2d subsim - would you play it?

08-16-17, 03:50 AM

Hey there,

new here and have a question.

Consider a modern submarine scenario and kind of a realistic sim. Most of the games out there are 3d games.

My question is: Would you play a modern subsim made in 2d? I mean realistically you just have all the stations of a submarine, no outside view, going surfaced is not often used at all... So you just have your stations (sonar, radar, weapons and so on, well there is the periscope, dunno what to do about that then). So how important do you see real 3d in such a sim? Would it be worth to make just a 2d game? Would you think this is boring like hell?

Sung · 08-18-17, 03:25 AM

I think you must describe it more detailed.
A 2D Submarine Simulation is like Silent Service I.

propbeanie · 08-18-17, 10:07 AM

Game play is key. I used to really enjoy The Hunt For Red October and one of the other older ones that I can't remember the name of now... The only bad thing about THFRO for me was that I was on a Commodore 64, and had to do multiple disk swaps, seemingly constantly... I do not ever recall coming up close enough to the surface to use the periscope... I still like to play Commander Keen, which is a really old side-scroller game, in 2D... Solitaire is 2D, etc. How much fun is the game? You could build in 2D initially, and add 3D components later. Sort of a "proof of concept". The SSI / Aegis Silent Hunter is still one of my favorites, and I still play it. Ubisoft bought it, and eventually made SH5, which is very 3D, but doesn't work as well as the first version - and "play" factor? It won't run hardly without extensive modding...

Platapus · 08-21-17, 04:09 PM

I am not overly concerned with graphics but as others have posted gameplay and the simulation aspect is more important to me.

Aktungbby · 08-21-17, 04:56 PM

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Platapus · 08-22-17, 05:29 PM

Anyone else remember a game from 1990 called Action Stations?

It was a WWII naval sim. Graphics we minimal as it depicted the CIC battle map. But it was one of the more enjoyable and exciting naval sims I played as all the effort was in the historical accuracy and the game play instead of graphic eye candy.

I remember playing that on my 386 and how slow the calculations were and when I upgraded to the blazing 486 with the extra fast 25mhz processor how much faster the math went.

It was a good example of how a good simulator does not need glitzy graphics to be enjoyable.

08-16-17, 03:50 AM	#1
Powerkraut Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	2d subsim - would you play it? Hey there, new here and have a question. Consider a modern submarine scenario and kind of a realistic sim. Most of the games out there are 3d games. My question is: Would you play a modern subsim made in 2d? I mean realistically you just have all the stations of a submarine, no outside view, going surfaced is not often used at all... So you just have your stations (sonar, radar, weapons and so on, well there is the periscope, dunno what to do about that then). So how important do you see real 3d in such a sim? Would it be worth to make just a 2d game? Would you think this is boring like hell?

08-18-17, 03:25 AM	#2
Sung Developer Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 333 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I think you must describe it more detailed. A 2D Submarine Simulation is like Silent Service I. __________________ SILENT DEPTH the submarine simulation for your mobile device www.silentdepth.com https://www.facebook.com/silentdepth/ Silent Depth Manual

08-18-17, 10:07 AM	#3
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,749 Downloads: 440 Uploads: 2	Game play is key. I used to really enjoy The Hunt For Red October and one of the other older ones that I can't remember the name of now... The only bad thing about THFRO for me was that I was on a Commodore 64, and had to do multiple disk swaps, seemingly constantly... I do not ever recall coming up close enough to the surface to use the periscope... I still like to play Commander Keen, which is a really old side-scroller game, in 2D... Solitaire is 2D, etc. How much fun is the game? You could build in 2D initially, and add 3D components later. Sort of a "proof of concept". The SSI / Aegis Silent Hunter is still one of my favorites, and I still play it. Ubisoft bought it, and eventually made SH5, which is very 3D, but doesn't work as well as the first version - and "play" factor? It won't run hardly without extensive modding... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

08-21-17, 04:09 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,957 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I am not overly concerned with graphics but as others have posted gameplay and the simulation aspect is more important to me. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-21-17, 04:56 PM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,870 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! Powerkraut! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

08-22-17, 05:29 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,957 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Anyone else remember a game from 1990 called Action Stations? It was a WWII naval sim. Graphics we minimal as it depicted the CIC battle map. But it was one of the more enjoyable and exciting naval sims I played as all the effort was in the historical accuracy and the game play instead of graphic eye candy. I remember playing that on my 386 and how slow the calculations were and when I upgraded to the blazing 486 with the extra fast 25mhz processor how much faster the math went. It was a good example of how a good simulator does not need glitzy graphics to be enjoyable. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.