Drive the Virtual USS Texas

ASWnut101 · 06-21-07, 11:58 AM

Found this off the "How stuff works" website.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/framed....pl.edu/websub/

If above link does not work, try this:

http://www.jhuapl.edu/websub/

Follow the instructions for first time users:

1. Prepare to download Viscape (change to .exe before download) (Very short download for DSL users; 56k users be aware)
2. Create folder under C:/Program files named "Superscape"
3. Download Viscape to C:/Program files/Superscape
4. Run/Install Viscape to the default directory that shows up
5. Play!

It's pretty tough at first, but once you get the hang of it, is pretty neat.

Linton · 06-21-07, 12:20 PM

I could not get the link to work!

ASWnut101 · 06-21-07, 12:29 PM

Edited.

Skybird · 06-21-07, 12:34 PM

A screenshot, maybe? I have no idea of what to expect.

ASWnut101 · 06-21-07, 12:52 PM

Hope that will suffice.

Just so you know, it plays through the internet, but uses the module you have on your computer.

It's pretty neat. Try it.

Everything you see is controllable.

XabbaRus · 06-21-07, 03:54 PM

I tried that some tiem ago and got bored very quickly.

bradclark1 · 06-21-07, 09:41 PM

Lemme guess, no torpedoes and no targets?

ASWnut101 · 06-21-07, 10:25 PM

I thought that too when I first saw/played it.

Oh well, thought some of you would find it interesting.

bradclark1 · 06-22-07, 07:57 AM

It's interesting. Kind of reminds me of the game SSN.

Oberon · 06-22-07, 09:19 AM

:hmm:

Does this mean I don't make it into the Navy?

LoBlo · 06-22-07, 09:59 AM

John Hopkins seems to have some interesting trainer programs. Check these out. Wish I could try them, but they don't seem publicly available.

http://www.jhuapl.edu/areas/strategic/train.asp

bradclark1 · 06-22-07, 10:19 AM

Whenever I heard John Hopkins University I never once thought they were into military systems. I always just thought of it as medical. Live and learn.
On an off trivia note, I wonder if those simulation are in Pascal reason being they aren't in high-end graphics and it's something Pascal is capable of?

goldorak · 06-22-07, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8462/ttrythisathomebh8.jpg

:hmm:

Does this mean I don't make it into the Navy?

More likely into the Air Force.

:rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 06-22-07, 11:18 AM

Oh, THAT Texas. I was hoping http://www.usstexasbb35.com/introduction.htm

06-21-07, 11:58 AM	#1
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Drive the Virtual USS Texas Found this off the "How stuff works" website. http://www.howstuffworks.com/framed....pl.edu/websub/ If above link does not work, try this: http://www.jhuapl.edu/websub/ Follow the instructions for first time users: 1. Prepare to download Viscape (change to .exe before download) (Very short download for DSL users; 56k users be aware) 2. Create folder under C:/Program files named "Superscape" 3. Download Viscape to C:/Program files/Superscape 4. Run/Install Viscape to the default directory that shows up 5. Play! It's pretty tough at first, but once you get the hang of it, is pretty neat. __________________ Last edited by ASWnut101; 06-21-07 at 12:29 PM.

06-21-07, 12:20 PM	#2
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I could not get the link to work! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

06-21-07, 12:29 PM	#3
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Edited. __________________

06-21-07, 12:34 PM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,778 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	A screenshot, maybe? I have no idea of what to expect. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

06-21-07, 12:52 PM	#5
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Hope that will suffice. Just so you know, it plays through the internet, but uses the module you have on your computer. It's pretty neat. Try it. Everything you see is controllable. __________________

06-21-07, 03:54 PM	#6
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I tried that some tiem ago and got bored very quickly. __________________

06-21-07, 09:41 PM	#7
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Lemme guess, no torpedoes and no targets?

06-21-07, 10:25 PM	#8
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I thought that too when I first saw/played it. Oh well, thought some of you would find it interesting. __________________

06-22-07, 07:57 AM	#9
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	It's interesting. Kind of reminds me of the game SSN.

06-22-07, 09:19 AM	#10
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	:hmm: Does this mean I don't make it into the Navy?

06-22-07, 09:59 AM	#11
LoBlo Subsim Diehard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas! Posts: 971 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 3	John Hopkins seems to have some interesting trainer programs. Check these out. Wish I could try them, but they don't seem publicly available. http://www.jhuapl.edu/areas/strategic/train.asp __________________ "Seek not to offend or annoy... only to speak the truth"-a wise man

06-22-07, 10:19 AM	#12
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Whenever I heard John Hopkins University I never once thought they were into military systems. I always just thought of it as medical. Live and learn. On an off trivia note, I wonder if those simulation are in Pascal reason being they aren't in high-end graphics and it's something Pascal is capable of?

06-22-07, 11:18 AM	#14
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Oh, THAT Texas. I was hoping http://www.usstexasbb35.com/introduction.htm __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo