SUBSIM: Silent Hunter 5 preview

Onkel Neal · 02-21-10, 05:20 PM

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When Silent Hunter 5 was announced, many players were expecting (and hoping) for a SH3 2.0, a solid, realistic simulation with a few key upgrades, such as a fully detailed U-boat interior, more crew interaction, and wolfpacks. It looks like their wishes have been answered, to a degree.

SUBSIM SH5 Videos:

SH5 Dev Team Interview - first details of the game scope, sub types, and more.
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Chad · 02-21-10, 09:47 PM

Good preview. The screenshots look great! Wish they'd at least let us know if a US Special Edition will be available

onelifecrisis · 02-21-10, 09:48 PM

Thanks Neal. Twas a good read... with a rather negative ending.

Snake Man · 02-21-10, 10:11 PM

Thank you very much for the preview, it was very informative with nice screenshots. I appreciate you taking the time and do the shots and write the preview, not to mention publish it for us everyone to see.

I can't wait for your Review of the game.

Keep up the good SubSim work!

jwilliams · 02-21-10, 10:12 PM

Thanks for the preview Neal.

Yeah im def going to wait for the full review.

Hope the preview version was made a long time before you recieved it. Otherwise the release version is going to be unfinished.

Also lack of sales for SH4 could be becuase they aimed it at a more casual player. I know that as soon as I read about SH4 being for more casual players I lost intrest and never bought it.

Heretic · 02-21-10, 10:24 PM

Thanks Neal.
I hope I'm not out of line here, but I thought that first screenshot made such a nice wallpaper that I edited out the GUI elements and made it available here:
http://webpages.charter.net/mdpeyton...5-27-16-73.jpg

Sone7 · 02-21-10, 10:30 PM

Thank you Neal, good work!
We owe you

ThePinkSubmarine · 02-21-10, 10:54 PM

Thanks Neal!

Your preview has answered some of my questions. Looks like you have a little too much water in the control room!

I don't know what I think about the new TDC style. I have to be honest and say that only recently have I been brave enough to try it the manual way; and that looks kind of like a bummer!

Compared to SHII and SHIII the graphics look amazing! I was looking at an old preview for SHII the other day - and couldn't believe how bad the graphics look by today's standards.

It's going to be a long 2 weeks...

Tarnsman · 02-21-10, 10:55 PM

Great srticle.
Im excited.
Fingers crossed that its good under the hood (tracking, shooting, hiding, parts). Not a fan of the interface panels they look too much like a 1980s vintage Nakamichi stereo system (beutifull but not very Blom & Voss if you know what I mean) but I'll take it that it can be modded. Its still better than the SH4 interface which I just wont go into again.

The full boat and crew interactin will hopefully keep me inside the boat adding to the immersion for me. So I hope it sells well and we get SH6 the Pacific down the line!

ThePinkSubmarine · 02-21-10, 11:02 PM

Only gripe that I have from your preview is the uniforms. I really feel that Ubisoft Romania needs to do their homework on Kriegsmarine uniforms. Look at the guy in the stern torpedo/E-Room. Is he in the Coastal Marine -- as his uniform suggests to me...or is he a U-Boat sailor? And why does he have a pistol?

You guys might laugh -- but that is what I've always considered the one major eye sore of the series.

Dowly · 02-21-10, 11:14 PM

Thanks, Neal!

ReFaN · 02-21-10, 11:16 PM

Awesome Preview, thanks Neal

ThePinkSubmarine · 02-21-10, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Heretic

Thanks Neal.
I hope I'm not out of line here, but I thought that first screenshot made such a nice wallpaper that I edited out the GUI elements and made it available here:
http://webpages.charter.net/mdpeyton...5-27-16-73.jpg

Thanks for the wallpaper Heretic! It Looks great!

Sone7 · 02-21-10, 11:28 PM

Please enlight me: is it possible to make our own entries into captain's log?
That's one of the things I was hoping for

pythos · 02-21-10, 11:34 PM

I recall in reading about the uniforms of the Uboat waffen that there was no "uniform" for on sea operations. In other words there was no one way for the crews of these boats to dress, when at sea.

Concerning the content of this preview. It was good, it also seemed fair.

The last part of the report thought left me a bit uneasy about the fate of the simulator. It sounds the bugs of the preview copy are pretty awful, and may not have gotten dealt with in the retail copy, meaning a patch almost imediately.

Now, have they not answered if these patches are gonna be done in the same fashion as those for World of Warcraft, giving more of a reason for DRM, though I just wish that would fizzle.

