Hydrophone Sounds

Doolar · 05-22-17, 10:57 PM

I was doing a Hydrophone check and heard a strange sound. It was a very faint whistling sound and very very faint music. ( my Gramophone is off ). I set a course to intercept but the sound seems to swing between 270*to 60* from my position.( *=degrees ). No matter it seems distance and elusive. It isn't Dolphins, I've heard them many times. Is this a distant ship ? Anyone experience this ?
Thanx

BigWalleye · 05-23-17, 06:09 AM

Mermaids? An acoustic Easter Egg?

Doolar · 05-23-17, 10:50 AM

Well I put SHIII on pause last nite until I got a response. I now have decided to break off my hunt/attack. This sound contact is a very exact 260* at the current moment. It sounds like a female voice or music with a distinct whistle. Never heard of the "Mermaid Easter Egg". Personally I'm not into Easter Eggs, I've worked hard to achieve maximum realism, so I really don't know what it is. Been playing SHIII since 2007 and this was a new one on me. Now it's at 180* and should be ! Thanx Jerry CA45

Niume · 05-23-17, 11:07 AM

Maybe a ship wreck just sounding weird

?

Doolar · 05-23-17, 02:21 PM

Well the ONLY logical explanation to me is that it is either a very well educated and talented whale or aliens. I heard the dolphins a lot, but never the whales, or at least ones like that. But anyway there 2days behind me whatever they were.

05-23-17, 02:59 PM

Sound record, or it didn't happen !

Doolar · 05-23-17, 03:39 PM

Kendras, I really wanted to do that but not sure how and on another note, I was going to look for a "whale" sound file and play it to see if that's it. Busy now but will do that tonight and get back here on what I found out. The odd sound contact is long behind me now.

05-23-17, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doolar Semler

Kendras, I really wanted to do that but not sure how and on another note, I was going to look for a "whale" sound file and play it to see if that's it. Busy now but will do that tonight and get back here on what I found out. The odd sound contact is long behind me now.

Check the sound files (SH3\data\Sound)

Kaptlt.Endrass · 05-23-17, 05:58 PM

There's actually a few easter eggs in the Silent Hunter games. One of the more prominent ones is the appearance of the Flying Dutchman in the Caribbean Sea in SH IV, the model of which was transferred to SHIII.

The original in IV.

And the Dutchman in SHIII.

My point is, it wouldn't surprise me if it was indeed some sort of mermaid easter egg. That just begs the question...how do they plan to sink a submarine?

05-25-17, 09:15 AM

I have the explanation ! You are getting intoxicated with carbon monoxide, probably coming from the diesel engines ! ...

05-29-17, 05:58 AM

Or it was one of these unidentified sounds : Boing, Carpenter, Woof-Woof, or Echo Fish.

http://www.hnsa.org/resources/histor...nd-in-the-sea/

Pisces · 06-04-17, 09:23 AM

If you had recorded the position then we could all go out on an odyssey

and get seduced by that siren.

Doolar · 06-07-17, 12:20 PM

Hey Pisces and to all, As a matter of fact, I did record my position. Part of my fun with SH III is to keep extensive logs of all my careers and patrols, past and present. Been out'a town with family, so sorry for the delay. I hope you can use the info,

DATE & TIME: 23 January 1942, (first detected) 1730h - 24 January 1942. (broke off search) 0000h.

LOCATION: the SOUTH-WESTERN (lower left) corner of GRID DH57 running south into the NORTH-WESTERN (upper left) corner of GRID DH81

Jerry CA-45

05-22-17, 10:57 PM	#1
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 914 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Hydrophone Sounds I was doing a Hydrophone check and heard a strange sound. It was a very faint whistling sound and very very faint music. ( my Gramophone is off ). I set a course to intercept but the sound seems to swing between 270to 60 from my position.( *=degrees ). No matter it seems distance and elusive. It isn't Dolphins, I've heard them many times. Is this a distant ship ? Anyone experience this ? Thanx

05-23-17, 11:07 AM	#4
Niume Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Lithuania Posts: 1,637 Downloads: 503 Uploads: 2	Maybe a ship wreck just sounding weird ? __________________ GLORY TO UKRAINE! [ENG] SH 4 KSD II Ace Edition

05-23-17, 05:58 PM	#9
Kaptlt.Endrass Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: No Longer On A Big Grey Floaty Thing Posts: 395 Downloads: 116 Uploads: 0	There's actually a few easter eggs in the Silent Hunter games. One of the more prominent ones is the appearance of the Flying Dutchman in the Caribbean Sea in SH IV, the model of which was transferred to SHIII. The original in IV. And the Dutchman in SHIII. My point is, it wouldn't surprise me if it was indeed some sort of mermaid easter egg. That just begs the question...how do they plan to sink a submarine? __________________ "That flag and I are twins, born in the same hour from the same womb of destiny. We cannot be parted in life or in death; so long as we float, we shall float together." As much as I dislike it sometimes, I'm a tin can sailor, through and through.

06-07-17, 12:20 PM	#13
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 914 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Hey, Pisces and all Hey Pisces and to all, As a matter of fact, I did record my position. Part of my fun with SH III is to keep extensive logs of all my careers and patrols, past and present. Been out'a town with family, so sorry for the delay. I hope you can use the info, DATE & TIME: 23 January 1942, (first detected) 1730h - 24 January 1942. (broke off search) 0000h. LOCATION: the SOUTH-WESTERN (lower left) corner of GRID DH57 running south into the NORTH-WESTERN (upper left) corner of GRID DH81 Jerry CA-45

05-23-17, 06:09 AM	#2
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Mermaids? An acoustic Easter Egg?

05-23-17, 10:50 AM	#3
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 914 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Well I put SHIII on pause last nite until I got a response. I now have decided to break off my hunt/attack. This sound contact is a very exact 260* at the current moment. It sounds like a female voice or music with a distinct whistle. Never heard of the "Mermaid Easter Egg". Personally I'm not into Easter Eggs, I've worked hard to achieve maximum realism, so I really don't know what it is. Been playing SHIII since 2007 and this was a new one on me. Now it's at 180* and should be ! Thanx Jerry CA45

05-23-17, 02:21 PM	#5
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 914 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Well the ONLY logical explanation to me is that it is either a very well educated and talented whale or aliens. I heard the dolphins a lot, but never the whales, or at least ones like that. But anyway there 2days behind me whatever they were.

05-23-17, 02:59 PM	#6
Kendras Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Sound record, or it didn't happen !

05-23-17, 03:39 PM	#7
Doolar Expert Shipsinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Baltimore,Md./ CA45 Posts: 914 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	Kendras, I really wanted to do that but not sure how and on another note, I was going to look for a "whale" sound file and play it to see if that's it. Busy now but will do that tonight and get back here on what I found out. The odd sound contact is long behind me now.

05-25-17, 09:15 AM	#10
Kendras Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I have the explanation ! You are getting intoxicated with carbon monoxide, probably coming from the diesel engines ! ...

05-29-17, 05:58 AM	#11
Kendras Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Or it was one of these unidentified sounds : Boing, Carpenter, Woof-Woof, or Echo Fish. http://www.hnsa.org/resources/histor...nd-in-the-sea/

06-04-17, 09:23 AM	#12
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	If you had recorded the position then we could all go out on an odyssey and get seduced by that siren.