Reflections of a noob

swdw · 09-30-07, 10:37 AM

I finally upgraded my computer 2 weeks ago and went and bought SH4 (my old puter would not have worked- 1.5GHZ CPU and ATi 8500). At first I spent a little time on the ubisoft SH4 forum- jeesh, talk about a depressing place.

After reading all the ripes, I wondered if I'd enjoy this game.

Then I came here to download a mod- what a breath of fresh air!

Yes, I understand there are problems with the game (haven't personally hit them yet), but people here take a proactive approach.
If it can be fixed- you fix it.
If it can be improved- you improve it.
If someone needs help- you help them without getting snarky. Actually, you're often downright polite.

After installing the major mods, I was blown away by the changes in the game. In fact, I've just run on the surface looking around- never thought a game could bring back memories of running on the surface in real life. Of course, there's no diesel sound on a nuke boat

(unless someone/thing scrammed the reactor).

Many thanks to all those who have worked SOOOO hard to bring the mods to this game, and who've taken time to answer questions I would otherwise have asked (usually find my answer with a search).

This is a great group of people with incredible patience and talent- nice to be here.

OK, now that I'm done brown nosing, back to work

C DuDe · 09-30-07, 04:18 PM

Welcome aboard, enjoy the game and have fun!!!!

kriller2 · 09-30-07, 04:36 PM

Welcome to subsim SWDW

enjoy the fresh air and some of the finest mods

/Kriller2

AVGWarhawk · 09-30-07, 04:53 PM

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Actually, you're often downright polite.

Thats why I came here and stayed. Welcome aboard!

Frostyvegi · 09-30-07, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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Actually, you're often downright polite.

Thats why I came here and stayed. Welcome aboard!

I came for the tips.. stayed because of the free food..

Welcome aboard matey! I felt the same as you (alot of apparent bad reviews), but I'm lovin' the game so much.. despite the frightening mission's I've been handed thus far.. :p

AVGWarhawk · 09-30-07, 06:03 PM

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stayed because of the free food

Is there free beer also?

Frostyvegi · 09-30-07, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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stayed because of the free food

Is there free beer also?

Only German beer.. and it mostly tastes like Bernard has been soaking his socks in the vats for a few weeks..

AVGWarhawk · 09-30-07, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Frostyvegi

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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stayed because of the free food

Is there free beer also?

Only German beer.. and it mostly tastes like Bernard has been soaking his socks in the vats for a few weeks..

That is what gives it the kick that it has

. The lint balls are a little distracting though

mookiemookie · 09-30-07, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Frostyvegi

despite the frightening mission's I've been handed thus far.. :p

tater, one of our brilliant modders, wants to change these missions to reflect real life a bit more accurately. Hopefully his labor on this will bear fruit!

Zero Niner · 09-30-07, 07:20 PM

Slightly O/T, but what's a Gold Crew?

AVGWarhawk · 09-30-07, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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Originally Posted by Frostyvegi

despite the frightening mission's I've been handed thus far.. :p

tater, one of our brilliant modders, wants to change these missions to reflect real life a bit more accurately. Hopefully his labor on this will bear fruit!

Tater, Tater

I love his mod. Much more realistic IMO.

Frostyvegi · 09-30-07, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

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Originally Posted by Frostyvegi

despite the frightening mission's I've been handed thus far.. :p

tater, one of our brilliant modders, wants to change these missions to reflect real life a bit more accurately. Hopefully his labor on this will bear fruit!

Seriously though.. Photo Recon of Hiroshima in a Peach on my first mission..

I made it back alive though.. Purple Heart and Bronze Star for my efforts..

subcpo · 09-30-07, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero Niner

Slightly O/T, but what's a Gold Crew?

BN's have two crews...a Blue and a Gold...
Maximises time that a SSBN can stay underway.

SteamWake · 09-30-07, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by swdw

Then I came here to download a mod- what a breath of fresh air!

Nice nice, very nice.... welocme to the fold and dont be afraid to ask stupid questions.

Its a great game, and a good community. It will only get better from here trust me

swdw · 09-30-07, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero Niner

Slightly O/T, but what's a Gold Crew?

SSBN's and now, SSGN's have 2 crews so they can maximize time on patrol. The boat can stay out and under much longer than the people can w food also being a consideration.

One crew is the Gold crew and the other is the Blue crew. (Navy colors you know

)

The old patrol cycle was 70 to 80 days on patrol, bring the boat back and do a turnover for 2-4 days (4 days if you were coming in with a severe problem) and then the new crew had her. They'd do a refit for 21 to 30 (usually 30) days which also included a shakedown cruise and then the boat would go out on patrol with the new crew. The crew on shore was called the "off crew" and would spend the first 4 weeks on a really light schedule and then would spend 8 hours a day 5 days a week in training of various kinds.

There is a new cycle being adopted I haven't read the details on yet- but there you have it, the basic concept behind the terminology.

09-30-07, 10:37 AM	#1
swdw Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 921 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Reflections of a noob I finally upgraded my computer 2 weeks ago and went and bought SH4 (my old puter would not have worked- 1.5GHZ CPU and ATi 8500). At first I spent a little time on the ubisoft SH4 forum- jeesh, talk about a depressing place. After reading all the ripes, I wondered if I'd enjoy this game. Then I came here to download a mod- what a breath of fresh air! Yes, I understand there are problems with the game (haven't personally hit them yet), but people here take a proactive approach. If it can be fixed- you fix it. If it can be improved- you improve it. If someone needs help- you help them without getting snarky. Actually, you're often downright polite. After installing the major mods, I was blown away by the changes in the game. In fact, I've just run on the surface looking around- never thought a game could bring back memories of running on the surface in real life. Of course, there's no diesel sound on a nuke boat (unless someone/thing scrammed the reactor). Many thanks to all those who have worked SOOOO hard to bring the mods to this game, and who've taken time to answer questions I would otherwise have asked (usually find my answer with a search). This is a great group of people with incredible patience and talent- nice to be here. OK, now that I'm done brown nosing, back to work __________________ "There are only two types of ships- submarines...... and targets" Unknown "you wouldn't catch me on a ship that deliberately sinks itself"- comment to me from a surface sailor. System: AMD 6300 3.5 GHz \| 32GB DDR3 \| SATA 300 320GB HD, SATA III 1TB HD, SATA III 1.TB HD \| ASUS Sonar DS sound card NVIDIA 1660 Super OC \| Windows 10

09-30-07, 04:36 PM	#3
kriller2 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Welcome to subsim SWDW enjoy the fresh air and some of the finest mods /Kriller2 __________________ *Kriller2.* [MODs] Real Environment mod and Pacific Enviroments 4 mod

09-30-07, 07:20 PM	#10
Zero Niner Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,033 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	O/T Slightly O/T, but what's a Gold Crew?

09-30-07, 04:18 PM	#2
C DuDe Ensign Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 229 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, enjoy the game and have fun!!!!