If Sonalysts made a new game... - Page 28

scorpiondown · 03-31-11, 12:19 PM

sorry if repeated as i didn,t read all replies.....I would like a modern nuke-sub sim that was along SH4/5 lines..

Dr.Sid · 03-31-11, 05:25 PM

Mystery resolved ! It's DW3. Check the new section !

If it does not work for you, maybe it's because you are in different time zone.

Kaye T. Bai · 03-31-11, 05:41 PM

Is it 1 April in the Czech Republic already?

Dr.Sid · 03-31-11, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaye T. Bai

Is it 1 April in the Czech Republic already?

Oh come on .. you work the joke, not spoil it.

Molon Labe · 03-31-11, 07:30 PM

YGTBFKM

Might have been funny with no leadup. With 2 months of leadup, this is just cruel and dumb.

TLAM Strike · 03-31-11, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

YGTBFKM

Might have been funny with no leadup. With 2 months of leadup, this is just cruel and dumb.

Huh? Is the DARPA sim a joke?

I'm confused...

Frying Tiger · 03-31-11, 09:22 PM

No joke. You guys/gals get to play with a "non-commercial" DW variant for once!

OlegM · 03-31-11, 09:55 PM

DARPA toy mini sim => huge disappointment TBH

I was intimately hoping for a new game, and expected at least an expansion pack for DW. In the end, it's neither, just some toy sim based on same old DW engine.

Dr. Sid, I agree with Molon Labe, your attempt at joke wasn't funny at all and with the actual news about DARPA thing it was also confusing

All in all, not a good day on Subsim...

Now with this storm in a teapot (kinda) over can we get at least a semiofficial opinion from SCS guys about feasibility of ever doing DW2? I already accepted there will never be another DW, only for fake alarms like this thread to raise my hopes again (and then to crush them even more cruelly

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Sea Demon · 03-31-11, 11:28 PM

I have to be honest, I'm a bit underwhelmed here. I was hoping for other possibilities. I'll reserve total judgement until I actually play this new DARPA game. But I do have a hard time seeing the enjoyment of simulating the "brains" of an unmanned naval platform.

Molon Labe · 03-31-11, 11:53 PM

I wasn't criticizing Dr. Sid, I thought it was an April Fool's joke considering the timing of the announcement.

Frying Tiger · 04-01-11, 12:03 AM

Well, remember this particular thread has nothing to do with the DARPA game... it actually predates that contract.

We weren't at liberty to mangage expectations, so I'm sorry if you're feeling let down. The Subsim community is an obvious spot to find people with a bit of a clue on submarine-related tactics, so it makes sense to announce it here and see what you can come up with for DARPA.

We are still paying attention to the comments in this thread.

Hottentot · 04-01-11, 12:57 AM

I have been following this thread since the beginning, but kept my mouth shut because I'm still pretty happy with DW and its mods. But now I have to point something out. In the introduction thread this quote caught my eye.

Quote:

This freely downloadable PC simulation from DARPA will allow players to operate the ACTUV (Antisubmarine Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel) as it attempts to track an unknown submarine threatening the coast of the United States. By analyzing how the best players use ACTUV to complete their missions, DARPA hopes to gain insight into optimal tactics and capabilities to be implemented in the prototype system.

I'm just saying it would sound a little fishy to use an international community of subsim enthusiasts in a research that directly benefits the defense program of a foreign country. I'm not judging anyone who likes the idea, but personally I'm not fond of it. I play sims for fun and experience, not for this. And I would say the same if my own little piece of land decided to try something similar.

So, if it's real, I'll pass. But I specifically used the words "would sound", because so far I'm leaning towards the joke theory.

Molon Labe · 04-01-11, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frying Tiger

Well, remember this particular thread has nothing to do with the DARPA game... it actually predates that contract.

We weren't at liberty to mangage expectations, so I'm sorry if you're feeling let down. The Subsim community is an obvious spot to find people with a bit of a clue on submarine-related tactics, so it makes sense to announce it here and see what you can come up with for DARPA.

