The external camera is... - Page 3

cmdrk · 01-15-08, 01:22 PM

I use the ext cam to pass the time when there isn't any action and to take snaps for my daily change of wallpapers.

RR, liked your astrophoto. I know what Sagitarius looks like but I couldn't pick it out. Just a sense that I know that patch of sky.

Rockin Robbins · 01-15-08, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cmdrk

I use the ext cam to pass the time when there isn't any action and to take snaps for my daily change of wallpapers.

RR, liked your astrophoto. I know what Sagitarius looks like but I couldn't pick it out. Just a sense that I know that patch of sky.

Thanks! That's my point. An easy constellation we might be able to spot in a second on land becomes impossible to find at sea hundreds of miles from any light. I've heard stories from astronomers who observed an eclipse from Ayers Rock in Australia that the Milky Way cast a shadow there! Imagine: something most people who live in a city have never seen so bright it casts a shadow!

I'm afraid the sky at sea would look very different from what we see in SH4 and the more we know about the sky the less we would recognize it. As the sky gets darker and clearer away from land the star colors become much more apparent, especially the red giants, which are suddenly easy to spot everywhere! Another thing that happens when there is no light pollution and the air is very clear is that the stars look much more the same brightness. It is difficult to separate a 2nd magnitude star from a 4th magnitude star, even though one is four times brighter than the other. And you see literally thousands of stars so dim that you've never seen them before. That makes it difficult to pick out the constellations that are outside of the Milky Way too. It's a humbling but wonderful experience if you're supposed to know the sky.

The Fishlord · 01-17-08, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Two of the suckers after me, an Akizuki and a friendly Shiratsuyu.
First, I disabled one with a down the throat shot: not my normal tactic vs Akizukis. Then I had a choice with 1 torp left. Finish off Akizuki or shoot Shiratsuyu. Shiratsuyu attacked with great vigor, leaving me no choice. I got lucky and he went down.

So now the Akizuki is hanging out with no power and I'm hanging out with no torpedoes. Mexican standoff? Let's find out. I came up to 30' directly astern so I could dive quickly if he fired. Nothing. What now? What do you mean, what now

I've never seen an oil slick come out of a ship like that! I get the feeling a lot is going wrong with the graphics in this game though, not much of a surprise.

BTW, you said "Take the external camera aboard the DD". How did you do that, since the unit selector doesn't go very close and the normal freemove camera won't go close either?

DrBeast · 01-18-08, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by The Fishlord

I've never seen an oil slick come out of a ship like that! I get the feeling a lot is going wrong with the graphics in this game though, not much of a surprise.

BTW, you said "Take the external camera aboard the DD". How did you do that, since the unit selector doesn't go very close and the normal freemove camera won't go close either?

Ah, that's because you don't have ROW, I guess. Get to this here thread, download the mod, and enter a whole new SH4 experience

Wilcke · 01-18-08, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DrBeast

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Originally Posted by The Fishlord

I've never seen an oil slick come out of a ship like that! I get the feeling a lot is going wrong with the graphics in this game though, not much of a surprise.

BTW, you said "Take the external camera aboard the DD". How did you do that, since the unit selector doesn't go very close and the normal freemove camera won't go close either?

Ah, that's because you don't have ROW, I guess. Get to this here thread, download the mod, and enter a whole new SH4 experience

exactly, plus oil slicks and starshells....it is astonishing...

CDR Resser · 01-19-08, 08:25 PM

This sim is just too beautiful (especially with ROW, thanks Dave) to stay inside the sub or on the bridge all the time. It's better than a movie ticket. I get to be O'Kane, Morton or Gene Fluckey for a while, and then get to watch it all in living color.

Respectfully Submitted;
CDR Resser

Sailor Steve · 01-20-08, 01:33 PM

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Respectfully Submitted

Sue Grafton fan, eh?

DavyJonesFootlocker · 01-25-08, 09:54 AM

Aha! Mr. Ducimus. Your Mk-14 torp you sent out made a 180 degree and sank ya!

