Red ship with lights, untargetable, indestructable.

JaneWinebox · 01-02-09, 05:26 PM

Anyone know what the heck this is? My crew wont target it, shooting it with the deck gun does nothing, and I'm about to experimentally ram into it to see what happens. In the name of science.

A Very Super Market · 01-02-09, 05:28 PM

Stay away from it! Its the Flying Dutchman reincarnated!

JaneWinebox · 01-02-09, 05:54 PM

Nooo, it's not green and foggy or filled with the souls of the seas damned. It's actually quite cheery looking.

Weiss Pinguin · 01-02-09, 06:24 PM

It's the red ghost of the stealth meter boat.

Silverleaf · 01-02-09, 06:24 PM

Ya know, it sort of reminds me of...

" You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead — your next stop, the Twilight Zone."

Although, now that I think about it...

"There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone."

Brave new world perhaps?...

You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination — Next stop, the Twilight Zone.

Yeah, this sounds right...

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas; you've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone.

01-02-09, 06:24 PM

I believe it is a light ship. Is it near the coast and is there another ship close by?

I believe it began in GWX 2.0 that the light ships were coded something other than a ship. There was a reason for this although I don't remember what it is. Therefore, so a player would not collide with it since it was not recognized as a ship to your lookouts, a another small ship was placed close by to be IDed by your lookouts.

mookiemookie · 01-02-09, 06:33 PM

It's a light ship. Not worth your time.

Erich dem Roten · 01-02-09, 06:38 PM

Not only is it, as someone said, a lightship, but I think they count as neutrals if destroyed.

JaneWinebox · 01-02-09, 07:04 PM

But that's the funny thing, I cant hit the damn thing. It's also rather far away from any coastline. A small coal tender was next to it, and it went up with a single hit from the deck gun.

Silverleaf · 01-02-09, 07:15 PM

Easter Egg?

either that or it was put there in 2005 by the GWX crew - whom all have waited patiently for someone to start a thread entitled

"Red ship with lights, untargetable, indestructable."

Now that their vision has happened - don't be surprised if they sneak up behind you and yell...

Gotcha!!

A Very Super Market · 01-02-09, 07:31 PM

Nah, there are tons of them. Not an easter egg, just another atmospheric object.

Sailor Steve · 01-02-09, 07:32 PM

Others have mentioned it before. The light ships are not listed as ships, nor can you lock onto them in periscope or UZO views. The real ones were off limits, as they helped everybody in avoiding rocky waters.

Brag · 01-02-09, 09:17 PM

It's a lightship. Go sink something of value. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Lagger123987 · 01-02-09, 09:29 PM

I remember lightships used to be sinkable....Did they change it after 3 was released?

Task Force · 01-02-09, 09:29 PM

Yea, there is one just north of the Netherlands. I use to sail by it when I was based at my old base.

(I sunk one once, took 2 torps and some deckgunning.

01-02-09, 05:26 PM	#1
JaneWinebox Nub Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Red ship with lights, untargetable, indestructable. Anyone know what the heck this is? My crew wont target it, shooting it with the deck gun does nothing, and I'm about to experimentally ram into it to see what happens. In the name of science.

01-02-09, 05:28 PM	#2
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Stay away from it! Its the Flying Dutchman reincarnated! __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

01-02-09, 06:24 PM	#4
Weiss Pinguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, Alabama Posts: 3,333 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	It's the red ghost of the stealth meter boat. __________________

01-02-09, 06:24 PM	#5
Silverleaf Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 179 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ya know, it sort of reminds me of... " You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead — your next stop, the Twilight Zone." Although, now that I think about it... "There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone." Brave new world perhaps?... You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination — Next stop, the Twilight Zone. Yeah, this sounds right... You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas; you've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone. __________________ Last edited by Silverleaf; 01-02-09 at 06:25 PM.

01-02-09, 06:33 PM	#7
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	It's a light ship. Not worth your time. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

01-02-09, 05:54 PM	#3
JaneWinebox Nub Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nooo, it's not green and foggy or filled with the souls of the seas damned. It's actually quite cheery looking.

01-02-09, 06:24 PM	#6
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I believe it is a light ship. Is it near the coast and is there another ship close by? I believe it began in GWX 2.0 that the light ships were coded something other than a ship. There was a reason for this although I don't remember what it is. Therefore, so a player would not collide with it since it was not recognized as a ship to your lookouts, a another small ship was placed close by to be IDed by your lookouts.

01-02-09, 06:38 PM	#8
Erich dem Roten Electrician's Mate Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 134 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Not only is it, as someone said, a lightship, but I think they count as neutrals if destroyed. __________________

01-02-09, 07:04 PM	#9
JaneWinebox Nub Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	But that's the funny thing, I cant hit the damn thing. It's also rather far away from any coastline. A small coal tender was next to it, and it went up with a single hit from the deck gun.

01-02-09, 07:15 PM	#10
Silverleaf Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 179 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Easter Egg? either that or it was put there in 2005 by the GWX crew - whom all have waited patiently for someone to start a thread entitled "Red ship with lights, untargetable, indestructable." Now that their vision has happened - don't be surprised if they sneak up behind you and yell... Gotcha!! __________________

01-02-09, 07:31 PM	#11
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nah, there are tons of them. Not an easter egg, just another atmospheric object. __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

01-02-09, 07:32 PM	#12
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Others have mentioned it before. The light ships are not listed as ships, nor can you lock onto them in periscope or UZO views. The real ones were off limits, as they helped everybody in avoiding rocky waters. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-02-09, 09:17 PM	#13
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	It's a lightship. Go sink something of value. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ 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/

01-02-09, 09:29 PM	#14
Lagger123987 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Saigon, San Jose, California Posts: 944 Downloads: 323 Uploads: 4	I remember lightships used to be sinkable....Did they change it after 3 was released? __________________

01-02-09, 09:29 PM	#15
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yea, there is one just north of the Netherlands. I use to sail by it when I was based at my old base. (I sunk one once, took 2 torps and some deckgunning. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time" Last edited by Task Force; 01-02-09 at 09:30 PM.