SimHQ's "Best Naval Mod of the Year" is Trigger Maru

Der Teddy Bar · 01-08-09, 05:07 AM

Yes Ladies, Gentlemen and Ducimus,
SimHQ have voted Trigger Maru - Overhauled mod for Silent Hunter IV as THE Best Naval Mod of the Year!

Well done old chap!!

Dowly · 01-08-09, 05:10 AM

Congrats!

Rockin Robbins · 01-08-09, 06:19 AM

I think TMO was the premier mod all year until about December. Now, with RFB gathering momentum, it will be very interesting for 2009. If RFB, naw, WHEN RFB (the fixes are being tested and compiled now) fixes its periscope locking situation it will be time to rumble toe to toe for the rest of the year. But I agree with their finding, that TMO is the top mod of 2008, not just for Silent Hunter 4, but for all naval simulations. Congratulations, Ducimus! You earned it the old fashioned way: outworking everybody else, including teams, all by yourself.

And it should, because the authors of the two mods work together, not in cutthroat competition, but in cooperation with the only aim to improve the game for all of you players. They get opinionated and sometimes brash, but you have to admit that they share their talents, methods and tools with the whole community for the benefit of all.

It's a shame that Ducimus is not here to enjoy it.

Carotio · 01-08-09, 06:45 AM

Congratulations, but ehh...

Is there a link for the article?
I tried looking at SimHQ but couldn't find it.

cgjimeneza · 01-08-09, 06:55 AM

excellent, TMO is used as the main mod for PTC VIII.

congratulations to Ducimus on an excellent mod!

Dowly · 01-08-09, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carotio

Congratulations, but ehh...

Is there a link for the article?
I tried looking at SimHQ but couldn't find it.

Here you go:
http://www.simhq.com/_commentary/all_060d.html

banjo · 01-08-09, 11:08 AM

I have used Ducimus' mods ever since the first one--was it Flavored to Taste?--and then subsequently thru all the TM's up to now. There is no way to express how much he increased my enjoyment of the game and increased it's longevity. Great to see such work acknowleged even outside this community.

Congrats Ducimus!!

Soundman · 01-08-09, 11:58 AM

Quote:

have used Ducimus' mods ever since the first one--was it Flavored to Taste?--

Yes indeed, "Flavored to Taste" is correct. I too, have been using it from the start and agree wholeheartedly that it has increased playability for me. So much so, that I doubt I'd still be playing if it were not for Ducimus. Thanks again Bud!

AVGWarhawk · 01-08-09, 12:14 PM

Nice job Duci. In Ducimus' immortal words...."Meh".

ReallyDedPoet · 01-08-09, 12:16 PM

Nice work

RDP

Wilcke · 01-08-09, 01:24 PM

Ducimus,

Well done! Been using your stuff since FTT. Excellent! Garners its own exclusive install on my HD!

FIREWALL · 01-08-09, 01:46 PM

Someone will have to accept the award for " The Duce " Right now he's unavoidably detained. :p

btw. His mod is the way I have mine modded.

Syxx_Killer · 01-08-09, 02:11 PM

That really cool! Congrats, Duci! I recently wanted to do an overhaul of my own with how I used mods for SH4 (I had way too many). I wanted something streamlined and simple. TMO is all I use now (with addition of a few skins and the U-boat speech fix for when I want to play as a U-Boat). I use TMO "straight up" now, if you will. Before I had changed things around but with the new version I didn't want to make those changes again, so I let it be. I'm glad I did. I like it better than the changes I made (Only changes mentioned in the FAQ included with the mod, but changes none the less.). For those using TMO 1.62 (or any really) there is a quick fix Ducimus posted on the Ubi forums about a sea trials issue:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Known issues:
- Sea trial 's are out of sequence. After completing the first sea trial, the game is assigning you the 3rd sea trial, skipping over the 2nd one. To fix this, before starting new construction, edit your /data/cfg/upc.cfg file and change this:
MinimumDaysInBaseUS=21
to this:
MinimumDaysInBaseUS=14

- 2nd sea trial does not reflect current game play.
(economic fuel setting is "ahead standard" not "2/3rds" and battery recharge times are off)

Torpex752 · 01-08-09, 09:37 PM

Congrats Ducimus! I too have been a fan since FTT! Bravo Zulu!

