Welcome aboard, Kaleu! You are now being given a chance to prove
your worth and Silent Hunter savvy. Over the next few weeks, this
page will feature a series of patrols. Each
patrol will have a specific objective: questions or directives pertaining to
the Silent Hunter franchise. The questions may be about
Silent Hunter I, II, III, and/or Destroyer Command. The questions
may be about any of the dev teams, development cycles, renown
players, mods, and noteworthy incidents in any of the Internet
forums, past and present. Or...you may be given a directive, such as
"Find a screenshot of Silent Hunter I on the web that shows the
periscope view!"
Some
will be easy, some will challenge even the greatest Silent Hunter
captains!
To
compete, you must have a
Subsim Radio Room forum account and answer
the question or directive in the proper
Patrol thread. A link
to the
Patrol Log will direct you to the current question or
directive. Players are
encouraged to answer even if they suspect another player has beat
them to it with the correct answer. In addition to the winner of
each patrol, special Commendation awards may be awarded to answers
that merit.
The
first player to correctly and completely answer the Patrol question or
match the requirements of the directive will be notified by
secret Enigma message! This eyes-only Enigma message message will
notify the player that he has scored a hit in a successful patrol. The message will also include a link to a
Silent Hunter III SPECIAL Content webpage which will have a
never-before-seen screenshot, excerpt from the manual, custom
message from Florin and the dev team, brand-new game details, or
concept art.
Once
the player has cleaned the drool from his dress uniform he is
instructed to go to the Patrol Thread and share his link to the
other players. You prevail, you get to bear the good news. Each
winning contestant will then be listed on this Contest page
with a link to his Special Content page.
The
times and dates of the new Patrol will alternate to enable
North American, Pacific Realm and European players to compete. The
exact time and date of each new question/directive is classified. There will be
approximately 24-48 hours between Patrols (timing may vary, check
the
Patrol Log for the latest updates).
Once
the last regular patrol is concluded, all patrol winners will be
notified for a Final Patrol; a last series of questions which will
determine the ultimate order of winners and prizes. The Contest Judges will announce here
a date and time for the Final Patrol.
Prizes
will be awarded to the top winning contestants in order of their answer posts in
the Final Patrol thread. Oh, and guess what? By then Silent
Hunter III will be shipping!
That
will be all, Kaleu, you are dimissed.
