Officer assists or does the work. But I do all the hunting and most of the listening. The men manning my Sonar always seem to be deaf. And I also prefer leaving from port in 4. I find much of it relaxing. Even using the deck gun.

And sometimes, when under and listening, I have hot coco.

And, yes, also a history nut. Have many books on naval history, British Battle Fleet, tail ships, and all the Hornblower books.

Anybody know any good fictional books on submarine warfare?

Thanks,

Eurasia.

[Onkel Neal]

Fictional on modern sub warfare? Go here and type (https://www.amazon.com/?tag=cyberknight)in Michael Dimercurio.

[keteimporta]

Hi Commanders, (excuse my English, it is not my mother language)



After almost 15 years without playing submarine simulators, I'm now in the mood of that. First, I will answer the questions proposed by the staff:


Describe your first sub game: well, first memory I have about a sub game is "Sub Battle Simulator (http://macintoshgarden.org/games/sub-battle-simulator-1987)" on a Macintosh when I was a University student (1987 or so). Then I played GATO Class submarine on my first PC, both on monochrome displays, of course. Then came a gap until Silent Hunter came to my hands. I played a bit of SH-2, and even less SH-3. And I stopped playing there.




How you came across Subsim: I don't really remember. I have a "Super sub sim cd" with patches for SH and SH-2, so I think I had a previous account, and I even made a donation a lot of years ago...




What the weather is like today in your part of the world: sunny. I live in Zaragoza (Spain), and the nearest sea is about 250 Kms (155 Mi) from my city. We have a semi-desert near us, called "Monegros"; there is a legend about that name: legend (not History) says that is derived from "Montes Negros" (Black Hills) because there were extense forest of "Juniperus thurifera (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_thurifera)", so dense that light had difficult in going across, similar name to the "Black Forest" on the south-west Germany (but different trees). Legend says that a massive cut of trees was made for the construction of the spanish "Armada Invencible" (Spanish Armada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armada)) on the XVIth century, and then the forest became a desert... Anyway, living far from sea, it is weird I'm interested in sea warfare simulations, I know :haha:




Do you like U-boats best or American subs, or Russian fast attacks: only German ones, WWII period.




How many slices of pizza you normally consume: 1 pizza every week is good enough for me.




How many times you've watched Das Boot or Hunt for Red October: not so often enough; but I don't really need it, because I know almost every frame of them... :03:




What your superpower would be if your were an X-Man (or woman): I'm too old for X-Men or Marvel heroes, sorry (I've lost the interest in the last movies of Marvel, for example).

And now I have a question for all of us: after being out of simulators for almots 15 years... What's the game I must play? Is SH-5 worthy, of I rather must play SH-3?


Cheers :Kaleun_Cheers:

[Aktungbby]

keteimporta!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Hubert Manche]

Hi everybody!

As a new guy here, i would like to introduce myself.

The name is Hubert Manche.

-Describe your first sub game
Well, i remember playing a sub simulation on Atari 1040ST but i can't remember the name, just perhaps the name of the editor “Microprose”.
Maybe USS 688 or something like that…

-How you came across Subsim
I search for the best on sub sim on the internet and i found you! :Kaleun_Cheers:

-What the weather is like today in your part of the world
Grey here, like the weather on Atlantic North, June the 23rd of 1941.:D

-Do you like U-boats best or American subs, or Russian fast attacks
U-boats, i'm a kind of vintage guy

-How many slices of pizza you normally consume
The whole pizza, why?

-How many times you've watched Das Boot or Hunt for Red October
Das Boot a lot. I remember buying the DVD on import from US and paying the double of the price!

-What your superpower would be if your were an X-Man (or woman)
Going under water

-Or just about anything that interests you!
Well, i also like military flying sim, like DCS.

[Aktungbby]

Hubert Manche!:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Welcome aboard, mates!

Enjoy SUBSIM!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[HW3]

Welcome Aboard All New Members!

[Aktungbby]

Joshua lyng!:Kaleun_Salute:

[AmateurCaptain]

Hello, I am a new member here.

I'm an avid fan of all things naval. I live in Portsmouth the heart of Royal Navy history.


