My video oldie (The Blind Man's Tale) available again!

CCIP · 01-11-11, 08:40 PM

Hi everyone,

For those who might remember, "The Blind Man's Tale" was an old 12-minute Silent Hunter III video/story that I created way back in 2005, soon after SH3 was released. Obviously, it's not technically very fancy, but I wanted to make up for it with a good atmosphere and story. For those who don't remember - well, it was a little video that told a story of the memories of an old submariner, incorporating a bit of the animated series Monster in the introduction where the protagonist meets just such a character - an blind U-boat veteran in his 80s to whom the horrors of war still stand out clearly. The video also uses the soundtrack from said animated series.

A full version of the video hasn't been available anywhere for almost 3 years, as it was too long for youtube and all my previous permanent hosts went down. A shorter, 7-minute version has been on youtube for a while, but it is incomplete and the quality is fairly poor.

However now that I've realized that youtube allows videos over 10 minutes, I put it back up.

For those that care to give it a look, or those who remember it from way back and wished to see it again - enjoy

Jankowski · 01-11-11, 08:53 PM

woot! second view!

The video was also real good!

ReallyDedPoet · 01-11-11, 09:09 PM

Nicely done

FUBAR295 · 01-11-11, 09:21 PM

Thanks for reissuing it. Funny, I was thinking about this short a few days ago and wondered what had happen with it. Thanks again!!

Sailor Steve · 01-11-11, 09:35 PM

I still have my copy I downloaded all those years ago.

It's still one of the best videos out there, but you can tell the difference in the stock guages you were forced to use at the time and the correct ones we have these days.

CCIP · 01-11-11, 10:34 PM

Haha, yeah - that was still early days for SHIII. Very few mods are used here - that was back in the day even before Real U-Boat came around I think. More than the stock gauges though, what annoyed me was the stock cameras. I'm actually kind of surprised that we haven't had very many recent SHIII (or other SH) story videos or music videos - the game's really come a long way in atmosphere and things like S3D really help when you want to tweak cameras and other bits

Thanks guys!

WolfyBrandon · 01-11-11, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I still have my copy I downloaded all those years ago.

It's still one of the best videos out there, but you can tell the difference in the stock guages you were forced to use at the time and the correct ones we have these days.

+1

Still have my copy I downloaded back when it was first released as well. Pretty much my favorite SH3 movie, love the begining and atmosphere of the video even though it was created with stock game files. Watching the video is like going back in time and seeing what SH3 use to be, and the video still stands to be great even today. Thanks CCIP!

WolfyBrandon

Brag · 01-13-11, 02:25 PM

Very nice, CCIP!

Amazing how much the game has changed

Myxale · 01-13-11, 04:18 PM

I remember it! It was one of those few Vids that left a lasting impression!

VONHARRIS · 01-14-11, 01:55 AM

An exellent SH3 movie CCIP

Thank you very much for sharing.
I was really sad about the loss of this IX type.

Jimbuna · 01-14-11, 04:34 PM

I remember that...nice one

Gargamel · 01-14-11, 08:55 PM

Very nice work! Musta spent a helluva time in the mission editor setting those up just right.

Missing Name · 01-15-11, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Very nice work! Musta spent a helluva time in the mission editor setting those up just right.

Oh yeah. Nice work!

01-11-11, 08:40 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	My video oldie (The Blind Man's Tale) available again! Hi everyone, For those who might remember, "The Blind Man's Tale" was an old 12-minute Silent Hunter III video/story that I created way back in 2005, soon after SH3 was released. Obviously, it's not technically very fancy, but I wanted to make up for it with a good atmosphere and story. For those who don't remember - well, it was a little video that told a story of the memories of an old submariner, incorporating a bit of the animated series Monster in the introduction where the protagonist meets just such a character - an blind U-boat veteran in his 80s to whom the horrors of war still stand out clearly. The video also uses the soundtrack from said animated series. A full version of the video hasn't been available anywhere for almost 3 years, as it was too long for youtube and all my previous permanent hosts went down. A shorter, 7-minute version has been on youtube for a while, but it is incomplete and the quality is fairly poor. However now that I've realized that youtube allows videos over 10 minutes, I put it back up. For those that care to give it a look, or those who remember it from way back and wished to see it again - enjoy __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

01-11-11, 08:53 PM	#2
Jankowski Frogman Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 306 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	woot! second view! The video was also real good! Last edited by Jankowski; 01-11-11 at 09:05 PM.

01-11-11, 09:09 PM	#3
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nicely done __________________ Back in the Day

01-11-11, 09:21 PM	#4
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,450 Downloads: 493 Uploads: 0	Thanks for reissuing it. Funny, I was thinking about this short a few days ago and wondered what had happen with it. Thanks again!! __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

01-11-11, 09:35 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I still have my copy I downloaded all those years ago. It's still one of the best videos out there, but you can tell the difference in the stock guages you were forced to use at the time and the correct ones we have these days. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-11-11, 10:34 PM	#6
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Haha, yeah - that was still early days for SHIII. Very few mods are used here - that was back in the day even before Real U-Boat came around I think. More than the stock gauges though, what annoyed me was the stock cameras. I'm actually kind of surprised that we haven't had very many recent SHIII (or other SH) story videos or music videos - the game's really come a long way in atmosphere and things like S3D really help when you want to tweak cameras and other bits Thanks guys! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

01-13-11, 02:25 PM	#8
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Very nice, CCIP! Amazing how much the game has changed __________________ 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/

01-13-11, 04:18 PM	#9
Myxale Admiral Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PQ AN 25 Posts: 2,178 Downloads: 70 Uploads: 0	I remember it! It was one of those few Vids that left a lasting impression! __________________ SH3+GWX SH5+WoS Still Sailing....still Deep

01-14-11, 01:55 AM	#10
VONHARRIS Konteradmiral Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Greece Posts: 1,992 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	An exellent SH3 movie CCIP Thank you very much for sharing. I was really sad about the loss of this IX type.

01-14-11, 04:34 PM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,520 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I remember that...nice one __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

01-14-11, 08:55 PM	#12
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Very nice work! Musta spent a helluva time in the mission editor setting those up just right. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.