Dolphins? Or dodgy soundcard?

Foghladh_mhara · 08-11-07, 04:06 PM

En route to my patrol area through the north sea Dec 39. Went to periscope depth for my regular night time hydrophone check and I picked up a weird noise directly ahead. Sounded kinda squeaky. I turned up the speakers full blast and my girlfriend identified it as a dolphin. I know dolphins have been modelled into the game but I thought it was only as graphics. Do they make noises?
Now I watched a lot of Flipper as a child and he didnt sound like this. Maybe it could be a sick dolphin? Or do I need a new soundcard?

GoldenRivet · 08-11-07, 04:10 PM

they DO make noises, what you found is a pod of biologics :rotfl:

i have not run into them mid campaign outside of harbors yet.

search for them and you will likely see them too. nice find

edit: its not your soundcard... thats more or less what they would sound like on a hydrophone... especially one from the 30s and 40s

Penelope_Grey · 08-11-07, 04:16 PM

You should do the humane thing... the dolphin is clearly sick, don't let it suffer. How you choose to end the animals suffering is your choice, might I recommend the flak gun?

Foghladh_mhara · 08-11-07, 04:18 PM

Unfortunately it was 11 at night and pitch black. I tried tracking them underwater by hydrophone but they were always ahead of me even at flank speed. I surfaced and but on a burst of speed but when I submerged again the noise was gone.Thats what made me wonder if it was a sound card problem

Morts · 08-11-07, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

How you choose to end the animals suffering is your choice, might I recommend the flak gun?

i would have laughed at that...if it wasnt because my parrot died yesterday

Foghladh_mhara · 08-11-07, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

might I recommend the flak gun?

I actually said that to my missus and she gave me one of those 'scum of the earth' looks. Mind you I'm getting used to them

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-11-07, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

You should do the humane thing... the dolphin is clearly sick, don't let it suffer. How you choose to end the animals suffering is your choice, might I recommend the flak gun?

Do not shoot the dolphins!

Dolphins are good luck. (live ones anyway)

GoldenRivet · 08-11-07, 05:30 PM

as are flying fish good luck as well

Foghladh_mhara · 08-11-07, 07:45 PM

Dont know about this dolphin crap. Coming back from the patrol now and passing through AN49 the game started lagging. Went to PD in case there was a handy merchie nearby to bump up my tally and what do I hear? Bloody dolphins again.

Now I've been playing SH3 with GWX for about a year now and never seen or heard a dolphin before. And now in one night I've come across them twice? I have them on hydrophone right now and I'm gonna track them till daybreak and if I dont see dolphins I'll know the soundcard is knackered

Packerton · 08-11-07, 08:22 PM

Dangit wheres that Darth Vader Picture when you need it.

DONT SHOOT THE DOLPHINS!!!!!

Mooncatt · 08-11-07, 08:30 PM

ive only ever heard them and that was coz it was night time. they do exist and you can find them down the spanish coast. what would be cool is if you could see them swimming along side the bow of the boat

Brag · 08-11-07, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

as are flying fish good luck as well

Flying fish are an excellent breakfast, Juat pick them up off the deck in the morning. Yuuummmms

Brag · 08-11-07, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Foghladh_mhara

En route to my patrol area through the north sea Dec 39. Went to periscope depth for my regular night time hydrophone check and I picked up a weird noise directly ahead. Sounded kinda squeaky. I turned up the speakers full blast and my girlfriend identified it as a dolphin. I know dolphins have been modelled into the game but I thought it was only as graphics. Do they make noises?
Now I watched a lot of Flipper as a child and he didnt sound like this. Maybe it could be a sick dolphin? Or do I need a new soundcard?

Fogh, sit down, relax. What you have been hearing is very normal. it is the cats at the GWX experimental laboratories.