Describe your first sub game: My first sub game was Silent Hunter 3, and I would say I am quite new to sub sims, even though I enjoy naval history and technology (and Jules Verne's 20,000 leagues under the sea and any Joseph Conrad nautical novel).
How you came across Subsim: Simply because whenever I search for Silent Hunter content (mods, tips etc.) this website always comes up.
What the weather is like today in your part of the world: Sunny but chilly. I am currently at University in the British midlands.
Do you like U-boats best or American subs, or Russian fast attacks: I like the old subs all the way from the French Plongeur to ww2 subs. But I also like modern subs and am interested in getting Cold Waters. In particular, I am a fan of ww2 Polish subs (being Polish myself) such as the ORP Orzel and ORP Wilk which managed to escape to England. The two subs ORP Sokól and Dzik were two U-class subs serving in the Polish navy, that earned the nickname of 'the terrible twins' for their successful carrier in the mediterranean.
How many slices of pizza you normally consume: Usually half a pizza, then save the rest for later.
How many times you've watched Das Boot or Hunt for Red October: Das boot is my favourite submarine film easily. Although 20,000 leagues under the sea is great too.
What your superpower would be if your were an X-Man (or woman): Wouldn't mind having powers like Poseidon/Neptune.
Other games that interest me include: Il-2 1946, Mount & blade series, Arma 3 and any strategy/historical games.

I look forward to getting to know you all.


PS- Does anyone know how we can change our profile picture?

[Klauklau]

Hello all, new recruit here !



I am Nicolas, before everything else an history enthusiast...
I came in the nets of Subsim because I played SH1 on my dad's computer... Then SH2, then SH3 (things started to get serious for me because I was then patient enough to enjoy the little things of submarine simulation, like manual targeting and stop blindlessly ramming my opponent. I remember seeing Das Boot for the first time at that moment.


After a looong pause in the submarine world (but still enjoying historical games and simulations), I return to my first love with SH5 (modded !). I hope the journey to be great !


Oh, and somehow I collect historical documents of WW2.

[Aktungbby]

Klauklau!:Kaleun_Salute:& Amateur Captain!:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Hello all, new recruit here !



I am Nicolas, before everything else an history enthusiast...
I came in the nets of Subsim because I played SH1 on my dad's computer... Then SH2, then SH3 (things started to get serious for me because I was then patient enough to enjoy the little things of submarine simulation, like manual targeting and stop blindlessly ramming my opponent. I remember seeing Das Boot for the first time at that moment.


After a looong pause in the submarine world (but still enjoying historical games and simulations), I return to my first love with SH5 (modded !). I hope the journey to be great !


Oh, and somehow I collect historical documents of WW2.

Welcome aboard and enjoy SUBSIM! :Kaleun_Cheers:

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Dear New Members:

If you have a Facebook account, you can join us!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/25990473292/

Enjoy!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[ekoostik]

Hello all, new member here.

Describe your first sub game
Silent Service
How you came across Subsim
I recently picked up Silent Hunter 3 on Steam sale, after having some interest in Wolfpack (but still on the fence about the price and early access), and I was looking for a widescreen mod SH3.
What the weather is like today in your part of the world
Quite sunny and around 60F, quite nice.
Do you like U-boats best or American subs, or Russian fast attacksI honestly like them all.
How many slices of pizza you normally consume While I used to be able to house an entire pizza back in my prime, these days I feel like 2 or 3 pieces get the job done, and leftovers are nice. :D
How many times you've watched Das Boot or Hunt for Red October A number of times for both, The Hunt for Red October probably the most though.
What your superpower would be if your were an X-Man (or woman)If we're limiting this to the X-Men universe, it seems like Magneto would be quite handy in the submarine service. :hmmm:

[Anon420]

Hello there

[Aktungbby]

:Kaleun_Salute:Anon420! & EKOOSTIK!:Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Hello there

Welcome aboard!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[fitzcarraldo]

Hello all, new member here.




Welcome to SUBSIM!

Fitzcarraldo :Kaleun_Salute:

[die wilde jagd]

hi Captains,


thanks for the warm invitation!



I'm finally back into a subsim (SH5) since first playing SH3 about twelve years ago, and I'm really looking forward to dedicating a good chunk of time to it.



I loved playing SH3, though skipped SH4 and have only just DL'd SH5 from Steam. I used to play Silent Service on Nintendo back in the day, and after bingeing the Das Boot TV show I felt like it was a good opportunity to revisit days of olde and get back into the hot seat.



I registered to learn how to extend myself with targeting, sonar and navigation, and of course borrow a couple of mods to boost the gameplay. I thank you all in advance for your time, and possible repeat noob questions. Despite my time with SH3, I think I've forgotten how to be a boat driver... :Kaleun_Salute:

[Aktungbby]

die wilde jagd!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Techlovr]

Greetings!

New member and glad to be here. What a great and huge site! I plan on donating to support the war effort. I came across the site after Googling the game for mods.

