Mod Idea - Ship Horn/Fog Horn

Reece · 05-06-08, 01:19 AM

Hi, just an idea if it can be done, as a ship passes is it possable to have it's horn sounded, this would work well as a greeting in normal weather & also in fog!

The only catch would be not to have the enemy sounding it's presence!

Just imagine being on the bridge and hearing the ships sound in foggy weather, would certainly add to realism!

Reece · 05-06-08, 04:33 AM

Talk about enthusiasm!

PhantomLord · 05-06-08, 05:00 AM

I just remember a story in a book about u-boat war.

2 boats met somewhere in the atlantic. First boats bridge crew was unattentive during watch. Second boat came from behind... scaring the bridge crew to death with the typhoon (fog horn).

That was the sign for all men to always take their Vitamin-A pills against night blindness...

Yeah i would use it, if it can be done!!

Jimbuna · 05-06-08, 06:09 AM

I think one or two of the pitfalls would be ships continuously 'greeting' one another whilst in convoy formation, not to mention the cocophony coming from scripted harbour traffic.

Find a way around that and your well on your way to adding a valued mod

05-06-08, 07:03 AM

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cocophony

I love that word!:rotfl:

Reece · 05-06-08, 07:42 AM

I think that it would have to be applied to nuetral (or friendly) ships only within a certain distance from the players u-boat, or Nuetrals in heavy fog, just a thought!

Also could it be done randomly, say one in a hundred, every 10 minutes or so!

Sailor Steve · 05-06-08, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Uber Gruber

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cocophony

I love that word!:rotfl:

So do I, but only when it's spelled correctly.:p

I also love the idea of the fog horn, but research would need to be done concerning the exact conditions in which they used it. I'm betting it couldn't be done properly in the game.

Venatore · 05-06-08, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Reece

Just imagine being on the bridge and hearing the ships sound in foggy weather, would certainly add to realism!

Reece,

This is a bloody awesome idea :hmm: I wonder.....:hmm:

VonDos · 05-06-08, 05:59 AM

Great Idea!

And how about horn for light houses also? :hmm:

05-06-08, 01:19 AM	#1
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,731 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Mod Idea - Ship Horn/Fog Horn Hi, just an idea if it can be done, as a ship passes is it possable to have it's horn sounded, this would work well as a greeting in normal weather & also in fog! The only catch would be not to have the enemy sounding it's presence! Just imagine being on the bridge and hearing the ships sound in foggy weather, would certainly add to realism! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

05-06-08, 04:33 AM	#2
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,731 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Talk about enthusiasm! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

05-06-08, 05:00 AM	#3
PhantomLord XO Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 408 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	I just remember a story in a book about u-boat war. 2 boats met somewhere in the atlantic. First boats bridge crew was unattentive during watch. Second boat came from behind... scaring the bridge crew to death with the typhoon (fog horn). That was the sign for all men to always take their Vitamin-A pills against night blindness... Yeah i would use it, if it can be done!! __________________ ~^~ War does not determine who is right - only who is left. ~^~

05-06-08, 06:09 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I think one or two of the pitfalls would be ships continuously 'greeting' one another whilst in convoy formation, not to mention the cocophony coming from scripted harbour traffic. Find a way around that and your well on your way to adding a valued mod __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-06-08, 07:42 AM	#6
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,731 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I think that it would have to be applied to nuetral (or friendly) ships only within a certain distance from the players u-boat, or Nuetrals in heavy fog, just a thought! Also could it be done randomly, say one in a hundred, every 10 minutes or so! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!* Last edited by Reece; 05-06-08 at 08:10 AM.

05-06-08, 05:59 AM	#9
VonDos Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 2,360 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 61	Great Idea! And how about horn for light houses also? :hmm: __________________ Those, others and WIP ships are avaiable in my SHIPYARD here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=136508