JU_88 · 08-12-07, 03:10 AM

I just saw a documentry about dolphins.... they have a sinister side, they bully sharks and other large fish.... - there were like 3 of them harrasing a nurse shark (that was just minding its own business) they were knocking it about just for fun! little sqeaking bastards
Flak guns it is then....

KeptinCranky · 08-12-07, 04:44 AM

AN49, yep there's dolphins there, found them as well, if they bother you dont go to AN49 go through AN47, you might run into a taskforce, I sank the Hood there once

as to what JU_88 said, I think it was in a book by Terry Pratchett where it was written:

"I don't like dolphins! Never trust an animal that Smiles all the time! it's planning something"

:hmm: that's probably why Kpt. Lehmann likes them so much, same evil mentality

08-11-07, 04:06 PM	#1
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Dolphins? Or dodgy soundcard? En route to my patrol area through the north sea Dec 39. Went to periscope depth for my regular night time hydrophone check and I picked up a weird noise directly ahead. Sounded kinda squeaky. I turned up the speakers full blast and my girlfriend identified it as a dolphin. I know dolphins have been modelled into the game but I thought it was only as graphics. Do they make noises? Now I watched a lot of Flipper as a child and he didnt sound like this. Maybe it could be a sick dolphin? Or do I need a new soundcard? __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

08-11-07, 04:10 PM	#2
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	they DO make noises, what you found is a pod of biologics :rotfl: i have not run into them mid campaign outside of harbors yet. search for them and you will likely see them too. nice find edit: its not your soundcard... thats more or less what they would sound like on a hydrophone... especially one from the 30s and 40s __________________

08-11-07, 04:16 PM	#3
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You should do the humane thing... the dolphin is clearly sick, don't let it suffer. How you choose to end the animals suffering is your choice, might I recommend the flak gun? __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

08-11-07, 04:18 PM	#4
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Unfortunately it was 11 at night and pitch black. I tried tracking them underwater by hydrophone but they were always ahead of me even at flank speed. I surfaced and but on a burst of speed but when I submerged again the noise was gone.Thats what made me wonder if it was a sound card problem __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

08-11-07, 05:30 PM	#8
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	as are flying fish good luck as well __________________

08-11-07, 07:45 PM	#9
Foghladh_mhara Commander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 473 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Dont know about this dolphin crap. Coming back from the patrol now and passing through AN49 the game started lagging. Went to PD in case there was a handy merchie nearby to bump up my tally and what do I hear? Bloody dolphins again. Now I've been playing SH3 with GWX for about a year now and never seen or heard a dolphin before. And now in one night I've come across them twice? I have them on hydrophone right now and I'm gonna track them till daybreak and if I dont see dolphins I'll know the soundcard is knackered __________________ The beauty of not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise without any of the stress that might normally precede such a venture

08-11-07, 08:22 PM	#10
Packerton Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newfoundland,Canada Posts: 398 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Dangit wheres that Darth Vader Picture when you need it. DONT SHOOT THE DOLPHINS!!!!!

08-11-07, 08:30 PM	#11
Mooncatt Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Keighley UK Posts: 938 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	ive only ever heard them and that was coz it was night time. they do exist and you can find them down the spanish coast. what would be cool is if you could see them swimming along side the bow of the boat __________________

08-12-07, 03:10 AM	#14
JU_88 Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,803 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I just saw a documentry about dolphins.... they have a sinister side, they bully sharks and other large fish.... - there were like 3 of them harrasing a nurse shark (that was just minding its own business) they were knocking it about just for fun! little sqeaking bastards Flak guns it is then....

08-12-07, 04:44 AM	#15
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	AN49, yep there's dolphins there, found them as well, if they bother you dont go to AN49 go through AN47, you might run into a taskforce, I sank the Hood there once as to what JU_88 said, I think it was in a book by Terry Pratchett where it was written: "I don't like dolphins! Never trust an animal that Smiles all the time! it's planning something" :hmm: that's probably why Kpt. Lehmann likes them so much, same evil mentality