My first Dolphin! Too cool!

andylegate · 10-07-07, 08:04 PM

I had just finished getting refueled and a new load of torps from the milkcow, out of Caldiz. I was pulling away from the milkcow when I spotted someting in the water. It was darked so I hit F12 and zipped over to find.....a Dolphin!
Wish it was day time for the shot that I took.

It was swimming backwards away from the sub, squeaking and clicking away. Too cool!

Ping Panther · 10-07-07, 09:31 PM

That is really cool!
Could you hear it from your hydrophone, or just from F12ing over to it for this photo?

andylegate · 10-07-07, 10:48 PM

I didn't think to jump on the Hydro's. The sound I heard was zipping over on external.

After I took the shot, I looked around, there was actually 4 of them playing around!

Hehe, I remember seeing them when we'd pull out of Norfolk and Charleston in real life.

Pablo · 10-07-07, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by andylegate

I had just finished getting refueled and a new load of torps from the milkcow, out of Caldiz. I was pulling away from the milkcow when I spotted someting in the water. It was darked so I hit F12 and zipped over to find.....a Dolphin!
Wish it was day time for the shot that I took.

It was swimming backwards away from the sub, squeaking and clicking away. Too cool!

Hi!

You found one? Yay! It was swimming backwards? Hmm...:hmm: Let me check into that...

Pablo

TarJak · 10-08-07, 01:58 AM

I assume that as a unit it went into anti-collision mode just like ships do when they get too close to one another.:hmm:

d@rk51d3 · 10-08-07, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

I assume that as a unit it went into anti-collision mode just like ships do when they get too close to one another.:hmm:

Do they crash and burn when they hit land too?

Steel_Tomb · 10-08-07, 05:44 AM

I think I've heard Dolphins/Whales on my hydrophone before, went off in search of them but to no avail.

Huskalar · 10-08-07, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

I think I've heard Dolphins/Whales on my hydrophone before, went off in search of them but to no avail.

Same here.

andylegate · 10-08-07, 06:50 AM

Hey, I just thought of something. I was in port when I saw these guys (warm water too, we're talking near the Med.)

I don't know if the dolphins are put there where the waters are warm and close to ports.
I do know in real life, that's how it works! Every time I saw Dolphins on my ships it was always close to port, but I saw them much more frequently in Charleston and down in the Caribbean.
And we always liked to see them, not only did we think of them as a good omen, but seeing Dolphins close to your ship means: no Sharks! That's something we always liked to know!

If you have time to blow, try going to Caldiz like I did, you might see them!

"Here Flipper, Flipper, Flipper!" :rotfl:

Huskalar · 10-08-07, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by andylegate

If you have time to blow, try going to Caldiz like I did, you might see them!

When I get the change I'll have look there. But in my current patrol I'm chasing icebergs in the artic sea.

Pablo · 10-08-07, 09:52 AM

Hi!

The GWX Dev Team consensus is: the dolphin was trying to avoid a collision.

Being as SH3 models ships and not dolphins (the game engine treats the dolphin as a highly specialized "ship"), the dolphin reversed course to avoid a collision rather than dive under or go around. There's only so much computer power a game can put into dolphin collision avoidance logic without slowing down the framerate, and this was apparently one of the compromises.

Pablo

andylegate · 10-08-07, 10:35 AM

'tis cool! Forward, backwards,.......hey I was just glad to find one finally!

As my XO calls out: "Yaaaaaaaaaaay!" :rotfl:

Kpt. Lehmann · 10-08-07, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by andylegate

'tis cool! Forward, backwards,.......hey I was just glad to find one finally!

As my XO calls out: "Yaaaaaaaaaaay!" :rotfl:

If you switch from English to German voices... and set English text... You'll discover a whole new dimension to GWX. A lot of work went into the German language bit and is how it was intended to be played.

Give it a spin. The first time you crashdive, the hair on the back of your neck will stand up!

Steel_Tomb · 10-08-07, 01:58 PM

ALLLAARRRM!!!!! Aye...when I switched it to German speach it was amazing felt like I was actually there...felt a bit of a pillock for playing with English speach lol

Pittiplatsch · 10-08-07, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by andylegate

It was darked so I hit F12 and zipped over to find.....a Dolphin!
Wish it was day time for the shot that I took.

no prob here is a daytime shot 4 U:

10-07-07, 08:04 PM	#1
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	My first Dolphin! Too cool! I had just finished getting refueled and a new load of torps from the milkcow, out of Caldiz. I was pulling away from the milkcow when I spotted someting in the water. It was darked so I hit F12 and zipped over to find.....a Dolphin! Wish it was day time for the shot that I took. It was swimming backwards away from the sub, squeaking and clicking away. Too cool! __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

10-07-07, 10:48 PM	#3
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I didn't think to jump on the Hydro's. The sound I heard was zipping over on external. After I took the shot, I looked around, there was actually 4 of them playing around! Hehe, I remember seeing them when we'd pull out of Norfolk and Charleston in real life. __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

10-08-07, 05:44 AM	#7
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think I've heard Dolphins/Whales on my hydrophone before, went off in search of them but to no avail. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

10-08-07, 06:50 AM	#9
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hey, I just thought of something. I was in port when I saw these guys (warm water too, we're talking near the Med.) I don't know if the dolphins are put there where the waters are warm and close to ports. I do know in real life, that's how it works! Every time I saw Dolphins on my ships it was always close to port, but I saw them much more frequently in Charleston and down in the Caribbean. And we always liked to see them, not only did we think of them as a good omen, but seeing Dolphins close to your ship means: no Sharks! That's something we always liked to know! If you have time to blow, try going to Caldiz like I did, you might see them! "Here Flipper, Flipper, Flipper!" :rotfl: __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

10-08-07, 09:52 AM	#11
Pablo Commodore Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 641 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Hi! The GWX Dev Team consensus is: the dolphin was trying to avoid a collision. Being as SH3 models ships and not dolphins (the game engine treats the dolphin as a highly specialized "ship"), the dolphin reversed course to avoid a collision rather than dive under or go around. There's only so much computer power a game can put into dolphin collision avoidance logic without slowing down the framerate, and this was apparently one of the compromises. Pablo __________________ "...far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt, speech before the Hamilton Club, Chicago, April 10, 1899

10-07-07, 09:31 PM	#2
Ping Panther Lieutenant Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: the armpit of the Mid-Atlantic / Quadrant CA42 Posts: 262 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	That is really cool! Could you hear it from your hydrophone, or just from F12ing over to it for this photo?

10-08-07, 01:58 AM	#5
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I assume that as a unit it went into anti-collision mode just like ships do when they get too close to one another.:hmm:

10-08-07, 10:35 AM	#12
andylegate Medic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SC, USA Posts: 168 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	'tis cool! Forward, backwards,.......hey I was just glad to find one finally! As my XO calls out: "Yaaaaaaaaaaay!" :rotfl: __________________ My Real Life Navy Brag Page Below http://www1.freewebs.com/andylegate/

10-08-07, 01:58 PM	#14
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ALLLAARRRM!!!!! Aye...when I switched it to German speach it was amazing felt like I was actually there...felt a bit of a pillock for playing with English speach lol __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*