[WIP] Wolves of the Kaiser:1914-1918 Mod - Page 180

scorch092 · 03-15-23, 02:07 AM

Hi iambecomelife, I hope everything is going well with you and your new team!

I recently read (on Wikipedia) that the U-boat campaign during the First World War "saw U-boats operating in both the Far East and South East Asia... [and] the Indian Ocean...". There is no citation for this and I can't find any other information on it. Is this true? I think that whoever wrote it might have been referring to WWII by mistake. If it is true, will it be a part of the mod?

Also, I was wondering (as a Canadian who always likes to see Canada represented in video games) how Canada will be represented in the mod? Will the HMCS Niobe (or the Diadem class cruisers in general) be in the mod? We hear a lot about the HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow in high school history classes because they were the first two ships bought for the navy, so they would be interesting to see (and sink) given their importance in Canadian politics in the years before the war. However, the HMCS Rainbow operated off the West Coast so I guess I can't sink her

The last things I wanted to ask have probably been asked before but it was if you plan on adding Austro-Hungarian U-boats or any other playable faction into the mod at any point? Also, what will the UI for the "targeting computer" look like? Basically, do I need to learn any additional math before I play the mod

Sorry for all the questions, just really excited about the mod!

Cheers!

iambecomelife · 03-15-23, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by scorch092

Hi iambecomelife, I hope everything is going well with you and your new team!

I recently read (on Wikipedia) that the U-boat campaign during the First World War "saw U-boats operating in both the Far East and South East Asia... [and] the Indian Ocean...". There is no citation for this and I can't find any other information on it. Is this true? I think that whoever wrote it might have been referring to WWII by mistake. If it is true, will it be a part of the mod?

Also, I was wondering (as a Canadian who always likes to see Canada represented in video games) how Canada will be represented in the mod? Will the HMCS Niobe (or the Diadem class cruisers in general) be in the mod? We hear a lot about the HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow in high school history classes because they were the first two ships bought for the navy, so they would be interesting to see (and sink) given their importance in Canadian politics in the years before the war. However, the HMCS Rainbow operated off the West Coast so I guess I can't sink her

The last things I wanted to ask have probably been asked before but it was if you plan on adding Austro-Hungarian U-boats or any other playable faction into the mod at any point? Also, what will the UI for the "targeting computer" look like? Basically, do I need to learn any additional math before I play the mod

Sorry for all the questions, just really excited about the mod!

Cheers!

There will be Canadian ships in the mod. HMS Niobe might be modeled .... mainly because the Cressy class armored cruisers are confirmed for the roster (needed for the "Live Bait" mission of course!!) and the Niobe and her sisters were very similar in appearance to that class, so they won't take much work....basically, remove the big 9.2" turrets from Cressy Class and make a few other adjustments.

We also will include the Canadian liner "Royal Edward" if there is time.

Players will also encounter Canadian merchant ships and fishing boats at random.

Austro-Hungarian subs are definite "reach goal"/add-on territory, since I want to get a German player campaign out as soon as possible. But maybe by 2025.

I believe the comments about WWI subs in the Pacific were a mistake. All records I have reviewed say the most distant missions in WWI were to the United States East Coast....with no Pacific or Indian Ocean cruises.

No plans for a detailed WWI period analog targeting computer due to inadequate source materials - plus the limits of SH4's moddability.

Thanks for your interest and I hope you enjoy our next updates.

Antonin Dvorak · 03-16-23, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by iambecomelife

On the German side "Weisbaden"

Wiesbaden.
"ei" and "ie" sound completely different in German, and yes, mixing them up is very common in English speakers.

In other news ... this mod gets better by the week, and I am pretty stoked. Not many WW1 sub games/simulators out there (I only know of "Shells of Fury". Which does incorporate mine laying ... an important activity in WW1)

Aktungbby · 03-16-23, 06:16 PM

Antonin Dvorak!

fitzcarraldo · 03-16-23, 07:27 PM

Getting better each day. Hope we´ll have a beta version for try it

Thanks for a work of years, Iambecomelife.

Best regards.

Fitzcarraldo

iambecomelife · 03-18-23, 09:14 PM

Couldn't resist revisions to the "Iron Duke" .... the good news is this helps put the Orion Class and King George V Class up to date. Hang in there people, we are getting there.

vickers03 · 03-19-23, 08:10 AM

iambecomelife · 03-25-23, 02:30 PM

There's always so much to do... but the surface ship revamp of old units on my HD is humming along! Juggling this and a ton of playable unit stuff....

lederhosen · 03-25-23, 02:50 PM

the wait is killing me

Kapitain Oliver Leinkraunt · 03-26-23, 04:47 PM

Can't wait

iambecomelife · 03-29-23, 06:46 PM

More good news; one of the biggest reenovation jobs of the mod is complete - HMS King George V and Orion class are very nearly finished and ready for skinning, using parts from the new Iron Duke model.