My first sub game was playing Silent Service on NOS back in the day. Hard to believe that was about 30 years ago! :o LOL Since then, I've played different sub games, Silent Steel, Silent Hunter 2 and Silent Hunter 3, etc. One of my favorite movies is Hunt for Red October. While I like sub sims, I also have played all the Assassins Creed games except for the last 2, Red Dead Redemption (1 and 2), Windward, Forza Motorsports, American Trucker Sim, and a bunch of the Need For Speed titles. I want to get the Logitech G920 wheel and pedals for realism and full effect!

Nice to meet everyone. I have the game and mod installed but having issuing getting the game to play. Where would I post a request for assistance?

Happy Hunting, Captains, and many kills for the Fatherland!
:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Aktungbby]

Techlovr!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Suazo]

Hi

Nice to meet you
I am fan of tank simulator
I used panzer commander and
Now looking for steel fury

Any help will be appreciated

I am musician from Los Angeles ca.
I cannot see new thread button
Somebody can help me?

Thanks

SUAZO

[Aktungbby]

Suazo!:Kaleun_Salute:

[LowesyPC]

Hey there guys, Lowesy here, so my first sub game was silent hunter 2 and what game, i came across the forum looking for mods for SH5 and the such. The weather today is amazing sunny. I do love me some U-boats. I can eat a pizza whole no problem. I have never seen Das Boot, I know I know, but seen Hunt for red october a few times, and I reckon flight would be my power. Imagine the costs you'd safe.

[Driveman83]

Greetings everyone!

I'm William from Southern France,

Simply to introduce myself; I am a student in international politics, and warsims enthousiast. I entered the world of subsims last year when I bought Silent Hunter III. Though it is a pretty decent game and I had a lot of fun on it, I wanted a more immersive game, this is when I found Cold Waters.

After a few hours playing I wanted to enhance my experience and looked for mods, which I could find here!

More about me, I live in a city with a huge navy base which is homeport of an aircraft carrier and SSNs, so it was only a question of time until fall into subsims. I also watched Das Boot (even bought the book, it is just waiting for me to read it), and my dad being a huge fan of Tom Clancy and a former military, I watched The Hunt for Red October pretty early in my life.

See you soon in the Radio Room,

William.
:Kaleun_Salute:

[u crank]

Welcome to SubSim William!

:salute:

[Aktungbby]

LowesyPC!:Kaleun_Salute: & Driveman83!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

A warm SubSim welcome to you both :salute:

[Onkel Neal]

Welcome aboard, William :Kaleun_Cheers:

[KojiKamori]

Greetings, I have been playing Wolfpack and googled searched for Angle Off Bow and how to determine that, as I think I was over complicating things with it. Stumbled across this site as a result and a few tools. Never played any other sub game but enjoying Wolfpack because of how detailed it is. No micromanaging, no point ploting, take what ever position and you manage yourself and what you are good at, Work with a crew, not a computer, it is great. I just hate hunting down for hours a convoy to either have the host disconnect and or some error, like leaving the hatch open, or surfacing right infront under a destroyer just to be blown out of the water because the navigator mis-calculated our course. Only recommend for those with patience and lots of time.

[Aktungbby]

Greetings,...I just hate hunting down for hours a convoy to either have the host disconnect and or some error, like leaving the hatch open, or surfacing right infront under a destroyer just to be blown out of the water because the navigator mis-calculated our course. Only recommend for those with patience and lots of time.KojiKamori!:Kaleun_Salute: as u point out: the leading cause-of-death on Earth is...other people...usually a bad physician or cook but also faulty kaleuns...navigators or a bumbler in the torpedo room(Kursk?!!):doh::k_confused:

[Bailing_Out]

I have been reading your forums for awhile, even before I bought SH5. I know its far from perfect but it is much much better than the only other sub game I played, Silent Service for the old Nintendo.


I came across Subsim by accident, something spelled wrong in a search? maybe.


75. sunny, it is going to pour down rain tomorrow, Saturday the 6th.


You guys seem like great fellows and I've read a bunch here.

[Aktungbby]

Bailing_Out!:Kaleun_Salute:we only 'seem' like "great fellows" because we've completed mandatory :subsim: charm school...:Kaleun_Wink:

[Ensign_Andy]

Hello.

I had been reminiscing about about that fine old DOS game, 'Wolfpack' and wondered what had become of it.

Surfing around I found Silent Hunter 3 and have been playing it for a little while. I like it a lot. Feels bit Wolfpack too.

So now I am looking to expand my experience. I want my sub sim to have atmosphere. I did look at SH 5 but I find all the B-movie cut scenes and dialogues pretty unbearable and unnecessary.

