A very nice Heligoland island!

froschman · 01-09-08, 03:31 PM

On my previous missions in GWX 2.0 I have passed Heligoland either in darkness or in foggy
and rainy weather. This time it was on midday a sunny day.
What a difference compared to the flat and barren island in the standard SH3! Now a populated
island rises hight out of the sea with a realistic harbour. It looks very good, I have
compared with photos on Internet. I did enjoy my flying across it with the free camera when
passing on my way out to the Atlantic. Thank you, GWX team!

Blacklight · 01-09-08, 05:38 PM

Yeah ! I was VERY impressed with Heligoland when I drove near the south side of it yesterday. Was this added in 2.0 ? I don't recall seeing the little port there before.

Brag · 01-09-08, 06:09 PM

I've nejoyed a lot of the GWX sight seeing but never passed close to Heligoland.

U49 · 01-09-08, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Brag

I've nejoyed a lot of the GWX sight seeing but never passed close to Heligoland.

If you know the real island, your joy will be even more....

@GWX Devs: FANTASTIC view! I enjoy it every time I pass by.

Schwuppes · 01-09-08, 06:44 PM

btw... its Helgoland, without the "I"

U49 · 01-09-08, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Schwuppes

btw... its Helgoland, without the "I"

You are correct!

And neither "munich" nor "cologne" exist. They are called MÜNCHEN and KÖLN....but *sigh* ... what should we do about it ...?

joegrundman · 01-09-08, 10:10 PM

Well the indian's managed to assert their vernacular pronunciations of Bombay and Calcutta on the rest of the world, and the Turks did with their version of Constantinople, so i dare say you can assert your national spellings on the rest of the world too. If you care enough to, that is.

Personally i like the fact that Milano in English is Milan and in german is Mailand, Venizia is Venice is Venedig etc ..there is history in these different spellings.

I guess I'll have to stop by Heligoland to check it out

bigboywooly · 01-09-08, 11:57 PM

Glad you like it
Tis TigerKatziTatzi's terrain improvement from way back
As the terrain files are huge I could only add the improvement to GWX 2 as the terrain files HAD to be included anyway

OuNiS · 01-10-08, 09:25 AM

I saw it too.
I sailed around this island two times.
Very nice texture and harbour stuff!
Good work!

Jimbuna · 01-10-08, 10:45 AM

One of the SP missions is based there 'April Fool'

Sailor Steve · 01-10-08, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by U49

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Originally Posted by Schwuppes

btw... its Helgoland, without the "I"

You are correct!

And neither "munich" nor "cologne" exist. They are called MÜNCHEN and KÖLN....but *sigh* ... what should we do about it ...?

Well, it does belong to Germany, and their pronunciation and spelling are the correct ones, but the British always called it 'Heligoland', so that is sort of acceptable.

So...is it 'Peiping', 'Peking' or 'Beijing'?:rotfl:

U49 · 01-10-08, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

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Originally Posted by U49

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Originally Posted by Schwuppes

btw... its Helgoland, without the "I"

You are correct!

And neither "munich" nor "cologne" exist. They are called MÜNCHEN and KÖLN....but *sigh* ... what should we do about it ...?

Well, it does belong to Germany, and their pronunciation and spelling are the correct ones, but the British always called it 'Heligoland', so that is sort of acceptable.

So...is it 'Peiping', 'Peking' or 'Beijing'?:rotfl:

No idea myself :hmm:
Anyone from that area in this forum?
Wikipedia advises "Bejing" as it's native name.... I would gladly use it

papa_smurf · 01-10-08, 11:08 AM

I too like the new Heligoland - On every patrol that starts from Wilhelmshaven, I always go past it to admire the view.

bert8for3 · 01-10-08, 11:13 AM

Don't know about the accuracy, but Wikipedia has a decent article about it ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligoland

Sailor Steve · 01-10-08, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by U49

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

So...is it 'Peiping', 'Peking' or 'Beijing'?:rotfl:

No idea myself :hmm:
Anyone from that area in this forum?
Wikipedia advises "Bejing" as it's native name.... I would gladly use it

Of course I was joking. It's gone from the first to the last over the years. As I understand it, it changes depending on the dialect of the party in charge at the time.

01-09-08, 03:31 PM	#1
froschman Watch Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Röstånga, Sweden Posts: 30 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A very nice Heligoland island! On my previous missions in GWX 2.0 I have passed Heligoland either in darkness or in foggy and rainy weather. This time it was on midday a sunny day. What a difference compared to the flat and barren island in the standard SH3! Now a populated island rises hight out of the sea with a realistic harbour. It looks very good, I have compared with photos on Internet. I did enjoy my flying across it with the free camera when passing on my way out to the Atlantic. Thank you, GWX team!

01-09-08, 05:38 PM	#2
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Yeah ! I was VERY impressed with Heligoland when I drove near the south side of it yesterday. Was this added in 2.0 ? I don't recall seeing the little port there before. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

01-09-08, 06:09 PM	#3
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I've nejoyed a lot of the GWX sight seeing but never passed close to Heligoland. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

01-09-08, 06:44 PM	#5
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01-09-08, 10:10 PM	#7
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Well the indian's managed to assert their vernacular pronunciations of Bombay and Calcutta on the rest of the world, and the Turks did with their version of Constantinople, so i dare say you can assert your national spellings on the rest of the world too. If you care enough to, that is. Personally i like the fact that Milano in English is Milan and in german is Mailand, Venizia is Venice is Venedig etc ..there is history in these different spellings. I guess I'll have to stop by Heligoland to check it out __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill

01-09-08, 11:57 PM	#8
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Glad you like it Tis TigerKatziTatzi's terrain improvement from way back As the terrain files are huge I could only add the improvement to GWX 2 as the terrain files HAD to be included anyway __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

01-10-08, 09:25 AM	#9
OuNiS Engineer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poland Posts: 209 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	I saw it too. I sailed around this island two times. Very nice texture and harbour stuff! Good work! __________________ sorry for my english... Kptlt. Franz Vuttke, U-702 Last edited by OuNiS; 01-10-08 at 10:10 AM.

01-10-08, 10:45 AM	#10
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	One of the SP missions is based there 'April Fool' __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-10-08, 11:08 AM	#13
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I too like the new Heligoland - On every patrol that starts from Wilhelmshaven, I always go past it to admire the view. __________________

01-10-08, 11:13 AM	#14
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Don't know about the accuracy, but Wikipedia has a decent article about it ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligoland