What is is about subs?

SquidB · 07-07-05, 08:14 PM

OK im bored, havent posted for a while and was reading a book about nuclear subs.

What is it about modern subs that hooks us all. For me its the pinacle of engineering. Consider the sonar operator in THFRO a guy with soa gear yet using some common savvy to track the RO down. (I know its hollywood but ask any fighter puke if hes seen topgun)

so question is....what lead you to ASW on your pc and why?

Ultraboy · 07-07-05, 10:39 PM

My roommate bought Sub Command shortly after release, played it for a day, then asked me if I wanted it 'cause he didn't like it, been playing ever since.

That was actually the first sub game I had played since SSN-21 Seawolf in the '90s.

TLAM Strike · 07-07-05, 10:46 PM

I grabed 'SSN' one day from the bargin bin and it left me wanting to know more, then I spotted Sub Command then 'Blind Man's Bluff' on store shelfs one day and...

kgsuarez · 07-07-05, 11:10 PM

Okay, this one is a little weird.

I saw Das Boot and liked it so much that I looked for a computer game about it. I found SHII. Soon after I found subsim.com and read about all the sub sims that were out there. It wasn't long before I got a copy of SC.

Eventually I was buying all the books I could find. Now I am starting to think that I might have a bit of a problem.

Sea Demon · 07-07-05, 11:49 PM

After I got out of the Air Force, I found myself with a little extra time. Some friends of mine got me to look at Janes USAF as a way to relive my Air Force experience. Suffice it to say, it did nothing for me. The forward view seems to be too restrictive and clicking buttons to view right or left without moving your head feels unnatural. Found out, I don't like PC flight sims because of this. Therefore I went to Fry's electronics to look for other games. I saw Sonalysts/Janes 688(I)H/K and gave it a shot. Loved it.

Saw Sonalysts Fleet Command. Love it to this day. Got into the Silent Hunter Franchise for a different perspective. Love it. Got hooked on Sub Command. Was thrilled with SCX/SCU. And finally, here I am with the wonderful Dangerous Waters. 10 years ago, I never thought I would be so interested in the naval side of things.

Sea Demon

Rip · 07-08-05, 12:05 AM

I served on a 688 and have always had a soft spot for any sub simulation. Especiall modern sub games like this. Nothing like doing what you love and still being home with the family every night :|\

ShadowWulf · 07-08-05, 12:58 AM

I actualy just got into subs recently. I have always found them interesting though never really knew there were many sims for them (remember seeing Janes 688 several times in stores but never thought about getting it).

About a month ago I disided i wanted to play a challenging game and couldnt really think of anything. I saw a review for Silent Hunter 3 on tv and thought it looked really good and disided i was going to go buy it. I was searching on the web for a online sale and saw subsim.com and thought it was really cool that they accualy had a site about subsims alone. The review on the subsim that i read had references to other subsims so i thought i should check out other sims before disideing SH3 was what i wanted. I read about Sub Command and and fell in love with the akula

. Never heard about stallions until then, just the idea of killing another sub from 30 miles away got me to buy the game. Been playing it sence and heard about DW over the forums and have recently ordered it offline (plan on playing it after i feel i have learned and got everything i can out of sub command. Probabley still go back to sub command for some of its mods and fan made missions).

After getting SC i went out and rented Das Book, and some other sub movies, and bought a few submarine books (have to say Hunt For Red October is my fav sub movie though). Been enjoying the whole thing ever since and hope to get SH3 sometime, probabley wait awile since i dont like cramming games together. Also trying to find a good Akula model.

TLAM Strike · 07-08-05, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowWulf

Never heard about stallions until then, just the idea of killing another sub from 30 miles away got me to buy the game.

30 miles? You mean you havenâ€™t killed one at 50+ yet?!? Amateur...

JK

ShadowWulf · 07-08-05, 01:22 AM

Hehe

i try

Kapitan · 07-08-05, 01:51 AM

my first contact was silent hunter i played it then upgraded to silent hunter two managed to hunt down sub command after seeing it on a website bought that fell in love with the akula and started playing i also came into contact with SSN but didnt find that much of a go.

finaly i bought dangerous waters and here i am

ive always been intrested in the navy ever since i was knee high what got me started was my father telling me about my great great uncle who died in a submarine.

the first ship i went on was the channel ferry stena rose since then ive been hooked on ships and submarines my first submarine being a u boat U995 in germany after that i decided the navy was for me and yeah it cause alot of upset in my family !.

Kapitan · 07-08-05, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Das Book

das book :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

ShadowWulf · 07-08-05, 03:01 AM

so i cant type either

bishop · 07-08-05, 05:38 AM

The original Sid Meier's Silent Service on my Atari 800 back in 1986. For modern subs it was Sid again, with Red Storm Rising on the Amiga in 1990.

Ula Jolly · 07-08-05, 06:39 AM

Played Steel Panthers 2 (MBT and WWII) for a long time, then suddenly one day someone asks on the yahoo mailing list, if there is a similar game only with boats. After that request, I was hooked on finding a neat naval warfare simulator, preferably hex-based like SP.
Found (a demo of) Harpoon II, neat experience though too demanding.
After some here and some there, I stumbled over the demo of DW, downloaded it and was thrilled. Bought the deluxe not long after, waited eight days and started swimmin'.

sonar732 · 07-08-05, 07:34 AM

I read RSR while a senior in high school, played the game on IBM clone. Played Silent Service on Nintendo. SSN-21 Seawolf came out while I was in Sub School. Saw Sub Command in the Wal-Mart bargin bin. Now, in DW. Between Sub Command and DW, my wife has bought me one Naval Institute book on Submarines and another on U.S. Navy in general.