Frank

lurker_hlb3 · 01-08-09, 11:22 PM

-BZ-

01-08-09, 05:07 AM	#1
Der Teddy Bar Blade Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,388 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SimHQ's "Best Naval Mod of the Year" is Trigger Maru Yes Ladies, Gentlemen and Ducimus, SimHQ have voted Trigger Maru - Overhauled mod for Silent Hunter IV as THE Best Naval Mod of the Year! Well done old chap!!

01-08-09, 06:19 AM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	I think TMO was the premier mod all year until about December. Now, with RFB gathering momentum, it will be very interesting for 2009. If RFB, naw, WHEN RFB (the fixes are being tested and compiled now) fixes its periscope locking situation it will be time to rumble toe to toe for the rest of the year. But I agree with their finding, that TMO is the top mod of 2008, not just for Silent Hunter 4, but for all naval simulations. Congratulations, Ducimus! You earned it the old fashioned way: outworking everybody else, including teams, all by yourself. And it should, because the authors of the two mods work together, not in cutthroat competition, but in cooperation with the only aim to improve the game for all of you players. They get opinionated and sometimes brash, but you have to admit that they share their talents, methods and tools with the whole community for the benefit of all. It's a shame that Ducimus is not here to enjoy it. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

01-08-09, 06:45 AM	#4
Carotio Mr. Bad Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Aabenraa, Denmark Posts: 1,488 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	Congratulations, but ehh... Is there a link for the article? I tried looking at SimHQ but couldn't find it. __________________ Download my mods from SHMF Follow my photography here taler dansk, speak English, spreche Deutsch, parle français, forstår svenska/norsk, comprendo castellano

01-08-09, 06:55 AM	#5
cgjimeneza Captain Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 527 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Great excellent, TMO is used as the main mod for PTC VIII. congratulations to Ducimus on an excellent mod! __________________ Pacific Thunder Campaing VIII-Retired www.subsowespac.org "Left on their own, engineers can be dangerous"

01-08-09, 12:14 PM	#9
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,279 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Nice job Duci. In Ducimus' immortal words...."Meh". __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-08-09, 05:10 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Congrats!

01-08-09, 11:08 AM	#7
banjo Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 762 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	I have used Ducimus' mods ever since the first one--was it Flavored to Taste?--and then subsequently thru all the TM's up to now. There is no way to express how much he increased my enjoyment of the game and increased it's longevity. Great to see such work acknowleged even outside this community. Congrats Ducimus!!

01-08-09, 12:16 PM	#10
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,888 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice work RDP __________________ Back in the Day

01-08-09, 01:24 PM	#11
Wilcke The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,441 Downloads: 234 Uploads: 0	Ducimus, Well done! Been using your stuff since FTT. Excellent! Garners its own exclusive install on my HD! __________________ Wilcke **For the best in Fleet Boats go to: Submarine Sim Central. http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php Check out: A Brief Introduction to the Pacific Submarine War by Ducimus http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128185 Operation Monsun plus OMEGU, the #1 ATO Solution for SH4! Signature Art by Gunfighter**

01-08-09, 01:46 PM	#12
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Someone will have to accept the award for " The Duce " Right now he's unavoidably detained. :p btw. His mod is the way I have mine modded. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

01-08-09, 09:37 PM	#14
Torpex752 Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep River, CT Posts: 255 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Congrats Ducimus! I too have been a fan since FTT! Bravo Zulu! Frank

01-08-09, 11:22 PM	#15
lurker_hlb3 Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Calif Posts: 2,290 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 12	-BZ-