Flying Dutchman

Red Devil · 11-10-08, 05:13 PM

OK, do I get a prize for discovering this ship in the Luzon Straits north of the Phillipines? There are even "men" on board and she is moving at some speed.

SteamWake · 11-10-08, 05:19 PM

heh its always a thrill to see this ... but your not the first.

I love the map contact listed as "What is this?"

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=140989

Red Devil · 11-10-08, 05:24 PM

AGH!!!!! Thought it was "new"!

ReallyDedPoet · 11-10-08, 07:38 PM

Nice work

, as SW said, this never gets old.

RDP

Fincuan · 11-11-08, 05:56 AM

The first "Flying Dutchman"-sighting search was able to find at Subsim: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...light=dutchman

Ahh... the good old times of SH4 v 1.0

Red Devil · 11-11-08, 08:13 AM

I followed the FD for a while and it came in contact with a jap destroyer I had just evaded. April 25th 1944 is the date.

mitchell300 · 11-11-08, 08:14 AM

YEAH IM A Dutchman

Omg i love this.
I already saw it on V1.0 ... when i changed the map :P
I put it against an yamato hehe

Didnt fight..

Mitch

Syxx_Killer · 11-11-08, 09:03 AM

I saw the ghost ship once a long time ago. Haven't seen it since. I spotted it in the Luzon Straits.

Red Devil · 11-11-08, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

I saw the ghost ship once a long time ago. Haven't seen it since. I spotted it in the Luzon Straits.

thats where this is

breadcatcher101 · 11-11-08, 01:14 PM

Don't attack it--the Dutch are on our side!

Sledgehammer427 · 11-11-08, 01:21 PM

i wonder where the put that thing in the game files...i have never seen a "flying Dutchman" or pirate ship or anything in the ships files....:hmm:

Red Devil · 11-11-08, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

Don't attack it--the Dutch are on our side!

It shows up as friendly (blue), and the destroyer in the image is firing away, obviously to no effect. The IJN is out of range of the FD's guns however.

One other thing, I am not running RSRD at present.

Red Devil · 11-25-08, 09:34 AM

Now I have spotted him for the first time, I have obviously unlocked the "egg" as he is following me around the Luzon Straits; currently in Grid Sq: 121E 19N.

mcf1 · 11-25-08, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427

i wonder where the put that thing in the game files...i have never seen a "flying Dutchman" or pirate ship or anything in the ships files....:hmm:

I think I found it in the mission editor, under: sea>roster>Netherlands.
It's marked as battleship and it's name is "What is this?!"

EDIT: I just located it in the game files:
Program Files\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\Data\Roster\Netherlands\Sea
it's the CFG named FD

[UnitClass]
ClassName=Frigate
UnitType=11
AppearanceDate=19410505
DisappearanceDate=21001231
DisplayName=Unidentified ship

[Texture 1]
TextureName=data/Sea/FD/FD_T01.tga
LightmapTextureName=data/Sea/FD/FD_O01.tga
NormalmapTextureName=data/Sea/FD/FD_N01.tga
StartDate=19410505
EndDate=21001231
Frequency=1

[Unit 1]
Name=The Flying Dutchman
DOC=19410505
DOD=21001231

;************ The End ************

Crash Dive · 11-28-08, 06:34 PM

I spotted the Dutchman in The Celebes Sea, almost collided with it!

11-10-08, 05:13 PM	#1
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,515 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	Flying Dutchman OK, do I get a prize for discovering this ship in the Luzon Straits north of the Phillipines? There are even "men" on board and she is moving at some speed. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk Last edited by Red Devil; 11-10-08 at 05:34 PM.

11-10-08, 05:24 PM	#3
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,515 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	AGH!!!!! Thought it was "new"! __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

11-10-08, 07:38 PM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice work , as SW said, this never gets old. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

11-11-08, 08:13 AM	#6
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,515 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	I followed the FD for a while and it came in contact with a jap destroyer I had just evaded. April 25th 1944 is the date. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

11-11-08, 01:21 PM	#11
Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,901 Downloads: 280 Uploads: 0	i wonder where the put that thing in the game files...i have never seen a "flying Dutchman" or pirate ship or anything in the ships files....:hmm: __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

11-10-08, 05:19 PM	#2
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	heh its always a thrill to see this ... but your not the first. I love the map contact listed as "What is this?" http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=140989

11-11-08, 05:56 AM	#5
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	The first "Flying Dutchman"-sighting search was able to find at Subsim: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...light=dutchman Ahh... the good old times of SH4 v 1.0

11-11-08, 08:14 AM	#7
mitchell300 Watch Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	YEAH IM A Dutchman Omg i love this. I already saw it on V1.0 ... when i changed the map :P I put it against an yamato hehe Didnt fight.. Mitch

11-11-08, 09:03 AM	#8
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I saw the ghost ship once a long time ago. Haven't seen it since. I spotted it in the Luzon Straits.

11-11-08, 01:14 PM	#10
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Don't attack it--the Dutch are on our side!

11-25-08, 09:34 AM	#13
Red Devil The Old Man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sutton Coldfield England Posts: 1,515 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 0	Now I have spotted him for the first time, I have obviously unlocked the "egg" as he is following me around the Luzon Straits; currently in Grid Sq: 121E 19N. __________________ > > Captain!, there's a destroyer on the por........ periscope is flooded Sir! > Darkness is only the absence of Light; Ignorance is only the absence of knowledge © www.worldwartwo.uk www.captainwalker.uk

11-28-08, 06:34 PM	#15
Crash Dive Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 136 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I spotted the Dutchman in The Celebes Sea, almost collided with it! __________________ \"The sixth electric fish went to her midships to break the ship\'s back and set her afire.\" O\'Kane