I have to say it's my Life's blood now. I may even enable them in my next career mode. The cameras lets me see Leo's wunderbar work, besides who wants to stay indoors looking at a bunch of smelly guys anyway when you can look outside other than the tower thinking about Maggie Thatcher (erm, that didn't come out right).

Who ya callin' girly man!

DJF.

SteamWake · 01-25-08, 09:56 PM

Ohh Ohh I get to vote again !!!

Uhhh dunno why but Im gonna do it :p

sunvalleyslim · 01-27-08, 03:46 PM

Love to watch the sinking ships............

mgd · 01-28-08, 11:39 PM

eye candy is the prize of the game

Schlippittz · 02-05-08, 11:45 PM

I take a peek outside from time to time to watch torps impact or ooh and ahh over the sinking hulk of a ship.

walrusbomb · 02-06-08, 10:11 AM

the external camera is berry seck see.

love watching planes whiff after a crash dive and hard 90 to port.

Sailor Steve · 02-06-08, 04:45 PM

:rotfl: on me. I had to read that three times before I got it!

Frenssen · 02-06-08, 06:03 PM

"For the girlyman"

I really enjoy seeing my boat ride the waves in all it`s visual glory and I had a self imposed rule of not using the camera to spy on enemy ships. Unfortunately I couldn`t resist the urge to f12 that DD that was about to drop on me, so in my current career I play with externals off.

View Poll Results: The external Camera is..
My lifes blood! How can i enjoy SH4 without seeing the eye candy?!	57	27.54%
My movie ticket! I love watching the depth charges drop and seeing all the action as it happens!	75	36.23%
Just something i use occasionaly. I ike watching ships sink.	48	23.19%
For the girlyman! Real sub skippers had no such view!	20	9.66%
External what? I live in the 2D world that is the nav map	7	3.38%
Voters: 207. You may not vote on this poll

01-19-08, 08:25 PM	#36
CDR Resser Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Submerged ahead Posts: 252 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	This sim is just too beautiful (especially with ROW, thanks Dave) to stay inside the sub or on the bridge all the time. It's better than a movie ticket. I get to be O'Kane, Morton or Gene Fluckey for a while, and then get to watch it all in living color. Respectfully Submitted; CDR Resser __________________ Holy Equestrian Order of Saint John Moses Sometimes, in war, there is an inverse moral. The greater the performance, the harsher the consequence. R.H. O'Kane

01-25-08, 09:54 AM	#38
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Aha! Mr. Ducimus. Your Mk-14 torp you sent out made a 180 degree and sank ya! I have to say it's my Life's blood now. I may even enable them in my next career mode. The cameras lets me see Leo's wunderbar work, besides who wants to stay indoors looking at a bunch of smelly guys anyway when you can look outside other than the tower thinking about Maggie Thatcher (erm, that didn't come out right). Who ya callin' girly man! DJF. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

01-25-08, 09:56 PM	#39
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Florida Primarys... Ohh Ohh I get to vote again !!! Uhhh dunno why but Im gonna do it :p

01-27-08, 03:46 PM	#40
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Love to watch the sinking ships............ __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

01-15-08, 01:22 PM	#31
cmdrk Planesman Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 184 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I use the ext cam to pass the time when there isn't any action and to take snaps for my daily change of wallpapers. RR, liked your astrophoto. I know what Sagitarius looks like but I couldn't pick it out. Just a sense that I know that patch of sky.

01-28-08, 11:39 PM	#41
mgd Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	eye candy is the prize of the game

02-05-08, 11:45 PM	#42
Schlippittz Mate Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 53 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I take a peek outside from time to time to watch torps impact or ooh and ahh over the sinking hulk of a ship.

02-06-08, 10:11 AM	#43
walrusbomb Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 180 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	the external camera is berry seck see. love watching planes whiff after a crash dive and hard 90 to port.

02-06-08, 04:45 PM	#44
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	:rotfl: on me. I had to read that three times before I got it! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-06-08, 06:03 PM	#45
Frenssen Sparky Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 155 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"For the girlyman" I really enjoy seeing my boat ride the waves in all it`s visual glory and I had a self imposed rule of not using the camera to spy on enemy ships. Unfortunately I couldn`t resist the urge to f12 that DD that was about to drop on me, so in my current career I play with externals off.