Ahoy-no Time Compression-Expansion Pack-May1940 - Page 2

Captain Norman · 09-02-05, 08:23 PM

I first read about this guy in the latest issue of PC Gamer, and so I had to check it out. Im glad I did, and so I salute you on behalf of the 7th Flotilla.

Hans Paschke · 09-14-05, 01:01 PM

I was very impresed when I read this story in PC Gamer....HeÂ´s really U-boot kaleun

Skubber · 09-25-05, 06:06 PM

Wraatt, I enjoyed reading about your exploits in PC Gamer, but even more I have enjoyed reading your logs here.

I, too, like to 'personalize' my AI shipmates. I am concerned about Johan, for instance. He is, by now, a highly decorated officer and deserves his own command. He hasn't said anything to me, but sometimes there is a certain unsettling look in his eyes, as if he were wishing for something more.

But as the U-48 is my first command, I am secretly afraid to carry on patrolling without Johan's infatiguable, strong presence at the weapons station. I know it isn't fair, but I think I'm going to keep him there as long as BDU will let me ....

Twitchy · 10-13-05, 03:24 PM

Wrratt you inspired me to get this game after seeing the article in PC gamer. Tell me a few things.
Where do you get this expansion pack?
You're not on 100% realism, are you?
And do you leave the game running 24/7?
What do your friends think of this?

If you answered any of these questions already, sorry, I just copied and pasted everything youve written in this thread to a word file and it came out to 123 pages. Xcuse me if I dont read it all.

Kissaki · 10-20-05, 05:07 AM

I don't know if this is the case on all systems, or if some mods do something about it, but I've found that even at x1 TC a game minute is still shorter than a real minute - by as much as 9-12 seconds, as I recall.

Redfoot · 10-24-05, 06:35 PM

Now that i've got the hang of manually firing and what not, this thread has inspired me to do a non-compression, 100% realism, IIA boats-only campaign next.

Twitchy · 10-24-05, 09:53 PM

Wrratt is dead! His sub got blown up so jumped into the sea and shot himself! HARDCORE!

kanderstag · 11-01-05, 04:14 AM

He's probably checking out every nook and cranny in Quake 4. Or he's discovered the pron sites and won't be back until he finishes a litre of petroleum jelly. :/\k:

Drebbel · 12-18-05, 03:04 PM

R.I.P. Wrratt

Gizzmoe · 12-18-05, 03:06 PM

Shakermaker · 12-18-05, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Drebbel

R.I.P. Wrratt

Can't the admins send out a patrol to look for him? The U-46 is happy to participate. We are currently hailing from the Mediterranean, but we can be in the Atlantic within a matter of days.

Drebbel · 12-18-05, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shakermaker

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drebbel

R.I.P. Wrratt

Can't the admins send out a patrol to look for him? The U-46 is happy to participate. We are currently hailing from the Mediterranean, but we can be in the Atlantic within a matter of days.

The admins, always the admins. Why not take the lead yourself. Be a leader, not a sheep !

Shakermaker · 12-19-05, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drebbel

The admins, always the admins. Why not take the lead yourself. Be a leader, not a sheep !

The U-45 has set course for Butcher Bay, a small cove on the Atlantic Spanish coast, near Vigo. We have take a certain mr. Diesel aboard for directions ....

GOZO · 12-19-05, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrratt

Log Update Jan 17 1940,,,U-49 is glad to report grid AN47 is deviod of any shipping.We patroled our grid for over 28 hours and all was clear.How delightful the cruise has been its now over three full days sailing, and not one sighting.We are heading south towards the Channel, and hopefully I can still recall how to use the periscope and TDC....Ahoy....Wrratt ................................well I have to say running the game without TC is like having an interactive "screensaver" running....go outside garden for a hour or so, check the game....eat dinner and shower,check the game...I think it is safe to say this mission will be going on for more then one week,unless we are sunk or come across 14 ships in the next four days! Happy Hunting and Keep yer decks awash![/list]

Respect sir!!!!!

Tried something similar once upon a time but ended after around 46 hrs with the damn antivirus programme kicking in automatically making SHIII crash.

keep a crate of "Becks" as standard eq at home nowdays.....

Dantenoc · 01-27-06, 07:05 PM

It is trully a feat to be admired

.... Really something that normal people in their ignorance just wont understand... to have the intelligence or mental capacitiy -the imagination potential if you will- to consiously choose to inmerse yourself in a world of fantasy and make it as real as your own.

As Spock once said "the more complex the mind, the greater the necesity for the simplicity of play"... also reminds me of a video game console tv ad that I saw recently, where the guy has an "alter ego - personality" as a luchador-masked-pro wrestler, and says "Becuase one life is simply not enough for me"... but man, this guy is the real deal!!