That was another big thorn in my side and time sink, so things are coming together rapidly.

This morning I built a flying-off platform for the Orion Class; it will be added to other Royal Navy ships that had aircraft. In the game, these ships will get an airgroup of Sopwith Camels or Short 184 seaplanes, so players will have to be careful when attacking.

Work on U-9 class should not take long because it has the same 2 Bow - 2 Stern torpedo tube configuration as several existing submarines like the U-31 class. Just have to remove a few crew slots in the files and work on proper kerosene exhaust - plus the retractable funnel.

Also Tonnage King just handed over Devonshire class for detailing, which is more great news; it is so helpful to have capable contributors.

Salute to him - this takes the place of the old Devonshire model that was destroyed by a virus attack.

Vox165 · 03-30-23, 02:06 PM

I’m really forward to this. The graphics continue to amaze me.

03-15-23, 02:07 AM	#2686
scorch092 Nub Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Hokkaido, Japan Posts: 2 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hi iambecomelife, I hope everything is going well with you and your new team! I recently read (on Wikipedia) that the U-boat campaign during the First World War "saw U-boats operating in both the Far East and South East Asia... [and] the Indian Ocean...". There is no citation for this and I can't find any other information on it. Is this true? I think that whoever wrote it might have been referring to WWII by mistake. If it is true, will it be a part of the mod? Also, I was wondering (as a Canadian who always likes to see Canada represented in video games) how Canada will be represented in the mod? Will the HMCS Niobe (or the Diadem class cruisers in general) be in the mod? We hear a lot about the HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow in high school history classes because they were the first two ships bought for the navy, so they would be interesting to see (and sink) given their importance in Canadian politics in the years before the war. However, the HMCS Rainbow operated off the West Coast so I guess I can't sink her The last things I wanted to ask have probably been asked before but it was if you plan on adding Austro-Hungarian U-boats or any other playable faction into the mod at any point? Also, what will the UI for the "targeting computer" look like? Basically, do I need to learn any additional math before I play the mod Sorry for all the questions, just really excited about the mod! Cheers! Last edited by scorch092; 03-15-23 at 02:38 AM.

03-16-23, 06:16 PM	#2689
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: where I'm at presently Posts: 25,344 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome back! Antonin Dvorak! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human stupidity; And I'm not too sure about the Universe"

03-16-23, 07:27 PM	#2690
fitzcarraldo Argentinian Skipper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Somewhere between Buenos Aires and the Bungo Suido Posts: 4,789 Downloads: 2826 Uploads: 0	Getting better each day. Hope we´ll have a beta version for try it Thanks for a work of years, Iambecomelife. Best regards. Fitzcarraldo __________________ *My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity - Wilfred Owen.*

03-18-23, 09:14 PM	#2691
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,417 Downloads: 289 Uploads: 0	Couldn't resist revisions to the "Iron Duke" .... the good news is this helps put the Orion Class and King George V Class up to date. Hang in there people, we are getting there. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

03-25-23, 02:30 PM	#2693
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,417 Downloads: 289 Uploads: 0	There's always so much to do... but the surface ship revamp of old units on my HD is humming along! Juggling this and a ton of playable unit stuff.... __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

03-19-23, 08:10 AM	#2692
vickers03 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2007 Location: germany Posts: 944 Downloads: 694 Uploads: 37

03-25-23, 02:50 PM	#2694
lederhosen Medic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Trier, Germany Posts: 166 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 0	the wait is killing me __________________ Click for more info

03-26-23, 04:47 PM	#2695
Kapitain Oliver Leinkraunt Lieutenant Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Trieste/Siena Italy Posts: 268 Downloads: 144 Uploads: 0	Can't wait __________________ ALFA TAU!!! Rapidi Ed Invisibili-the campaign (an italian mod for SH4)

03-29-23, 06:46 PM	#2696
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,417 Downloads: 289 Uploads: 0	More good news; one of the biggest reenovation jobs of the mod is complete - HMS King George V and Orion class are very nearly finished and ready for skinning, using parts from the new Iron Duke model. That was another big thorn in my side and time sink, so things are coming together rapidly. This morning I built a flying-off platform for the Orion Class; it will be added to other Royal Navy ships that had aircraft. In the game, these ships will get an airgroup of Sopwith Camels or Short 184 seaplanes, so players will have to be careful when attacking. Work on U-9 class should not take long because it has the same 2 Bow - 2 Stern torpedo tube configuration as several existing submarines like the U-31 class. Just have to remove a few crew slots in the files and work on proper kerosene exhaust - plus the retractable funnel. Also Tonnage King just handed over Devonshire class for detailing, which is more great news; it is so helpful to have capable contributors. Salute to him - this takes the place of the old Devonshire model that was destroyed by a virus attack. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

03-30-23, 02:06 PM	#2697
Vox165 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Penns Woods Posts: 126 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	I’m really forward to this. The graphics continue to amaze me.

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