07-07-05, 08:14 PM	#1
SquidB Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lytham UK Posts: 244 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	What is is about subs? OK im bored, havent posted for a while and was reading a book about nuclear subs. What is it about modern subs that hooks us all. For me its the pinacle of engineering. Consider the sonar operator in THFRO a guy with soa gear yet using some common savvy to track the RO down. (I know its hollywood but ask any fighter puke if hes seen topgun) so question is....what lead you to ASW on your pc and why?

07-07-05, 10:46 PM	#3
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I grabed 'SSN' one day from the bargin bin and it left me wanting to know more, then I spotted Sub Command then 'Blind Man's Bluff' on store shelfs one day and... __________________

07-08-05, 12:58 AM	#7
ShadowWulf Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I actualy just got into subs recently. I have always found them interesting though never really knew there were many sims for them (remember seeing Janes 688 several times in stores but never thought about getting it). About a month ago I disided i wanted to play a challenging game and couldnt really think of anything. I saw a review for Silent Hunter 3 on tv and thought it looked really good and disided i was going to go buy it. I was searching on the web for a online sale and saw subsim.com and thought it was really cool that they accualy had a site about subsims alone. The review on the subsim that i read had references to other subsims so i thought i should check out other sims before disideing SH3 was what i wanted. I read about Sub Command and and fell in love with the akula . Never heard about stallions until then, just the idea of killing another sub from 30 miles away got me to buy the game. Been playing it sence and heard about DW over the forums and have recently ordered it offline (plan on playing it after i feel i have learned and got everything i can out of sub command. Probabley still go back to sub command for some of its mods and fan made missions). After getting SC i went out and rented Das Book, and some other sub movies, and bought a few submarine books (have to say Hunt For Red October is my fav sub movie though). Been enjoying the whole thing ever since and hope to get SH3 sometime, probabley wait awile since i dont like cramming games together. Also trying to find a good Akula model. __________________ Old SeaDogs Fight Forever

07-08-05, 01:22 AM	#9
ShadowWulf Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hehe i try __________________ Old SeaDogs Fight Forever

07-08-05, 01:51 AM	#10
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	my first contact was silent hunter i played it then upgraded to silent hunter two managed to hunt down sub command after seeing it on a website bought that fell in love with the akula and started playing i also came into contact with SSN but didnt find that much of a go. finaly i bought dangerous waters and here i am ive always been intrested in the navy ever since i was knee high what got me started was my father telling me about my great great uncle who died in a submarine. the first ship i went on was the channel ferry stena rose since then ive been hooked on ships and submarines my first submarine being a u boat U995 in germany after that i decided the navy was for me and yeah it cause alot of upset in my family !. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

07-07-05, 10:39 PM	#2
Ultraboy Gunner Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Mysterious Canadas Posts: 99 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	My roommate bought Sub Command shortly after release, played it for a day, then asked me if I wanted it 'cause he didn't like it, been playing ever since. That was actually the first sub game I had played since SSN-21 Seawolf in the '90s.

07-07-05, 11:10 PM	#4
kgsuarez Planesman Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: USA Posts: 181 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Okay, this one is a little weird. I saw Das Boot and liked it so much that I looked for a computer game about it. I found SHII. Soon after I found subsim.com and read about all the sub sims that were out there. It wasn't long before I got a copy of SC. Eventually I was buying all the books I could find. Now I am starting to think that I might have a bit of a problem.

07-07-05, 11:49 PM	#5
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	After I got out of the Air Force, I found myself with a little extra time. Some friends of mine got me to look at Janes USAF as a way to relive my Air Force experience. Suffice it to say, it did nothing for me. The forward view seems to be too restrictive and clicking buttons to view right or left without moving your head feels unnatural. Found out, I don't like PC flight sims because of this. Therefore I went to Fry's electronics to look for other games. I saw Sonalysts/Janes 688(I)H/K and gave it a shot. Loved it. Saw Sonalysts Fleet Command. Love it to this day. Got into the Silent Hunter Franchise for a different perspective. Love it. Got hooked on Sub Command. Was thrilled with SCX/SCU. And finally, here I am with the wonderful Dangerous Waters. 10 years ago, I never thought I would be so interested in the naval side of things. Sea Demon

07-08-05, 12:05 AM	#6
Rip Commodore Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Right behind you! Posts: 643 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I served on a 688 and have always had a soft spot for any sub simulation. Especiall modern sub games like this. Nothing like doing what you love and still being home with the family every night :\|\

07-08-05, 03:01 AM	#12
ShadowWulf Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: USA Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	so i cant type either __________________ Old SeaDogs Fight Forever

07-08-05, 05:38 AM	#13
bishop A-ganger Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 75 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The original Sid Meier's Silent Service on my Atari 800 back in 1986. For modern subs it was Sid again, with Red Storm Rising on the Amiga in 1990.

07-08-05, 06:39 AM	#14
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Played Steel Panthers 2 (MBT and WWII) for a long time, then suddenly one day someone asks on the yahoo mailing list, if there is a similar game only with boats. After that request, I was hooked on finding a neat naval warfare simulator, preferably hex-based like SP. Found (a demo of) Harpoon II, neat experience though too demanding. After some here and some there, I stumbled over the demo of DW, downloaded it and was thrilled. Bought the deluxe not long after, waited eight days and started swimmin'. __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles!

07-08-05, 07:34 AM	#15
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I read RSR while a senior in high school, played the game on IBM clone. Played Silent Service on Nintendo. SSN-21 Seawolf came out while I was in Sub School. Saw Sub Command in the Wal-Mart bargin bin. Now, in DW. Between Sub Command and DW, my wife has bought me one Naval Institute book on Submarines and another on U.S. Navy in general.