Landlubber Returns to Sea, clueless

08-20-09, 11:35 AM

Hi all. Recently dug out my old Sub Command game. Havnt played it in years. Ive had to reteach myself the game. I always used AutoCrewman before. A few questions. What on earth is SCXII and SCU? Is anyone playing Sub Command original edition with the 1.08 patch? If there is still a community playing this, I may take the time to learn how to do all the Crew positions myself. Always wanted to, but never put much effort into it. Would you recommend learning SC crew areas, or not. I want to play multiplayer. Once I get my feet wet again, Im going to start making some Created Missions. That feature always looked cool. Thanks for the explanations and patience in advance.

clive bradbury · 08-20-09, 04:14 PM

Welcome aboard. Bill's site explains SCU, and you can download it there:

http://www.subguru.com/downloads.html

Regarding crew areas, I would strongly recommend learning sonar, as you will be more competent than them. I usually set and fire my own torps as well. I have never bothered with TMA personally.

Creating missions, especially campaigns, is fun. I am just about to compile a few myself after a long time away. The SC manual gives you quite a good guide to this, and there is a file explaining how to create a campaign on Bill's site. Good luck!

08-20-09, 05:32 PM

Been working 12 hour shift today. I can actually sit and surf the net all day long at this boring job. Anyway, WOW, I can not believe all the stuff I found, the games Ive been missing out on. So eager to jump back in this game. I guess all MP games are SCXII?

I love how guys are making scenarios from great fiction books. Ive read the Patrick robinson novels and found a few missions based on that.

I want to create some all out war scenarios involving Iranians in the Persian Gulf, double crossing Russians, sneaky backstabbing Chinese, and a missile strike on Tehran. Anyone made that scenario yet? lol

I also want to take a page from a movie I saw about a carrier going back in time just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Forget the name of the movie. Anyways, an updated version of it where you have to take out a hidden fleet of several carriers set to attack Pearl again. Anyone made that yet? Ive got to go home and see if my computer can run Dangerous Waters, because Im running SC with ease, except for my Radeon card. I'll try that turn off all applications thing when I get home.

Can anyone list a place for noob captains to fight online, how often they meet, etc?

This game may take the #1 slot away from NASCAR 2003 for the game that consumes the majority of my freetime life, lol.

Malefactor · 09-18-09, 04:21 PM

That movie sounds like The Final Countdown,with Kirk Douglas.

09-24-09, 09:38 PM

SubCommand

is just is NOT worth playing

NOBODY plays SubCommand

in this day and age anymore. In fact NOBODY plays games on PC's anymore

Go getchyer Game Boy on

Its all Halo now, and its ALL iBot and xPod, and what's that other thing called? Oh, that's right TEXTING where you speak in some foreign code so your parental units and the DEA will NEVER know what you're talkin' 'bout.

You're totally retro and must've installed SCX IIh on top of a PC installed CD version of SC + 1.08 update.

and you're into code and stuff like doctrine logicals and tweakin' the mod on top of the mod to the max?

I'd be lying by omission if I stopped there; SCX IIh is just NOT worth playing without the ambient / sfx sound and gfx enhancements to mitigate the

totally ameliorated by DW.

Wait, there was major big time bad blood thing back in the SCX day about all that and what not...

09-25-09, 12:10 AM

Ripley

09-18-09, 04:21 PM	#4
Malefactor Loader Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, Canada Posts: 88 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	That movie sounds like The Final Countdown,with Kirk Douglas. __________________

09-25-09, 12:10 AM	#6
Wxman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Ripley Last edited by Wxman; 09-25-09 at 12:24 AM.

08-20-09, 11:35 AM	#1
Captain009 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Landlubber Returns to Sea, clueless Hi all. Recently dug out my old Sub Command game. Havnt played it in years. Ive had to reteach myself the game. I always used AutoCrewman before. A few questions. What on earth is SCXII and SCU? Is anyone playing Sub Command original edition with the 1.08 patch? If there is still a community playing this, I may take the time to learn how to do all the Crew positions myself. Always wanted to, but never put much effort into it. Would you recommend learning SC crew areas, or not. I want to play multiplayer. Once I get my feet wet again, Im going to start making some Created Missions. That feature always looked cool. Thanks for the explanations and patience in advance.

08-20-09, 04:14 PM	#2
clive bradbury Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: stoke-on-trent, UK Posts: 492 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard. Bill's site explains SCU, and you can download it there: http://www.subguru.com/downloads.html Regarding crew areas, I would strongly recommend learning sonar, as you will be more competent than them. I usually set and fire my own torps as well. I have never bothered with TMA personally. Creating missions, especially campaigns, is fun. I am just about to compile a few myself after a long time away. The SC manual gives you quite a good guide to this, and there is a file explaining how to create a campaign on Bill's site. Good luck!

08-20-09, 05:32 PM	#3
Captain009 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Been working 12 hour shift today. I can actually sit and surf the net all day long at this boring job. Anyway, WOW, I can not believe all the stuff I found, the games Ive been missing out on. So eager to jump back in this game. I guess all MP games are SCXII? I love how guys are making scenarios from great fiction books. Ive read the Patrick robinson novels and found a few missions based on that. I want to create some all out war scenarios involving Iranians in the Persian Gulf, double crossing Russians, sneaky backstabbing Chinese, and a missile strike on Tehran. Anyone made that scenario yet? lol I also want to take a page from a movie I saw about a carrier going back in time just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Forget the name of the movie. Anyways, an updated version of it where you have to take out a hidden fleet of several carriers set to attack Pearl again. Anyone made that yet? Ive got to go home and see if my computer can run Dangerous Waters, because Im running SC with ease, except for my Radeon card. I'll try that turn off all applications thing when I get home. Can anyone list a place for noob captains to fight online, how often they meet, etc? This game may take the #1 slot away from NASCAR 2003 for the game that consumes the majority of my freetime life, lol.

09-24-09, 09:38 PM	#5
Wxman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	SubCommand is just is NOT worth playing NOBODY plays SubCommand in this day and age anymore. In fact NOBODY plays games on PC's anymore Go getchyer Game Boy on Its all Halo now, and its ALL iBot and xPod, and what's that other thing called? Oh, that's right TEXTING where you speak in some foreign code so your parental units and the DEA will NEVER know what you're talkin' 'bout. You're totally retro and must've installed SCX IIh on top of a PC installed CD version of SC + 1.08 update. and you're into code and stuff like doctrine logicals and tweakin' the mod on top of the mod to the max? I'd be lying by omission if I stopped there; SCX IIh is just NOT worth playing without the ambient / sfx sound and gfx enhancements to mitigate the totally ameliorated by DW. Wait, there was major big time bad blood thing back in the SCX day about all that and what not...