It also reminds me of a group of online gamers that I read about in the book "Dungeons and Dreamers, the rise of computer game culture, from geek to chic" by Brad King and John Borland who took their gaming experience to a new level completely unexpected by the game developers when they chose to start their own play theater within the game world, using their online characters, and they succesfully managed to present "live" clasic plays of shakespeare and such. I don't want to highjack the thread so i won't go anymore into this.

Anyway... my salute to you... I think I'll make an effort to buy a really hot portable computer to try this myself sometime.

P.S.: By the way, if anyone out there thinks that doing something this hardcore is really silly, stupid or indicative of not having a life, let me say that I find more meaning and significance in what this man has done than the standard "going out to the same pub every weekend" drill that the plebes do for their whole lifes!!!

ROCK ON

!!!!

09-02-05, 08:23 PM	#16
Captain Norman Medic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 161 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I first read about this guy in the latest issue of PC Gamer, and so I had to check it out. Im glad I did, and so I salute you on behalf of the 7th Flotilla. __________________ Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

09-14-05, 01:01 PM	#17
Hans Paschke Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: U-180 / (Czech Republic) Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was very impresed when I read this story in PC Gamer....HeÂ´s really U-boot kaleun __________________ Torpedo los!

09-25-05, 06:06 PM	#18
Skubber Officer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Posts: 239 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Wraatt, I enjoyed reading about your exploits in PC Gamer, but even more I have enjoyed reading your logs here. I, too, like to 'personalize' my AI shipmates. I am concerned about Johan, for instance. He is, by now, a highly decorated officer and deserves his own command. He hasn't said anything to me, but sometimes there is a certain unsettling look in his eyes, as if he were wishing for something more. But as the U-48 is my first command, I am secretly afraid to carry on patrolling without Johan's infatiguable, strong presence at the weapons station. I know it isn't fair, but I think I'm going to keep him there as long as BDU will let me .... __________________ "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." - Captain John Paul Jones, 1778

10-13-05, 03:24 PM	#19
Twitchy Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wrratt you inspired me to get this game after seeing the article in PC gamer. Tell me a few things. Where do you get this expansion pack? You're not on 100% realism, are you? And do you leave the game running 24/7? What do your friends think of this? If you answered any of these questions already, sorry, I just copied and pasted everything youve written in this thread to a word file and it came out to 123 pages. Xcuse me if I dont read it all.

10-20-05, 05:07 AM	#20
Kissaki Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 268 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I don't know if this is the case on all systems, or if some mods do something about it, but I've found that even at x1 TC a game minute is still shorter than a real minute - by as much as 9-12 seconds, as I recall.

10-24-05, 06:35 PM	#21
Redfoot Watch Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Now that i've got the hang of manually firing and what not, this thread has inspired me to do a non-compression, 100% realism, IIA boats-only campaign next.

10-24-05, 09:53 PM	#22
Twitchy Navy Dude Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wrratt is dead! His sub got blown up so jumped into the sea and shot himself! HARDCORE!

11-01-05, 04:14 AM	#23
kanderstag Watch Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 20 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	He's probably checking out every nook and cranny in Quake 4. Or he's discovered the pron sites and won't be back until he finishes a litre of petroleum jelly. :/\k:

12-18-05, 03:04 PM	#24
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	R.I.P. Wrratt

12-18-05, 03:06 PM	#25
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0

01-27-06, 07:05 PM	#30
Dantenoc Captain Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ensenada, B.C., Mexico Posts: 504 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It is trully a feat to be admired .... Really something that normal people in their ignorance just wont understand... to have the intelligence or mental capacitiy -the imagination potential if you will- to consiously choose to inmerse yourself in a world of fantasy and make it as real as your own. As Spock once said "the more complex the mind, the greater the necesity for the simplicity of play"... also reminds me of a video game console tv ad that I saw recently, where the guy has an "alter ego - personality" as a luchador-masked-pro wrestler, and says "Becuase one life is simply not enough for me"... but man, this guy is the real deal!! It also reminds me of a group of online gamers that I read about in the book "Dungeons and Dreamers, the rise of computer game culture, from geek to chic" by Brad King and John Borland who took their gaming experience to a new level completely unexpected by the game developers when they chose to start their own play theater within the game world, using their online characters, and they succesfully managed to present "live" clasic plays of shakespeare and such. I don't want to highjack the thread so i won't go anymore into this. Anyway... my salute to you... I think I'll make an effort to buy a really hot portable computer to try this myself sometime. P.S.: By the way, if anyone out there thinks that doing something this hardcore is really silly, stupid or indicative of not having a life, let me say that I find more meaning and significance in what this man has done than the standard "going out to the same pub every weekend" drill that the plebes do for their whole lifes!!! ROCK ON !!!!