We are still paying attention to the comments in this thread.

When Neal put the "Placeholder" subforum up two months ago, this was where it was discussed since the Placeholder was locked. Another thread popped up somewhere else too, but this one took over. The Placeholder was still over two months old, and that was the issue for me... not FuSoYa's question to us.

Dr.Sid · 04-01-11, 04:32 AM

That my friends is how you work a joke. So I'm happy it's not a joke !

OlegM · 04-01-11, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Molon Labe

I wasn't criticizing Dr. Sid, I thought it was an April Fool's joke considering the timing of the announcement.

Dr Sid's post was an attempt at April's Fool joke (and a super lame one at that). The ACTUV minigame announcement came sometime later, after Sid's post. So it was not only disappointing and not funny, it was also confusing.

03-31-11, 05:25 PM	#407
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Mystery resolved ! It's DW3. Check the new section ! If it does not work for you, maybe it's because you are in different time zone. __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC

03-31-11, 07:30 PM	#410
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	YGTBFKM Might have been funny with no leadup. With 2 months of leadup, this is just cruel and dumb. __________________

03-31-11, 09:22 PM	#412
Frying Tiger Sonalysts Man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Waterford, CT Posts: 113 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No joke. You guys/gals get to play with a "non-commercial" DW variant for once! __________________ *Roger "Frying Tiger"* Long** Art Lead Sonalysts Combat Simulations "the atom-powered submarine: Her engines were to be a miracle of speed and power, her sides strong enough to withstand any blow... The mind of man had thought of everything - except that which was beyond his comprehension!"

03-31-11, 11:53 PM	#415
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	I wasn't criticizing Dr. Sid, I thought it was an April Fool's joke considering the timing of the announcement. __________________

04-01-11, 12:03 AM	#416
Frying Tiger Sonalysts Man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Waterford, CT Posts: 113 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, remember this particular thread has nothing to do with the DARPA game... it actually predates that contract. We weren't at liberty to mangage expectations, so I'm sorry if you're feeling let down. The Subsim community is an obvious spot to find people with a bit of a clue on submarine-related tactics, so it makes sense to announce it here and see what you can come up with for DARPA. We are still paying attention to the comments in this thread. __________________ *Roger "Frying Tiger"* Long** Art Lead Sonalysts Combat Simulations "the atom-powered submarine: Her engines were to be a miracle of speed and power, her sides strong enough to withstand any blow... The mind of man had thought of everything - except that which was beyond his comprehension!"

03-31-11, 12:19 PM	#406
scorpiondown Electrician's Mate Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: near Pittsburgh pa. and Daytona Posts: 131 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 0	sorry if repeated as i didn,t read all replies.....I would like a modern nuke-sub sim that was along SH4/5 lines..

03-31-11, 05:41 PM	#408
Kaye T. Bai Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Western Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster Posts: 585 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Is it 1 April in the Czech Republic already?

03-31-11, 09:55 PM	#413
OlegM Engineer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	DARPA toy mini sim => huge disappointment TBH I was intimately hoping for a new game, and expected at least an expansion pack for DW. In the end, it's neither, just some toy sim based on same old DW engine. Dr. Sid, I agree with Molon Labe, your attempt at joke wasn't funny at all and with the actual news about DARPA thing it was also confusing All in all, not a good day on Subsim... Now with this storm in a teapot (kinda) over can we get at least a semiofficial opinion from SCS guys about feasibility of ever doing DW2? I already accepted there will never be another DW, only for fake alarms like this thread to raise my hopes again (and then to crush them even more cruelly )

03-31-11, 11:28 PM	#414
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I have to be honest, I'm a bit underwhelmed here. I was hoping for other possibilities. I'll reserve total judgement until I actually play this new DARPA game. But I do have a hard time seeing the enjoyment of simulating the "brains" of an unmanned naval platform.

04-01-11, 04:32 AM	#419
Dr.Sid The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,458 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	That my friends is how you work a joke. So I'm happy it's not a joke ! __________________ ComSubSim forum at CADC