New subsim on the horizon....

Onkel Neal · 09-05-07, 07:11 PM

I'm hearing whisperings of a sequel to a well-known subsim action game. Some of the veteran dev team will be returning to create the game. More details coming....

Ok, here are the details from Tesseraction Games:

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Tesseraction Games has a new owner.
Enigma: Sink The Hood is officially in pre-production.

This time out we are working to increase the playability of Enigma as a command simulation and a ship simulation; with a new host of ship simulation features. Imagine a difficulty slider with Enigma 1 on one end and Aces of the Deep on the other: that's the goal.

We will be using a state of the art rendering engine, a well known 3rd party physics engine, and support for joysticks and proprietary controllers.

What's going to be different about E2 vs E1?

- No hardware copy protection
- Multiplayer
- TAG will host servers
- Players can host servers (current plan is for 16 players)

- Terrain with Harbors, Ports, Facilities, and emplacements.

- Crew and Officer representation

- massive upgrade to graphics; particularly the ocean and ocean effects

- There will be no difficulty setting this time round, only realism settings: this will include items like reload times, required equipment operations (like hydrophones...), contact plotting, and radio useage.

- Ability to run silent

- no Time Compression and no "edge of battle" placement. Distance traversal will be handled like SWOTL and other games (warping available while out of range of any contacts).

- Drills and training will make a difference to performance of officers and crew

- Improved (and historically accurate) fire control systems (ships)

- Extended voice recognition systems (E1 was cited as having best voice recognition in any game by multiple reviewers) and voice response.

- comprehensive support for the modding community; everything from ships, instruments, controls, sky, clouds, terrain, fauna, structures, audio, all the way to particle effects.

There is much more to come, watch for announcements here at Subsim.

Bort · 09-05-07, 07:13 PM

Do we get a hint? Era? Anything like that?

Onkel Neal · 09-05-07, 07:18 PM

Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses

Gunner · 09-05-07, 07:53 PM

I knew it, there is gonna be a Silent Hunter5 lol

bradclark1 · 09-05-07, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I'm hearing whisperings of a sequel to a well-known subsim action game. Some of the veteran dev team will be returning to create the game. More details coming....

Action game???:hmm:
Would that be Enigma2 or Enigma dev team?

NEON DEON · 09-05-07, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses

well okies!

Silent Service III

Chock · 09-05-07, 08:09 PM

It's sounds like it would have to be Enigma Rising Tide to me, or possibly Frogger.

Chock

Bort · 09-05-07, 08:40 PM

I'm hoping for Revolutionary War era submarine combat!

Just imagine crawling up at less than 1 knot to a naval ship and spending minutes boring through to the hull to plant an explosive keg which might blow you up too if you didn't get away fast enough!

Awesome!

Deep6 · 09-05-07, 09:08 PM

Virginia Class Subsim - Sonalyst

That is the answer I will pull out of my posterior.

gregorm · 09-05-07, 09:11 PM

Oh boy...

I have so many ideas I don't know where to begin!

Jmack · 09-05-07, 09:11 PM

so ... sh3 with the new GWX will be considered a new submarine simulator ... it figures

Roads88 · 09-05-07, 09:23 PM

Red Storm Rising II...

bookworm_020 · 09-05-07, 09:44 PM

Aces of the Deep 2????

Elphaba · 09-05-07, 10:02 PM

PLEASE let it be SH5 - as a Viginia Sub with full 3d and crew and a new cold / hot war theme...

P L E A S E !! !! !!

Elphaba

Gert · 09-05-07, 11:10 PM

Oh please let it be the Imperial Japanese Navy !!!!!

09-05-07, 07:13 PM	#2
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Do we get a hint? Era? Anything like that? __________________ GT Aerospace

09-05-07, 07:18 PM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,283 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Ahm waiting to see who can come the closest with wild-ass guesses __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-05-07, 07:53 PM	#4
Gunner Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 177 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I knew it, there is gonna be a Silent Hunter5 lol __________________

09-05-07, 08:09 PM	#7
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's sounds like it would have to be Enigma Rising Tide to me, or possibly Frogger. Chock __________________

09-05-07, 08:40 PM	#8
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I'm hoping for Revolutionary War era submarine combat! Just imagine crawling up at less than 1 knot to a naval ship and spending minutes boring through to the hull to plant an explosive keg which might blow you up too if you didn't get away fast enough! Awesome! __________________ GT Aerospace

09-05-07, 09:08 PM	#9
Deep6 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 95 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Virginia Class Subsim - Sonalyst That is the answer I will pull out of my posterior. __________________ Let\'s play Hide and Seek\'n\'Destroy!

09-05-07, 09:11 PM	#10
gregorm Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 16 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Oh boy... I have so many ideas I don't know where to begin!

09-05-07, 09:11 PM	#11
Jmack Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 669 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	so ... sh3 with the new GWX will be considered a new submarine simulator ... it figures __________________ "victim's ? ... arent we all ? "

09-05-07, 09:23 PM	#12
Roads88 Sparky Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sacramento CA. Posts: 150 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Red Storm Rising II... __________________ It's useless for sheep to pass resolution after resolution in support of vegetarianism, while wolves maintain a separate opinion.---Unknown Author.

09-05-07, 09:44 PM	#13
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Aces of the Deep 2???? __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

09-05-07, 10:02 PM	#14
Elphaba Neptune's daughter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 324 Downloads: 164 Uploads: 0	PLEASE let it be SH5 - as a Viginia Sub with full 3d and crew and a new cold / hot war theme... P L E A S E !! !! !! Elphaba

09-05-07, 11:10 PM	#15
Gert Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 0	New sub sim - Imperial Japanese Navy Oh please let it be the Imperial Japanese Navy !!!!!