NorOps News Update for November

[Safe-Keeper]

You may have to go the blog (see sig') and open the pictures there to see them in this thread. I'll host the ones for use in this thread with ImageShack next time I post news.

November News Update

Time for a news update from the one-man NorOps team (I assume that there's at least no need to specify which of us is doing the writing!).

First of all, some bad news. Some time ago, I managed to somehow mess up my installation of Silent Hunter III (I believe a failure to rollback SH3 Commander was involved) and, when uninstalling, managed to accidentally delete everything I had added around Oslo, from the new cities and ports to the Battle of Drobak Sound. This provided me with quite a bit of frustration, a lesson to always back-up my work, and the decision to, quite frankly, screw the capital city for the the time being in favor of my hometown of Bergen (c'mon, where else?).

So currently, the area around my beloved and beautiful hometown now features six forts (with more to be added) and several new village names on the map. It will also soon be the site of a scripted German invasion, complete with accurate fighting and the sinking of the K-Class ship Königsberg. What a lucky little town!

Before NorOps (Grey Wolves 1,1a):

With NorOps (work-in-progress, more elements awaiting addition):

Second off, SH3 Commander users will be glad to hear I'm experimenting with adding Norway-related content to the program's immersion-building files, namely the nightclub and loading screen news bulletins! This means that when NorOps is released, a separate install will be available to 'Commander users operating out of Norway. The result - well, see below (the loading screen, although I like it, is probably is not there to stay):

Loading screen with news of
the Operations Ankle and Archery

NightClub gossip about
the Heavy Water Sabotage

The very last bit of news for now is that two great people at the SubSim site, Seth and danlisa, have been kind enough to sit down and make me some terrific-looking winter skins for use during those freezing Arctic patrols. The in-game result, illuminated in all her beauty, can be seen below. Thanks a lot to the both of you for making future winter patrols a tad bit easier!

VII-B as admired by a GB Destroyer.

That'd be all for this time. See you around the blog and SubSim forums!

Other NorOps resources:
Poor ole Blücher... - Battle of Drobak Sound
"Look to Noh'vay - ve haff doggiez!" - Project Announcement

All screen-shots depict a work-in-progress and are thus subject to change.

[stabiz]

Noooo! I cant see any screens?

This sounds amazing, though. (Ja, vi elsker dette landet)

[Safe-Keeper]

Might be some measure Blogger's devised to keep people from direct-linking pictures. Try reading the update at my blog instead (click my sig' banner). They'll be shown there, after which you'll probably be able to see them here, too.

[stabiz]

Ok, I could see it now. Good luck on this!

[Safe-Keeper]

Bah. They didn't show on my school computer either, even after I'd visited the blog article (probably need to go to the blog article and open every pic' there or something).

This mod' needs more attention. Guess I'm spoiled from that Battle of Hoth mod I led for X-Wing Alliance, where I had a full team only days after project announcement. Maybe I should start a contest - "find an easter egg and get free nude snap-shots of Safe-Keeper and his pets"? Hmm...

[mr chris]

Safe-Keeper this a great pice of work you have here. Cant wait to see it when it finshed. Keep up the great work

[Safe-Keeper]

OK, so several people have been asking for updates (here's loving y'all!), so I thought I'd bump this thread with an answer to the request.

I've decided to do monthly updates on Norwegian Operations, unless something very important comes up (such as the designer waking up one morning to find the trolls have finished the whole project for me). This means that you can expect the next update on December 1st at the earliest. I've already written a draft (it's quite long), so it shouldn't be too delayed.

[Subwolf]

Monthly?

May I ask when you plan to release the mod? I'm not pushing ya, just would be nice to know when we can expect to install it

[Safe-Keeper]

It'll be a long while yet. It won't come out this year, for sure, it's quite a big project, actually. More on that in the update.

[Subwolf]

Sounds good mate, looking forward to the update

[_Seth_]

Good work, safe-keeper! Lookin' forward to this, you know!!!!