Hope to explore the mods sometime although I'm not very geeky.

Cheers me hearty's.
:arrgh!:

[Bailing_Out]

Bailing_Out!:Kaleun_Salute:we only 'seem' like "great fellows" because we've completed mandatory :subsim: charm school...:Kaleun_Wink:
No ones perfect but its mostly friendly even when someone goes off about how damn hard it is to play and says they are going to quit.



I'd love the navigator to have this line when I totally blow it and get us sunk. His voice

"We could have scuttled the ship ourselves Captain, no need to have involved the Royal Navy"

[Aktungbby]

Ensign_Andy!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Aktungbby]

I'd love the navigator to have this line when I totally blow it and get us sunk. His voice

"We could have scuttled the ship ourselves Captain, no need to have involved the Royal Navy" I'M SURE THAT GOT MUTTERED A LOT ON 6/21/1919 AT SCAPA FLOW! :Kaleun_Wink: :Kaleun_Cheers: :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: :Kaleun_Salute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttling_of_the_German_fleet_at_Scapa_Flow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuttling_of_the_German_fleet_at_Scapa_Flow)

[Onkel Neal]

I have been reading your forums for awhile, even before I bought SH5. I know its far from perfect but it is much much better than the only other sub game I played, Silent Service for the old Nintendo.


I came across Subsim by accident, something spelled wrong in a search? maybe.


75. sunny, it is going to pour down rain tomorrow, Saturday the 6th.


You guys seem like great fellows and I've read a bunch here.

Very nice intro message, thanks Bailing and welcome aboard.

Greetings, I have been playing Wolfpack and googled searched for Angle Off Bow and how to determine that, as I think I was over complicating things with it. Stumbled across this site as a result and a few tools. Never played any other sub game but enjoying Wolfpack because of how detailed it is. No micromanaging, no point ploting, take what ever position and you manage yourself and what you are good at, Work with a crew, not a computer, it is great. I just hate hunting down for hours a convoy to either have the host disconnect and or some error, like leaving the hatch open, or surfacing right infront under a destroyer just to be blown out of the water because the navigator mis-calculated our course. Only recommend for those with patience and lots of time.


Yes, Wolfpack is not GTA V. I find that the deliberate pace of getting into position builds a LOT of tension, though. You may only get one shot at a convoy and you want it to be successful. So, yeah, tense!

Hello.

I had been reminiscing about about that fine old DOS game, 'Wolfpack' and wondered what had become of it.

Surfing around I found Silent Hunter 3 and have been playing it for a little while. I like it a lot. Feels bit Wolfpack too.

So now I am looking to expand my experience. I want my sub sim to have atmosphere. I did look at SH 5 but I find all the B-movie cut scenes and dialogues pretty unbearable and unnecessary.

Hope to explore the mods sometime although I'm not very geeky.

Cheers me hearty's.
:arrgh!:

Welcome to Subsim, Andy, glad to hear from you, sir. :Kaleun_Salute:

[Onkel Neal]

First, let me address this question asked by keteimporta:



And now I have a question for all of us: after being out of simulators for almots 15 years... What's the game I must play? Is SH-5 worthy, of I rather must play SH-3?


Cheers :Kaleun_Cheers:

Sh3 is the better sim but the graphics are not as nice as SH5. With a full suite of mods, SH5 is pretty good.


and



PS- Does anyone know how we can change our profile picture?

Simple, more posts, skipper ;)


So, here are the new guys who posted in this thread and are eligible for the Subsim mouse pads:

Euraisa
keteimporta
Hubert Manche
Joshua lyng
AmateurCaptain
Klauklau
ekoostik
Anon420
die wilde jagd
Techlovr
Suazo
LowesyPC
Driveman83
KojiKamori
Bailing_Out
Ensign_Andy

So many friendly and clever, often funny posts! Good job, guys.
And the winner is: Hubert Manche

Hubert Manche, to claim your prize simply send me a PM and I'll ship your mousepad out.

thanks
Neal

[Taylormoore282893]

I got into Sh3 about 9 years ago by watching One F Jef he also got me into CataDDA which I one of my favorite games as well. My interests include music and history. I prefer the u boats for there ingenuity.

[THEBERBSTER]

A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community To The Following >
Euraisa
keteimporta
Hubert Manche
Joshua lyng
AmateurCaptain
Klauklau
ekoostik
Anon420
die wilde jagd
Techlovr
Suazo
LowesyPC
Driveman83
KojiKamori
Bailing_Out
Ensign_Andy

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