The sim looks very promising though, especially if the modders can have their way with it.

We shall see, what we shall see.

02-21-10, 09:47 PM	#2
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Good preview. The screenshots look great! Wish they'd at least let us know if a US Special Edition will be available __________________

02-21-10, 10:11 PM	#4
Snake Man Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	Thank you very much for the preview, it was very informative with nice screenshots. I appreciate you taking the time and do the shots and write the preview, not to mention publish it for us everyone to see. I can't wait for your Review of the game. Keep up the good SubSim work! __________________ Operation Flashpoint. Armed Assault. ArmA 2, ArmA 3. Falcon 4 Theaters. http://tactical.nekromantix.com/ Snake Man, PMC.

02-21-10, 10:12 PM	#5
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the preview Neal. Yeah im def going to wait for the full review. Hope the preview version was made a long time before you recieved it. Otherwise the release version is going to be unfinished. Also lack of sales for SH4 could be becuase they aimed it at a more casual player. I know that as soon as I read about SH4 being for more casual players I lost intrest and never bought it. Last edited by jwilliams; 02-21-10 at 10:37 PM.

02-21-10, 10:24 PM	#6
Heretic Commodore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 617 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 2	Thanks Neal. I hope I'm not out of line here, but I thought that first screenshot made such a nice wallpaper that I edited out the GUI elements and made it available here: http://webpages.charter.net/mdpeyton...5-27-16-73.jpg __________________ - heretic I enjoy drinking beer. MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 - Updated 22 March MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps Crew AI Scripting Information

02-21-10, 11:16 PM	#12
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Awesome Preview, thanks Neal __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.

02-21-10, 09:48 PM	#3
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Thanks Neal. Twas a good read... with a rather negative ending.

02-21-10, 10:30 PM	#7
Sone7 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 121 Downloads: 159 Uploads: 0	Thank you Neal, good work! We owe you

02-21-10, 10:54 PM	#8
ThePinkSubmarine Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arizona - No Ocean Here! Posts: 42 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks Neal! Your preview has answered some of my questions. Looks like you have a little too much water in the control room! I don't know what I think about the new TDC style. I have to be honest and say that only recently have I been brave enough to try it the manual way; and that looks kind of like a bummer! Compared to SHII and SHIII the graphics look amazing! I was looking at an old preview for SHII the other day - and couldn't believe how bad the graphics look by today's standards. It's going to be a long 2 weeks...

02-21-10, 10:55 PM	#9
Tarnsman Electrician's Mate Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 134 Downloads: 48 Uploads: 0	Great srticle. Im excited. Fingers crossed that its good under the hood (tracking, shooting, hiding, parts). Not a fan of the interface panels they look too much like a 1980s vintage Nakamichi stereo system (beutifull but not very Blom & Voss if you know what I mean) but I'll take it that it can be modded. Its still better than the SH4 interface which I just wont go into again. The full boat and crew interactin will hopefully keep me inside the boat adding to the immersion for me. So I hope it sells well and we get SH6 the Pacific down the line!

02-21-10, 11:02 PM	#10
ThePinkSubmarine Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Arizona - No Ocean Here! Posts: 42 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Only gripe that I have from your preview is the uniforms. I really feel that Ubisoft Romania needs to do their homework on Kriegsmarine uniforms. Look at the guy in the stern torpedo/E-Room. Is he in the Coastal Marine -- as his uniform suggests to me...or is he a U-Boat sailor? And why does he have a pistol? You guys might laugh -- but that is what I've always considered the one major eye sore of the series.

02-21-10, 11:14 PM	#11
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thanks, Neal!

02-21-10, 11:28 PM	#14
Sone7 Machinist's Mate Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 121 Downloads: 159 Uploads: 0	Please enlight me: is it possible to make our own entries into captain's log? That's one of the things I was hoping for

02-21-10, 11:34 PM	#15
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I recall in reading about the uniforms of the Uboat waffen that there was no "uniform" for on sea operations. In other words there was no one way for the crews of these boats to dress, when at sea. Concerning the content of this preview. It was good, it also seemed fair. The last part of the report thought left me a bit uneasy about the fate of the simulator. It sounds the bugs of the preview copy are pretty awful, and may not have gotten dealt with in the retail copy, meaning a patch almost imediately. Now, have they not answered if these patches are gonna be done in the same fashion as those for World of Warcraft, giving more of a reason for DRM, though I just wish that would fizzle. The sim looks very promising though, especially if the modders can have their way with it. We shall see, what we shall see.