LCDR Thompson reporting in

TG626 · 01-29-14, 01:42 PM

Greetings all:

I am a newly minted skipper in Silent Hunter IV. I discovered this game as the result of GOG.com releasing Silent Service II, and old favorite of mine.

After playing SSII for a bit, I realized I wanted to see if I could find a modern equivalent to that great old game from Microprose. After a brief search I discovered the Silent Hunter series, and while not entirely modern, it's certainly a considerable step up from the much older SSII (and more importantly my computer can run it with no trouble!)

It's great to have found this spiritual albeit indirect descendent of Silent Service II.

TG626 is a left over from my Flight Sim days, it was my Pilot ID for the virtual airline I joined. It was there that I learned the value of joining a group such as this to learn the ropes and get the insider info on the various idiosyncrasies that seem to be the mainstay of all simulators.

These days I've hung up my pilots cap, at least for the time being, and I am greatly enjoying a return to older obsessions, namely sub driving and railroad sims.

I look forward to learning, and hopefully contributing to this community in the future.

T. E. Thompson, Lieutenant Commander
Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Pollack (SS-180)

Aktungbby · 01-29-14, 02:21 PM

WELCOME TG626

HW3 · 01-29-14, 02:50 PM

Welcome Aboard!

u crank · 01-29-14, 05:16 PM

Welcome to SubSim TG626.

Jimbuna · 01-29-14, 05:24 PM

Welcome

raymond6751 · 01-29-14, 07:22 PM

Welcome to subsim and to SHIV -- and then to SH5.

Mods are the thing.

I'm playing SH4 in two modes, American S boat for the challenge and as a British captain using the complete mod makeover We Dive at Dawn.

I'm also doing SH3.

Luck in your hunting!

desertstriker · 01-31-14, 03:36 AM

Welcome aboard captain

Herr-Berbunch · 01-31-14, 09:39 AM

Welcome aboard

01-29-14, 01:42 PM	#1
TG626 Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USS Seal - Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 268 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 3	LCDR Thompson reporting in Greetings all: I am a newly minted skipper in Silent Hunter IV. I discovered this game as the result of GOG.com releasing Silent Service II, and old favorite of mine. After playing SSII for a bit, I realized I wanted to see if I could find a modern equivalent to that great old game from Microprose. After a brief search I discovered the Silent Hunter series, and while not entirely modern, it's certainly a considerable step up from the much older SSII (and more importantly my computer can run it with no trouble!) It's great to have found this spiritual albeit indirect descendent of Silent Service II. TG626 is a left over from my Flight Sim days, it was my Pilot ID for the virtual airline I joined. It was there that I learned the value of joining a group such as this to learn the ropes and get the insider info on the various idiosyncrasies that seem to be the mainstay of all simulators. These days I've hung up my pilots cap, at least for the time being, and I am greatly enjoying a return to older obsessions, namely sub driving and railroad sims. I look forward to learning, and hopefully contributing to this community in the future. T. E. Thompson, Lieutenant Commander Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Pollack (SS-180)

01-29-14, 02:21 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,984 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	WELCOME TG626 __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

01-29-14, 02:50 PM	#3
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

01-29-14, 05:16 PM	#4
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim TG626. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

01-29-14, 05:24 PM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-29-14, 07:22 PM	#6
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Hi Welcome to subsim and to SHIV -- and then to SH5. Mods are the thing. I'm playing SH4 in two modes, American S boat for the challenge and as a British captain using the complete mod makeover We Dive at Dawn. I'm also doing SH3. Luck in your hunting! __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

01-31-14, 03:36 AM	#7
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard captain

01-31-14, 09:39 AM	#8
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